Category: Final Tributes

Heavyweight Boxing Champion Ken Norton Passes Away at 70

(SEPT 18, 2013) It is with great sadness that we learned that Heavyweight Boxing Chmapion Ken Norton died today in a hospital in Arizona.   Norton even in the 1970’s was supportive of women’s boxing.  He saw Lavonne Ludian and Sue TL Fox fight in the late 1970’s.  He was also friends with Clint Eastwood, and we have

WBAN’s Final Tribute to boxing promoter Tony Trunich

Tony “Mr. T” Trudnich, a longtime Vegas boxing promoter was found dead by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 68. His death was ruled a suicide. Mr. T was one of the promoters who promoted women’s boxing in the late 70’s and had promoted many boxing matches for Sue TL Fox. He