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Some 120 years before Trump’s UFC event, Theodore Roosevelt lost partial vision in a boxing match
Trump will be a mere spectator at the UFC fights at his 80th birthday bash. Roosevelt took a more hands-on approach
Donald Trump is throwing himself a huge 80th birthday party on Sunday with a UFC fight on the White House South Lawn, but he’ll be a mere spectator. About 120 years ago, another brash New Yorker turned president took a much more hands-on approach to sparring at the White House, when Theodore Roosevelt lost sight in his left eye during a 1905 boxing match there.
Roosevelt, the 26th American president, made the revelation in 1917, eight years after leaving the White House.
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Frederic J Frommer · Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 12:00 PM
US news | The Guardian
Trump will be a mere spectator at the UFC fights at his 80th birthday bash. Roosevelt took a more hands-on approach
Donald Trump is throwing himself a huge 80th birthday party on Sunday with a UFC fight on the White House South Lawn, but he’ll be a mere spectator. About 120 years ago, another brash New Yorker turned president took a much more hands-on approach to sparring at the White House, when Theodore Roosevelt lost sight in his left eye during a 1905 boxing match there.
Roosevelt, the 26th American president, made the revelation in 1917, eight years after leaving the White House.
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