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Jens Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson (Swedish: [ˈɪ̌ŋː(ɛ)mar ˈjûːanˌsɔn]; 22 September 1932 – 30 January 2009) was a Swedish professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1963. He held the world heavyweight title from 1959 to 1960, and was the fifth heavyweight champion born outside the United States.
Jan 31, 2009 · Ingemar Johansson, the Swede who stunned the boxing world by knocking out Floyd Patterson to win the heavyweight title in 1959, has died, a longtime friend said today.
Ingemar Johansson was World Heavyweight Champion from June 26, 1959 to June 20, 1960. Johansson, a powerful right-hand puncher, is best known for his three fights against two-time champion Floyd Patterson .
Ingemar Johansson (born September 22, 1932, Gothenburg, Sweden—died January 30, 2009, Kungsbacka) was a Swedish-born world heavyweight boxing champion. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.)
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Ingemar Johansson was a Swedish heavyweight boxer who challenged Floyd Patterson for the world title three times. He won the EBU European Heavyweight title and had 26 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws in his career.
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Feb 1, 2009 · Ingemar Johansson of Sweden, who knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1959 to win the world heavyweight boxing title, only to lose two more brutal title fights to him in the next two years, died late...
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Ingemar Johansson was a Swedish boxer who won the heavyweight title by knocking out Floyd Patterson in 1959. He also won the European title twice and retired in 1963 with a 26-2 record.
