Joseph Lazarus
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Joseph Ashur Lazarus was an American
boxer
who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Bayonne, New Jersey
.
In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the bantamweight class
after losing his fight to Oscar Andrén
.
Lazarus later became an insurance broker
. In 1943 he was killed after mediating a street brawl between a client and two British
merchant seamen. After everyone had shaken hands, one of the sailors punched Lazarus through a drugstore window. An artery in his thigh was severed, and he bled to death
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
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He was born in Bayonne, New Jersey
Bayonne, New Jersey
Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is a peninsula that is situated between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east...
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In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the bantamweight class
Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's bantamweight
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after losing his fight to Oscar Andrén
Oscar Andrén
Oscar Fredrik Andrén was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Stockholm....
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Lazarus later became an insurance broker
Insurance broker
An insurance broker finds sources for contracts of insurance on behalf of their customers. The three largest insurance brokers in the world, by revenue, are Aon, Marsh & McLennan, and Willis Group Holdings.-Purpose of insurance brokers:...
. In 1943 he was killed after mediating a street brawl between a client and two British
United Kingdom
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merchant seamen. After everyone had shaken hands, one of the sailors punched Lazarus through a drugstore window. An artery in his thigh was severed, and he bled to death
Exsanguination
Exsanguination is the fatal process of hypovolemia , to a degree sufficient enough to cause death. One does not have to lose literally all of one's blood to cause death...
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