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Markus Beyer dead aged 47: Ex-WBC super middleweight champion suffers 'short' and 'serious' illness in hospital
![dpa) - Markus Beyer, German super middleweight boxer pictured during a press conference in Leipzig, Germany, 2 March 2003. Beyer is the current challenger to the World Champion title in super middleweight dpa) - Markus Beyer, German super middleweight boxer pictured during a press conference in Leipzig, Germany, 2 March 2003. Beyer is the current challenger to the World Champion title in super middleweight](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D3G0XT/dpa-markus-beyer-german-super-middleweight-boxer-pictured-during-a-D3G0XT.jpg)
dpa) - Markus Beyer, German super middleweight boxer pictured during a press conference in Leipzig, Germany, 2 March 2003. Beyer is the current challenger to the World Champion title in super middleweight
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Former world champion boxer Markus Beyer dies | Sports | German football and major international sports news | DW | 04.12.2018
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Foto ehemalige deutscher Supermittelgewicht Profi-Boxer Markus Beyer 100.SES Boxing Gala 6.3.15 Magdeburg Bild #6956823
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Glenn Catley recalls his world title triumph over Markus Beyer on the 20th anniversary of Frankfurt fight | Boxing News | Sky Sports
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