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Australian boxing great Tony Mundine dies at 75

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Tony Mundine, an Indigenous Australian boxing champion, died aged 75 after suffering a heart attack on Sunday.
  • He became the first Australian to fight in four weight divisions and challenged Argentina’s Carlos Monzón for the world middleweight title in 1974.
  • Mundine finished his career with 80 wins, including 64 knockouts, while his son Anthony paid tribute to him on social media.

Tony Mundine, one of Australia’s leading Indigenous boxers, has died at 75 after suffering a heart attack on Sunday.

I don’t know what to say, I’m broken.

— Anthony MundineHe expressed his grief in a social media tribute to his father.

Born in Baryulgil near Grafton in northern New South Wales, Mundine became the first Australian to compete across four weight divisions. He fought at middleweight, light-heavyweight, cruiserweight and heavyweight, and challenged Argentina’s Carlos Monzón for the world middleweight title in 1974. The bout ended in the seventh round.

Mundine’s professional record included 80 victories, 64 by knockout, along with 15 losses and one draw. His family continued his boxing legacy. His son Anthony became an IBO middleweight and WBA super-middleweight world champion, while his grandson Rahim recorded his fourth win in as many professional fights on the Gold Coast the previous week.

Dad I love you man, may Allah bless your soul.

— Anthony MundineHe addressed his late father in the same tribute.

Anthony Mundine posted a tribute to his father after travelling to Saudi Arabia. “I don’t know what to say, I’m broken,” he wrote. “Dad I love you man, may Allah bless your soul. I’m on my way home to say goodbye one last time till we meet again.”

I’m on my way home to say goodbye one last time till we meet again.

— Anthony MundineHe said he was returning for his father’s funeral.

He also thanked his father for supporting him and wrote that he would miss him, ending with a personal tribute: “There’s only one Tony Mundine.”

There’s only one Tony Mundine.

— Anthony MundineHe concluded his tribute by emphasizing his father’s uniqueness and legacy.
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