Tributes Paid to Ray Close as Irish Boxing Champ Dies Aged 57

Legendary Belfast boxer Ray Close passes away

Close had two titanic battles with Chris Eubank

Tributes paid to 'true gentleman' Ray Close after Belfast boxer dies aged 57

Tributes have been paid to Belfast boxer Ray Close – a former European champion who fought Chris Eubank twice – after his death aged 57.

Tributes paid to Ray Close as Irish boxing champ dies aged 57

Tributes have been paid to Northern Irish boxing legend Ray Close, who has passed away at 57. A brilliant amateur fighter, the Belfast native won titles at national and European level before turning professional in 1988. He went 25-3-1 in his nine-year pro career, which was memorable for his bouts with Chris Eubank Sr. He […]

Belfast boxer Ray Close dies aged 57

Belfast boxer and former European super-middleweight champion Ray Close has died at the age of 57.

Ray Close: Belfast boxing legend dies aged 57

Ray Close, the Belfast boxer who almost handed Chris Eubank the first defeat of his career, has died at the age of 57.

'Huge loss to Irish boxing fraternity' - Tributes paid after Ray Close's death

LEGENDARY former boxer Ray Close has passed away at the age of only 57. The Belfast native was a brilliant amateur where he won Irish titles and...