'I know him as when his uncle used to train him and his sister because it is Ludrick and his Horstense. He tells us that this famed prizefighter learned how to box from his older sister. James who is three years older grew up with Ludwig, or as he calls him, Ludrick. His cousins Clinton and James Lightburn came to our studios to reminiscence about their cousin. It was his third appearance in the Garden - he would have nine in his career. Lightburn - 21 years old at the time - won the fight, a unanimous decision. But who is this man, this prizefighter, the only British Honduran to ever do battle in Madison Square Garden? Here his right jab connects across the nose of Algerian Hocine Khlafi, in a ninth March 1956 bout at Madison Square Garden. Who is Ludwig Lightburn? A Belize City boy born British Honduras 1934, May 20th. 'And his opponent from British Honduras, wearing black trunks with white stripes and at 138 and a half pounds Ludwig Lightburn.' In 2009, Jules Vasquez spoke with a few relatives to find out about one of the greatest Belizean sportsmen you may have never heard of. Lightburn was a world class prizefighter - a light welterweight who was a top ranked title contender. That was Ludwig Lightning Lightburn, and he did it in the 1950's.

Print And while Jarrell Miller is now on the world stage, becoming the first Belizean to fight for the world heavyweight title, he's not the first Belizean to be a world class boxer, and to fight at Madison Square Garden.

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