This day in boxing. A look back.

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Feb 8

Fight of the day x 2

1981: Hilario Zapata vs Joey Olivo-Lol@ Durans bling.


1997:Prince Naseem Hamed vs Tom (Boom Boom) Johnson



1924: Pancho Villa W 15 Georgie Marks, NYC. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1930: Panama Al Brown WF 4 Johnny Erickson, NYC. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1950: Jersey Joe Walcott KO 3 Harold Johnson, Philadelphia. Fourteen years prior Walcott stopped Phill Johnson (Harold’s father), in three; also in Philly.

1970: Shozo Saijyo W 15 Godfrey Stevens, Tokyo. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1981: Hilario Zapata KO 13 Joey Olivo, Panama City. Retains WBC Junior flyweight Title.

1986: Miguel Lora W 12 Wilfredo Vasquez, Miami Beach. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1992: James Toney W 12 Dave Tiberi, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Middleweight Title. One of the biggest hose jobs I have ever seen.

1997: Steve Collins KO 5 Frederic Seillier, Millwall, England.

-Robin Reid KO 7 Giovanni Pretorius, Millwall, England. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.

-Prince Naseem Hamed KO 8 Tom (Boom Boom) Johnson, Millwall, England. Wins IBF Featherweight Title.

1998: Enrique Sanchez W 12 Rafael Del Valle, Lake Charles, LA. Wins vacant WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

2003: Shane Mosley No-Contest 3 Raul Marquez. Nasty gash by clash of heads.

2004: Yodsanan Nanathachai KO 7 Ryuhei Sugita, Gifu, Japan. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

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Feb 9

Fight of the day x 2

1980: Lupe Pintor vs Alberto Sandoval


2008: Carlos Quintana vs Paul Williams






1908: Jackie Fields born Jacob Finkelstein.

1940: Joe Louis W 15 Arturo Godoy, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title. By all accounts, this split decision win was one of Joe's toughest fights.

1969: Shozo Saijyo W 15 Pedro Gomez, Tokyo. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1973: Venice Borkorsor W 15 Erbito Salavarria, Bangkok. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1974: Carlos Monzon KO 7 Jose Napoles, Paris. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1980: Lupe Pintor KO 12 Alberto Sandoval, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1986: Marvin Johnson KO 7 Leslie Stewart, Indianapolis. Wins vacant WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1991:Terry Norris W 12 Sugar Ray Leonard, NYC. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title. The end of an era.

2000:

The legendary hall-of-famer Beau Jack, 78 has passed away at a nursing home in Miami, Florida from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Beau Jack, who twice held the world lightweight title in the 1940’s, holds the Madison Square Garden record for main events with 21.

2008: Carlos Quintana W 12 Paul Williams, Temecula, CA. Huge upset!

-Edgar Sosa W 12 Jesus Iribe, Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

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Feb 10

Fight of the day

1979: Miguel Canto vs Antonio Avelar



1894: George Lavigne D 8 Young Griffo, NYC.

1908: Tommy Burns KO 4 Jack Palmer, London. Retains world Heavyweight Title.

1917: Harry Greb ND 6 Mike Gibbons, Philadelphia.

1922: Benny Leonard W 15 Rocky Kansas, NYC. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1928: Tony Canzoneri W 15 Benny Bass, NYC. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1930: Jimmy Slattery W 15 Lou Scozza, Buffalo. Wins vacant World Light Heavyweight Title.

1950: Billy Graham W 10 Kid Gavilan, NYC.

1979: Miguel Canto W 15 Antonio Avelar, Merida, MX. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1980: Chan Hee Park W 15 Arnel Arrozal, Seoul. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1982: Chul Ho Kim KO 8 Koki Ishii, Taegu, South Korea. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1995: Johnny Tapia W 12 Jose Rafael Sosa, Albuquerque.

1996: Felix Trinidad KO 4 Rodney Moore, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.

1997: Mark Johnson W 12 Alejandro Montiel, Inglewood. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2005: Oscar Larios W 12 Wayne McCullough, Lemoore, CA. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

2007: Sugar Shane Mosley W 12 Luis Collazo, Las Vegas. Shane’s first fight at welterweight in 5 years.

