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Shea also hosted three title bouts
Baseball was not the only sport in which a world championship was hosted by Shea Stadium. Three world title fights were held in Flushing and future Hall-of-Famers Jose Torres, Carlos Ortiz, Ismael Laguna, Emile Griffith and Nino Benvenuti fought at the ballpark. The ring was set up at second base and ringside seats were on the infield.
The first fight card was May 21, 1966 when Torres successfully...
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