An Englishman raised in Australia, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Fitzsimmons" id="mwaQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bob Fitzsimmons">Bob Fitzsimmons</a>, fought an Irishman, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Maher_(boxer)" id="mwag" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Peter Maher (boxer)">Peter Maher</a>, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_World_Heavyweight_Championship" id="mwaw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="1896 World Heavyweight Championship">1896 World Heavyweight Championship</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing" id="mwbA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Boxing">boxing</a>.