NEW YORK: Jake LaMotta, the former middleweight boxing champion who was portrayed in the Martin Scorsese film “Raging Bull,” has died at the age of 95, his family announced Wednesday. LaMotta, known for a legendary six-fight rivalry with Sugar Ray Robinson, passed away on Tuesday, his daughter Christi LaMotta said on Facebook. On June 16, 1949 he scored a knockout win over French boxer Marcel Cerdan to capture the middleweight title. After two successful defenses, he lost the belt in 1952 in his sixth bout against Sugar Ray Robinson. “I’m proud that my Father was a great athlete, he lost his title to one of the best Middleweight Boxers in history, Sugar Ray Robinson,” his daughter wrote on Facebook.

Source: New Strait Times September 20, 2017 16:30 UTC