Mike Towell, a Scottish welterweight boxer, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, after suffering severe bleeding and brain swelling following a match Thursday, according to multiple news sources. He was 25. …
Boxing
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Bobby Chacon, a former two-time world boxing champion, has died, according to multiple news sources. He was 64.
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Float like a butterfly… Boxing legend and cultural icon dies at 74
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Author Katherine Dunn attained fame for her novel “Geek Love.”
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Abel Fernandez, an actor whose credits include a role as federal agent William “Bill” Youngfellow on the TV series “The Untouchables,” died May 3, according to multiple news sources. He …
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Tony Burton, who was a boxer before he turned to acting, most notably as the trainer in six “Rocky” films, has died. He was 77. Burton died Feb. 25 in …
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Three French Olympic athletes were killed in Argentina when two helicopters collided and crashed…
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Smokin’ Joe Frazier won a gold medal in the 1964 Olympics. Now Frazier’s adopted hometown, Philadelphia, is poised to honor his memory with bronze in the form of a 9-foot …
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The actor who played werewolf Fenrir Greyback in the “Harry Potter” films has died…
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For more than 50 years, Jack Palance was one of Hollywood’s great character actors. Rarely the leading man, he still caught our attention with his striking looks and strong talent.