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| Date | 19 July 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ali won via 11th round TKO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Muhammad Ali vs. Alvin Lewis was a professional boxing match contested on 19 July 1972. [1]
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| Date | 19 July 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ali won via 11th round TKO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Muhammad Ali vs. Alvin Lewis was a professional boxing match contested on 19 July 1972. [1]
Killorglin-born circus strongman and publican, Michael "Butty" Sugrue, put up £300,000 to persuade Ali to face his former sparring partner Alvin Lewis at Croke Park. [2]
Ali won the bout through a technical knockout in the 11th round. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
A 2012 documentary called When Ali Came to Ireland presents the story of Ali's visit.
Confirmed bouts: [12]
| Country | Broadcaster |
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 Mexico | Telesistema Mexicano |
 Philippines | ABS-CBN |
 United Kingdom | BBC |
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