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Iconic boxing promoter Keith Brown has passed

Published:Tuesday | July 20, 2021 | 1:17 PM
Keith Brown
Keith Brown

Veteran sports broadcaster and boxing promoter Keith Brown has died.

Keith, the brother of Jamaica Boxing Board General Secretary Leroy Brown, passed in New York on Monday after a period of illness.

Brown was known for his work as an anchor on Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation, now Television Jamaica's sports news, and for his presentation of hit television series Thursday Night At The Fights.

He also made a significant contribution to the staging of the Wray and Nephew Contender Series between 2011 and 2018.

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