LOS ANGELES: Former world heavyweight boxing champion Leon Spinks, who took the crown from Muhammad Ali in 1978 before losing a rematch, died on Friday, according to his publicists. He was 67.
Spinks had been hospitalised in December at Las Vegas before losing a five-year battle with cancer with his wife, Brenda Spinks, at his side, according to a statement from The Firm PR to Las Vegas television station KVVU.
“His final fight was fought with the same skill, grace and grit that had carried him through so many lifetime challenges,” the statement said.
“Leon fought his battle with numerous illnesses resiliently, never…
