Longest Rounds In Boxing. Andy bowen and jack burke fought for seven hours and 19 minutes in new orleans la. The prize was the lightweight championship of the south and a purse of 2 500.
The bouts or rounds are the longest and the fighters go for 12 rounds. The greatest number of rounds was 276 in 4 hr 30 min when jack jones beat patsy tunney in cheshire in 1825. The time the fight ended.
The bout lasted for seven hours and 19 minutes from 9 00 pm until early morning the next day going 110 rounds.
The longest boxing match with gloves in history was 110 rounds long. Professional boxing can extend from 10 to 12 rounds while amateur boxing lasts three rounds. Professional boxing bouts are the longest among all calibers and age groups and rightly so. Before the queensbery rules were introduced in 1867 each round of a fight would last until someone was knocked down.
