This day in boxing. A look back.

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Oct 11


Fight of the day

2002: Wayne Braithwaite vs Vincenzo Cantatore



1913: George Chip KO 6 Frank Klaus, Pittsburgh. Wins World Middleweight Title.

1920: Georges Carpentier KO 4 Battling Levinsky, Jersey City, NJ. Wins World Light Heavyweight Title.

1923:Tommy Loughran W 10 Harry Greb, Boston.
-Pancho Villa W 15 Benny Schwartz, Baltimore. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1927: Baby Arizmendi D 10 Kid Laredo, San Antonio, TX. Arizmendi’s pro debut.

1969: Nicolino Locche W 15 Joao Henrique, Buenos Aires. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

A short clip of this incredible defensive fighter. The first time he fought Cervantes he won every round and made him look like the clip shows for the entire fight. Shame that he has been overshadowed by Monzon historically when its Locche that in my mind is the best fighter Argentina ever produced.


1975: Angel Espada W 15 Johnny Gant, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1981: Hwan Jin Kim W 15 Alfonso Lopez, Taejon, S. Korea. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1988: Clinton Mitchell W 4 Bernard Hopkins, Atlantic City. Hopkins’ pro debut.

1992: Ricardo Lopez KO 2 Rocky Lin, Tokyo. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

1993: Genaro Hernandez W 12 Harold Warren, Inglewood. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1996: Floyd Mayweather Jr. KO 2 Robert Apodaca, Las Vegas, NV. Floyd’s pro debut.
-Johnny Tapia KO 7 Sammy Stewart, Las Vegas, NV.

1997: Joe Calzaghe W 12 Chris Eubank, Sheffield, England. Wins WBO Super middleweight title
-Naseem Hamed KO 7 Jose Badillo, Sheffield, England.

2000: Takanori Hatakeyama KO 10 Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

2002: Wayne Braithwaite KO 10 Vincenzo Cantatore, Campione D’Italia, Italy. Wins vacant WBC Cruiserweight Title.

2007: Daisuke Naito W 12 Daiki Kameda, Tokyo. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

2008: Vitali Klitschko KO 8 Samuel Peter, Berlin, Germany. Regains WBC Heavyweight Title.
-Chad Dawson W 12 Antonio Tarver, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

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Oct 12


Fight of the day

1969: Jose Napoles vs Emile Griffith





1895: Kid Lavigne D 20 Young Griffo, Masbeth, NY.

1926: Jack Sharkey WF 12 Harry Wills, Brooklyn. Referee: Patsy Haley. Haley disqualified Wills for illegal use of a backhand blow.

“Wills was battered about the ring from the start.”

(AP)

1969: Jose Napoles W 15 Emile Griffith, Inglewood. Retains World Welterweight Title. Referee: Dick Young. Griffith was knocked down in the 3rd. Scoring: 11-4, 11-3-1, 9-4-2.

1975: Alexis Arguello KO 5 Royal Kobayashi, Tokyo. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1980: Yoko Gushiken W 15 Pedro Flores, Kanazawa, Japan. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1984: Jeff Fenech KO 2 Bobby Williams, Marrickville, Australia. Fenech’s pro debut.

1985: Azumah Nelson KO 1 Pat Cowdell, Birmingham, England. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.
-Dodie Penalosa KO 3 Yani Dokolamo, Djkarta. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1987: Khaosai Galaxy KO 3 Byung Kwan Chung, Bangkok. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1991: James Toney KO 4 Francesco Dell’Aquila, Monte Carlo. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.

1994: Johnny Tapia KO 11 Henry Martinez, Albuquerque.

1996: Robin Reid KO 7 Vincenzo Nardiello, Milan. Wins WBC Super Middleweight Title.
-Julio Cesar Chavez KO 8 Joey Gamache, Anaheim.
-Hiroshi Kawashima KO 2 Domingo Sosa, Tokyo. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.
-Michael Carbajal KO 5 Tomas Rivera, Anaheim. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

2001: Winky Wright W 12 Robert Frazier, Indio, CA. Wins vacant IBF Super Welterweight Title.

2002: Eric Morel KO 11 Denkaosaen Kaowichit, Anaheim, CA. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

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Oct 13


Fight of the day
-tried for Nelson/Laporte and to my surprise no footage available.
-went then with Herrera/Borkorsor and the video gave me an LSD flashback.


