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Muhammad Ali vs. Larry Holmes Athletic Committee, but it was not made public at that time. Based on the report, Ali was granted a boxing license in Nevada. Ali weighed in at 217½ pounds, his lightest weight since he defeated George Foreman on October 30, 1974. There were no knockdowns, but Holmes dominated the fight and was given every round by all three judges. Holmes won through a technical knockout after Ali's trainer Angelo Dundee stopped the fight after the tenth round. According to the "Telegraph": According to Ferdie Pacheco, Ali's former ring doctor, "All the people involved in this fight should've been arrested. This