 Finnegan won gold in 1968
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British Olympic boxing champion Chris Finnegan has died, aged 64.
The former Buckinghamshire bricklayer won gold at Mexico 1968 when he beat the Soviet Union's Aleksey Kiselyov.
He turned professional soon after, taking British, Commonwealth and European titles at light-heavyweight but the world crown eluded him.
His big chance came against American champion Bob Foster in 1972 in an epic 14-round duel at Wembley, however, he failed to overcome the favourite.
Finnegan's younger brother Kevin, a former British middleweight champion, passed away last October at the age of 60.
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