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Sugar Ray Leonard
(One of the Greatest Boxers of All Time)
Sugar Ray Leonard
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Birthdate: May 17, 1956
Birthplace: Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Sugar Ray Leonard is a former boxer and motivational speaker. Having won world titles in five different weight divisions during his boxing career, Leonard is widely considered one of the greatest boxers ever. Leonard was part of a group of boxers dubbed The Fabulous Four, which is credited with popularizing the lower weight classes in the post-Muhammad Ali era.

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Joe Louis
(One of the Greatest and Most Influential Boxers of All Time.)
Joe Louis
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Birthdate: May 13, 1914
Birthplace: Chambers County, Alabama, United States
Died: April 12, 1981
Boxer Joe Louis, or the Brown Bomber, was the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949 and was the longest-reigning (single) heavyweight champion. The International Boxing Research Organization declared him the best heavyweight boxer of all time. He was also a skilled golfer and appeared in a 1952 PGA event.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
(One of the Greatest Boxers of All Time)
Sugar Ray Robinson
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Birthdate: May 3, 1921
Birthplace: Ailey, Georgia, United States
Died: April 12, 1989

Sugar Ray Robinson was an American boxer. Considered one of the greatest boxers ever, Robinson held a 91-fight unbeaten streak from 1943 to 1951, the third-longest in the history of professional boxing. Also known for his flamboyant and classy lifestyle outside the ring, Sugar Ray Robinson unsuccessfully tried his hand at a career as an entertainer after retiring from boxing.

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Sonny Liston
(Professional Boxer)
Sonny Liston
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Birthdate: May 8, 1932
Birthplace: Sand Slough, Arkansas, United States
Died: December 30, 1970
Renowned as the Big Bear, Sonny Liston became the world heavyweight champion in 1962. Known for his intimidating appearance, formidable punching power, toughness, and long reach, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Widely regarded as unbeatable, he lost the WBC title to Muhammad Ali, in 1964.
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Rubin Carter
(American-Canadian Middleweight Boxer, Wrongfully Convicted and Imprisoned for Murder)
Rubin Carter
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Birthdate: May 6, 1937
Birthplace: Clifton, New Jersey, United States
Died: April 20, 2014

Rubin Carter was an American-Canadian boxer whose boxing career was overshadowed by his murder conviction; after serving almost 20 years of prison term, it was revealed that he was wrongfully convicted of murder. His autobiography, The Sixteenth Round, which he had written during his time in prison, inspired the 1999 film, The Hurricane, where Denzel Washington played Rubin Carter.

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Kubrat Pulev
(Bulgarian Professional Boxer)
Kubrat Pulev
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Birthdate: May 4, 1981
Birthplace: Sofia, Bulgaria

Bulgarian professional boxer Kubrat Pulev has so-far won several titles in super-heavyweight division. These include at the Men’s 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships and at the Strandzha Cup in 2005, 2006 and 2008. He was one of the two boxers who represented Bulgaria at the 2008 Olympics. Pulev has challenged for the unified heavyweight title in 2014 and in 2020.

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Buakaw Banchamek
(Boxer)
Buakaw Banchamek
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Birthdate: May 8, 1982
Birthplace: Ban Song Nong County, Samrong Thap, Surin, Thailand
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Roger Mayweather
(American Boxing Trainer and Former Professional Boxer)
Roger Mayweather
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Birthdate: April 24, 1961
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Died: March 17, 2020
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Dicky Eklund
(American Former Professional Boxer)
Dicky Eklund
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Birthdate: May 9, 1957
Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
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Kevin McBride
(Irish Former Professional Boxer)
Kevin McBride
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Birthdate: May 10, 1973
Birthplace: Clones, Ireland

Irish boxer Kevin McBride was in his teens when he represented his country in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. His career saw him win many bouts, including the Irish senior heavyweight title. He is perhaps best known for his miraculous win over boxing legend Mike Tyson, former world heavyweight champion.

