BRITISH boxer Brian London, who challenged Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in 1966, has died aged 87. The former heavyweight fought Ali just days after England had won the World Cup ...

Boxer Brian London, who challenged Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in 1966, has died aged 87. London, who took his nickname of "The Blackpool Rock" from his hometown, fought Ali days ...

British boxer Brian London, who challenged Muhammad Ali for his world title, has died aged 87. London, who fought Ali just months after England won the World Cup in 1966, fought 58 times over the ...

Marrying Veronica Cliff in 1958, they divorced in 1980. He is survived by two sons and a daughter. Brian London, boxer, born 19 June 1934, died 23 June 2021 ...

Former boxer Brian London, known throughout his career as ‘the Blackpool Rock’, has sadly passed away, The Gazette understands. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Lancashire Evening ...

As he recalled in a BBC interview in 2008: "I just wasn't good enough." London, real name Brian Sidney Harper, was born in West Hartlepool and moved to Blackpool when he was 16.

Brian London, who famously challenged Muhammad Ali, will posthumously receive the Blackpool medal.

British boxer Brian London, who challenged Muhammad Ali for his world title, has died aged 87. London, who fought Ali just months after England won the World Cup in 1966, fought 58 times over the ...

As the youngest son of the legendary British and Commonwealth boxing champion Jack London, it was perhaps inevitable that Brian London, who has died aged 87, would follow both his father and elder ...

Kenneth Shenton July 4, 2021 at 7:01 PM·6 min read The lantern-jawed boxer (pictured in 1968) was involved in a number of controversial fights during a 16-year professional career (Getty) ...