'Rumble in the Jungle' Fight Ring Missing

 Officials in Kinshasa have revealed the ring used for "The Rumble in the Jungle" has been stolen as boxing fans Thursday marked 40 years since one of the most famous and brutal bouts in the sport's history.

As the sporting world remembers Muhammad Ali's epic showdown with George Foreman the search is on for the ring which the two boxers climbed into at dawn on October 30, 1974.

The ring "was stolen a few years ago," Barthelemy Bosongo, manager of the Tata Raphael stadium which staged the fight, told AFP.

"We don't know where it's gone, but it's no longer in Kinshasa," he added. "We're in the process of setting up a judicial investigation."

A leading sports official in the Democratic Republic of Congo who wished to remain anonymous believes the bulky piece of sporting memorabilia "is in South Africa".

Officials in Kinshasa have revealed the ring used for "The Rumble in the Jungle" has been stolen as boxing fans Thursday marked 40 years since one of the most famous and brutal bouts in the sport's history.

As the sporting world remembers Muhammad Ali's epic showdown with George Foreman the search is on for the ring which the two boxers climbed into at dawn on October 30, 1974.
The ring "was stolen a few years ago," Barthelemy Bosongo, manager of the Tata Raphael stadium which staged the fight, told AFP.
"We don't know where it's gone, but it's no longer in Kinshasa," he added. "We're in the process of setting up a judicial investigation."
A leading sports official in the Democratic Republic of Congo who wished to remain anonymous believes the bulky piece of sporting memorabilia "is in South Africa". - See more at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/othersports/rumble-in-the-jungle-ring-stolen-as-fans-mark-anniversary/article1-1280805.aspx#sthash.7J7QRcBs.dpuf