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Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks Jr. has died after battling prostate and other cancers. He was 67.

Light heavyweight Olympic gold-medalist Leon Spinks died Friday evening in Las Vegas after a five-year battle with multiple cancers.

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Former World Heavyweight Champion Leon Spinks, Jr. lost his five-year battle with prostate and other cancers, at the age of 67 on Feb. 5 at 8:15 p.m.

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According to reports, former boxing heavyweight Leon Spinks has passed away. The news was revealed by the Firm PR, who represents the former heavyw...

Leon Spinks death: Former heavyweight champion who beat Muhammad Ali passes away at 67 Sun Feb 07, 2021 at 5:39am ET Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/S_bukley Leon Spinks, the former professional boxer best known for defeating the boxing legend Muhammad Ali to win the world heavyweight title, has passed away at 67. Spinks’ publicist confirmed that he died on Friday night at a hospital in Henderson, Nevada, according to a family friend, Joe Bernal, USA To...

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,...

Boxing legend Leon Spinks -- who defeated Muhammad Ali in 1978 -- has died at the age of 67