The First World Championship Fight

Episode 1374  ·  Apr 17, 07:00 AM

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April 17, 1860. Englishman Tom Sayers and American John Heenan clash in a brutal and chaotic 2-hour boxing match—now regarded as the world’s first world championship bout.

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