Lionel Edmund Rose MBE was an Australian professional boxer who competed from 1964 to 1976. He held the undisputed WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles from 1968 to 1969, becoming the first Indigenous Australian to win a world title.
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Tim FlanneryAlso won Australian of the Year
Alan BondAlso won Australian of the Year
Daniel ZaragozaAlso won WBC World Bantamweight Champion
Panama Al BrownAlso won The Ring World Bantamweight ChampionAbout this person
Lionel Edmund Rose MBE was an Australian professional boxer who competed from 1964 to 1976. He held the undisputed WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles from 1968 to 1969, becoming the first Indigenous Australian to win a world title. He later became the first Indigenous Australian to be named Australian of the Year.
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1948 to 2011 · aged 62
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