Friday, 11 November 2022

Lennox Lewis

 Lennox Claudius CM CBE (born 2 September 1965) is a boxing commentator and ex-professional boxer who was a champion from 1989 until 2003. He was a three-time World heavyweight champion, a twice lineal champion and the final heavyweight to win the undisputed title. Being a the dual British as well as Canadian citizenship, Lewis represented Canada as an amateur in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics and in the 1988 Olympics event, he was awarded the gold medal in the super-heavyweight division after beating Riddick Bowe in the final.In the beginning three years as a professional, Lewis was a winner of numerous regional heavyweight championships, including European, British, and Commonwealth titles. After winning his first 21 fights, he defeated Donovan Ruddock in 1992 to become the top place in the WBC rankings. He was named WBC heavyweight champion later in the year after Riddick Bowe gave up the title to avoid defending it against Lewis. He held the title for three times, before losing to Oliver McCall in a knockout in 1994. Lewis took home the vacant WBC title in 1997, following another second match.

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