Overview
- Chuvalo's death on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 was confirmed by Sully's Boxing Gym in Toronto and by family friend Tom Doyle with later confirmation from his son Mitch; funeral and public memorial plans have not yet been announced.
- He fought 93 professional bouts from 1956 to 1978 and is widely reported to have finished with 73 wins, 18 losses and two draws, with 64 knockouts.
- Chuvalo was famed for never being knocked down in his career and twice went the distance with Muhammad Ali, who called him “the toughest guy I ever fought.”
- Personal tragedy shaped his post‑boxing life: after losing three sons and his first wife to addiction and suicide, he spent decades giving anti‑drug talks under his 'Fight Against Drugs' campaign.
- In later years Chuvalo developed dementia and spent several years in residential care at the Chartwell Grenadier Retirement Residence, and tributes have poured in from the boxing community and Canadian public figures.