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The gloves Muhammad Ali wore when he beat Sonny Liston to win his first heavyweight world title fetched $836,500 at Auction on Saturday, almost 50 years to the day after the fight.
The gloves were part of Heritage Auctions’ Sports Platinum Night Auction, and the price was posted on their website, reports PM News.
The buyer was however, not identified.
The gloves were used by the young fighter from Louisville, Kentucky, then named Cassius Clay, to launch a legendary boxing career that made him a global sport icon.
On February 25, 1964, Clay stopped Liston in the seventh round to claim the crown, screaming as he jumped around the ring with his arms raised.
“I shook up the world,” said Clay, who the next day announced that he was changing his name to Muhammad Ali and embracing the Islamic faith.
The gloves were part of Heritage Auctions’ Sports Platinum Night Auction, and the price was posted on their website, reports PM News.
The buyer was however, not identified.
The gloves were used by the young fighter from Louisville, Kentucky, then named Cassius Clay, to launch a legendary boxing career that made him a global sport icon.
On February 25, 1964, Clay stopped Liston in the seventh round to claim the crown, screaming as he jumped around the ring with his arms raised.
“I shook up the world,” said Clay, who the next day announced that he was changing his name to Muhammad Ali and embracing the Islamic faith.
