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Rest in Peace Eder Jofre

Rest in Peace Eder Jofre, Former Bantamweight and Featherweight Champion and Hall of Fame Inductee By Chris Smith Eder Jofre, former world bantamweight world champion (1960-1965) and featherweight champion (1973-1974), passed away in the early hours of Sunday, October 2, 2022 in his native Brazil. The cause of death was complications from pneumonia which Jofre […]

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Gaspar Ortega Passes at Age 86

Gaspar Ortega (October 31, 1935 – December 13, 2021) By Henry Hascup Gaspar Ortega passed away In Naples, Florida, on December 13, 2021, at the age of 86. Ortega turned pro on New Year’s Day 1953 at 17, scoring a first-round knockout over Miguel Ocana in Mexico City.  Half Indian, half-Mexican, Ortega was a top-rated

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A Snapshot of Hall of Fame Boxer Tony DeMarco Who Has Passed Away at Age 89

By Arne K. Lang (Courtesy of The Sweet Science, October 11, 2021) The Sweet Science Former world welterweight champion Tony DeMarco, inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame with the class of 2019, passed away October 11, 2021, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston at age 89. A Boston native, born Leonardo Liotta to immigrants

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Pete Ehrmann 1950-2019

Pete Ehrmann Pete Ehrmann 1950-2019 by Bill Schutte I am very sorry to have to pass along the news that my best friend Pete Ehrmann of West Allis, Wisconsin has passed away. Pete was struck by a brain aneurysm on Saturday, November 16 and died the next day. He was well-known and greatly respected by

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RIP Harold Lederman

Harold Lederman June 26, 1940 – May 11, 2019   The IBRO lost a valuable member with the passing of Harold Lederman at the age of 79. On behalf of all of us, we wish to send along our deepest condolences to his wife Eileen and daughters Julie and Iris. May He Rest in Peace! New

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RIP Joey Giambra

Former Great Middleweight Contender Passes At The Age Of 87 By Bobby Franklin To realize what a master boxer Joey Giambra was all you had to do was look at his face after he retired. Giambra, who passed away on March 2nd, didn’t have a mark on him and still retained his Hollywood leading man

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