Muhammad Ali Boxing Joe Bugner This Day in Boxing June 30, 1975

 

• Muhammad Ali 224½ lbs
• Joe Bugner 230 lbs
• UD round 15
• Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Referee: Takeo Ugo 73-67
• Judge: Ken Brady 72-65
• Judge: Suthee Prom Jara 73-65
• World Boxing Council Heavyweight Title
• World Boxing Association Heavyweight Title

 

Notes:

The fight was shown on closed circuit TV in the United States and about 59 other countries.

Ali’s purse was $2,000,000 and Bugner’s was $500,000.

Ali was a 3 to 1 favorite.

There was an estimated crowd of 22,000.