1. Del Fontaine ne Raymond Henry Bousquet was a Canadian boxer who fought between 1925 and 1935.
21 Facts About Del Fontaine
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Del Fontaine is most notable within boxing for winning the Canadian middleweight boxing championship in 1926 and again in 1931.
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In 1935, Fontaine was arrested and convicted of the murder of Miss Meeks and was hanged at Wandsworth Prison.
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French Canadian Del Fontaine was a resident of Winnipeg, Manitoba, with his first recorded boxing match against Sammy Hudson, a fellow Canadian from Moose Jaw.
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Del Fontaine was unbeaten in his next six matches, including a draw with Jack Reddick, who was at the time Canadian light heavyweight champion.
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On 14 August 1925, Del Fontaine faced Harry Dillon at Regina, Saskatchewan for the vacant Canadian middleweight title.
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On 8 May 1926, Del Fontaine had his second attempt at the Canadian middleweight belt which had become vacant.
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From this point, Fontaine attracted a better class of fighter, beginning with his first fight outside Canada, travelling to Philadelphia in a win over experienced American Bobby Marriott.
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Del Fontaine's biggest fight to date came on 16 August 1926 when Welsh fighter Frank Moody travelled from the US to Canada to face Fontaine.
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Del Fontaine finished the year with two bouts in the US, a win over Joe Anderson followed by a points loss to Rocky Smith.
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Del Fontaine continued fighting in North America over the next four years, and at the end of 1931 he faced Ted Moore, regaining the Canadian middleweight title.
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In early 1931 Del Fontaine travelled from Canada to the United Kingdom by cattle boat to further his boxing career.
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From his arrival in the UK, Del Fontaine's fight record was good with 23 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws, but from November 1933 his form took a terrible reversal with 4 wins, 16 losses and 2 draws.
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On 10 July 1935, she was caught by Del Fontaine making a date with another man on the telephone.
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Del Fontaine, who was known to drink, confronted Meeks, taking the phone from her and challenged the man she was speaking to.
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Meeks' mother came into the room to protect her daughter and Del Fontaine pulled out a revolver.
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When Sam Meeks, Hilda's father, returned home he saw Del Fontaine carrying his daughter back into the house.
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Del Fontaine stated "I've done for her and done for the old woman", showing that he believed he had killed both women, though in fact the mother had survived.
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At the trial Del Fontaine's defence contended that the boxer was suffering from acute depression and was probably "punch drunk".
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Del Fontaine was found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging by Mr Justice Porter.
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That morning Del Fontaine was hanged by Robert Baxter in what was to be his penultimate execution.