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Lewis gets what Bowe gaveup
MEXICO CITY. Dec 15: The World Boxing Council fWBC) named Britain's Lennox Lewis world hea-
vyweight champion on Monday. reports Reuter.
The WBC is today officially recognising Lennox Lewis as the WBC heavyweight champion of the world after Riddick Bowe's announcement of today In Ixrndon ... Relinquishing his title.’ the Mexico City-based WBC said in a statement.
’Lennox Lewis holds now the honour of taking back to his country. England, the the *7o 'yeare'^ °f
Bowe, who also hold* the World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation heavyweight title*, said earlier on Monday he was relinquishing hi* WBC title rather than be forced to fight Lewis a* the WBC requires.
Be underlined hi* point at a London news conference by taking the WBC champion * belt out of a briefcase and dumping it in a garbage can.
The WBC Is wrong and I will not be Intimidated by the I am the heavyweight champion of the world and today I withdraw my recognition of th. WBC. he said
"For as long as 1 am champion I Will not recognise or defend this dishonest belt," he added.
The WBC had threatened to strip Bowe of his title if he did not make a mandatory defence against Lewis, winner of a heavyweight title eliminator against Canada's Donovan Razor Ruddock In October.
Bowe won the unified heavyweight title by outpointing then-unbeaten champion Evander Holyfield in Las Vegas
The WBC said Bowe had signed an agreement to fight the winner of the Ruddock-Lewis fight but would now clearly not honour it
"It to today apparent that Bowe signed hl* commitment with no desire to comply with it." the WBC statement said. "No statement can hide that Bowe committed himself in writing to fight Lewis and reneged on it"
Describing statements agninst the WBC by Bowe and
his manager Rock Newman in London as "Bitter and Greedy", the boxing organisation added:
The WBC belt thrown into the trash bin ... has been won with dignity and pride by Muhammad All, Larry Holmes and Mike Tyson ... The WBC is sure that Lennox Lewis will carry (it) with dignity and pride Just as the great of the past have done."
The WBC s arithmetic aside, the decision makes Lewis the first British world heavyweight champion since Bob Fitzsimmons In 1897.
Fitzsimmons, born In Cornwall. England, knocked out American James J (Gentleman Jim) Corbett in the 14th round in Carson City. Nevada, to claim the title on March 17, 1897.
Two years later Fitzsimmons lost It back to Corbett, who knocked out the English man in 11 rounds at Broklyn s Coney Island, and the British had gone without a hcavy-welghl champion since.