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
Muhammad Ali (British boxer) suspended by AIBA after testing positive for a steroid in April. In February 2018 the AIBA announced he had been banned for two years and would be eligible to compete again in May 2019. In September 2018, Ali made history by becoming the first boxer with type one diabetes to win a fight. He was diagnosed with the condition at the age of four. Ali hails from Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. He is of Pakistani descent; his family originates from Layyah in southern Punjab. Muhammad Ali (British boxer) Muhammad Ali (born 20 June 1996) is a British boxer who