Boxing Champion Rocky Lockridge Dies At 60

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Former boxing champion Rocky Lockridge passed away at 60 due to complications from a stroke after years of publicly battling drug problems.

Lockridge's family confirmed his death on Thursday.

'It is with great pain but a whole heart that I tell you family and friends that my father Ricky Lockridge aka Rocky Lockridge has passed away,' said Lockridge's son Ricky, as quoted by TMZ. 'All he wanted was to be in the comfort of his home with friends/ family. God has called him to walk through the gates of heaven.'