{"id":33073,"date":"2023-04-01T13:32:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T13:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/2023\/04\/01\/ken-buchanan-scottish-boxing-great-dies-at-77\/"},"modified":"2023-04-01T13:32:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T13:32:29","slug":"ken-buchanan-scottish-boxing-great-dies-at-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/?p=33073","title":{"rendered":"Ken Buchanan: Scottish boxing great dies at 77"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1mfmb23kyka.0.0.0.1\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media gs-u-mb-alt+ qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".1mfmb23kyka.0.0.0.1.$image-0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".1mfmb23kyka.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/B019\/production\/_127818054_bbcbreakingnewsgraphic.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 800px, (min-width: 900px) 624px, (min-width: 600px) 976px, (min-width: 400px) 624px, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/400\/cpsprodpb\/B019\/production\/_127818054_bbcbreakingnewsgraphic.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/B019\/production\/_127818054_bbcbreakingnewsgraphic.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/B019\/production\/_127818054_bbcbreakingnewsgraphic.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/B019\/production\/_127818054_bbcbreakingnewsgraphic.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Breaking news\" class=\"qa-srcset-image\" data-reactid=\".1mfmb23kyka.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0.0\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".1mfmb23kyka.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1\"><span data-reactid=\".1mfmb23kyka.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0\">Scottish boxing legend Ken Buchanan has died at the age of 77.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1mfmb23kyka.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1mfmb23kyka.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\"><span data-reactid=\".1mfmb23kyka.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.0\">It comes a year after his son Mark confirmed he had been diagnosed with dementia.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1mfmb23kyka.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".1mfmb23kyka.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">Buchanan was Scotland&#8217;s first undisputed world champion and arguably the country&#8217;s greatest boxer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1mfmb23kyka.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".1mfmb23kyka.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">The Ken Buchanan Foundation confirmed his death, saying &#8220;it is with great sadness that we have to inform you Ken passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1mfmb23kyka.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".1mfmb23kyka.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">The statement added: &#8220;Further announcements will come and please give the family some time to process this sad news. RIP Ken, always a gentleman and one of the best champions we will ever see.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1mfmb23kyka.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><strong data-reactid=\".1mfmb23kyka.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.$bold-0\">More to follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/65149207?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Scottish boxing legend Ken Buchanan has died at the age of 77. It comes a year after his son Mark confirmed he had been diagnosed with dementia. 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