Lennox Lewis Biography

Fast Facts

• Took home his first boxing gold medal at the 1983 World Junior Championship
• Knocked out Riddick Bowe to win a gold medal for Team Canada at the 1988 Seoul Olympics
• Made his professional boxing debut in 1989; became the world heavyweight champion three years later
• In the mid-1990s, established the now-shuttered Lennox Lewis College to help underprivileged students in London
• Jamaica, Lewis' mother's birthplace, issued stamps featuring his picture in 2000
• Named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2002
• Officially retired from boxing on February 6, 2004; still works occasionally as a commentator on the sport for HBO
• Has acted in a number of films, including the crime dramas Ocean's Eleven (2001), Shottas (2002) and Johnny Was (2006)
• Appeared on Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice competition in 2008