London’s James Figg Recognized First Heavyweight Champion
James Figg born in Thame Oxfordshire in 1695 is noted as the first person to hold the heavyweight boxing championship marking the sport’s early professional era.
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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1963
Page
10
James Figg born in Thame Oxfordshire in 1695 is noted as the first person to hold the heavyweight boxing championship marking the sport’s early professional era.
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