Leon Spinks Dies of Cancer at Age 67

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Published on February 8 2021 6:18 am
Last Updated on February 8 2021 6:18 am

Boxer Leon Spinks, who defeated Muhammad Ali to briefly capture the heavyweight championship title in 1978, has died of cancer. He was 67.

Both he and his brother Michael Spinks were gold medal Olympians at the 1976 Montreal Games. He had boxed professionally only seven times when he defeated Ali on February 15, 1978. In September of that year, Ali defeated Spinks to regain his title.