THE World Boxing Council has created a special Freedom Belt to commemorate ‘Juneteenth’. It will be presented to the winner of the bout between WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo and Juan Macias Montiel on June 19 in Houston.
The Juneteenth Freedom Belt is epitomised by the famous quote of journalist Jimmy Cannon about Joe Louis, which said: “Joe is a credit to his race … The Human Race!” (Fightnews)