NUNN, MICHAEL-SUMBU KALAMBAY ON SITE POSTER (1989)

On March 25, 1989 IBF Middleweight Champion Michael Nunn fought WBA Middleweight Champion Sumbu Kalambay. Nunn knocked Kalambay out in the very first round. Nunn was a 5 to 1 favorite. The fight was originally scheduled to be a unification match between IBF champion Nunn and WBA champion Kalambay, but the WBA stripped Kalambay for choosing to fight Nunn instead of the WBA's mandatory challenger, Herol Graham, whom Kalambay had defeated two years earlier. Nunn's purse was $1.1 million, and Kalambay got $400,000. Nunn scored a one-punch knockout with a left to the chin of Kalambay. It was the only knockout loss of Kalambay's career. The fight was named The Ring Knockout of the Year. Offered here is an original, on site poster for this event.
This is an original, heavy paper, on site poster which pictures both fighters. Bold color and print. Bold, clear images. Clean front and back. Not creased or torn. No tack holes. Minor compressions from handling. 22" x 28."