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Riddick Bowe

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Riddick Bowe is an American former professional boxer, born in New York City, who fought as a heavyweight between 1989 and 2008 and later tried professional kickboxing. He won the super heavyweight silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, then became unified heavyweight champion in 1992 by beating Evander Holyfield, and was named Fighter of the Year that year. He lost the title back to Holyfield in 1993, regained a world title in 1995, and was the first boxer to hold the titles of all four major sanctioning bodies. He entered the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2015.

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