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Feb 11

Fight of the day x 2

1953: Kid Gavilan vs Chuck Davey


1990: James Douglas vs Mike Tyson



1916: Sam Langford KO 19 Harry Wills, New Orleans. Wills loses his World coloured heavyweight title claim

Sam Langford knocked out Harry Wills in the 19th round of a scheduled twenty-round go at a local arena last night. Until the knockout blow neither fighter seemed to have the advantage.

(Reno Evening Gazette)

Sam finally stopped his rival in the 19th round with a left hook to the jaw. It was the fourth knockdown Wills received.

(The Gleaner)

1949: Willie Pep W 15 Sandy Saddler, NYC. Regains World Featherweight Title. FOTY

1953: Kid Gavilan KO 10 Chuck Davey, Chicago. Retains World Welterweight Title. The undefeated Davey falls to 37-1-2.

1959: Joe (Old Bones) Brown W 15 Johnny Busso, Houston. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1978: Carlos Palomino KO 7 Ryu Sorimachi, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

1983: Marvin Hagler KO 6 Tony Sibson, Worcestor, MA. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1984: Thomas Hearns W 12 Luigi Minchillo, Detroit. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

1989: Rene Jacquot W 12 Donald Curry, Grenoble. Wins WBC Super Welterweight Title. Upset of the year.

-Brian Mitchell KO 8 Salvatore Bottiglieri, Capo D’ Orlando, Italy. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

-Napa Kiatwanchai W 12 John Arief, Korat, Thailand. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

1990: James Douglas KO 10 Mike Tyson, Tokyo. Wins World Heavyweight Title. Douglas, a 43-1 underdog, scores the greatest upset in sports history.

1995: Henry Maske W 12 Egerton Marcus, Frankfurt, Germany. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

1996: Carlos Salazar KO 6 Antonello Melis, Rome. Retains IBF Super flyweight Title.

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Feb 12

Fight of the day x 2

1971: Ken Buchanan vs Ruben Navarro


2000:Kostya Tszyu vs Amed Santos



1966: Vicente Saldivar KO 2 Floyd Robertson, Mexico City. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1971: Ken Buchanan W 15 Ruben Navarro, Los Angeles. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1977: Esteban DeJesus KO 6 Buzzaw Yamabe, Bayamon, PR. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

1989: Myung Woo Yuh KO 10 Katsumi Komiyama, Chongiu, South Korea. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1993: Tony Lopez W 12 Dingaan Thobela, Sacramento. Retains WBA Lightweight Title. Controversial decision.

1994: Tom Johnson W 12 Orlando Soto, St Louis. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

2000: Zab Judah KO 4 Jan Bergman, Uncasville, Connecticut. Wins vacant IBF Super Lightweight Title.

-Kostya Tszyu KO 8 Amed Santos, Uncasville, Connecticut. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

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Feb 13

Fight of the day

1999:Oscar De La Hoya W 12 Ike Quartey. I've always thought the wrong man won.



1917: Jim Flynn KO 1 Jack Dempsey, Murray, UT.

1942: Billy Conn W 12 Tony Zale, NYC.

1952: Rocky Marciano KO 6 Lee Savold, Philadelphia. The Rock’s 39th win without a loss.

1957: Joe (Old Bones) Brown KO 11 Wallace (Bud) Smith, Miami. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1977: Dong Kyun Yum W 15 Jose Cervantes, Seoul. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1982: Osvaldo Ocasio W 15 Robbie Williams, Johannesburg. Wins newly created WBA Cruiserweight Title.

-Michael Spinks KO 6 Mustapha Wassaja, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

-Alexis Arguello KO 6 Bubba Busceme, Beaumont, TX. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

1983: Donald Curry W 15 Jun Sok Hwang, Fort Worth, TX. Wins vacant WBA Welterweight Title.

-Leroy Haley W 12 Saoul Mamby, Cleveland. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1987: Fidel Bassa W 15 Hilario Zapata, Barranquilla. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1993: James Toney KO 9 Iran Barkley, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Super Middleweight Title.

