Stade Tata Raphaël Stade Tata Raphaël Stade Tata Raphaël (Father Raphael Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Originally known as Stade Roi Baudouin (King Baudouin Stadium) when it was inaugurated in 1952 and Stade du 20 Mai (20 May Stadium) in 1967, it was used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 50,000 people. The stadium's most famous event was The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman for the Undisputed WBC/WBA Heavyweight Championship that took place on October 30, 1974. 60,000 people attended the boxing match. In
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