November 16,

Fight of the day- Not sure how Ayala remained standing

2002: Erik Morales vs Paulie Ayala



1906: Abe Attell W 15 Billy DeCousey, San Diego. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1927: Tiger Flowers, 32, dies while undergoing surgery to remove scar tissue from around his eyes.

1932: (Slapsie) Maxie Rosenbloom W 10 John Henry Lewis, San Francisco.

1934: Bob Olin W 15 (Slapsie) Maxie Rosenbloom, NYC. Wins World Light Heavyweight Title.
-James J. Braddock W 10 John Henry Lewis, NYC.
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1963: Flash Elorde W Disq. 11 Love Allotey, Quezon City. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1974: Wilfredo Gomez D 6 Jacinto Fuentes, Panama City. Gomez’ pro debut. Gomez would go undefeated, scoring all knockouts in his next 32-outings.

1979: Alexis Arguello KO 8 Bobby Chacon, Inglewood. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.
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1984: Dodie Penalosa W 15 Chum Hwan Choi, Quezon City, Phillipines. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1996: Vitali Klitschko KO 2 Tony Bradham, Hamburg, Germany. Klitschko’s pro debut.
-Wladimir Klitschko KO 1 Fabian Meza, Hamburg, Germany. Klitschko’s pro debut.

2001: Manuel Medina KO 6 Frankie Toledo, Las Vegas. Regains IBF Featherweight Title.

2002: Sven Ottke W 12 Rudy Markussen, Nurnberg, Germany. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.
-Erik Morales W 12 Paulie Ayala, Las Vegas. Wins vacant WBC Featherweight Title.
-Jorge Arce KO 3 Agustin Luna, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.