# Ray Close

> Raymond Close was a Northern Irish boxer from Belfast who fought for most of his career in the super-middleweight division, ending his career in the light-heavyweight division. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly Mormon. He grew up in east Belfast and attended Knockbreda High School. Close died in October 2026, aged 57.

*British boxer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ray-close

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1969-01-20
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 52.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 25.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 3.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 53.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3930615)
- [Ray Close](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Close)
- [Ray Close](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Close)
- [راي كلوز](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A_%D9%83%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B2)

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