Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley

Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley
Date	March 22, 1967
Venue	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Title(s) on the line	WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring undisputed heavyweight championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer
Boxer	Muhammad Ali
Nickname	"The Greatest"
Hometown	Louisville, Kentucky
Pre-fight record	28–0 (22 KO)
Age	25 years, 2 months
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	211 lb (96 kg)
Style	Orthodox
Recognition	WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring; Undisputed Heavyweight Champion
Result
	Ali won via 7th round KO

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.

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

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

Confirmed bouts:^[7]

Country	Broadcaster
Philippines	ABS-CBN
United Kingdom	BBC

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

Preceded by vs. Ernie Terrell	Muhammad Ali's bouts 22 March 1967	Succeeded by vs. Jerry Quarry
Preceded by vs. Floyd Joyner	Zora Folley's bouts 22 March 1967	Succeeded by vs. Wayne Kindred

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