Doug Demmings (May 9, 1951 – March 24, 2002) was an American

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who competed from 1973 to 1983.

Professional boxing career

Demmings' career began in inauspicious fashion with two losses in his first four fights, before he began an unbeaten streak that ran to 19 bouts over three years. Demmings then fought

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for the USBA middleweight title, a bout which he lost in a 15-round decision. Demmings would subsequently fight (and lose to)

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, Alan Minter, Dwight Davison, Wayne Caplett (three times), Alex Blanchard, and John "The Beast" Mugabi. At the time of his retirement in 1983 Demmings had compiled a record of 31-12 with 14 wins by knockout.

After Boxing

Demmings died in 2002 from

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, and was buried in full boxing gear. He was posthumously inducted into the

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in 2013.

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