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Larry Estridge (born 17 June 1902 St. Kitts British West Indies) was a middleweight boxer and the last holder of the World Colored Middleweight Championship. The 5’7 middleweight fought out of New York City from 1922 to 1929 racking up a career record of 53 wins against 23 losses and two draws from 1922 to 1929.Estridge fought colored middleweight champion Panama Joe Gans for his title on July 26 1924 at Yankee Stadium defeating the champ via a unanimous decision in their 10-round bout.

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