-Roy Jones Jr. KO 1 Glenn Wolfe, Las Vegas.

-John-John Molina KO 8 Francisco Segura, Bayamon PR. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1994: Jake Rodriguez W 12 Charles Murray, Atlantic City. Wins IBF Super Lightweight Title.

-Saensor Ploenchit W 12 David Griman, Bangkok. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1998: Laurent Boudouani D 12 Guillermo Jones, Albuquerque, NM. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

-Johnny Tapia W 12 Rodolfo Blanco, Albuquerque, NM. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

-Will Grigsby W 12 Javier Cintron, Albuquerque.

1999: Richie Woodhall KO 6 Vincenzo Nardiello, Newcastle, England. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.

-Oscar De La Hoya W 12 Ike Quartey, Las Vegas. Retains World Welterweight Title.

-Takanori Hatakeyama D 12 Saul Duran, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

-Erik Morales KO 2 Angel Chacon, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

2010: Nonito Donaire KO 3 Manuel Vargas, Las Vegas.

-Fernando Montiel KO 1 Ciso Morales, Las Vegas

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Feb 14

Fight of the day

1981: Eusebio Pedroza vs Patrick Ford



1914: Tom McCormick WF 6 Waldemar Holberg, Sydney. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1916: Jimmy Wilde KO 12 Joe Symonds, London. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1918: Jack Dempsey KO 1 Jim Flynn, Ft. Sheridan, IL.

1945: Chester Slider W 10 Henry Armstrong, Oakland. Armstrong’s final fight. Hanks last fight.

1951: Sugar Ray Robinson KO 13 Jake LaMotta, Chicago. Wins World Middleweight Title. Last fight between these two and Ray finishes 5 and 1.

1955: Carlos Ortiz KO 1 Harry Bell, NYC. Ortiz’ pro debut.

1973: Muhammad Ali W 12 Joe Bugner, Las Vegas.

1981: Eusebio Pedroza KO 13 Patrick Ford, Panama City. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1987: Evander Holyfield KO 7 Henry Tillman, Reno. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.

1988: Buddy McGirt KO 12 Frankie Warren, Corpus Cristi, TX. Wins vacant IBF Super Lightweight Title.

2002: A New York jury awards World Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis $8-million in damages in his lawsuit with former promoter and manager Panos Eliades.

2009: Cristobal Cruz W 12 Cyril Thomas, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France. Retains IBF Feather weight Title.

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Feb 15

Fight of the day x 2

1970: Jose Napoles vs Ernie Lopez 1




1992:Michael Carbajal vs Marcos Pacheco



1916: Jack Britton ND 10 Ted (Kid) Lewis, Brooklyn. Non-title fight.

1937: Marcel Thil W Disq. 6 Lou Brouillard, Paris. Retains World Middleweight Title. Poor Lou loses twice to this man and in the same fashion.

1964: Carlos Ortiz KO 14 Flash Elorde, Manila. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1969: Rene Barrientos W 15 Ruben Navarro, Quezon City. Wins vacant WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1970: Jose Napoles KO 15 Ernie Lopez, Inglewood. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1977: Marvin Hagler KO 12 Willie Monroe, Boston.

1978: Leon Spinks W 15 Muhammad Ali, Las Vegas. Wins World Heavyweight Title.

-Danny (Little Red) Lopez KO 6 David Kotey, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1982: Sugar Ray Leonard KO 3 Bruce Finch, Reno. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1985: Lester Ellis W 15 Hwan Kil Yuh, Melbourne. Wins IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1986: Barry McGuigan KO 14 Danilio Cabrera, Dublin. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

-Cesar Polanco W 15 Elly Pical, Djakarta. Wins IBF Super Flyweight Title.

1991: Muangchai Kittikasem KO 6 Sot Chitalada, Ayuthaya, Thailand. Wins WBC Flyweight Title.

1992: Julian Jackson KO 1 Ismael Negron, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Middleweight Title.

-Michael Carbajal W 12 Marcos Pacheco, Phoenix. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1997: Sirimongkol Singmanassuk W 12 Jesus Sarabia, Bangkok. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

2000: Ring announcer Chuck Hull, 75, dies at his home in Las Vegas.

