Colin Wilson
Australian boxer
- Born
- 18 April 1972, Palmerston North
- Died
- 5 October 2026
- Citizenship
- Australia, New Zealand
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer
Colin Wilson (18 April 1972 – 5 October 2026) was an Australian heavyweight boxer who held the Australian heavyweight boxing title 17 February 1997 – 31 January 1998, 19 September 2003 – 2 November 2007, and 3 October 2009 – 20 August 2010, losing the last to 39-year-old Justin Whitehead. Wilson debuted against Jason Coaker on 13 November 1992, winning by knockout, his first of more than 20 such wins. Wilson fought for many years in Fred Brophy's Boxing Troupe, the last Tent Boxing Show in the entire World, under the name, The Birdsville Butcher.
Wilson died on 5 October 2026, at the age of 54, eight months after being hospitalised with a brain tumour.
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Facts from Wikidata Q67355777 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.