Today in sports, August 24
Aug. 24 Today in sports history Today is Aug. 24. On this date in: 1868: Billy Edwards defeated Sam Collyer in 34 rounds to win the lightweight championship of America, a bare-knuckle-era title bo… [+2983 chars]
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