This day in boxing. A look back.

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June 20th

2 fights of the day

1980: Roberto Duran vs Sugar Ray Leonard 1. Either man could have got that one on the cards



1981: Alexis Arguello vs Jim Watt



1902: Jack Johnson Draw 20 Hank Griffin.

1924: Steve Sullivan W 10 Johnny Dundee. Wins World Super Featherweight Title.

1940: Joe Louis KO 8 Arturo Godoy. Retains World Heavyweight Title. These two fought about 4 months earlier and the Chilean demon crowded and disrupted Louis all night losing a narrow decision.

1960: Floyd Patterson KO 5 Ingemar Johansson. Becomes the first man to regain the World Heavyweight Title.

1966: Carlos Ortiz KO 12 Johnny Bizarro. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1972: Masao Ohba KO 5 Orland Amores. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1975: Ruben Olivares KO 2 Bobby Chacon.Wins WBC Featherweight Title. Chacon had to lose close to 8 pounds in 2 days.

1979: Masashi Kudo KO 12 Manuel R. Gonzalez. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1980: Roberto Duran W 15 Sugar Ray Leonard. Wins World Welterweight Title..

1981: Alexis Arguello W 15 Jim Watt. Wins WBC Lightweight Title.

2009: Wladimir Klitschko KO 10 Ruslan Chagaev. Wins vacant World Heavyweight Title.
-Gabriel Campillo W 12 Hugo Garay. Wins WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

-Edgar Sosa KO 5 Carlos Melo. Retains WBC Light Flyweight Title.

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June 21st

Fight of the day

1980: Salvador Sanchez vs Danny (Little Red) Lopez



1915: Jack Britton W 12 Mike Glover. Wins World Welterweight Title.

1928: Mickey Walker W 10 Ace Hudkins. Retains World Middleweight Title.
-Sammy Mandell W 15 Jimmy McLarnin. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1932: Jack Sharkey W 15 Max Schmeling. Wins World Heavyweight Title. Controversial decision.

1940: Henry Armstrong KO 3 Paul Junior. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1949: Ezzard Charles W 15 Jersey Joe Walcott. Wins vacant World Heavyweight Title.

1955: Archie Moore KO 3 Carl Olson. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1980: Salvador Sanchez KO 14 Danny (Little Red) Lopez. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1997: Uriah Grant W 12 Adolpho. Wins IBF Cruiserweight Title.
-Charles Brewer KO 5 Gary Ballard. Wins vacant IBF Super Middleweight Title.
-Nana Konadu KO 7 Daorung C. Siriwat. Regains WBA Bantamweight Title.

2003: Lennox Lewis KO 6 Vitali Klitschko. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

2008: Arthur Abraham KO 4 Edison Miranda. Non-title fight.
-Mikkel Kessler KO 12 Dimitri Sartison. Wins vacant WBA Super Middleweight Title.
-Andre Berto KO 7 Miguel Angel Rodriguez. Wins vacant WBC Welterweight Title.

2013: Krzysztof Wlodarczyk KO 8 Rakim Chakhkiev Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

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This day in boxing history I lost an amateur bout for the first time. I was 14. I remember the winner got a gold medal and I got a silver. I recall saying "Thanks, does the ref get a bronze?"
Guess I was a smartass even then.

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June 22

Fight of the day


2002: Marco Antonio Barrera W 12 Erik Morales



1937: Joe Louis KO 8 James J. Braddock, Chicago. Wins World Heavyweight Title.

1938: Joe Louis KO 1 Max Schmeling, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1942: Jimmy Bivins W 12 Joey Maxim, Cleveland.

1976: Carlos Palomino KO 12 John H. Stracey, Wembley. Wins World Welterweight Title.

1979: Larry Holmes KO 12 Mike Weaver, NYC. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.
-Roberto Duran W 10 Carlos Palomino, NYC.

1985: Sot Chitalada D 12 Gabriel Bernal, Bangkok. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1986: Azumah Nelson KO 10 Danilio Cabrera, San Juan. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1989: Daniel Zaragoza W 12 Paul Banke, Inglewood. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1996: Michael Moorer W 12 Axel Schulz, Dortmund, Germany. Regains the vacant IBF Heavyweight
-Hector Camacho W 12 Roberto Duran, Atlantic City. Bit of a jobbing.

