{"id":346198,"date":"2026-05-23T15:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-a-yorkshire-scaffolder-ended-up-fighting-muhammad-ali\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T15:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T14:00:19","slug":"how-a-yorkshire-scaffolder-ended-up-fighting-muhammad-ali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-a-yorkshire-scaffolder-ended-up-fighting-muhammad-ali\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Yorkshire scaffolder ended up fighting Muhammad Ali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/OiCibCu7cVk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How a Yorkshire scaffolder ended up fighting Muhammad Ali\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OiCibCu7cVk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>50 years ago a scaffolder from Bradford took fought against perhaps the greatest boxer the world has ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Dunn was one of only four Britons ever to step into the ring with Muhammad Ali.<\/p>\n<p>In 1976 when he fought Ali, Dunn he was British and European Heavyweight Boxing champion . He went four rounds with the boxing legend in Munich before being knocked out in the fifth .<\/p>\n<p>Richard Dunn received a hero&#8217;s welcome when he returned home to Bradford after the fight.<\/p>\n<p>In this documentary we rewatch the fight with Dunn, hearing his memories of the clash, as well as looking back at how it was covered at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>50 years ago a scaffolder from Bradford took fought against perhaps the greatest boxer the world has ever seen. Richard Dunn was one of only four Britons ever to step into the ring with Muhammad Ali. In 1976 when he fought Ali, Dunn he was British and European Heavyweight Boxing champion . 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