July 21,


Fight of the Day
1982: Salvador Sanchez vs Azumah Nelson. This would be Sals last title defense prior to his death on August 12th. Its also important to note that Nelson took this fight on six days notice and came very close to pulling it out.



1905: Jimmy Britt W 20 Kid Sullivan, San Francisco. Retains world lightweight title.

1927: Jack Dempsey KO 7 Jack Sharkey, NYC. Dempsey was being out-boxed and was starting to go low and when Sharkey turned to the ref to complain Dempsey caught him with his devastating left hook and put him to sleep.

1930: Tony Canzoneri W 10 Benny Bass, Philadelphia.

1936: Petey Sarron W 15 Baby Manuel, Dallas. Retains world featherweight title.

1941: Sugar Ray Robinson W 10 Sammy Angott, Philadelphia. Non-title fight. Robinson had only been a pro for 9 months and he defeated the lightweight champion with relative ease.

1949: Ike Williams KO 4 Enrique Bolanos, Los Angeles. Retains world lightweight title.

1979: Eusebio Pedroza KO 12 Ruben Olivares, Houston. Retains WBA featherweight title.

1982: Salvador Sanchez KO 15 Azumah Nelson, NYC. Retains WBC featherweight title. Sanchez’ final defense before his untimely death on 8/12/1982.

1985: Ubaldo Sacco KO 9 Gene Hatcher, Campione d’Italia, Italy. Wins WBA super-lightweight title.

1989: Mike Tyson KO 1 Carl Williams, Atlantic City. Retains world heavyweight title.

1990: Gianfranco Rosi W 12 Darrin Van Horn, Marino, Italy. Wins IBF super-welterweight title.

2000: Francisco Castillejo W 12 Tony Marshall, Madrid, Spain. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

2001: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 3 Adrian Stone, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

2007: Bernard Hopkins W 12 Winky Wright, Las Vegas. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.
-Gavin Rees W 12 Souleymane M’baye, Cardiff, Wales. Wins WBA Super Lightweight Title.
-Jorge Linares KO 10 Oscar Larios, Las Vegas. Wins vacant WBC Featherweight Title.

2012: Adrien Broner KO 5 Vicente Escobedo, Cincinnati, OH.