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Date of Birth
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17-May-1956
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Place of Birth
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Rocky Mount
(Nash County, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Ray Charles Leonard, Ray C. Leonard, Ray Leonard, Shugâ Rei Renâdo
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Profession
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Professional Boxer, Actor
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Sugar Ray Leonard is a retired professional American boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. He was given the birth name Ray Charles Leonard, after his mother's favorite singer, Ray Charles. Leonard was the first boxer to earn more than $100 million in purses, won world titles in five weight divisions, and defeated future fellow International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees Wilfred BenÃtez, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Durán, and Marvin Hagler. Leonard was named "Boxer of the Decade" for the 1980s.
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