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Jermell Charlo
(American Professional Boxer Who Is Undisputed Super Welterweight World Champion)
Jermell Charlo
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Birthdate: May 19, 1990
Birthplace: Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
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Edgar Berlanga
(American Professional Boxer)
Edgar Berlanga
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Birthdate: May 18, 1997
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Bob Foster
(Professional boxer)
Bob Foster
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Birthdate: April 27, 1942
Birthplace: Borger, Texas, United States
Died: November 21, 2015
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Jerry Quarry
(Professional Boxer)
Jerry Quarry
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Birthdate: May 15, 1945
Birthplace: Bakersfield, California, United States
Died: January 3, 1999
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Jimmy Wilde
(Welsh Professional Boxer)
Jimmy Wilde
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Birthdate: May 15, 1892
Birthplace: Quakers Yard, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Died: March 10, 1969
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Kevin Rooney
(Boxer)
Kevin Rooney
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Birthdate: May 4, 1956
Birthplace: Staten Island, New York, United States
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Jessie Vargas
(American Professional Boxer Who is Ranked as the World’s Eleventh Best Active Welterweight by BoxRec)
Jessie Vargas
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Birthdate: May 10, 1989
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
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Anthony Martin Sinatra
(American Professional Boxer and Firefighter)
Anthony Martin Sinatra
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Birthdate: May 4, 1892
Birthplace: Lercara Friddi, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Died: January 24, 1969
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José Benavidez Jr.
(Boxer)
José Benavidez Jr.
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Birthdate: May 15, 1992
Birthplace: Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Mario Barrios
(Boxer)
Mario Barrios
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Birthdate: May 18, 1995
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Charles Martin
(American Professional Boxer Who Held the IBF Heavyweight Title From Jan to April 2016)
Charles Martin
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Birthdate: April 24, 1986
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Éric Molina
(Boxer)
Éric Molina
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Birthdate: April 26, 1982
Birthplace: Raymondville, Texas, United States
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Callum Smith
(British Professional Boxer)
Callum Smith
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Birthdate: April 23, 1990
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Boxer Callum Smith not only has a GB Championship gold and a Commonwealth silver in his kitty but has also been the WBA super middleweight champion thrice. The youngest of the Smith boxing brothers, Callum is also known by his nickname Mundo, inspired by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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Tommy Fury
(British Professional Boxer)
Tommy Fury
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Birthdate: May 7, 1999
Birthplace: Manchester, England
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Oliver McCall
(American Former Professional Boxer Who Was Never Knocked Down in Any of His 74 Bouts)
Oliver McCall
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Birthdate: April 21, 1965
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
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José Pedraza
(Puerto Rican Boxer)
José Pedraza
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Birthdate: May 8, 1989
Birthplace: Caguas, Puerto Rico
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Brandon Ríos
(Boxer)
Brandon Ríos
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Birthdate: April 29, 1986
Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas, United States
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Savannah Marshall
(British Professional Boxer Who Held the WBO Female Middleweight Title Between 2020 and 2022)
Savannah Marshall
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Birthdate: May 19, 1991
Birthplace: Hartlepool, County Durham, England
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Efe Ajagba
(Boxer)
Efe Ajagba
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Birthdate: April 22, 1994
Birthplace: Ughelli, Nigeria
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Breidis Prescott
(Colombian Professional Boxer Who Competes in the Lightweight and Welterweight Divisions)
Breidis Prescott
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Birthdate: May 3, 1983
Birthplace: Barranquilla, Colombia

Breidis Prescott is a Colombian boxer who competes in the lightweight and welterweight divisions. He achieved international fame in 2008 when he defeated the then-undefeated boxer Amir Khan, which earned him the nickname The Khanqueror.  

