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Georgios "George" A. Contas (August 25, 1890 – September 21, 1971) also known as George Knockout Brown was a Greek American
Georgios "George" A. Contas (August 25, 1890 – September 21, 1971) also known as George Knockout Brown was a Greek American middleweight
Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
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boxer from Chicago, Illinois
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Biography
He was born on August 25, 1890, inSparta
Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referre ...
, Greece. His family moved to Chicago, Illinois
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. He traveled many times to Australia to fight.
After his boxing career, he was a Sergeant in the Cicero IL Police Department. George and his wife, Sally, had no children.
References
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Contas, George A. Welterweight boxers 1890 births Year of death missing American male boxers Greek male boxers Greek emigrants to the United States Boxers from Chicago Sportspeople from Sparta, Peloponnese