Thursday, 10 November 2022

Lennox Lewis

 Lennox Claudius Lewis CBE CM CBE, was born 2 September 1965. He is a former professional boxer as well as a boxing announcer. He is the last heavyweight who is the undisputed champion at the heavyweight division, having been a three-time champion in the world heavyweight class and a two-time champion at the lineal level. With dual British and Canadian citizenship, Lewis represented Canada as an amateur in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics and in the 1988 Olympics, he won gold in the super-heavyweight division after defeating Riddick Bowe in the final.In the beginning of his time as a professional Lewis took home a number of regional heavyweight championships, including European, British, and Commonwealth titles. He won his first 21 fights, and managed to beat Donovan Ruddock to take the first spot on the WBC rankings in 1992. In the following year, he was awarded the title of WBC heavyweight champion following Riddick bowe quit the title to not defend the title against Lewis. He defended the title three times before an upset knockout loss to Oliver McCall in 1994. Lewis was able to avenge the loss during a rematch in 1997, to win back the vacant WBC title.

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