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.
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He knocked Burke down in the 25th round, but the bell rang before Burke could be counted out. At some point during the match, both of Burke’s hands were broken, and the two opponents grew so tired that their boxing talents made no difference.
Most of the crowd had left by midnight, and many who hadn’t were asleep in their chairs. By the 108th round, no punches were being thrown – the men just circled each other over and over.
By the 110th round, the referee, John Duffy, called the match a draw and suggested the two men could split the prize.
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