2003: Rafael Marquez KO 8 Tim Austin, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Bantamweight Title.

Victor Burgos KO 12 Alex Sanchez, Las Vegas. Wins vacant IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

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Feb 16

Fight of the day x 2. A look at Livingstone Bramble.

Not a big fan of using woulda, shoulda, coulda but they all apply here even though he did pretty well for himself.

1985: Livingstone Bramble W 15 Ray Mancini


1986: Livingstone Bramble vs Tyrone Crawley



1963: Flash Elorde W 15 Johnny Bizarro, Manila. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1970: Joe Frazier KO 5 Jimmy Ellis, NYC. Wins vacant World Heavyweight Title.

1973: Antonio Cervantes W 15 Josua Marquez, San Juan. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1974: Bruno Acari W Disq. 8 Tony Ortiz, Turin, Italy. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

-Ernesto Marcel W 15 Alexis Arguello, Panama City. Retains WBA Featherweight Title. Three months later Marcel would retire from boxing. Alexis would not lose another fight for almost 9 years.

1980: Tae Shik Kim KO 2 Luis Ibarra, Seoul. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1983: ST Gordon KO 8 Jesse Burnett, East Rutherford, NJ. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

1985: Billy Costello W 12 Leroy Haley, Kingston, NY. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

-Livingstone Bramble W 15 Ray Mancini, Reno. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

1986: Livingstone Bramble KO 11 Tyrone Crawley, Reno. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

-Ki Yung Chung KO 7 Tyrone Jackson, Ulsan, South Korea. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

1992: Robert Quiroga W 12 Carlos Mercado, Salerno, Italy. Retains IBF Super flyweight Title.

2006: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam W 12 Gilberto Keb Baas, Chainart, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

2008: Kelly Pavlik W 12 Jermain Taylor, Las Vegas. Non-title fight

-Cristian Mijares W 12 Jose Navarro, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title. Referee: Russell Mora | judge: Chris Wilson 115-113 | judge: Adalaide Byrd 117-111 | judge: Doug Tucker 108-120.

Lol Doug Tucker should have immediately changed his name to Silly Fucker.

-Fernando Montiel KO 4 Martin Castillo, Las Vegas.

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Feb 17

Fight of the day

2001:Erik Morales vs Guty Espadas



1918: Harry Wills KO 5 Sam McVey, Panama City.

1922: Jack Britton D 15 Dave Shade, NYC. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1935: Freddie Miller KO 1 Jose Girones, Barcelona. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1941: Joe Louis KO 2 Gus Dorazio, Philadelphia. Retains world Heavyweight Title.

1966: World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali’s draft status is mysteriously reclassified from exempt (for failing an aptitude test) to 1A.

1976: Koichi Wajima KO 15 Jae Do Yuh, Tokyo. Regains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1991: Michael Carbajal KO 2 Macario Santos, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

-Phillip Holiday KO 10 John Lark, Hammanskraal, South Africa. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

1999: Floyd Mayweather W 12 Carlos Rios, Grand Rapids, MI. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

2001: Andrew (Six Heads) Lewis KO 7 James Page, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Welterweight Title.

-Takanori Hatakeyama D 12 Rick Roberts, Tokyo. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

-Erik Morales W 12 Guty Espadas, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Featherweight Title.

-Lehlo Ledwaba KO 9 Arnel Barotillo, Carnival City, South Africa. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

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Jan 18

Fight of the day

1995: Oscar De La Hoya W 12 John-John Molina


1930: Jack (Kid) Berg KO 11 Mushy Callahan, London. Wins World Super Lightweight Title.

1936: Freddie Miller W 12 Johnny Pena, Seattle. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1961: Vicente Saldivar KO 1 Baby Palacios, Oaxaca, Mexico. Saldivar’s pro debut.

1969: Mando Ramos KO 11 Carlos Teo Cruz, Los Angeles. Wins World Lightweight Title.

1972: Mando Ramos W 15 Pedro Carrasco, Los Angeles. Wins WBC Lightweight Title.

