Cassius Clay vs. Alejandro Lavorante was a heavyweight professional boxing match.

Clay (soon Muhammad Ali) fought the Argentinian Lavorante in a ten-round match in the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena on July 20, 1962. Clay won the bout by knocking out Lavorante in the fifth round.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

References

  1. "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 47–8.
  3. Felix Dennis & Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 58.
  4. "Unbeaten Clay stops Lavorante in 5th". Los Angeles Times. 21 July 1962. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. "Clay Is Man of His Word". The Free-Lance Star. 21 July 1962. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. "Clay Lives Up To Prediction". The Pittsburgh Press. 21 July 1962. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. Michael Ezra (2009). Muhammad Ali:The Making of an Icon. Temple University Press. p. 38.


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