Maurice Hope
Born in Antigua on December 6, 1951, Maurice Hope is widely regarded as a trailblazing boxer who served as a role model for up and coming Black boxers in the United Kingdom. Hope immigrated to London with his family at the age of nine.
Hope wrote his name in the history books on March 4, 1979, when he became the first Black immigrant British boxer to win a world title, according to Sky Sports. He also represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics in Munich in 1972.
