Marvin Camel
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Marvin Camel (born December 24, 1951) is a boxer and member of the Salish Kootenai Nation of the Flathead Indian Reservation in Northwestern Montana. He holds the distinction of being the first person recognized as Cruiserweight boxing champion of the world by two different professional sanctioning bodies.
Camel beat Mate Parlov for the vacant WBC world Cruiserweight title in 1980, losing the title in his first defense, to Carlos De Leon. After losing in a rematch to De Leon, he became, in 1983, the IBF's first world champion, by becoming world Cruiserweight champion for the second time when he claimed that organization's title.
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[edit] Honors
In 2006 at the World Boxing Council's 44th annual convention WBC President Jose Sulaiman awarded Camel honorary champion status.
[edit] Life after boxing
Camel now coaches amateur boxing in Eustis, Florida.
[edit] Trivia
Camel was the first southpaw World Champion in Cruiseweight Division.
| Preceded by Inaugural champion |
WBC Cruiserweight Champion 31 Mar 1980–25 Nov 1980 |
Succeeded by Carlos DeLeon |
| Preceded by Inaugural champion |
IBF Cruiserweight Champion 13 Feb 1983–6 Oct 1984 |
Succeeded by Lee Roy Murphy |
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