TAMPA, Fla. — Angelo Dundee, the cornerman who trained boxing legend Muhammad Ali, died Wednesday aged 90.
Dundee, who also honed the fighting skills of 14 other world champions, “died suddenly and peacefully surrounded by family and friends,” boxing industry identity Rachel Charles told Fightnews.com.
“He was very happy he was able to celebrate Muhammad Ali’s birthday [and] was able to attend the Boxing Hall of Fame. He still had a lot to do but led a full and extraordinary life,” said Charles, a friend of Dundee.
As well as Ali — who turned 70 earlier this month — Dundee trained George Foreman, Willie Pastrano, Sugar Ray Leonard and Jose Napoles, among other big names.