Dec 5


Fight of the day


1973: Antonio Cervantes vs Lion Furuyama



1910: Digger Stanley W 20 Johnny Condon, London. Retains British World Bantamweight Title.

1938: Henry Armstrong KO 3 Al Manfredo, Cleveland. Retains World Welterweight Title.

-Sammy Angott W 10 Freddie Miller, Louisville.

1947: Joe Louis W 15 Jersey Joe Walcott, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title. Referee: Ruby Goldstein 6-7-2 | Judge: Frank Forbes 8-6-1 | Judge: Marty Monroe 9-6. Controversial decision. Louis’ 24th defense.I have pieced together this fight with the pieces of footage that is available and there is little doubt from what I have seen that Walcott won the fight.

1949: Ike Williams W 15 Freddie Dawson, Philadelphia. Retains World Lightweight Title. Scoring: 9-6, 8-7, 8-7.

1966: Bennie Briscoe KO 9 George Benton, Philadelphia, PA. Benton fails to come out for round 10.

1973: Antonio Cervantes W 15 Lion Furuyama, Panama City. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1978: Mike Rossman KO 6 Aldo Traversaro, Philadelphia. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1981: Arturo Frias KO 8 Claude Noel, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Lightweight Title.

-Rafael Pedroza W 15 Gustavo Ballas, Panama City. Wins WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1986: Duane Thomas KO 3 John Mugabi, Las Vegas. Wins vacant WBC Super Welterweight Title.

-Greg Haugen W 15 Jimmy Paul, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Lightweight Title.

1987: Evander Holyfield KO 4 Dwight Qawi, Atlantic City. Retains IBF/WBA Cruiserweight Title.

1992: Miguel Angel Gonzalez W 12 Darryl Tyson, Mexico City. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

-Tracy Patterson D 12 Daniel Zaragoza, Berck-Sur-Mer, France. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

-Wilfredo Vasquez KO 8 Thierry Jacob, Berck-Sur-Mer, France. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1997: Keith Holmes KO 11 Paul Vaden, Pompano Beach, FL. Retains WBC Middleweight Title.

1998: James Page W 12 Jose Luis Lopez, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

-Johnny Tapia W 12 Nana Konadu, Atlantic City. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

2000: Veerapol Sahaprom KO 5 Oscar Arciniega, Bangkok, Thailand. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

2002: Yodsanan Nanthachai KO 9 Lamont Pearson, Bangkok. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

2009: Amir Khan KO 1 Dmitriy Salita, Newcastle, England. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.