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Oct. 12, 1978: James Scott vs Eddie Gregory at Rahway State Prison

Summary by The Fight City
It remains one of the more unlikely episodes in all of boxing history. A convicted criminal locked inside a maximum security penitentiary not only competed in sanctioned, professional boxing matches, but performed on national television and was officially ranked at the top of the light heavyweight division. A twisted Cinderella story of the sordid kind, it captured the imaginations of millions of American sports fans, before the clock eventually…
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