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WBC boss Jose Sulaiman dies

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Jose Sulaiman, who ran the World Boxing Council for 38 years, died Thursday in a California hospital after a lengthy illness, the boxing organization announced. He was 82.

A picture dated 13 July 2012 shows the President of the World Boxing Council (WBC), Mexican Jose Sulaiman Chagnon, during an event in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Mario Guzman/EPA

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Jose Sulaiman, who ran the World Boxing Council for 38 years, died Thursday in a California hospital after a lengthy illness, the boxing organization announced. He was 82.

“We deeply regret to inform the passing away of our dearest president Don Jose Sulaiman, may he rest in peace,” the WBC said on its Twitter site Thursday night.

Sulaiman died at the University of California Los Angeles, ESPN reported. He underwent heart bypass surgery in October.

Sulaiman was hospitalized in UCLA’s intensive care unit since late last year. He was unable to attend the WBC annual convention in November in Thailand.

Even though he was in hospital, Sulaiman remained president right up until his death. The council honored him by naming him President For Life at the Bangkok convention.

His son, Mauricio Sulaiman, is expected to take charge of the council, ESPN said. – Rappler.com

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