<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Result </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Ali won by knockout in the 8th round (2: 58) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Rumble in the Jungle was a historic boxing event in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) on October 30, 1974 (at 4: 00 am). Held at the 20th of May Stadium (now the Stade Tata Raphaël), it pitted the undefeated world heavyweight champion George Foreman against challenger Muhammad Ali, a former heavyweight champion; the attendance was 60,000 . Ali won by knockout, putting Foreman down just before the end of the eighth round . It has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century". The event was one of Don King's first ventures as a professional boxing promoter . </P> <P> Don King arranged this fight with the music businessman Jerry Masucci, who took his famed musicians, Fania All Stars, to play at the venue . King managed to get Ali and Foreman to sign separate contracts saying they would fight for him if he could get a $5 million purse . However, as King did not have the money, he began seeking an outside country to sponsor the event . Zaire's dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, eager for the publicity such a high - profile event would bring, asked for the fight to be held in his country . </P>

Who fought for boxing world heavyweight title at the 1974 match known as the rumble in the jungle