Cassius Clay vs Sonny Banks 1961-02-10

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Event
Cassius Clay vs Sonny Banks

Date
Fri 10th February 1961 (UTC)
Fri 10th February 1961 (Local)

Timestamp
1961-02-10T00:00:00

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24-11-22 16:00 (PST Los Angeles)
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League
Boxing

Season
1962

Round
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Location
Madison Square Garden

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Description

Cassius Clay (soon Muhammad Ali) fought Sonny Banks in a ten-round boxing match at Madison Square Garden in New York City on February 10, 1962. Clay won the fight through a technical knockout when the referee stopped the fight in the fourth round. The event is remembered for being the first professional boxing match in which Ali was officially knocked down in the ring by his boxing opponent.