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Lennox Lewis
(British-Canadian Former Professional Boxer and Three-Time World Heavyweight Champion)
Lennox Lewis
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Birthdate: September 2, 1965
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: West Ham, London, England
Three-time world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis also won the super heavyweight gold for Canada at the Seoul Olympics in 1988. He has won numerous accolades, including the CBE and the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. He has been named as the sixth-best heavyweight boxer of all time by BoxRec.
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Bermane Stiverne
(Haitian-Canadian Professional Boxer)
Bermane Stiverne
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Birthdate: November 1, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Plaine-du-Nord

Bermane Stiverne is a Haitian-Canadian boxer who reigned as the WBC heavyweight champion for eight months between 2014 and 2015. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the 2003 and 2004 National Championships as well as a silver medal at the 2005 Championships. An avid fan of basketball, Stiverne supports the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association.

 3 
David Lemieux
(Canadian Former Professional Boxer)
David Lemieux
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Birthdate: December 22, 1988
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Sam Langford
(One of the Greatest Boxes of All Time)
Sam Langford
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Birthdate: March 4, 1883
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Weymouth Falls, Canada
Died: January 12, 1956
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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George Chuvalo
(Canadian Former Professional Boxer)
George Chuvalo
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Birthdate: September 12, 1937
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Jean Pascal
(Canadian Professional Boxer)
Jean Pascal
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Birthdate: October 28, 1982
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Adonis Stevenson
(Haitian-Canadian Former Professional Boxer)
Adonis Stevenson
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Birthdate: September 22, 1977
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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Arturo Gatti
(Italian-Canadian Professional Boxer)
Arturo Gatti
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Birthdate: April 15, 1972
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cassino, Italy
Died: July 11, 2009
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Lucian Bute
(Romanian-Canadian Former Professional Boxer and IBF Super-Middleweight Title Champion from 2007 to 2012)
Lucian Bute
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Birthdate: February 28, 1980
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pechea, Romania

Romanian-Canadian former professional boxer Lucian Bute is best known for winning the IBF super-middleweight title for the first time in 2007 and then defending it successfully for nine consecutive times before losing it to Carl Froch in May 2012. He was given the number one ranking in the division by the American boxing magazine called The Ring.   

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Donovan Ruddock
(Canadian Former Professional Boxer)
Donovan Ruddock
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Birthdate: December 21, 1963
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica

Donovan Ruddock is a Jamaican-born Canadian retired boxer. Renowned for his exceptionally heavy punching, Ruddock was featured on The Ring magazine's 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time list. Donovan Ruddock is also known for his famous fights against Mike Tyson in 1991 and Lennox Lewis in 1992.

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George Dixon
(Canadian Professional Boxer)
George Dixon
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Birthdate: July 29, 1870
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Africville, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: January 6, 1908
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Bobby Gunn
(Former Canadian Bareknuckle Boxer and Professional Boxer)
Bobby Gunn
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Birthdate: December 25, 1973
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Tommy Burns
(Canadian Professional Boxer)
Tommy Burns
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Birthdate: June 17, 1881
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hanover, Ontario, Canada
Died: May 10, 1955
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Phil Lo Greco
(Canadian Former Professional Boxer)
Phil Lo Greco
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Birthdate: July 6, 1984
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Samuel Vargas
(Canadian-Colombian Boxer Who Specializes in Welterweight and Light Middleweight Divisions)
Samuel Vargas
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Birthdate: April 12, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia

Samuel Vargas is a Canadian-Colombian boxer who has held the National Championship of Canada, WBA-NABA Welterweight Championship title, Interim WBA-NABA Welterweight Championship title, and the WBA-NABA Canada Super Welterweight Championship title. In 2020, he became the first boxer to survive more than six rounds against the undefeated Vergil Ortiz Jr.

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Jimmy McLarnin
(One of the Greatest Irish Boxer of All Time)
Jimmy McLarnin
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Birthdate: December 19, 1907
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland
Died: October 28, 2004
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Steve Rolls
(Canadian Professional Boxer)
Steve Rolls
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Birthdate: April 15, 1984
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Noriko Kariya
(Canadian Professional Boxer)
Noriko Kariya
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Birthdate: June 12, 1979
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Donny Lalonde
(Canadian Professional Boxer)
Donny Lalonde
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Birthdate: March 12, 1960
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Jaime Clampitt
(Canadian Boxer)
Jaime Clampitt
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Birthdate: July 8, 1976
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gravelbourg, Canada
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Jessica Rakoczy
(Canadian Professional Boxer)
Jessica Rakoczy
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Birthdate: April 14, 1977
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Adam Braidwood
(Canadian Professional Boxer)
Adam Braidwood
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Birthdate: June 1, 1984
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Marie-Eve Dicaire
(Canadian Professional Boxer)
Marie-Eve Dicaire
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Birthdate: July 29, 1986
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saint-Eustache, Canada
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Ryan Ford
(Canadian Professional Boxer and Mixed Martial Artist)
Ryan Ford
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Birthdate: March 8, 1982
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Kim Clavel
(Canadian Professional Boxing)
Kim Clavel
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Birthdate: September 9, 1990
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
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Jelena Mrdjenovich
(Canadian Professional Boxing)
Jelena Mrdjenovich
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Birthdate: June 24, 1982
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Custio Clayton
(Canadian Professional Boxing)
Custio Clayton
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Birthdate: October 5, 1987
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Yves Ulysse Jr.
(Canadian Professional Boxing)
Yves Ulysse Jr.
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Birthdate: July 29, 1988
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Lou Brouillard
(Canadian Professional Boxing)
Lou Brouillard
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Birthdate: May 23, 1911
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint-Eugène, Canada
Died: September 14, 1984
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Arash Usmanee
(Afghan-Canadian Professional Boxer)
Arash Usmanee
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Birthdate: March 8, 1982
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Afghanistan
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Herman Ngoudjo
(Former Cameroonian-Canadian Boxer)
Herman Ngoudjo
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Birthdate: June 25, 1979
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Douala, Cameroon
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Olivier Lontchi
(Cameroon-Born Canada Based Professional Boxer)
Olivier Lontchi
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Birthdate: June 8, 1983
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cameroon