The Sovereign Nation - Lionel Rose vs Japanese Fighting Harada Lionel Edmund Rose MBE (21 June 1948 – 8 May 2011) was an Australian bantamweight boxer, the first Indigenous Australian to win
![1972 - World Title Match In Tokyo. Australian Wins Bantam Crown: Lionel Rose, the Australian aborigine boxer became the new world bantamweight champion after beating ''Fighting'' Harada ny unanimous decision Tuesday night ( 1972 - World Title Match In Tokyo. Australian Wins Bantam Crown: Lionel Rose, the Australian aborigine boxer became the new world bantamweight champion after beating ''Fighting'' Harada ny unanimous decision Tuesday night (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/FAC9R1/1972-world-title-match-in-tokyo-australian-wins-bantam-crown-lionel-FAC9R1.jpg)
1972 - World Title Match In Tokyo. Australian Wins Bantam Crown: Lionel Rose, the Australian aborigine boxer became the new world bantamweight champion after beating ''Fighting'' Harada ny unanimous decision Tuesday night (
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The Boxing Glove: The Boxing Glove Book Review: Lionel Rose: Australian-The Life Story of a Champion
![googledownunder on Twitter: "Today's #GoogleDoodle, celebrates Indigenous Australian boxer Lionel Rose, brought to life by Indigenous Australian guest artist Mark Munk Ross with support from Rose's family and Campfire X. Learn more googledownunder on Twitter: "Today's #GoogleDoodle, celebrates Indigenous Australian boxer Lionel Rose, brought to life by Indigenous Australian guest artist Mark Munk Ross with support from Rose's family and Campfire X. Learn more](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGM6z9oUUAQ-_qt.jpg:large)
googledownunder on Twitter: "Today's #GoogleDoodle, celebrates Indigenous Australian boxer Lionel Rose, brought to life by Indigenous Australian guest artist Mark Munk Ross with support from Rose's family and Campfire X. Learn more
![50 years on from Fighting Harada: remembering Aboriginal boxing champion Lionel Rose | Boxing | The Guardian 50 years on from Fighting Harada: remembering Aboriginal boxing champion Lionel Rose | Boxing | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ecaa63f9a53bed157e4e6fbd9ddc69588686722f/0_0_445_594/master/445.jpg?width=445&quality=85&dpr=1&s=none)
50 years on from Fighting Harada: remembering Aboriginal boxing champion Lionel Rose | Boxing | The Guardian
![Lionel Rose, World Champion Bantam Weight Boxer before departing to the USA to defend his title, National Portrait Gallery Lionel Rose, World Champion Bantam Weight Boxer before departing to the USA to defend his title, National Portrait Gallery](https://www.portrait.gov.au/files/5/6/e/c/i14489.jpg)
Lionel Rose, World Champion Bantam Weight Boxer before departing to the USA to defend his title, National Portrait Gallery
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