2002: Marco Antonio Barrera W 12 Erik Morales, Las Vegas. Retains World Featherweight Title.
I've always called this the even Steven fight. Imo Mab won the first fight and missed out and in this one the reverse.

2007: Juan Carlos Reveco KO 8 Nethra Sasipara, Mendoza, Argentina. Wins vacant WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

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June 23

Fight of the day

2001: Oscar De La Hoya W 12 Francisco Castillejo


1900: Terry McGovern W 6 George Dixon, Chicago.

1902: Joe Walcott (The Barbados Demon) W 15 Tommy West, London. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1904: Abe Attell W 15 Johnny Reagan, St. Louis. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1919: Harry Greb ND Mike Gibbons, Pittsburgh.

1933: Barney Ross W 10 Tony Canzoneri, Chicago. Wins both World Super Lightweight and World Lightweight Titles.

1947: Jersey Joe Walcott W 10 Joey Maxim, Los Angeles.

1962: Harold Johnson W 15 Gustav Scholz, Berlin. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.
-Flash Elorde W 15 Auburn Copeland, Manila. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1969: Joe Frazier KO 7 Jerry Quarry, NYC. Retains New York World Heavyweight Title.

1973: Jose Napoles W 15 Roger Menetrey, Grenoble. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1979: Ricardo Cardona W 15 Soon Hyun Chung, Seoul. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1983: Jiro Watanabe W 15 Roberto Ramirez, Sendai, Japan. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1986: Thomas Hearns KO 8 Mark Medal, Las Vegas. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.
-Steve Cruz W 15 Barry McGuigan, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Featherweight Title. Very close fight but the two kd's in the 15th did poor Barry in.

1988: Antonio Esparragoza D 12 Marcos Villasana, Los Angeles. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1992: Tracy Patterson KO 2 Thierry Jacob, Albany, NY. Wins WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
Yuri Arbachakov KO 8 Muangchai Kittikasem, Tokyo. Wins WBC Flyweight Title.

1993: Juan Coggi KO 5 Hiroyuki Yoshino, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

2000: Guty Espadas W 12 Wethya Sakmuangklang, Merida, Mexico. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

2001: Oscar De La Hoya W 12 Francisco Castillejo, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Super Welterweight Title.
-Kostya Tszyu W 12 Oktay Urkal, Uncasville, CT. Retains WBC/WBA Super Lightweight Title.
-Zab Judah KO 3 Allan Vester, Uncasville, CT. Retains IBF Super Lightweight Title.
-Manny Pacquiao KO 6 Lehlo Ledwaba, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

2003: Masamori Tokuyama W 12 Katsushige Kawashima, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.
-Jose Antonio Aguirre KO 12 Keitaro Hoshino, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

2007: Ricky Hatton KO 4 Jose Luis Castillo, Las Vegas. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

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June 24

Fight of the day
1989: Jeff Harding KO 12 Dennis Andries


Runner up just because its the one and only time really that Jones showed us that he actually had a jab.
1995: Roy Jones vs Vinny Pazienza


1895: Jack Dempsey born William Harrison Dempsey.

1910: Owen Moran ND 10 Abe Attell, Los Angeles.

1927: Bud Taylor W 10 Tony Canzoneri, Chicago. Wins vacant NBA Featherweight Title.

1947: Sugar Ray Robinson KO 9 Jimmy Doyle, Cleveland. Retains World Welterweight Title.

Doyle subsequently dies from head injuries suffered during the bout. Ray swears he dreamt, the evening before the contest that Doyle would perish as a result from the bout. It was "a good, clean fight", but Robinson had the advantage in every round except the sixth (when Sugar Ray was staggered twice and hurt). A single left hook ended the fight, Doyle not having been in any noticeable difficulty until then. "That punch knocked Jimmy rigid. With heels resting against the canvas as if hinged, Doyle's body went down. It struck the floor with a thud, like a rigid mass falling. His head crashed against the padded canvas, and as the referee started the count. Doyle raised his head and rested on his elbows...The count of nine was reached and the bell sounded to end the round. Art Winch, one of his handlers, leaped into the ring to call a halt. Doyle was taken in an ambulance to St. Vincent's Charity Hospital immediately after the injury, and despite all efforts of the medical attendants, he failed to regain consciousness and passed away a few hours after Dr. Spencer Braden, brain specialist. Had operated on him to relieve the pressure on his brain." (Nat Fleischer, in The Ring, September 1947).

