Lionel Rose dies, aged 62The bantamweight champion had 53 fights for 42 wins and was one of Australia's greatest sporting legends.
His close friend Jeff Fenech was shattered when told of his passing tonight.
''Lionel was not only a great fighter but a wonderful human being," Fenech said.
''He was an absolute legend and I was honoured to know him as a friend."
Rose's wife Jenny was too upset to talk when contacted last night.
Rose beat Japan's Fighting Harada in Tokyo in 1968 to win the world bantamweight title and in doing so became the first Aboriginal to win a world title.
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