Rose died in his home at Warragul in West Gippsland last week after stellar boxing and recording careers. He beat Japan's Fighting Harada in 1968 to win the world bantamweight title and become the first Indigenous boxer to win a world title…
Tributes are being paid to former world boxing champion and Australian of the Year Lionel Rose, who has died aged 62. Rose was the first Indigenous boxer to win a world title, beating Japan's 'Fighting Harada' in Tokyo in 1968…