Hall of Famer Eder Jofre, legendary bantamweight and featherweight champion, dies at 86

Former bantamweight and featherweight champion Eder Jofre, being honored by the WBC at its 2019 convention in Cancun, Mexico, died Sunday at 86 in Brazil. (Photo courtesy of WBC)

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Eder Jofre, arguably the greatest Brazilian boxer whose skills and punching power helped land him in the International Boxing Hall of Fame, died Sunday in Brazil after a lengthy illness. He was 86.

Jofre, who competed in the 1956 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland, is regarded as among the...