Gary Mason

Infobox Boxer


name=Gary Mason
realname=Gary Mason
nickname=
weight=Heavyweight
nationality=flagicon|JamaicaJamaican
birth_date=Birth date and age|1962|12|12|mf=y
birth_place=London, England
death_date|=
death_place|=
style=Orthodox
total=38
wins=37
losses=1
draws=0
no contests=0
KO=34|:For the Scottish footballer, see Gary Mason (footballer)."

Gary Mason (born December 15, 1962 in London, England) is a retired British boxer who fought out of Chatham, Kent. He fought at heavyweight and became British heavyweight champion in 1989.

Pro Boxing Career

He fought 38 times as a professional in a career that spanned 10 years from 1984 to 1994 and lost only one bout. 34 of his 37 wins were KO's earning him a reputation as a powerful puncher. His solitary loss was to Lennox Lewis when he challenged for the European title in 1991.

He suffered a detached retina in a bout with Everett Martin in 1990. After a short retirement he staged a comeback, which ended with a TKO loss to Lennox Lewis, and the eye injury was aggrivated in his bout with Lewis. Mason would come back once again, but after winning two fights in the U.S. he retired for good. His final record was 37-1, his sole loss being the one to Lewis.

Rugby career

He played three rugby league matches for London Broncos (now Harlequins Rugby League), scoring a try in his first game. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2001/04/21/sobruf22.xml]

TV Appearances

He also appeared in a special celebrity show of Gladiators that raised money for charity in 1993 which John Fashanu won.

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