1953: Archie Moore W 15 Joey Maxim, Ogden, UT. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1957: Hogan Bassey KO 10 Cherif Hamia, Paris. Wins vacant World Featherweight Title.

1963: Joey Giardello W 10 Sugar Ray Robinson, Philadelphia.

1968: Joe Frazier KO 2 Manuel Ramos, NYC. Retains New York World Heavyweight Title.

1989: Jeff Harding KO 12 Dennis Andries, Atlantic City. Wins WBC Light Heavyweight Title.
-Orlando Canizales KO 11 Kelvin Seabrooks, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

1993: Wilfredo Vasquez KO 10 Thierry Jacob, Paris. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1995: Al Cole W 12 Uriah Grant, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Cruiserweight Title.
-Roy Jones Jr. KO 6 Vinny Pazienza, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title. You couldn’t lose anymore convincingly than Vinny did on this night.
-Harold Grey W 12 Julio Cesar Borboa, Cartagena, Columbia. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

1996: William Joppy KO 9 Shinji Takehara, Yokohama, Japan. Wins WBA Middleweight Title.

2000: Mike Tyson KO 1 Lou Savarese, Glasgow.
-Zab Judah W 12 Junior Witter, Glasgow, Scotland. Retains IBF Super Lightweight Title.

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June 25

Fight of the day
1989: Prince Charles Williams vs Bobby Czyz




1900: Jack Johnson Draw 20 John Haines, Galveston.

1917: Ted Lewis W 20 Jack Britton, Dayton, OH. Regains World Welterweight Title.

1930: Maxie Rosenbloom W 15 Jimmy Slattery, Buffalo. Wins World Light Heavyweight Title.

1948: Joe Louis KO 11 Jersey Joe Walcott, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title. Joe's 25h defense.

1952” Joey Maxim KO 14 Sugar Ray Robinson, NYC. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title. The temperature on this day reached 104 degrees. The first ref had to be removed in the 10th and Ray himself suffered from heat stroke to the point where he could not get off his stool. Ray was well ahead on all the score cards at the time.

1966: Ki Soo Kim W 15 Nino Benvenuti, Seoul. Wins World Super Welterweight Title.

1977: Antonio Cervantes KO 6 Carlos M. Gimenez, Maracaibo. Regains vacant WBA Super Lightweight Title.

Esteban De Jesus KO 11 Vicente S. Mijares, Bayamon. Puerto Rico. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

1981: Sugar Ray Leonard KO 9 Ayub Kalule, Houston. Wins WBA Super Welterweight Title.
-Thomas Hearns KO 4 Pablo Baez, Houston. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1983: Juan LaPorte W 12 Johnny de la Rosa, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1988: Azumah Nelson KO 9 Lupe Suarez, Atlantic City. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1989: Prince Charles Williams KO 10 Bobby Czyz, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

1989: Humberto W 12 Yul Woo Lee, Chongiu, South Korea. Wins WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1992: James McGirt W 12 Patrizio Oliva, Naples. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1995: Kostya Tszyu W 12 Roger Mayweather, Newcastle, Australia. Retains IBF Super Lightweight Title.

1998: Lou Savarese KO 1 Buster Douglas, Ledyard, CT.

2000: Veerapol Sahaprom W 12 Toshiaki Nishioka, Takasago, Japan. Retains WBC Bantamweight

2005: Floyd Mayweather KO 6 Arturo Gatti, Atlantic City. Wins WBC Super Lightweight Title.
-Carlos Maussa KO 7 Vivian Harris, Atlantic City. Wins WBA Super Lightweight Title.
-Mahyar Monshipour KO 9 Julio Zarate, Poiters, France. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.