July 30


Fight of the day. Two for the price of one.

1988: Julian Jackson vs Buster Drayton, Atlantic City


1989: Julian Jackson vs Terry Norris, Atlantic City



1884: Jack Dempsey (The Nonpareil) KO 22 George Fulljames. Becomes the first recognized world middleweight champion. The first bout under the Marquis of Queensberry rules.

1917: Harry Greb ND 10 Jack Dillon, Pittsburgh.

1931: Frankie Genaro KO 6 Jackie Harmon, Waterbury, CT. Retains NBA flyweight title.

1972: Enrique Pinder W 15 Rafael Herrera, Panama City. Wins world bantamweight title.

1977: Carlos Monzon W 15 Rodrigo Valdez, Monte Carlo. Retains world middleweight title. Monzon dropped for the first time in 13 years and Valdez gets close to taking it.
Monzon announces his retirement.

1979: Pipino Cuevas W 15 Randy Shields, Chicago. Retains WBA welterweight title.

1988: Julian Jackson KO 3 Buster Drayton, Atlantic City. Retains WBA super-welterweight title.

1989: Julian Jackson KO 2 Terry Norris, Atlantic City. Retains WBA super-welterweight title.

1992: Al Cole W 12 James Warring, Stanhope, NJ. Wins IBF cruiserweight title.

1994: Alfred Kotey W 12 Rafael Del Valle, London.

1995: Wayne McCullough W 12 Yasuei Yakushiji, Nagoya. Retains WBC bantamweight title.

2004: Danny Williams KO 4 Mike Tyson, Louisville, KY.

2006: Rudy Lopez KO 7 Takashi Koshimoto, Fukuoka, Japan. Wins WBC Featherweight Title.

2008: Daisuke Naito KO 10 Tomonobu Shimizu, Tokyo. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.
-Takefumi Sakata W 12 Hiroyuki Hisataka, Tokyo. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.