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The Rumble in the Jungle was a historic boxing event that took place on October 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). It pitted the undefeated world Heavyweight champion George Foreman against former world champion and challenger Muhammad Ali. Ali won by knocking out Foreman in the eighth round. It has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century".

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