Leonard, Sugar Ray (1956– )
US boxer. In 1988 he became the first man to have won world titles at five officially recognized weights. In 1976 he was Olympic light-welterweight champion; he won his first professional title in 1979 when he beat Wilfred Benitez for the World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight title. He later won titles at junior middleweight (World Boxing Association (WBA) version) in 1981, middleweight (WBC) in 1987, light-heavyweight (WBC) in 1988, and super-middleweight (WBC) in 1988. He retired in 1991, but made a defeated comeback in 1997.
Career highlights
Professional record (1977–97)
fights: 40; wins: 36 (25 inside the distance);draws: 1; defeats: 3
Olympic Games
gold light-welterweight 1976WBC welterweight champion
1979–80, 1980–82WBA junior middleweight champion
1981WBC middleweight champion
1987–88WBC light-heavyweight champion
1988–89WBC super-middleweight champion
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