José Sulaimán

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José Sulaimán was a prominent Mexican boxing administrator who led the World Boxing Council for decades and became one of the most influential figures in modern professional boxing.

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instanceOf Mexican person
boxing administrator
human
sports administrator
awardReceived induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
induction into the World Boxing Hall of Fame
causeOfDeath complications from heart surgery
child Mauricio Sulaimán NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Mexico NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Mexico
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1931-05-30
dateOfDeath 2014-01-16
describedBySource International Boxing Hall of Fame records
employer World Boxing Council NERFINISHED
endTime 2014 (end of presidency of the World Boxing Council)
ethnicOrigin Lebanese descent
familyName Sulaimán NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork professional boxing
fullName José Sulaimán Chagnón NERFINISHED
genre sports governance
givenName José NERFINISHED
hasRole boxing commissioner
sports leader
headOfOrganization World Boxing Council NERFINISHED
influenced global boxing sanctioning practices
professional boxing regulations
knownFor advocating for boxers’ rights
expanding the global reach of the World Boxing Council
implementing safety measures in professional boxing
languagesSpoken Spanish
memberOf World Boxing Council NERFINISHED
nationality Mexican
nativeLanguage Spanish
notableFor influence on modern professional boxing
leadership of the World Boxing Council
occupation boxing administrator
sports executive
placeOfBirth Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld president of the World Boxing Council
predecessor Luis Spota NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
residence Mexico City, Mexico NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
startTime 1975 (start of presidency of the World Boxing Council)
successor Mauricio Sulaimán NERFINISHED
workLocation Mexico City NERFINISHED
worldwide (through the World Boxing Council)

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WBC previousPresident José Sulaimán
subject surface form: World Boxing Council