Catch Ali-Bonavena on OLN tomorrow night!

02/08/2006

Catch Ali-Bonavena on OLN tomorrow night!

Press Release: Last week, OLN introduced the first live event of the new Fight Night series it airs in association with Top Rank. This week's episode will air the first classic fight of the series, the December  7, 1970 Muhammad Ali vs.  Oscar Bonavena match.   This bout was Ali's second comeback fight after being stripped of the title for refusing to fight in the Viet Nam war and his subsequent legal vindication that led to his reinstatement as a licensed boxer.  The fight was action-packed and featured Bonavena rocking Ali in the ninth round with a big right hand.  It looked like the fight would go the full 15 rounds before Ali came roaring back, scoring three knockdowns to win the fight by knockout in the final round. Hosted by famed ring announcer, Michael Buffer, Ali vs. Bonavena, will premiere Thursday, August 3 at 9 p.m. ET on OLN. According to Marc Fein, Senior Vice President of Programming and Production for OLN,  “these classic fights will be packaged in such a way that the viewer will not see just the fight but will also get the whole story around the fight."