July 13


Fight of the day
1980: Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Yaqui Lopez 2, McAfee, NJ
Incredible scrap.


1909: Ad Wolgast ND 10 Battling Nelson, Los Angeles.

1931: Tony Canzoneri W 10 Cecil Payne, Los Angeles. Retains world super-lightweight title.
-Midget Wolgast W 15 Ruby Bradley, Brooklyn. Retains New York world flyweight title.

1939: Billy Conn W 15 Melio Bettina, Pittsburgh. Wins world light-heavyweight title.

1962: Emile Griffith W 15 Ralph Dupas, Las Vegas. Retains world welterweight title.

1963: Sugar Ramos W 15 Rafiu King, Mexico City. Retains world featherweight title.
-Emile Griffith W 15 Joey Archer, NYC. Retains world middleweight title.

1980: Matthew Saad Muhammad KO 14 Yaqui Lopez, McAfee, NJ. Retains WBC light-heavyweight title.

1990:Terry Norris W 12 Rene Jacquot, Annecy, France. Retains WBC super-welterweight title.

1991: Gianfranco Rosi W 12 Glenn Wolfe, Avezzano, Italy. Retains IBF super-welterweight title.

1996: Ratanapol Sor Vorapin KO 3 Joseph Orgaleza, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Retains IBF strawweight title.

2001: Mickey Ward W 10 Emanuel Augustus, Hampton Beach Casino, Hampton Beach, NH. Ring Magazine’s fight of the year. FOTY.

2007: Cristian Mijares KO 10 Teppei Kikui, Gomez Palacio, Mexico. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.