Boxing Trivia
The longest boxing match (with gloves) was 110 rounds long. It began around 9 p.m. on April 6, 1893 and ended the next day well after 4 a.m. Andy Bowen and Jack Burke fought for seven hours and 19 minutes in New Orleans, La. to a "draw."
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