Latvia’s last great heavyweight hope

  • 2011-04-21
  • By Jared Grellet
RIGA - Former British and Commonwealth boxing champion Danny Williams is making one last bid for glory – albeit as a Latvian. Williams has enjoyed a celebrated career as a British boxer, but with his best years behind him at the age of 37 he has changed his allegiances to Latvia in order to continue boxing after British authorities refused to give him a license to box. This comes despite Williams admitting to have never traveled to Latvia, nor having any other links to the country.In his heyday Williams was rated amongst the world’s finest heavyweight boxers, winning bot...
 
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