August 12


Fight of the day. Tried to put together Jack/Williams but couldn’t pull it off.

Not the best quality.
Jorge Castro vs Reggie Johnson,


1955: Ike Williams KO 9 Beau Jack, Augusta. Final fight for both men.

1959: Archie Moore KO 3 Yvon Durelle, Montreal. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.
-Horacio Accavallo W 15 Hiroyuki Ebihara, Buenos Aires. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1978: Betulio Gonzalez W 15 Guty Espadas, Maracay. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1982: WBC Featherweight Champion Salvador Sanchez, 23, is killed in an automobile accident.
What a nightmare of a fighter this guy was.


1988: Jeff Fenech KO 5 Tyrone Downes, Melbourne. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1991: Manuel Medina W 12 Troy Dorsey, Inglewood. Wins IBF Featherweight Title.

1994: Frankie Liles W 12 Steve Little, Tucuman, Argentina. Wins WBA Super Middleweight Title.
-Jorge Castro W 12 Reggie Johnson, Tucuman, Argentina. Wins vacant WBA Middleweight Title.

1995: Paul Vaden KO 12 Vincent Pettway, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Super Welterweight Title.

2000: Evander Holyfield W 12 John Ruiz, Las Vegas. Wins vacant WBA Heavyweight Title.
-Joe Calzaghe KO 5 Omar Sheika, London.
-Bebis Mendoza W DQ 7 Rosendo Alvarez, Las Vegas. Wins vacant Junior Flyweight Title.

2006: Oleg Maskaev KO 12 Hasim Rahman, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Heavyweight Title.