Thursday, November 10, 2022

Lennox Lewis

 Lennox Claudius Lewis CM CBE (born 2 September 1965) is a boxing analyst and former professional boxer who competed from 1989 until 2003. He is the undisputed champion of the heavyweight class, having been three times champion in the weight division of world heavyweight and twice champion at the lineal. With the dual British and Canadian citizenship, Lewis represented Canada as an amateur in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics; in the latter event, he was awarded gold in the super-heavyweight division after beating Riddick Bowe in the final.In the first three years as a professional, Lewis was a winner of numerous regional heavyweight championships. These included the European, British, and Commonwealth titles. He won his first 21 fights and was able to defeat Donovan Ruddock to secure the number one position on the WBC rankings in 1992. Later that year, the champion was awarded the title of WBC heavyweight champion after Riddick bowe quit the title to not defend it against Lewis. He defended his title three times before suffering an shocking knockout defeat to Oliver McCall in 1994. Lewis took revenge during a rematch in 1997, to regain the vacant WBC title.

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