May 9

Fight of the day

1970: Vicente Saldivar vs Johnny Famechon



1905: Jack Johnson ND 6 Joe Jeanette, Philadelphia.

1908: Stanley Ketchel KO 20 Jack (Twin) Sullivan, Colma, CA. Wins vacant World Middleweight Title.

1930: Young Jack Thompson W 15 Jackie Fields, Detroit. Wins NBA Welterweight Title.

1941: Billy Soose W 15 Ken Overlin, NYC. Wins World Middleweight Title.

1964: Sugar Ramos W 15 Floyd Robertson, Accra. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1970: Vicente Saldivar W 15 Johnny Famechon, Rome. Wins WBC Featherweight Title. Saldivar regains the title in his second fight since retiring in 1967.

1971: Carlos Monzon KO 3 Nino Benvenuti, Monte Carlo. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1983: Rafael Orono W 12 Raul Valdez, Caracas, Venezuela. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1985: Jiro Watanabe W 12 Julio Soto Solano, Tokyo. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1988: Kaokor Galaxy W 12 Wilfredo Vasquez, Bangkok. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

1992:Terry Norris KO 4 Meldrick Taylor, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

1998: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 8 John John Molina, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

2009: Chad Dawson W 12 Antonio Tarver, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.