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Sugar Ramos, right, and Davey Moore, the defending featherweight champion, in the first round of their title fight on March 21, 1963, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
Associated Press; thumbnail, Kevin Rivoli/Associated Press, 2001
Sugar Ramos
Died on September 3, 2017 at age 75
A Cuban featherweight boxing champion, Ramos was best known for winning a title fight that led to the death of his opponent, Davey Moore, and that prompted calls to abolish the sport.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.