Date | March 13, 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clay won in 10 rounds by unanimous decision |
Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones was a professional boxing match contested on March 13, 1963. Clay won on points in what would prove to be one of the closest fights of his early professional career. The fight was named 1963's Fight of the Year by The Ring.[1]