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Black History Spotlight for Sept. 26: Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson

Sonny Liston knocked out Floyd Patterson to win heavyweight boxing championship in 1962. Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in 2 minutes and 10 seconds in the first round to retain the world heavyweight title. Liston took the title from Patterson with a first-round knockout in Chicago in September of 1962.

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