Several hundred people packed a New York church on Monday to say final goodbyes to Carmen Basilio.
The former world middleweight champion, who was 85 when he died last week, was buried after a church service in Irondequoit, a suburb of Rochester.
Basilio won the world title from legendary Sugar Ray Robinson in 1957 before losing a rematch six months later.
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The former world middleweight champion, who was 85 when he died last week, was buried after a church service in Irondequoit, a suburb of Rochester.
Basilio won the world title from legendary Sugar Ray Robinson in 1957 before losing a rematch six months later.
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