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Tony Yoka
(Boxer)
Tony Yoka
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Birthdate: April 28, 1992
Birthplace: Paris, France
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Gerald Washington
(Boxer)
Gerald Washington
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Birthdate: April 23, 1982
Birthplace: San Jose, California, United States
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Iran Barkley
(Boxer)
Iran Barkley
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Birthdate: May 6, 1960
Birthplace: New York City New York, United States
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Henry Cooper
(British Heavyweight Boxer Best Remembered for His Fight Against Muhammad Ali)
Henry Cooper
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Birthdate: May 3, 1934
Birthplace: Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom
Died: May 1, 2011

One of Britain’s greatest heavyweight boxers, Henry Cooper was known for his signature move, the left hook known as Enry's 'Ammer. Known for his warm personality, he was liked even by his opponents. He almost won against Muhammad Ali in 1963 and 1966. He remains the only boxer to be knighted.

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Khaosai Galaxy
(Thai Former Professional Boxer)
Khaosai Galaxy
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Birthdate: May 15, 1959
Birthplace: Petchaboon, Thailand
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Jermall Charlo
(American Professional Boxer)
Jermall Charlo
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Birthdate: May 19, 1990
Birthplace: Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
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Danny Hodge
(Wrestler)
Danny Hodge
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Birthdate: May 13, 1932
Birthplace: Perry, Oklahoma, United States
Died: December 24, 2020
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Kell Brook
(British Former Professional Boxer)
Kell Brook
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Birthdate: May 3, 1986
Birthplace: Sheffield, England

Kell Brook is an English professional boxer who held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight title between 2014 and 2017. Brook, who had also held the British welterweight title between 2008 and 2010, was named the best active welterweight in the world by The Ring magazine in May 2017.

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Félix Verdejo
(Puerto Rican Boxer)
Félix Verdejo
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Birthdate: May 19, 1993
Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Kathy Long
(American Kickboxer, Mixed Martial Artist, and Actress)
Kathy Long
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Birthdate: April 21, 1964
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Donnie Nietes
(Filipino Professional Boxer Who is a World Champion in Four Weight-Classes)
Donnie Nietes
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Birthdate: May 12, 1982
Birthplace: Murcia, Philippines

Donnie Nietes is the longest-reigning Filipino boxing world champion. A quadruple champion, Nietes held the WBO mini-flyweight title, WBO junior-flyweight title, IBF flyweight title, and WBO junior-bantamweight title between 2007 and 2019. In 2015, Donnie Nietes was named Sportsman of the Year by the Philippine Sportswriters Association.

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Zhang Zhilei
(Chinese Professional Boxer)
Zhang Zhilei
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Birthdate: May 2, 1983
Birthplace: Zhoukou, China

Beijing Olympic silver medalist Zhang Zhilei is one of the most popular boxers from China. Also known by his nickname Big Bang, he has two World Championship bronze medals and one Asian Games gold medal in his kitty, too. He now stays in New Jersey, US.

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Alan Belcher
(American Bare-Knuckle Boxer and Former Mixed Martial Artist)
Alan Belcher
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Birthdate: April 24, 1984
Birthplace: Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States
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Matthew Hatton
(British Former Professional Boxer)
Matthew Hatton
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Birthdate: May 15, 1981
Birthplace: Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
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Vanes Martirosyan
(Former Armenian-born American Professional Boxer)
Vanes Martirosyan
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Birthdate: May 1, 1986
Birthplace: Abovyan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union

Vanes Martirosyan is an Armenian-born American former professional boxer who was active from 2005 to 2019. An eight-time national champion, Martirosyan represented the US at the 2004 Olympic Games at the age of 18. Vanes Martirosyan ended his amateur career with only 10 losses and 120 wins. 

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Shea Neary
(British Former Professional Boxer)
Shea Neary
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Birthdate: May 18, 1968
Birthplace: Kensington, England
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Zou Shiming
(Boxer who competed from 2013 to 2017 and held the WBO flyweight title from 2016 to 2017)
Zou Shiming
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Birthdate: May 18, 1981
Birthplace: Zunyi, China
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Jose Torres
(Puerto Rican-born American Boxer)
Jose Torres
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Birthdate: May 3, 1936
Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died: January 19, 2009
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Mark Breland
(Boxer)
Mark Breland
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Birthdate: May 11, 1963
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Luis Collazo
(Boxer)
Luis Collazo
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Birthdate: April 22, 1981
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States