August 23

Fight of the day
1986: Barry Michael vs Najib Daho



1920: Jack Britton D 12 Lou Bogash, Bridgeport, CT. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1943: Bob Montgomery W 10 Fritzie Zivic, Philadelphia.

1970: Hiroshi Kobayashi W 15 Antonio Amaya, Tokyo. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1975: Miguel Canto KO 11 Jiro Takada, Merida. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.
-Jaime Rios W 15 Rigoberto Marcano, Panama City. Wins newly created WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1985: Jeff Fenech KO 4 Satoshi Shingaki, Sydney. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

1986: Mike McCallum KO 2 Julian Jackson, Miami Beach. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.
-Barry Michael W 15 Najib Daho, Manchester. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.
-Miguel Lora KO 6 Enrique Sanchez, Miami Beach. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1995: Ike Quartey KO 6 Andrew Murray, Le Cannet, France. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1996: Vinny Pazienza KO 4 Dana Rosenblatt, Atlantic City.

1997: Julio Cesar Green W 12 William Joppy, NYC. Wins WBA Middleweight Title.
-Wilfredo Vasquez W 12 Roque Cassiani, NYC. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.
-Jose Bonilla W 12 Evangelico Perez, Cumana, Venezuela. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.
-Ricardo Lopez KO 5 Alex Sanchez, NYC. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

1998: Cesar Bazan W 12 Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.
-Joichiro Tatsuyoshi W Tech Dec. 6 Paulie Ayala, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.