Cassius Clay (soon Muhammad Ali) fought a ten-round boxing match with Willi Besmanoff in Louisville on November 29, 1961. Clay won the bout through a technical knockout in the seventh round after the referee stopped the fight with Besmanoff sprawled on his back on the canvas.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
| Date | November 29, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Clay won by TKO in 7st round (1:55) | |||||||||||||||||||
