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FILE - In this 1932 file photo, boxer Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion, poses in New York City. Born on March 31, 1878, Johnson was the first black world heavyweight boxing champion, holding the title from 1908 to 1915. He remains a boxing legend, with his 1910 fight against James J. Jeffries dubbed the &quot;fight of the century&quot;. (AP Photo/File)

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FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2007, file photo, five-time world champion Johnny Tapia, left, connects with Evaristo Primero in the ninth round of a 10-round junior welterweight bout at Isleta Pueblo, N.M. A court-ordered DNA test shows a man who has long claimed to be the father of the late boxing champ Tapia is not his dad after all, in the latest saga involving the troubled boxer after his death. The Albuquerque Journal reports Thursday, March 2, 2017, a copy of the test results obtained by the newspaper indicates conclusively that Jerry Padilla is not Tapia's biological father. (AP Photo/Jake Schoellkopf, File)

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