Oct 21


Fight of the day

1953: Bobo Olson vs Randy Turpin







1902: Jack Johnson KO 12 Frank Childs, Los Angeles. Karma sucks.
For a brief period Childs housed Johnson. That arrangement ended during the wee hours of a bitterly cold winter night due to the unexpected arrival of Child’s cousin. Despite Johnson’s pleads, Childs pointed to the door.
1930: Maxie Rosenbloom KO 11 Abie Bain, NYC. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1932: Barney Ross W 10 Battling Battalino, Chicago.

1933: Primo Carnera W 15 Paolino Uzcudun, Rome. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1953: Bobo Olson W 15 Randy Turpin, NYC. Wins vacant World Middleweight Title.

1961: Duilio Loi D 15 Eddie Perkins, Milan. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1965: Dick Tiger W 15 Joey Giardello, NYC. Regains World Middleweight Title.

1966: Sandro Lopopolo KO 8 Vicente Rivas, Rome. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1968: Curtis Cokes W 15 Ramon LaCruz, New Orleans. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1972: Koichi Wajima KO 3 Matt Donovan, Tokyo. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.

1973: Eder Jofre KO 4 Vicente Saldivar, Salvador, Brazil. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1978: Danny Lopez DQ 4 Fel Clemente, Pesaro, Italy. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1979: Sung Jun Kim W 15 Rey Melendez, Seoul. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1988: Charles Williams KO 3 Rufino Angulo, Villenave d’ Omon, France. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

1989: Glem McCrory KO 11 Siza Makhatini, Langbourgh, England. Retains IBF Cruiserweight Title.

1993: Leo Gamez KO 9 Shiro Yahiro, Tokyo, Japan. Wins vacant WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1995: Yong Soo Choi KO 10 Victor Hugo Paz, Salta, Argentina. Wins vacant WBA Super Featherweight Title.

2000: Francisco Castillejo KO 4 Javier Martinez, Mexico City. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.
-Jose Aguirre KO 4 Erdene Chuluun, Mexico City. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.