Lennox Claudius Lewis is a former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2003.
He is considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, winning the World Heavyweight Championship three times and holding the undisputed heavyweight title.
Lewis represented Canada as an amateur boxer, winning a super heavyweight gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
He turned professional in 1989 and quickly established himself as a dominant force in the heavyweight division, winning his first world title in 1992.
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- Full name: Lennox Claudius Lewis CM CBE
- Stage name: Lennox Lewis
- Date of birth: September 2, 1965
- Age: 59 years old
- Place of birth: England, London, West Ham United
- Nationality: British/Canadian
- Occupation: Former professional boxer
- Height: 1.96m
- Parents: Carlton Brooks and Violet Black
- Siblings: Dennis Lewis
- Spouse: Violet Chang (married 2005)
- Children: Landon Lewis, Lin Lewis, Livia Lewis and Leah Lewis
- Relationship: Married
- Net worth: $140 million
early life and education
Lennox Claudius Lewis CM CBE, born on September 2, 1965 in West Ham, London, England, is a former professional boxer. He is the son of Carlton Brooks and Violet Black and has a sibling named Dennis Lewis.
Lewis attended Cameron Highlands Academy High School, where he excelled in a variety of sports, including Canadian football, soccer and basketball.
In the 1982-83 school year, he helped the school’s AAA basketball team win the Ontario Provincial Championship. Ethnically, Lewis is of Jamaican descent and he practices Christianity.
Profession
Lennox Lewis was a dominant amateur boxer who won a gold medal at the 1983 Junior World Championships. He represented Canada in the super heavyweight competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and was ranked sixth in the world.
As a professional, Lewis won multiple regional heavyweight titles, including European, British and Commonwealth. In 1992, he defeated Donovan Ruddock to take the No. 1 spot in the WBC rankings.
Later that year, he was declared the WBC heavyweight champion after Riddick Bowe vacated the title. Lewis defended the WBC title three times before losing an upset loss to Oliver McCall in 1994. He got his revenge in the 1997 rematch, regaining the vacant WBC title.
In 1999, Lewis unified his WBC title with Holyfield’s WBA and IBF titles to become the undisputed heavyweight champion. He also won the vacant IBO title.
In the 2000s, Lewis encountered several setbacks, including losing his title when he chose to face other opponents instead of mandatory challengers. However, he avenged his 2001 knockout loss to Hasim Rahman.
In 2002, Lewis defeated the highly anticipated Mike Tyson fight. His last fight was a win over Vitali Klitschko in 2003 before retiring from boxing in 2004.
After retiring, Lewis worked as a boxing analyst for HBO. He is also involved in various charitable activities through the Lennox Lewis Foundation. In 2018, he attended a ceremony announcing the pardon of boxer Jack Johnson.
Awards and nominations
Lennox Lewis has received several prestigious awards during his career, including:
- Olympic gold medal: super heavyweight (1988)
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year (1999)
- ESPY Award for Best Boxer: (1999)
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE): (2002)
- Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (2009)
- Inducted into the World Boxing Council Hall of Fame (2008)
- Inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame (2008)
social media
- Instagram account: @mrlennoxlewis
- Facebook account: Lennox Lewis
- Twitter account: @LennoxLewis
personal life
Lennox Lewis, a famous British former professional boxer, has been married to Violet Chang since 2005. Even after Lewis retired from the sport, their marital relationship remained strong and lasting.
Lennox and Violet have four children: Landon Lewis, Lin Lewis, Livia Lewis and Leah Lewis. Lewis retired from boxing in 2003, allowing him to focus on family life, and he embraced this new chapter with enthusiasm.
net worth
Lennox Lewis is a famous former heavyweight boxing champion with an estimated net worth of $140 million. This huge wealth is mainly due to his successful and lucrative professional boxing career.
As an active boxer, Lewis earned huge purses and bonuses, reportedly earning $50 million for his famous fight with Mike Tyson in 2002.
