Yolande Pompey (April 22, 1929 – 1979) was a boxer from

Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of Gr ...

. He beat his fellow countryman "Gentle" Daniel in 1950 and 1951. He lost to Bobby Dawson (Leo Birnbaum) in 1954. He lost a fight to

Archie Moore Archie Moore (born Archibald Lee Wright; December 13, 1913 – December 9, 1998) was an American professional boxer and the longest reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion of all time (December 1952 – May 1962). He had one of the longest ...

in a light heavyweight title fight June 5, 1956, at

Harringay Arena Harringay Arena was a sporting and events venue on Green Lanes in Harringay, North London, England. Built in 1936, it lasted as a venue until 1958. Construction Harringay Arena was built and owned by Brigadier-General Alfred Critchley under ...

. He knocked out German champion Gerhard Hecht in 1957. Pompey also fought

Dick Tiger Dick Tiger (born Richard Ihetu; August 14, 1929 – December 14, 1971) was a Nigerian-born professional boxer who held the undisputed middleweight and light-heavyweight championships. Tiger emigrated to Liverpool, England to pursue his b ...

and knocked out

Randy Turpin Randolph Adolphus Turpin (7 June 1928 – 17 May 1966), better known as Randy Turpin, was a British boxer in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1951 he became world middleweight champion when he defeated Sugar Ray Robinson. He was inducted into the Inter ...

. Scottish champion

Chic Calderwood Chic Calderwood (1 September 1937 – 12 November 1966) was a Scottish light-heavyweight boxer from Craigneuk in North Lanarkshire, Scotland who was active from 1957 to 1966. He was 6 ft. 3 in. tall and had a venomous punch, winning man ...

was thought to have ended his career with a knockout that sent 29-year-old Pompey to the hospital. He beat

Yvon Durelle Yvon Durelle (October 14, 1929 – January 6, 2007), was a Canadian champion boxer. He was of Acadian descent. Early life From a family of fourteen children, Yvon Durelle grew up in Baie-Ste-Anne, a small Acadian fishing village on Miramich ...

, Moses Ward, and

Dave Sands Dave Sands (born David Ritchie; 4 February 1926 – 11 August 1952) was an Indigenous Australian boxer. The man the Americans called the "boxer with the educated left hand" received his due when he was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of ...

. Pompey was born in

Princes Town Princes Town is a town within the Princes Town Regional Corporation, located on southern Trinidad island in Trinidad and Tobago. The population of the town is 28,335. History Founded as the Amerindian '' Mission of Savana Grande'', the town ...

. His parents died when he was a child and he spent a few years in an orphanage. After his boxing career he worked as a chauffeur for the High Commissioner of Trinidad in London. He died of cancer in London at 49.

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Video of Pompey and Archie Moore during a Light Heavyweight title fight on June 5, 1956
Trinidad and Tobago male boxers 1929 births 1979 deaths Light-heavyweight boxers {{Trinidad-boxing-bio-stub