Turori George
Turori George, also known as Toro George, is a Cook Islander/New Zealander amateur featherweight and professional feather/super featherweight boxer of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1969 George fought reigning World Junior Lightweight champion Hiroshi Kobayashi (boxer) losing a ten-round decision in Japan. In 1971 George lost a ten-round decision to future World Bantamweight champion Arnold Taylor. Also in 1971 in Melbourne George successfully defended his Commonwealth Featherweight championship with a 15-round decision over British champion Evan Armstrong maybe his finest performance.
As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at featherweight, losing to eventual silver medal winner Ali Juma of Kenya in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. As a professional, he won the New Zealand Boxing Association featherweight title, Australasian featherweight title, and Commonwealth featherweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from, i.e. featherweight to, i.e. super featherweight.