Hector Thompson is an Australian professional light/light welter/welter/light middleweight boxer of the 1970s and "80s who won the New South Wales State lightweight title, Australian light welterweight title, Australasian lightweight title, Australasian light welterweight title, South Pacific welterweight title, and Commonwealth light welterweight title, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Association World lightweight title against Roberto Durán, and World Boxing Association World light welterweight title against Antonio Cervantes, his professional fighting weight varied from 132 lb, id est (that is) lightweight to 152 lb, id est (that is) light middleweight.