August 15


Fight of the day

1987: Evander Holyfield vs Ossie Ocasio



1911: Sam Langford KO 5 Philadelphia Jack O’Brien, NYC.

1922: Johnny Dundee KO 9 Danny Frush, Brooklyn. Wins vacant New York World Featherweight Title.

1950: Ezzard Charles KO 14 Freddie Beshore, Buffalo. Retains NBA Heavyweight Title.

1951: Joe Louis W 10 Jimmy Bivins, Baltimore.

1961: Gene Fullmer W 15 Florentino Fernandez, Ogden, UT. Retains NBA Middleweight Title.

1966: Jose Torres W 15 Eddie Cotton, Las Vegas. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1981: Sergio Palma KO 12 Ricardo Cardona, Buenos Aires. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
-Hilario Zapata W 15 German Torres, Panama City. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1986: Jimmy Paul W 15 Darryll Tyson, Detroit. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

1987: Evander Holyfield KO 11 Ossie Ocasio, St. Tropez, France. Retains WBA/IBF Cruiserweight Title.
-Louie Espinoza KO 9 Mike Ayala, San Antonio. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
-Fidel Bassa D 15 Hilario Zapata, Panama City. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1991: Marcos Villasana W 12 Ricardo Cepeda, Marbella, Spain. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1998: Luisito Espinosa W tech. dec. 11 Juan Carlos Ramirez, El Paso. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

2003: Jesus Chavez W 12 Sirimongkol Singmanassak, Austin, TX. Wins WBC Super Featherweight Title.

2009: Gabriel Campillo W 12 Beibut Shumenov, Astana, Kazakstan. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.