Jose Santa Cruz – Jose Santa Cruz, father and trainer of retired world champion Leo Santa Cruz, passed away on June 3, 2025 at age 65 after battling cancer. He guided Leo to titles in the bantamweight, junior featherweight, and featherweight divisions. Despite facing stage-three myeloma and two COVID-19 infections, he showed remarkable resilience, stating, […]
Austin Killeen June 12, 1942 – May 15, 2025 ********* It is with a heavy heart that I share the sad news of the passing of our dear friend and fellow boxing historian, Austin Killeen. Born on June 12, 1942, in Springfield, Mass., Austin was an educator, coach, and proud father. He was an accomplished
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Thierry Jacob – The former WBC super-bantamweight champion of Calais, France, died on December 20, 2024 at age 59. Jacobs is best remembered for his stunning victory over Daniel Zaragoza on March 20, 1992, where he won unanimously in front of hometown fans in Calais, capturing the WBC super-bantamweight title. He held the belt for
Ernest Darick Brown of Zion, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at the age of 67. Ernie “Big E” Brown died on December 12, 2023, at the age of 67. Ernie was born on April 8, 1956, in Pontiac, Michigan. Ernie retired from the United States Navy after twenty years of honorable service.
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Dwaine Simpson January 26, 1935 – August 3, 2023 ********* IBRO’s Dwaine Simpson, who ran the Miami Dade County Parks amateur boxing program for 42 years, died August 3 at his Weston home after a brief illness. He was 89. Dwaine was born in Asheville, North Carolina, on January 26, 1934, and was an active
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Michael Hunnicutt passed away unexpectedly on February 23, 2023, at the age of 68. Michael was a brilliant boxing analyst and historian. His expertise extended from the gloved era through 2004, specifically in Jack Dempsey, Harry Greb, Sam Langford, Joe Gans, Benny Leonard, Jack Johnson, and Mickey Walker. His research included an extensive study into
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By Doug Cavanaugh (With comments by Dan Cuoco, DS Cogswell, and Mike Silver) I received word that the Final Bell rang for Chicago boxing historian J.J. Johnston last month. He passed away in his beloved Chicago on November 4 at age 89. J.J. had been in deteriorating health in the past couple of years and
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Luckett Davis October 16, 1932 – December 1, 2022 Luckett Vanderford Davis, age 90, passed away December 1, 2022. He was born in Smyrna, Tennessee on October 16, 1932 to Warmuth L. and Florence Vanderford Davis. Luckett graduated from Smyrna High School in 1951, then received his B.S. from Middle Tennessee State University (1955), M.S.
My Memories of GorDoom: Stephen Gordon By Thomas Gerbasi It may have been a few weeks into knowing Stephen Gordon that I realized that was his name. Prior to that, he was always GorDoom (his email address) or the Bucket (short for The Ol’ Spit Bucket), and that was fine for a budding writer and
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