Boxing legend Marvin Hagler handed away on Saturday. The undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to 1987 was 66, when he breathed his final, as confirmed by his spouse to information company Agence France-Presse.
Wife Kay G Hagler additionally shared the information of the boxer’s demise on his official Facebook web page. “I am sorry to make a very sad announcement. Today unfortunately my beloved husband Marvelous Marvin passed away unexpectedly at his home here in New Hampshire,” she wrote. “Our family requests that you respect our privacy during this difficult time.”
Hagler, who was additionally referred to as the ‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler, had a profession spanning from 1973 to 1987, during which he completed with a document of 62-3, which included two attracts and 52 knockouts.
His bout in opposition to Thomas “Hitman” Hearns at Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace in 1985 is thought to be certainly one of his most basic match. Hagler ended up successful the match in just a bit over eight minutes.
Hagler additionally received the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association middleweight titles in 1980, earlier than clinching the inaugural title at the International Boxing Federation’s in 1983.
Hagler was additionally inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and after retiring from the ring and continued to be part of the game as a commentator.
