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On May 10th in 1870, in Kennerville, Louisiana, a thirty-nine-year-old British man named Jem Mace became the first heavyweight world champion of boxing. He was the reigning British champion and he defeated Tom Allen who was the reigning American champion. Jem Mace was ten years older and more than ten pounds lighter than Tom Allen.Continue reading “This Week in Sports History: May 10, 1870”