New Boxing Division

Jet, March 15, 1999

Rahaman Ali (r), brother of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, enjoys the moment as former boxer Jimmy Ellis practices his golf swing in Raleigh, NC, before a news conference to unveil a new championship division, "Legends of Boxing." The division, sanctioned by the International Boxing Council, is for fighters 40 years old or older who have held, or fought for, a sanctioned world championship title.

The division was announced by North Carolina attorney Rick Snider and is patterned after the senior tours in golf and tennis.

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