Ken Salisbury (born 22 August 1953
in
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light middle/
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of the 1970s and '80s who won the New South Wales (Australia) State light middleweight title, Australian light middleweight title, and
Commonwealth light middleweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.
light middleweight to , i.e.
light heavyweight.
Salisbury was the 2016 Inductee for the
Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame
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Moderns category.
Salisbury started boxing at the age of nine, and represented England three times. In his twenties, he emigrated to Australia and became a professional boxer at age 25. His most famous fight took place at the Sydney Opera House, where he fought against Alex Temelkov in a fight that was later nicknamed "World War Three" after turning into a brawl. This ended up being the first and last fight that ever took place at the Sydney Opera House.
Professional boxing record
Genealogical information
Ken Salisbury is the son of Edward Salisbury and Margaret (
née Holden), and older brother of Paul Salisbury.
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1953 births
Australian male boxers
English male boxers
Light-heavyweight boxers
Light-middleweight boxers
Living people
Middleweight boxers
Boxers from Liverpool
Boxers from Sydney
Sportsmen from New South Wales
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