Olympic super-heavyweight glory for the 22-year-old Lennox Lewis.
Lennox Lewis (left) embarks on his quest for the world heavyweight title with a second-round victory over Al Malcolm at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
The Welshman Andy Gerrard (left) moves to duck under a right hand from Lennox Lewis.
Lennox Lewis (left) attacks the American Michael Epps during his fifth professional outing.
Noel Quarless (left) can’t avoid a right hand from the unbeaten Lennox Lewis.
Lennox Lewis (right) lands a long right from out of a crouching position against the African Mike Simuwelu.
The Puerto Rican veteran Ossie Ocasio (right) was definitely a cagey opponent for the young prospect Lennox Lewis.
Lennox Lewis (right) will not be denied as he takes the European crown from the Frenchman Jean-Maurice Chanet.
The previously unbeaten Gary Mason (right) can’t keep an accurate Lennox Lewis off during their double-title encounter.
Lennox Lewis (left) gets through with a good left to the head during his quick second-round win over former IBF world cruiserweight champion Glenn McCrory.
Action from the multi-title heavyweight clash between Lennox Lewis (left) and Derek ‘Sweet D’ Williams at the splendid Royal Albert Hall, London.
It’s the end for the dangerous Donovan ‘Razor’ Ruddock during the second round.
Referee Mickey Vann stops the bout in favour of Lewis (right) during the seventh as Frank Bruno flounders on the ropes.
A facially damaged Justin Fortune is stopped in four by Lennox Lewis.
Lennox Lewis (left) attacks the American Michael Grant during their bout at Madison Square Garden, New York.
The ‘White Buffalo’ Frans Botha flexes his muscles at the weigh-in for his London encounter with Lennox Lewis.
Lennox Lewis celebrates in familiar fashion as referee Larry O’Connell halts the challenge of Frans Botha.
From left to right Hasim Rahman, complete with crown, promoter Don King, Lennox Lewis’s trainer Emanuel Steward and Lewis himself at a pre-fight press conference.
It’s a bad day at the office for Lennox Lewis as he suffers a shock devastating loss to the American Hasim Rahman.
A glass screen separates the two men as Lennox Lewis (right) and Hasim Rahman weigh in for their rematch.
A very happy Lewis holds up the belts he regained from Hasim Rahman in Las Vegas, USA.
A confident Lennox Lewis raises his arms aloft after weighing in for the Mike Tyson bout.
A line of security men form a barrier across the ring to separate Mike Tyson (shown) from Lennox Lewis before the start of their Las Vegas encounter.
Lennox Lewis (left) smashes a right hand through the Mike Tyson defence.
An eighth-round end for Mike Tyson at the hands of a dominant Lennox Lewis.
Lennox Lewis and a badly cut Vitali Klitschko exchange blows close to the end of their 2003 encounter.
Lennox Lewis celebrates his eventual sixth-round victory over a brave Vitali Klitschko.
The signs of battle are clearly evident on the face of Vitali Klitschko at the post-fight press conference.
Lennox Lewis (centre) announces his retirement from boxing in London accompanied by his beloved mother Violet (left) and his future wife Violet Chang.