Muhammad Ali's 'Rumble in the ジャングル' belt sells for $6.1M
DALLAS (AP) - Muhammad Ali´s 選手権 belt from his 1974 "Rumble in the ジャングル" heavyweight 肩書を与える fight was sold at auction on Sunday for $6.18 million.
The 勝利者 of the heated 競争 for the belt was Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, によれば 遺産 Auctions in Dallas.
In a tweet Sunday, Irsay 確認するd he acquired the belt for his collection of 激しく揺する music, American history and pop culture memorabilia that is 現在／一般に 小旅行するing the country.
The belt will be 陳列する，発揮するd on Aug. 2 at Chicago´s 海軍 Pier and on Sept. 9 in Indianapolis.
"Proud to be the steward!" Irsay tweeted.
"After several hours of watching two 入札者s go 支援する and 前へ／外へ over this belt, this 証明するd to be a 戦う／戦い worthy of the Rumble itself," Chris Ivy, 遺産´s director of sports auctions, said in a 声明.
FILE - 審判（をする） Zack Clayton, 権利, steps in after 挑戦者 Muhammad Ali, second from 権利, knocked 負かす／撃墜する defending heavyweight 支持する／優勝者 George Foreman, 底（に届く）, in the eighth 一連の会議、交渉／完成する of their 選手権 一区切り／（ボクシングなどの）試合 on Oct. 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaire. Ali's 選手権 belt from the 1974 "Rumble in the ジャングル" heavyweight 肩書を与える fight was sold at auction on Sunday, July 24, 2022, for $6.18 million. (AP Photo/とじ込み／提出する)
The 1974 fight was one of ボクシング´s most memorable moments. Ali stopped the fearsome George Foreman to 再度捕まえる the heavyweight 肩書を与える in the African nation of Zaire. Ali won the fight in a ノックアウト in the eighth 一連の会議、交渉／完成する.
