Apr 17

Fight of the day

2010:Sergio Martinez vs Kelly Pavlik.



1900: Matty Matthews KO 19 Mysterious Billy Smith, NYC. Wins World Welterweight Title.

1909: Joe Jeanette KO 50 Sam McVey, Paris. Between 34 and 38 kds in this marathon. This was the fight of the century not the one sided Thrilla in Manilla.

1913: Jack Dillon ND 10 Battling Levinsky, Rochester, NY.

1914: Willie Ritchie W 20 Tommy Murphy, San Francisco. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1917: Battling Nelson ND 12 Freddie Welsh, St. Louis.

1967: Nino Benvenuti W 15 Emile Griffith, NYC. Wins World Middleweight Title.

1979: Jim Watt KO 12 Alfredo Pitalua, Glascow, Scotland. Wins vacant WBC Lightweight Title.

1980: Ayub Kalule KO 12 Emiliano Villa, Copenhagen. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1999: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 9 John Brown, Indio, CA. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

-Angel Manfredy W 10 Ivan Robinson, Indio, CA.

2004: Chris Byrd Draw 12 Andrew Golota, NYC. Retains IBF Heavyweight Title.

-John Ruiz KO 11 Fres Oquendo, NYC. Retains WBA Heavyweight Title.

-Wayne Braithwaite W 12 Louis Azille, NYC. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

-Vivian Harris W 12 Oktay Urkal, Berlin, Germany.

2010: Lucian Bute KO 3 Edison Miranda, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

-Sergio Martinez W 12 Kelly Pavlik, Atlantic City. Wins World Middleweight Title.