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Young boxer Cassius Clay wins the Olympic light heavyweight gold medal in Rome, Italy, Europe. Immediately afterwards, he turns professional and goes on to become the most successful and best-loved boxer of his generation, changing his name to Muhammad Ali in 1964 after joining the Nation of Islam. His career will inspire many songs, including Bob Dylan's 1964 composition I Shall be Free No.10, Black Superman by Johnny Wakelin And The Kinshasa Band in 1975 and Muhammad Ali by Faithless in 2001.
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