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                      Former U.S. Boxing Champ Norton Dies

   Former U.S. heavyweight boxing champion Ken Norton has died at the age
   of 70.
   His friend and former manager says Norton passed away at rehabilitation
   center in Arizona, where he was staying after suffering a stroke last
   year.
   Norton took up boxing while serving in the U.S. Marines in the 1960s,
   and turned professional after his release from duty in 1967. His
   victory over boxing legen Muhammad Ali in 1973, during which he broke
   Ali`s jaw, elevated him to the top ranks of heavyweight contenders. He
   lost a rematch to Ali six months later, then again in 1976 during a
   bruising title match in Yankee Stadium.
   Norton was named the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion in 1977
   after Leon Spinks refused to fight him. But he lost the title the next
   year in an epic 15-round match to Larry Holmes.
   Norton retired from boxing in 1981 with a career record of 42 wins,
   seven losses and one draw.
   One of his sons, Ken Norton, Jr., was a star defensive player in the
   National Football League and now coaches for the Seattle Seahawks.
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