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In 1992 Dallas Malloy won a case and USA Boxing admitted women to its program, being the first governing body in the world to do so. [37] An international organization for amateur boxing was begun in 1946, known as the International Amateur Boxing Association. The development amateur scene of boxing has seen the United States as a world beater.
The Irish Athletic Boxing Association Ltd. (IABA) is the national governing body for amateur boxing on the island of Ireland, developing and controlling the sport. Founded in 1911, the IABA operates from the National Stadium in Dublin, the only purpose built amateur boxing stadium in the world.
History of YouTube boxing (2 C) R. Boxing rivalries (4 P) W. World boxing champions (6 C, 305 P) Pages in category "History of boxing" The following 18 pages are in ...
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Sam O'Rourke had gone to America in 1834, [19] and he and Burke staged sparring exhibitions across the country. On 6 May 1837, Burke and O'Rourke fought a prizefight in New Orleans . O'Rourke was favoured by the local Irish population, and a riot broke out among some of the Irish spectators during the third round.
When Ali Came to Ireland is a 2013 Irish documentary film directed by Ross Whitaker. It tells the story of how Killorglin-born circus strongman and publican Michael "Butty" Sugrue put up £300,000 and persuaded the renowned American boxing champion Muhammad Ali to make his first visit to Ireland to fight against ex-convict Alvin Lewis in Croke Park, Dublin in 1972.
Boxing in the 1940s in many ways reflected worldwide events that affected other endeavors as well. [ 1 ] World War II raged early in the decade, and just like baseballers, many popular boxers went overseas to fight for their countries, Joe Louis , Billy Conn , Beau Jack , and Bob Montgomery among them.
June 24 – Hogan Bassey becomes Nigeria's first world boxing champion in history, winning the vacant world Featherweight title with a tenth-round knockout of Cherif Hamia, at Paris. September 23 – Carmen Basilio becomes the world's Middleweight champion by defeating Sugar Ray Robinson by a fifteen-round split decision, at New York.