Overview

• McCallum fell ill while driving to a Las Vegas gym on May 31 and was later found unresponsive by police.
• He became the first Jamaican world boxing champion in 1984 when he won the WBA junior middleweight title at Madison Square Garden.
• Over a near-20-year career, McCallum claimed world titles in three weight classes and compiled a 49-5-1 professional record.
• A first-ballot inductee into the Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003, he earned the ‘Bodysnatcher’ nickname for his devastating body shots.
• Tributes have come from boxing peers and Jamaican Sport Minister Olivia Grange as the community honors his legacy.