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Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley was a professional boxing match contested on March 22, 1967, for the undisputed heavyweight championship.[1]

Background

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

Ali won the bout by knocking out Folley in the seventh round.[2]

Aftermath

This would be Ali's last boxing match before his suspension from boxing.[3][4][5][6]

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:[7]

References

  1. ^ "Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ^ "'Phantom' Chop stops Folley". The Telegraph. 23 March 1967. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  3. ^ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 166–7. ISBN 9780671688929.
  4. ^ Felix Dennis; Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. pp. 150–2.
  5. ^ "ZORA FOLLEY RANKS MUHAMMAD ALI AS NO. 1". Sports Illustrated. 10 April 1967. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ^ "AFTER MUHAMMAD, A GRAVEYARD". Sports Illustrated. 3 April 1967. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  7. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Muhammad Ali's bouts
22 March 1967 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
vs. Floyd Joyner
 Zora Folley's bouts
22 March 1967 		Succeeded by
vs. Wayne Kindred
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