Ali-Bugner fight?
(N.Z. Press Assn—Copyright) LOS ANGELES.
Muhammad Ali will defend his world heavyweight title against Britain’s Joe Bugner in Chicago on; June 8 if Ali defeats Chuckl Wepner, the Associated' Press reported. A boxing source said con-! tracts had been signed for an outdoor fight between Ali and Bugner, the European champion, at Chicago’s Soldier Field. Ali fights Wepner in Cleveland on March 24 and iis an overwhelming favourite to defend successfully the crown he won by knocking out George Foreman last October. Agreement on the contract was reached in London, the source said.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33794, 17 March 1975, Page 28
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