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Cassius Clay vs. Alejandro Lavorante

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Cassius Clay (soon Muhammad Ali) fought Argentinian Alejandro Lavorante in a ten-round boxing match in the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena on July 20, 1962. Clay won the bout by knocking out Lavorante in the fifth round.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. ^ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 47–8.
  3. ^ Felix Dennis; Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 58. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Clay-Lavorante nearly set for July 9 at Sports Arena". Los Angeles Times. 22 May 1962. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Lavorante finds telling flaws in movies of Clay-Daniels bout". Los Angeles Times. 16 July 1962. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Unbeaten Clay stops Lavorante in 5th". Los Angeles Times. 21 July 1962. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Clay Is Man of His Word". The Free-Lance Star. 21 July 1962. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Clay Lives Up To Prediction". The Pittsburgh Press. 21 July 1962. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  9. ^ Michael Ezra (2009). Muhammad Ali:The Making of an Icon. Temple University Press. p. 38.
  10. ^ "LAVORANTE DIES OF RING INJURIES". The New York Times. 2 April 1964. Retrieved 14 October 2016.