LESTER ELLIS SIGNED & FRAMED PRINT in HALLAM, Victoria for sale

'Always an attractive drawcard'
Born on March 15, 1965, Lester Ellis earned early success as an amateur, winning the Australian Bantamweight Championship before turning professional in 1983. The young fighter, now fighting in the Junior Lightweight division, went through 1983 and 1984 undefeated, finishing 1984 by winning the Commonwealth title from Zambian, John Sichula. His rapid progress reached a peak on February 15, 1985 in Melbourne when he challenged the disturbingly named Korean, Hwan Kil Yuh, for the IBF Junior Lightweight title. After 15 gruelling rounds, Lester Ellis was the new world champion. However boxing can be a fickle sport, and his meteoric rise up the ranks was equally rapid on the way downâ€Â¦ Just five months later, Lester Ellis - after one successful title defence against Rod Sequenan - lost the world crown to another Victorian, Barry Michael.