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Jimmy Batten dead at 70

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The ex-British light-middleweight champion had been battling brain damage from his boxing career, as well as Parkinson's disease. He made a name for himself in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Former British boxer Jimmy Batten died at the age of 70 on Wednesday (2), after years facing Parkinson's disease and the effects of brain damage associated with the long career in boxing. Marking figure of British sport in the 1970s and 1980s, he became known for the resistance in the rhinestones and for having faced the legendary Panamanian Roberto Durán. Golf legend, Tiger Woods pleads guilty of reckless driving after car accident in the USA A…

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Jimmy Batten fought Parkinson's disease and brain damage due to boxing career

The boxing world is back in mourning. The former British champion in the small middle category, Jimmy Batten, died at the age of 70. The former boxer suffered from Parkinson's disease, whose complications were fatal.

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The Sun broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
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