Episode 841

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6th Apr 2026

Tickling in MMA?, a 7 hour Boxing match?, and the Modern Day Olympics were born - This DiSH for April 6

In 2024, MMA fighter Mason Lewis used an unconventional method of tickling his opponent to escape a hold.

In 1893, boxers Andy Bowen and Jack Burke fought to a draw in New Orleans after 7 hours, 19 minutes.

In 1987, Sugar Ray Leonard won a controversial split decision over reigning middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

In 1896, the modern Olympic games were born in Greece.

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This Day in Sports History
Remember and relive the greatest moments in sports history every day of the year.
Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact. 

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