Cassius Clay (soon
Muhammad Ali) fought a ten-round boxing match with
Willi Besmanoff
William David Besmanoff (October 4, 1932 – October 20, 2010) was a German boxer who was a heavyweight contender in the 1950s. He was born in Munich, Germany. His father was Jewish American. When Willi was 11, he was imprisoned in the Buche ...
in
Louisville
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border.
...
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.
References
Besmanoff
1961 in boxing
Boxing matches in Louisville, Kentucky
1961 in sports in Kentucky
November 1961 sports events in the United States
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