Former Boxing manager Andy Smith has died at the age of 78.
Smith, who guided Dave 'Boy' Green and Joe Bugner to European titles, passed away at a nursing home in Eastrea, Cambridgeshire this morning after a long illness.
Green paid tribute to Smith, his career-long manager who also secured him two world light-welterweight title fights against Sugar Ray Leonard and Carlos Palomino.
Green said: "In my opinion Andy was the best boxing manager this country has ever seen because he was more than that - he was a father figure, an adviser and a great man.
"Andy got me two shots at the world title which was a great achievement.
"We signed one contract and never needed another one which is the way it should be."
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