1978: Sammy Serrano W 15 Mario Martinez, Hato Rey, PR. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1979: Sammy Serrano W 15 Julio Valdez, San Juan. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1989: Simon Brown KO 3 Jorge Maysonet, Budapest. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.

-Pernell Whitaker W 12 Greg Haugen, Hampton, VA. Wins IBF Lightweight Title.

1995: Oscar De La Hoya W 12 John-John Molina, Las Vegas.

-Francisco Tejedor KO 7 Jose Luis Zepeda, Cartagena, Columbia. Wins vacant IBF Flyweight Title.

1996: Henry Maske W 12 Duran Williams, Germany. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title. 9th successful defense.

2005: Antonio Margarito KO 10 Sebastian Andres Lujan, Atlantic City. Ear Gate.

2006: Antonio Margarito KO 1 Manuel Gomez, Las Vegas.

-Brian Viloria W 12 Jose Antonio Aquirre, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

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Feb 19

Fight of the day

2000: Eric Morales vs Marco Antonio Barrera 1


1909: Abe Attell ND 10 Jem Driscoll, NYC.

1924: Jack Delaney W 10 Tommy Loughran, Boston.

1934: Panama Al Brown W 15 Young Perez, Paris. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1937: Freddie Steele W 15 Babe Risko, NYC. Wins NBA & New York World Middleweight Title.

1938: Freddie Steele KO 7 Carmen Barth, Cleveland. Retains NBA Middleweight Title.

1945: Willie Pep W 15 Phil Terranova, NYC. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1963: Denny Moyer W 15 Stan Harrington, Honolulu. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.

1966: Ismael Laguna KO 8 Carlos Hernandez, Panama City. Non-title fight.

1978: Freddy Castillo KO 14 Luis Estaba, Caracas. Wins WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1989: Sung Kil Moon KO 5 Chiaki Kobayashi, Taejon, South Korea. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

1994: Rafael Ruelas W 12 Freddie Pendleton, Inglewood. Wins IBF Lightweight Title.

-Humberto Gonzalez W 12 Michael Carbajal, Los Angeles. Wins IBF and keeps WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

2000: Eric Morales W 12 Marco Antonio Barrera, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title. I always thought Mab won this one and Eric won the next. The wrong man won the first 2 fights.

2005: Bernard Hopkins W 12 Howard Eastman, Los Angeles. Retains World Middleweight Title. Hopkins 20th Title defense.

-Jermain Taylor KO KO 3 Daniel Edouard, Los Angeles.

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February 20

Fight of the day

1993: Azumah Nelson vs Gabriel Ruelas


1909: Sam McVey W 20 Joe Jeanette, Paris.

1933: Battling Shaw W 10 Johnny Jadick, New Orleans. Wins world Super Lightweight Title.

1938: Sixto Escobar W 15 Harry Jeffra, San Juan. Regains World Bantamweight Title.

1948: Ezzard Charles KO 10 Sam Baroudi, Chicago. The next morning at 5:48 a.m. Baroudi, 20, was pronounced dead. Ezzard may have went on to win the title and defend it 9 times but he was never the same fighter.

1976: Muhammad Ali KO 5 Jean-Pierre Coopman, San Juan, P.R. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

-Alfredo Escalera KO 13 Jose Fernandez, Hato Rey, PR Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1983: Juan LaPorte W 12 Ruben Castillo, Hato Rey, PR. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1985: Sot Chitalada KO 5 Charlie Magri, London. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1988: Elly Pical W 15 Raul Diaz, Pontianak, Indonesia. Retains IBF Super flyweight Title.

1993: Virgil Hill KO 11 Adolpho Washington, Fargo, ND. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

-Michael Nunn KO 1 Danny Morgan, Mexico City. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

-Chris Eubank W 12 Lindell Holmes, London.

- Terry Norris KO 2 Maurice Blocker, Mexico City. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

-Julio Cesar Chavez KO 5 Greg Haugen, Mexico City. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title. 130,000 in attendance.

-Azumah Nelson W 12 Gabriel Ruelas, Mexico City. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1997: Gerry Penalosa W 12 Hiroshi Kawashima, Tokyo. Wins WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1999: Felix Trinidad W 12 Pernell Whitaker, NYC. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.

