August 21

Fight of the day

1994: Julio Cesar Vasquez vs Winky Wright


1910: Abe Attell KO 3 Eddie Marino, Calgary. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1915: Joe Lynch ND 10 Jack Wagner, NYC. Lynch’s pro debut.

1924: Harry Greb ND 10 Tiger Flowers, Fremont, OH. Non-title fight.

1929: Willie LaMorte W 15 Corp. Izzy Schwartz, Newark, NJ. Wins New York World Flyweight Title.

1947: Willie Pep KO 12 Jock Leslie, Flint, Mich. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1951: Joey Maxim W 15 Bob Murphy, NYC. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1957: Floyd Patterson KO 6 Pete Rademacher, Seattle. Retains World Heavyweight Title.
Rademacher, a 1956 Melbourne Olympic Gold Medalist, is making history by fighting for the title in his pro debut.

1971: Vicente Rondon W 15 Eddie Jones, Caracas. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1973: Bob Foster W 15 Pierre Fourie, Albuquerque. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1977: Luis Estaba KO 11 Juan Alvarez, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1981: Salvador Sanchez KO 8 Wilfredo Gomez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Featherweight Title. T

1985: Lonnie Smith KO 8 Billy Costello, NYC. Wins WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1987: Julio Cesar Chavez W 12 Danilio Cabrera, Tijuana. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1988: Jose Sanabria W 12 Vincenzo Belcastro, Capo D’ Orlando, Italy. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

1993: Julio Cesar Vasquez W 12 Aaron Davis, Monte Carlo. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.
-Julio Cesar Borboa KO 3 Carlos Mercardo, Kalispell, MT. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

1994: Julio Cesar Vasquez W 12 Winky Wright, St-Jean-de-Luz, France. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1996: Laurent Boudouani KO 5 Julio Cesar Vasquez, Le Cannet, France. Wins WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1999: Kostya Tszyu KO 10 Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Miami, FL. Wins vacant WBC Super Lightweight Title.