For a fabulous $6.18 million, Muhammad Ali’s championship belt was sold for the heavyweight title in 1974, the Jungle Fight or Jungle Fight, in which the legend Clay managed to win one of the most famous boxing fights of all time. This is reported by the German website Der Spiegel.
The iconic belt was sold at auction on Sunday (July 24, 2022) and belonged to Jim Irsai, owner of the Indianapolis Colts. Irsay confirmed the belt for his collection of American history and music memorabilia. “I am proud to have received it,” he tweeted.
The belt will go on display in August and is one of the highest prices ever paid for sports memorabilia. In 1974, Muhammad Ali Clay met the powerful boxer George Foreman in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Ali managed to defeat Koeman in this match, which is one of the most famous in the world of boxing, according to the website of the German newspaper “Frankfurt Allgemeine”. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali passed away in 2016 at the age of 74 after a long battle with illness. The late boxer is considered one of the world’s greatest sports figures.
