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Lionel Rose was an Australian boxer who became the first Indigenous Australian to win a world title in 1968. He also had a singing career and was named Australian of the Year in 1971.
Lionel Rose was the first Aboriginal person to win a world boxing title, the bantamweight championship, in 1968. He also became Australian of the Year in 1968 and was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
May 8, 2011 · Legendary Australian boxer Lionel Rose has died aged 62. Rose had been ill for several months and suffered a stroke in 2007 that left him partially paralysed with speech difficulties.
Apr 3, 2020 · A profile of legendary indigenous Australian boxer and former world bantamweight champion, Lionel Rose. Subscribe: / @sportnow Visit: https://www.unbeaten.com/combat Follow: @unbeatencombat. A...
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Learn about the life and achievements of Lionel Rose, the first Aboriginal world boxing champion. Find out about his childhood, education, employment, travel, and boxing career.
The WBA and WBC World Bantamweight Title fight between challenger, Lionel Rose, and champion, Fighting Harada. This fight would make Lionel Rose an overnight Australian hero. More info below...
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Lionel Rose was the first Aboriginal to win a world championship in any sport and the second Australian to do so as a teenager. He fought in four weight divisions, won the world bantamweight and junior lightweight titles, and was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1995.
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