5 famous Olympic boxing medallists who went on to become World Champions (Video)

#5 Lennox Lewis

Lennox KO’ing Mike Tyson

Lewis was born in London in 1965 but moved to Canada aged 12, in 1977. Undeterred by a quarterfinal loss to Tyrell Biggs in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Lewis would soldier on, eventually winning the gold in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

He was heralded as “a great new heavyweight” in 1992 when he beat Razor Ruddock and having dual Canadian-British citizenship, became the first British heavyweight champion of the 20^th century when Riddick Bowe relinquished his title over financial haggles.

Lewis has also defeated renowned heavyweights Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson and Vitali Klitschko. He is considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time.