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Joe Bugner, a former heavyweight boxer who fought Muhammad Ali twice in his career, has died.

Bugner was 75 years old.

"It is with great sadness that the Former British, European Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion and World Championship contender Joe Bugner has passed away at his care home in Brisbane, Australia," the British Boxing Board of Control confirmed on Monday.

"The British Boxing Board of Control passes on its condolences to Joe’s family."

Bugner was a talented boxer , but he wasn’t in the good graces of those in his native Britain after sending Henry Cooper, a boxing legend in the commonwealth, into retirement after beating him in 1971. The victory gave him the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight

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