The longest boxing match in history that lasted over 7 hours On April 6, 1893, Andy Bowen and Jack Burke fought the longest gloved boxing match in history at the Olympic Club in New Orleans, Louisiana. The boxing lasted for seven hours and 19 minutes, from 9:00 pm until early morning the next day, going 110 rounds. The prize was the Lightweight Championship of the South and a prize of $2,500. Burke was the favourite in the beginning, winning the first 25 rounds, but Bowen refused to be knocked down. READ ALSO:...