Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley
Appearance
Date | March 22, 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) on the line | WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring undisputed heavyweight championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ali won via 7th round KO |
Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley was a professional boxing match contested on March 22, 1967, for the undisputed heavyweight championship.[1]
Background
[edit]This was first World Heavyweight Championship bout to be held at Madison Square Garden since Ezzard Charles vs. Lee Oma in January 1951.
The fight
[edit]Ali won the bout by knocking out Folley in the seventh round.[2]
Aftermath
[edit]This would be Ali's last boxing match before his suspension from boxing.[3][4][5][6]
Undercard
[edit]Confirmed bouts:[7]
Broadcasting
[edit]Country | Broadcaster |
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ABS-CBN |
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BBC |
References
[edit]- ^ "Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "'Phantom' Chop stops Folley". The Telegraph. 23 March 1967. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 166–7. ISBN 9780671688929.
- ^ Felix Dennis; Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. pp. 150–2.
- ^ "ZORA FOLLEY RANKS MUHAMMAD ALI AS NO. 1". Sports Illustrated. 10 April 1967. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "AFTER MUHAMMAD, A GRAVEYARD". Sports Illustrated. 3 April 1967. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".
Categories:
- 1967 in boxing
- 1967 in sports in New York City
- March 1967 sports events in the United States
- 1960s in Manhattan
- Boxing matches at Madison Square Garden
- Boxing matches involving Muhammad Ali
- World Boxing Association heavyweight championship matches
- World Boxing Council heavyweight championship matches
- Boxing stubs