This day in boxing. A look back.

[IamInuit]

June 12th

My fight for today,

1989-Ray Leonard vs Tommy Hearns. Not only did Tommy have to wait to long for a rematch because of Leonard but he then gets boned. How Leonard got a split draw out of this retaining his 168 title is a mystery to me



1916: Benny Leonard ND 10 Johnny Dundee.
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1933: Jackie Brown W 15 Valentin Angelmann. Retains NBA Flyweight Title.
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1964: Emile Griffith W 15 Luis Rodriguez. Retains World Welterweight Title.
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1976: Rigoberto Riasco KO 10 Livio Nolasco. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
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1980: Ayub Kalule W 15 Marijan Benes. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.
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1981: Larry Holmes KO 3 Leon Spinks. Retains World Heavyweight Title.
-Saoul Mamby W 15 Jo Kimpuani. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.
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1982: Michael Spinks KO 8 Jerry Celestine. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
*-Leonardo Cruz W 15 Sergio Palma. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
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1984: Rocky Lockridge KO 11 Tae Jin Moon, Anchorage, Alaska. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title. Most likely the farthest north on this continent where a title has ever been contested.
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1988: Sumbu Kalambay W 12 Robbie Sims. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.
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1989: Sugar Ray Leonard D 12 Thomas Hearns. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.
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1992: Joey Gamache KO 8 Chil Sung Chun. Wins vacant WBA Lightweight Title.
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1994: Saensor Ploenchit W 12 Aquiles Guzman Retains WBA Flyweight Title.
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1999: Byron Mitchell KO 11 Frankie Liles Wins WBA Super Middleweight Title.
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2008: Edwin Valero KO 7 Takehiro Shimada Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.
*-Hozumi Hasegawa KO 2 Cristian Faccio Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.