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George Foreman (l., in the fight against Axel Schulz)
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Two women have filed civil lawsuits against ex-boxer George Foreman in California.
They accuse the 73-year-old of sexually abusing them in the 1970s.
Foreman had already said he denies the allegations.
According to the lawsuits, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the women were said to be daughters of Foreman's business associates.
One was a boxer and sparring partner, the other a long-time advisor to the boxer.
The two women, who are now more than 60 years old, specifically accuse Foreman of having forced them to have sex on several occasions.
A hotel in San Francisco and an apartment in Beverly Hills are named as suspected crime scenes.
They are said to have been minors at the time.
"I deny these allegations"
Foreman himself had already commented on the allegations last month.
"In the last six months, two women have attempted to extort millions of dollars each from me and my family," Foreman said.
According to Foreman, the pair falsely accused him of "sexually abusing her over 45 years ago in the '70s."
I strongly and categorically deny these allegations,” Foreman said.
Foreman now wants to "work with my attorneys to fully and truthfully uncover the dealings of my accusers and to defend me in court."
He's not looking for a fight, but he's not running away from him either.
Foreman had won the 1968 Olympic gold medal, defeated Joe Frazier in the 1973 heavyweight title bout, but lost the belt the following year to Muhammad Ali in the famous "Rumble in the Jungle" fight.
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