Mahmoud Fadel
Mahmoud Fadel (July 10, 1948 – July 6, 2020) was a Lebanese-American former heavyweight professional boxer who competed between 1974 and 1979, and was a sparring partner of Muhammad Ali during the 1970s when Ali regained the world heavyweight title.
Amateur boxing career
Fadel posted an amateur record in Lebanon of 76-2 before immigrating to the United States and turning professional.
Professional boxing career
Fadel turned professional in the heavyweight division on November 21, 1974, with a second-round knockout of Simmie Weaver in Highland Park, Michigan. Fadel fought professionally for five years while serving as a sparring partner for Muhammad Ali, winning all seven of his professional bouts during the Ali period. Ali, also a close friend of Fadel's, refused to fight him because of their relationship. After Ali retired, Fadel attempted a comeback after a year of inactivity in the hopes of gaining a world title shot. However, Fadel was knocked out in France in the second round by heavyweight contender Lucien Rodriguez, who would go on to win the European Heavyweight title and fight Ali's successor, World Heavyweight champion Larry Holmes, 12 rounds for the World Boxing Council World Heavyweight title. After losing to Rodriguez, Fadel retired.
Personal life
Fadel was born in Dilal, Lebanon, and resided in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he embarked on a successful second career as a car wholesaler for several decades. Fadel still looked good in his final public appearance at the funeral of Muhammad Ali in 2016, signing autographs and posing for pictures.[1] He was married with several children. Fadel died on July 6, 2020, in Battle Creek, Michigan, surrounded by family. According to his son Hassan Fadel, his father had been suffering from boxing-related Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia for six years.[2]
References
External links
- Professional boxing record for Mahmoud Fadel from BoxRec Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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