WBA World Lightweight Champion Livingston Bramble Dies at 64
By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent
New York, NY (March 24th, 2025)– Former World Boxing Association World Lightweight champion Livingston Bramble, also known as Ras-l Alujah Bramble, whose Rastafarian vegetarian beliefs, voodoo dolls, love of snakes, and two successful HBO titular wins over Ray ‘Boom-Boom’ Mancini made him famous, has died at age 64.
A native of St. Kitts and Nevis raised on St. Croix, British Virgin Islands, between 1980 and 2003, Bramble compiled a professional record of 40-26-3 with 25 knockouts. After losing his WBA world title to the late Edwin Rosario at Abel Holtz Stadium in Miami, Florida in 1986, Bramble went 16-24-2 over the last 16 years of his career and never fought in a title bout again. In retirement, Bramble remained a favorite of fight fans, posing for pictures and signing autographs at autograph shows.
In an Official statement of the World Boxing Association, “Bramble was a true wildcard. (He was) an unorthodox fighter whose skill and durability were often underrated. He defended his belt twice, once in a rematch against (Ray) Mancini, and then against Tyrone ‘Butterfly’ Crawley. Beyond his ability in the ring, Bramble was known for his eccentric personality. A dedicated vegetarian and an avid snake lover, he famously walked to the ring with a live reptile draped around his shoulders, a spectacle that fascinated fight fans.”
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