Kinshasa News "Rumble in the Jungle"

Kinshasa News.
Rumble in the Jungle"ring stolen as fans marks anniversary.
Officials in Kinshasa have revealed the ring used for  
" The Rumble in the Jungle "has been stolen as boxing fans
Thursday marked 40 years since one of the most famous
and brutal hours  in the sport's history.

As the sporting world remembers Muhammad Ali's epic
showdown with  George Foremen the search is on f or the
ring which the two boxers climbed into at dawn on  October
30,1974.

The ring Was stole a few years ago" Barthelmey Bosongo said
manager of the Tata Raphael stadium which staged the fight.

A leading  sports official in the Democratic Republic of Congo
who wished to remain anonymous believes the bulky piece of
sporting memorabillia "is in South Africa.

According to Bosongo "there are no signs left now of the fight"  
apart from the two dressing  room which Ali and Foremen
used to change before stepping out for the fight.and into
the boxing folklore.

It may be making headlines around the world but Thursday's
40th anniversary was passing off virtually unobserved
 in Kinshasa itself.

At the Tata Raphael   stadium it was just like any  other day
Youngsters were knocking a ball around outside while
inside Yvonne 47when asked about the importance of the
day,replied"What happened 40 years ago?"

 The stadium itself  looks as though it has lost a few rounds
against Ali in the intervening years.
The terraces,which were packed with 100,000 people on the
night ,are falling apart.Water leaks into the gyms where
Ali and Foremen  trained'.

Bosongo revealed that a long awaited makeover was on the cards.
The government 's ordered the stadium ,including the dressing room
,to be renovated by a Chinese company.