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Kate Oglesby

SHOCKING: Rumble in the jungle remembered after 50 years | Mind Blowing Facts

Muhammad Ali (R) goes toe to toe with George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle on October 30, 1974 (Credit: AFP)

Alfred Mamba was just 12 when boxing great Muhammad Ali descended on Kinshasa, at that time the capital of Zaire, in October 1974 in a bid to regain his heavyweight title.

Mamba watched as his father -- a boxing referee -- helped carry flags into the arena ahead of the fight between Ali and fellow-American George Foreman in the early hours of October 30.

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