Muhammad Ali 21 during an elimination bout following Rocky Marciano's retirement. Mike Tyson broke both records in 1986 when he defeated Trevor Berbick to win the heavyweight title at age 20. Soon after the Liston fight, Clay changed his name to Cassius X, and then later to Muhammad Ali upon converting to Islam and affiliating with the Nation of Islam. Ali then faced a rematch with Liston scheduled for May 1965 in Lewiston, Maine. It had been scheduled for Boston the previous November, but was postponed for six months due to Ali's emergency surgery for a hernia three days before. The fight
Kevin Pritchard (boxer) Kevin Pritchard (boxer) Kevin Pritchard (born 26 September 1961) is a British former boxer who was British super featherweight champion between 1990 and 1991. Born in Ipswich and raised in Liverpool, Pritchard began boxing at the age of 10, a member of the English Electric ABC, and later Kirkby ABC. He made his professional debut at lightweight in December 1981, fighting a draw with JJ Barrett. With only one defeat in his first 12 fights, he was stopped by Glyn Rhodes in November 1982 in a fight for the vacant BBBofC Central Area lightweight title. Over the next two years