July 17

Fight of the Day

1999: Fernando Vargas vs Raul Marquez



1907: Jack Johnson KO 2 Bob Fitzsimmons, Philadelphia.

1930: Al Singer KO 1 Sammy Mandell, Bronx, NY. Wins world lightweight title.

1939: Charley Burley W 10 Fritzie Zivic, Pittsburgh.

1940: Henry Armstrong KO 6 Lew Jenkins, NYC. Non-title fight.

1944: Willie Pep W 10 Manuel Ortiz, Boston, MA. Non-title fight.

1965: Ismael Laguna D 10 Nicolino Locche, Buenos Aires. Non-title fight.

1976: Pipino Cuevas KO 2 Angel Espada, Mexico. Wins WBA welterweight title.

1977: Luis Estaba W 15 Ricardo Estupian, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela. Retains WBC junior-flyweight title.

1982: Davey Moore KO 10 Ayub Kalule, Atlantic City. Retains WBA super-welterweight title.

1983: Carlos DeLeon W 12 S.T Gordon, Las Vegas. Regains WBC cruiserweight title.
-Santos Laciar KO 1 Hi Sup Shin, Cheju-do, S. Korea. Retains WBA flyweight title.

1985: Khaosai Galaxy KO 5 Rafael Orono, Bangkok. Retains WBA super-flyweight title.
-Soon Chun Kwon D 15 Chong Kwan Chung, Masan, S. Korea. Retains IBF flyweight title.

1993: Freddie Pendleton W 12 Jorge Paez, Las Vegas. Retains IBF lightweight title.
-Michael Carbajal KO 7 Kwang-Sun Kim, Las Vegas. Retains IBF/WBC junior-flyweight title.

1999: Fernando Vargas KO 11 Raul Marquez, Lake Tahoe, NV. Retains IBF super-welterweight title.
Juan Carlos Gomez KO 6 Bruce Scott, Dusseldorf, Germany. Retains WBC cruiserweight title.

2004: Juan Diaz W 12 Lakva Sim, Houston, TX. Wins WBA Lightweight Title.

2010: Timothy Bradley W 12 Luis Carlos Abregu, Rancho Mirage, CA.
Fernando Montiel KO 3 Rafael Concepcion, Tuxla Gutierrez, Mexico. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.