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Feb 7, 2021 · LAS VEGAS — Leon Spinks, who won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth pro fight, has died. He was 67. Spinks,...
Leon's son, Cory Spinks, held the undisputed welterweight title, and was the IBF junior middleweight champion twice. In 1990, Leon's other son, Leon Calvin, was shot to death in East St. Louis as he was driving home from his girlfriend's house.
Feb 6, 2021 · He was 67. His death, in a hospital, was announced by his wife, Brenda Glur Spinks, in a statement released by the family’s public relations representatives. His family announced in December...
Feb 7, 2021 · Feb. 6, 2021, 4:29 PM PST. By Dennis Romero. Former heavyweight boxing champion Leon Spinks, who once beat Muhammad Ali, died Friday night with wife at his side after a five-year fight with...
Feb 6, 2021 · CNN —. Former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, best known for defeating Muhammad Ali in 1978, has died at the age 67, according to a statement from his publicist. Spinks lost his five...
Feb 6, 2021 · Leon Spinks, who surprised the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in 1978, died Friday night at age 67, according to the Firm PR, a public relations firm...
Feb 7, 2021 · Leon Spinks, who shocked the boxing world with his 1978 defeat of Muhammad Ali to claim the heavyweight championship, died Friday in Henderson, Nev. He was 67. His death was announced by the...
Feb 7, 2021 · Feb 6, 2021 at 9:00 pm ET • 1 min read. Getty Images. Former undisputed heavyweight champion Leon Spinks died on Friday at 67 following a five-year battle with multiple cancers. Spinks...
Feb 7, 2021 · His death on Saturday came after a long battle with cancer, a spokesman said. Spinks passed away with only a few close friends and family present due to COVID-19 restrictions. "Leon fought his battle with numerous illnesses resiliently, never losing his trademark smile,' The Firm PR said in a statement.
Feb 6, 2021 · Feb 6, 2021. Heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist Leon Spinks died Friday at age 67. Spinks won gold as a light heavyweight at the 1976 Olympics and scored the biggest win of...
