Livingstone Bramble became the first world champion from Saint Kitts and Nevis.
16 Facts About Livingstone Bramble
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On June 4,1981, Livingstone Bramble beat Ken Bogner by a knockout in seven rounds.
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Livingstone Bramble was given a shot at a world title when the WBA pitted him and Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini for the Lightweight title on June 1,1984.
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Nevertheless, Livingstone Bramble cut Mancini in round one and went on to become the WBA world Lightweight champion by a fourteenth-round knockout in Buffalo, New York.
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In what marked the debut of the Compubox scoring system, Livingstone Bramble defeated Mancini by an extremely close but unanimous fifteen-round decision to retain his world title at Reno, Nevada, in front of an HBO Boxing audience.
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Exactly one year after defeating Mancini for the second time, Livingstone Bramble defeated the WBA's number one challenger, Tyrone Crawley, by a knockout in round thirteen.
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However, in what many saw as a surprise, Livingstone Bramble lost his title to former WBC lightweight champion Edwin Rosario, who knocked him out in two rounds at Miami.
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When Livingstone Bramble became a world champion, rumors of him practicing witchcraft became widespread.
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Livingstone Bramble used to walk into the boxing ring with one on his neck, and he was pictured, again on the cover of Ring Magazine, with his snake.
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In 1985, Livingstone Bramble stated that he hated chickens and he strangled them.
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Livingstone Bramble described himself as "the only Rasta prizefighter there is".
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Livingstone Bramble was a pescetarian and his diet was described as "primarily of fish, spaghetti, fungi, pumpkin and coconuts".
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An avid marathon runner, Livingstone Bramble competed each year at the International Boxing Hall of Fame's celebrity marathon.
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Livingstone Bramble was one of the most sought after autograph signers there every year.
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Livingstone Bramble is the subject of a full biography by boxing journalist Brian D'Ambrosio.
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The book is titled Rasta in the Ring: The Life of Rastafarian Boxer Livingstone Bramble and was published in 2016.