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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
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Kris Gourlay

Edinburgh locals line Royal Mile in memory of local boxing legend Ken Buchanan

Edinburgh locals lined the streets on Tuesday afternoon as the funeral cortege of local boxing great Ken Buchanan made its way to St Giles Cathedral.

They took their spot on the Royal Mile as the cortege made its way through the city centre, onto High Street and St Giles following Ken's sad passing on April 1, aged 77.

Born June 28, 1945, Ken became a professional boxer in 1965. He went on to win the WBA lightweight world title by dethroning Panama's Ismael Laguna in Puerto Rica in 1970, defeating Ruben Navarro in Los Angeles in 1971, and earning 33 other wins.

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