Pepe Forbes

Pepe Forbes
Born
Joseph Forbes

(1917-09-17)September 17, 1917
Gibraltar
DiedSeptember 25, 2013(2013-09-25) (aged 96)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Matchmaker
Boxing agent
Years active1940s – present
Known forWorking for promoters Jack Solomons, Barry Hearn and Frank Warren
AwardsEBU special recognition

Joseph "Pepe" Forbes (17 September 1917, Gibraltar – 25 September 2013[1]) is a Gibraltarian matchmaker and boxing agent based in London.

Career

Forbes began his working life training race horses in Spain. At the outbreak of World War II he moved to England where he found work as a boxing agent.[2]

Forbes has worked with all the major British promoters of the last 60 years, including Jack Solomons, Barry Hearn and Frank Warren.

Awards

In 2009 Forbes was presented a special recognition by the European Boxing Union for his long and meritorious services to boxing.

References

  1. ^ "Pepe Forbes passes away, aged 96". BoxRec News. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. ^ Boxrec – Pepe Forbes


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