September 9

Fight of the day
2000: Roy Jones Jr. vs Eric Harding





1905: Battling Nelson KO 18 Jimmy Britt, Colma, CA. Wins World Lightweight Title.

1908: Battling Nelson KO 21 Joe Gans, Colma, CA. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1909: Jack Johnson ND 10 Al Kaufman, Colma, CA. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1930: Jersey Joe Walcott KO 1 Cowboy Wallace, Vineland, NJ. Walcott's pro debut.

1935: Benny Lynch KO 2 Jackie Brown, Manchester. Wins NBA Flyweight Title.

1944: Willie Pep W 15 Chalky Wright, NYC. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1969: Freddie Little KO 2 Hisao Minami, Osaka. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.

1978: Pipino Cuevas KO 2 Pete Ranzany, Sacramento. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.
-Wilfredo Gomez KO 13 Leonardo Cruz, San Juan. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1979: Chan Hee Park D 15 Miguel Canto, Seoul. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1983: Aaron Pryor KO 10 Alexis Arguello, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

1990: Sot Chitalada KO 11 Richard Clarke, Kingston. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1992: Morris East KO 11 Akinobu Hianaka, Tokyo. Wins WBA Super Lightweight Title.

1995: Steve Collins W 12 Chris Eubank, Cork, Ireland.
-Oscar De La Hoya KO 6 Genaro Hernandez, Las Vegas.
-Phillip Holiday W 12 Ray Martinez, Sun City. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

2000: Roy Jones Jr. KO 10 Eric Harding, New Orleans, LA. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.
-Derrick Gainer KO 11 Fred Norwood, New Orleans, LA. Wins WBA Featherweight Title.
-Willie Jorrin W 12 Michael Brodie, Manchester, England. Wins vacant WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

2004: Lorenzo Parra W 12 Yosam Choi, Seoul, Korea. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

2005: Clinton Woods W 12 Julio Gonzalez, Yorkshire, England. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.