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Championship belt sold Mohamed Ali Klay From the heavyweight title fight in 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle"or the bush fight, was auctioned on Sunday for $6.18 million.
The winner of the heated auction for the belt was Jim Irsai, owner of the Indianapolis Colts, according to Heritage Auctions in Dallas.
In a tweet on Sunday, Irsay confirmed he had the belt for his collection of rock, American history and pop culture memorabilia currently touring the country.
The belt will be shown on August 2 at the Marine Tourist Pier area in Chicago And on September 9 in Indianapolis.
Ersay tweeted: "Proud to be the winner".
Chris Ivey, Director of Sports Auctions at Heritage, said in a statement: "After several hours of watching two bidders roam back and forth over this belt, this proved to be a battle worthy of competition.".
The 1974 fight was one of the most memorable moments in boxing, as Ali banned the boxer "scary" George Foreman regained the heavyweight title in the African nation of Zaire.
Ali won the fight by knockout in the eighth round.
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Championship belt sold Mohamed Ali Klay From the 1974 heavyweight title fight “Rumble in the Jungle,” at auction on Sunday for $6.18 million.
The winner of the heated auction for the belt was Jim Irsai, owner of the Indianapolis Colts, according to Heritage Auctions in Dallas.
In a tweet on Sunday, Irsay confirmed he had the belt for his collection of rock, American history and pop culture memorabilia currently touring the country.
The belt will be shown on August 2 at the Marine Tourist Pier area in Chicago And on September 9 in Indianapolis.
“Proud to be the winner,” Ersay tweeted.
“After several hours of watching two bidders go back and forth over this belt, this proved to be a well-deserved battle,” Heritage Sports Auctions Director Chris Ivey said in a statement.
The 1974 fight was one of the most memorable moments in boxing, as Ali prevented “scary” George Foreman from regaining the heavyweight title in the African nation of Zaire.
Ali won the fight by knockout in the eighth round.