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Lee Dalgetty & Ruth Suter

Scots boxing legend Ken Buchanan to be laid to rest at Edinburgh's St Giles' Cathedral

Scots boxing legend Ken Buchanan will be laid to rest later this month.

Funeral arrangements have been planned for the lightweight champion, who sadly passed away on April 1 at the age of 77. A memorial service will take place at St Giles' Cathedral on April 25, Edinburgh Live reports.

The procession will pass the former Sparta Boxing Club, McDonald Road and Ken Buchanan statue. Ken, from Edinburgh, had an impressive career after rising to undisputed world lightweight champion in 1971.

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