And only days away from the first defence of the WBC title he won by beating Canadian Jean Pascal in a bruising and thrilling encounter in December, he has proof that, at the age of 31, he is only just hitting his peak.

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In 1908, American Jack Johnson became the first black boxer to win the world heavyweight title when he defeated Canadian Tommy Burns in Sydney.

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Canadian title holder Molitor will be familiar to English boxing fans following his first world title win against Hartlepool scrapper Michael Hunter four years ago.

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