Ali-Holmes title fight
NZPA-Reuter Las. Vegas An agreement was reached yesterday ' "to stage’ a title fight between the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, Larry Holmes, arid Muhammad Ali at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas on October 2; said "a spokesman for the Las Vegas hotel yesterday.
Doni.King, the- bout’s promoter, will announce the details at-a press conference in New York, today, the spokesman said. Unconfirmed; reports said that the three-times world champion, Ali, would receive SUSB million for the bout and Holmes approximately SUS 6 million. ,
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Press, 17 July 1980, Page 26
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