
Billy Dib signs off with victory in his final fight
Three years on from being told he had six months to live in his fight against cancer, Australia’s former world champion Billy Dib won the final bout of his career.
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Three years on from being told he had six months to live in his fight against cancer, Australia’s former world champion Billy Dib won the final bout of his career.

Less than three years ago, Billy Dib was told he had lost his final fight. But with cancer in the rear-view mirror, Dib has decided to raise his middle finger to it, fight once more and say goodbye on his terms.

Former world champion Billy Dib is facing a much more serious battle outside of boxing. In October, Dib had a cancerous tumor surgically removed, and now, the findings from the procedure have been revealed, as the 37-year-old Australian has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma cancer, Dib revealed on his Instagram page.

Former world champion Billy Dib, 37-years-old, has revealed to his followers that he has cancer. Six years ago, Dib lost his first wife to leukemia. The boxer has since remarried and has a young child.

Former world champion Billy Dib is recovering after an unexpected ending to his fight with Jacob Ng on Saturday night in Broadbeach, Australia.

With interest in Australian boxing at its highest in years, the world has its eyes on the land down under, with fighters such as George Kambosos, Andrew and Jason Moloney catching the attention of the international boxing public.

Jacob Ng is zoned in for the biggest night of his professional career, as he clashes with former IBF world champion Billy Dib on March 19 at the Star Casino on Australia's Gold Coast.

Billy Dib is eyeing one last big run, with the former IBF world champion eyeing an all-Australian showdown if he gets past the upcoming challenge of rising star Jacob Ng.

Jacob Ng is readied for the biggest step-up of his career, as he clashes with former IBF world champion Billy Dib on March 19 at the Star Casino on Australia's Gold Coast.

Billy Dib has been there and done it in professional boxing. A former IBF world featherweight champion, and even a playable character on the legendary EA Sports Fight Night series.