Boxing legend George Foreman is fighting the claims of a 22-year-old woman who says she is his daughter.

Foreman, who retired from boxing and has gone on to sell food grills and car mufflers, said he took a blood test that proved he is not the father of Jasmine Christina Foreman. He says the allegation is years old and stems from his previous marriage to Cynthia Lewis. They divorced in 1978.

The former heavyweight champion says he has fathered 10 children, including five sons named George.

"I have looked and made sure I could keep all my dear children together for years, so as they would always know each other," Foreman told the Houston Chronicle in Friday's editions.

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Jasmine Foreman's lawsuit against the former boxer seeks her recognition as his child. No monetary award is requested, the newspaper reported.

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