Longest Rounds In Boxing. At that point the fighters would go back to their corners and then the. It hardly helped matters that in 1893 lightweights jack burke and andy bowen made headlines for fighting 110 grueling rounds the longest gloved bout in recorded history.
The prize was the lightweight championship of the south and a purse of 2 500. While most heavyweight fights are set at 12 rounds of 3 minutes each some promoters can also shorten the duration to 8 or 10 rounds. On april 6 1893 and ended the next day well after 4 a m.
The longest boxing match with gloves in history was 110 rounds long.
It hardly helped matters that in 1893 lightweights jack burke and andy bowen made headlines for fighting 110 grueling rounds the longest gloved bout in recorded history. It hardly helped matters that in 1893 lightweights jack burke and andy bowen made headlines for fighting 110 grueling rounds the longest gloved bout in recorded history. History has recorded fights that have lasted 110 rounds but the standard number is 12. On april 6 1893 and ended the next day well after 4 a m.