| 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]
This was first World Heavyweight Championship bout to be held at Madison Square Garden since Ezzard Charles vs. Lee Oma in January 1951.
Ali won the bout by knocking out Folley in the seventh round. [2]
This would be Ali's last boxing match before his suspension from boxing. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Confirmed bouts: [7]
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 Philippines | ABS-CBN |
 United Kingdom | BBC |
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