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Lennox Lewis To Be Honored by The American Friends of Jamaica

During his boxing career, Lennox Lewis grew accustomed to the roar of the crowd as he battled his opponents, but on November 6, 2008 a gathering at Gotham Hall in New York City will applaud his efforts outside the ring as the American Friends of Jamaica honor the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world for his humanitarian work.

Although born in England and raised in Ontario, Canada, Jamaica has always been a place that the boxer's heart has called home. The land of his mother's birth, Lewis wed a former Miss Jamaica contestant in 2004 and has gone on to raise their children on the island. Connecting with the community, the World Boxing Council's Hall of Fame member encourages the athletic dreams of Jamaica's youth in the St. James parish.

Reaching out to charitable organizations throughout the world, Lewis has shown his support for the Muhammad Ali Center-- an organization which shined in the spotlight as the boxer battled for supremacy in Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice. Giving back to the country where he spent his formative years, Canada's youth will benefit from the boxing center being constructed in honor of the man who first put Lewis on the path toward sports glory, Arnie Boehm.

Tickets for the 27th Annual Gala and Auction for Jamaican Charities, which will include the presentation of the AFJ International Achievement Award to the prize fighter, are available for $500 US dollars per person.

For more information:

• visit www.AFJ.org/gala
• call (212) 626- 6883

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