The distance (boxing) 19, 1987. While the International Boxing Federation, which had recently broken away from the WBA, continued to hold onto the position there was no documented medical evidence to show a 15-round fight is more dangerous than a 12-round fight, they eventually voted to shorten their championship distance to 12 rounds as well on June 3, 1988. The last heavyweight 15-rounder title fight was on October 16, 1987 between Mike Tyson and Tyrell Biggs. The last middleweight 15-rounder title fight was a World Boxing Board title match on June 7, 1997 in which Jose Alfredo Flores won a split decision over
Muhammad Ali in media and popular culture school's team name is the Bumblebees. "Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami" is a 2008 WLRN documentary which charts Cassius Clay's transformation from young boxing hopeful to cultural icon. The film traces Ali's stunning rise through the heavyweight ranks, his friendship with Malcolm X, his historic clash with champion Sonny Liston, and his subsequent refusal to fight in Vietnam. "a.k.a. Cassius Clay" is a 1970 documentary that covered Ali's triumphs and setbacks up to that moment in time. The documentary "When Ali Came to Ireland" (2012) tells the story of Ali's first visit to Ireland to fight against Alvin Lewis in