Muhammad Ali Visits Nigeria



Heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali visited Nigeria in June 1964.

A controversial and polarizing figure during his early career, he remains the only three-time lineal World Heavyweight Champion which he won in 1964, 1974, and 1978. 



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