-Terronn Millett KO 5 Vince Phillips, NYC. Wins IBF Super Lightweight Title.

-Pichitnoi C. Siriwat W 12 Joma Gamboa, Sanui, Thailand. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

2010: Elio Rojas W 12 Guty Espadas Jr. Merida, Mexico. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

-Giovanni Segura KO 3 Walter Tello, Acapulco, Mexico. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

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February 21

Fight of the day

2004: Joe Calzaghe KO 7 Mger Mkrtchian



1906: Abe Attell W 15 Jimmy Walsh, Chelsea, MA. Regains World Featherweight Title.

1908: Packey McFarland W 10 Freddie Welsh, Milwaukee.

1910: Ad Wolgast KO 40 Battling Nelson, Richmond, CA. Wins World Lightweight Title.

-Frankie Conley KO 42 Monte Attell, Vernon, CA. Wins World Bantamweight Title.

1912: Johnny Kilbane W 20 Abe Attell, Vernon, CA. Wins World Featherweight Title.

1933: Young Corbett III W 10 Jackie Fields, San Francisco. Wins World Welterweight Title.

1937: Sixto Escobar W 15 Lou Salica, San Juan. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1941: Tony Zale KO 14 Steve Mamakos, Chicago. Retains NBA Middleweight Title.

1951: Archie Moore KO 9 Jimmy Bivins, NYC.

1957: Carmen Basilio KO 2 Johnny Saxton, Cleveland. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1960: Fighting Harada KO 4 Isami Masui, Tokyo. Harada’s pro debut.

1987: Carlos De Leon KO 4 Angelo Rottoli, Bergamo, Italy. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

-Bobby Czyz KO 2 Willie Edwards, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

1989: Dennis Andries KO 5 Tony Willis, Tuscon. Wins vacant WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

1998: Juan Carlos Gomez W 12 Marcelo Dominguez, Mar Del Plata, Argentina. Wins WBC Cruiserweight Title.

-Nana Konadu KO 2 Abraham Torres, Mar Del Plata, Argentina. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

-Khalid Rahilou W 12 Jean Baptiste-Mendy, Paris. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

2002: Yoddamrong Sithyodthong W 12 Yober Ortega, Nakornratchasima, Thailand. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

2003: Wayne Braithwaite KO 4 Ravea Springs, Miami. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

2004: Joe Calzaghe KO 7 Mger Mkrtchian, Cardiff, Wales. Calzaghe improves to 37-0(30).

2009: Kelly Pavlik KO 9 Marco Antonio Rubio, Youngstown, OH. Retains World Middleweight Title.

-Miguel Cotto KO 5 Michael Jennings, NYC.

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February 22

Fight of the day

1992: Terry Norris vs Carl Daniels




1912: Johnny Kilbane W 20 Abe Attell, Vernon, CA. Wins World Featherweight Title.

1981: Lupe Pintor W 15 Jose Uziga, Houston. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1984: Loris Stecca KO 12 Leonardo Cruz, Milan. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1986: Sot Chitalada W 12 Freddy Castillo, El Kuwait, Kuwait. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1987: Lloyd Honeyghan KO 2 Johnny Bumphus, Wembley. Retains World Welterweight Title.

-Dodie Penalosa KO 5 Hi Sup Shin, Inchon, South Korea. Wins IBF Flyweight Title.

1992: Terry Norris KO 9 Carl Daniels, San Diego. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

-John-John Molina KO 4 Jackie Gunguluza, Sun City. Wins vacant IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1997: Nate Miller KO 2 Alexander Gurov, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.

-Arturo Gatti W 12 Tracy Patterson, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1998: Mark Johnson KO 1 Arthur Johnson, Washington, D.C. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2003: Erik Morales KO 3 Eddie Croft, Mexico City. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

-Jorge Arce KO 1 Ernesto Castro, Mexico City. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

-Jose Antonio Aguirre KO 7 Juan Alfonso Keb, Mexico City. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

2005: South Carolina-based promoter Robert Mitchell is sentenced to a 37-month prison term for his part in fixing a series of fights to build up the record of heavyweight Richie Melito.