July 31

Fight of the day

1999:Michael Carbajal KO 11 Jorge Arce, Tijuana, MX.






1908: Stanley Ketchel KO 3 Hugo Kelly, San Francisco. Retains world middleweight title.

1915: Les Darcy KO 15 Eddie McGoorty, Sydney. Retains Australian world middleweight title.

1916: Jimmy Wilde KO 10 Johnny Hughes, London. Retains world flyweight title.

1920: Harry Greb ND 10 Tommy Gibbons, Pittsburgh.

1933: John Henry Lewis W 10 Maxie Rosenbloom, San Francisco.

1942: Sugar Ray Robinson W 10 Sammy Angott, NYC. Non-title fight. Robinson ups his record to 33-0 (25). Robinson’s second consecutive victory over the reigning world lightweight champion. Robinson hasn’t even been a pro for two years!

1982: Alexis Arguello KO 2 Kevin Rooney, Atlantic City. Non-title fight.

1987: Brian Mitchell KO 14 Francisco Fernandez, Panama City. Retains WBA super-featherweight title.

1988: Buddy McGirt KO 1 Howard Davis, NYC. Retains IBF super-lightweight title.

1999: Erik Morales KO 6 Reynante Jamili, Tijuana, MX. Retains WBC super-bantamweight title.
-Hideki Todaka W 12 Jesus Rojas, Nagoya, Japan. Wins WBA super-flyweight title.
-Michael Carbajal KO 11 Jorge Arce, Tijuana, MX.

2002: Alexander Munoz KO 2 Eiji Kojima, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

2004: Erik Morales W 12 Carlos Hernandez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC; wins IBF Super Featherweight title.
-Rafael Marquez KO 3 Heriberto Ruiz, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

2010: Juan Manuel Marquez W 12 Juan Diaz, Las Vegas. Retains World Lightweight Title.