2007: Dimitri Kirilov vs Jose Navarro



1902: Joe Gans KO 5 Kid McFarland, Ft. Erie, Ontario. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1904: Tommy Sullivan KO 5 Abe Attell, St. Louis. Wins World Featherweight Title.

1913: Battling Nelson ND 10 Ad Wolgast, Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Free Press scored for Wolgast.

1924: Harry Greb D 10 Tommy Loughran, Philadelphia.

1932: Kid Chocolate KO 12 Lew Feldman, NYC. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1936: Sixto Escobar KO 1 Indian Quintana, NYC. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1937: Benny Lynch KO 13 Peter Kane, Glasgow. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1939: Henry Armstrong KO 2 Howard Scott, Minneapolis. Retains World Welterweight Title. Armstrong’s 2nd defense in 4-days.

1973: Rafael Herrera W 15 Venice Borkorsor, Inglewood. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1989: Mark Breland KO 2 Mauro Martelli, Geneva. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1990: Azumah Nelson W 12 Juan LaPorte, Sydney. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1994: Wilfredo Vasquez W 12 Juan Polo-Perez, Paris, France. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1996: Yong Soo Choi W 12 Yamato Mitani, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

2001: Mike Tyson KO 7 Brian Nielson, Copenhagen, Denmark.
-Joe Calzaghe KO 4 Will McIntyre, Copenhagen, Denmark.

2007: Sultan Ibragimov W 12 Evander Holyfield, Moscow, Russia.
-Juan Diaz KO 9 Julio Diaz, Chicago. Retains WBA & wins IBF Lightweight Title.
-Dimitri Kirilov W 12 Jose Navarro, Moscow, Russia. Wins vacant IBF Super Flyweight Title.
-Juan Carlos Reveco KO 5 Humberto Pool, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

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Oct 14


Fight of the day 1

1949: Ezzard Charles vs Pat Valentino. I have to say there is something very unique about old boxing footage. It just seems so much more raw and real. For those who watch these fights I hope you enjoy this one.



Fight of the day 2

1967: Vicente Saldivar vs Howard Winstone 3




1912: Johnny Kilbane W 12 Ed O’Keefe, Cleveland. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1949: Ezzard Charles KO 8 Pat Valentino, San Francisco. Retains NBA Heavyweight Title
-Kid Gavilan W 10 Beau Jack, Chicago. Referee: Frank Sikora.

Scoring: 55-45, 58-42, 54-46 “Gavilan, with superior boxing skill, punished the rushing, wild-swinging Beau Jack with jolting left hooks to the head and body and mixed these punches with sharp right crosses. Beau Jack, the one time Augusta, Ga., bootblack, fought five rounds with his left eye swollen nearly shut. Gavilan popped a hard right into the eye in the fourth round and it started swelling immediately. The squat Beau Jack always rushed into close quarters with swinging fists, but failed to land effectively. Gavilan kept his foe tied up after Beau Jack’s swings landed harmlessly, and retaliated with sharp punches. He had Beau Jack on the ropes in the third round under heavy, accurate blows to the head and the Georgia Negro was unable to fight back.”

(AP)

1967: Vicente Saldivar KO 12 Howard Winstone, Mexico City. Retains World Featherweight Title. Saldivar announced retirement shortly afterwards

1988: Simon Brown W 12 Mauro Martelli, Lausanne, Switzerland. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.

1989: Juan Polo Perez W 12 Elly Pical, Roanoke, VA. Wins IBF Super Flyweight Title.

1995: Henry Maske W 12 Graciano Rocchigiani, Munich. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
-Jorge Castro W 12 Reggie Johnson, Comodoro Rivadavoa, Argentina. Retains WBA Middleweight Title
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2001: Eidy Moya KO 11 Adan Vargas, McAllen, TX. Wins vacant WBA Bantamweight Title.

2006: Joe Calzaghe W 12 Sakio Bika, Manchester, England. Retains World Super Middleweight Title.
-Mikkel Kessler KO 3 Markus Beyer, Copenhagen, Denmark. Retains WBA, Wins WBC Super Middleweight Title.

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Oct 16


Fight of the day

1982: Eusebio Pedroza vs Bernard Taylor




1900: Matty Matthews W 15 James (Rube) Ferns, Detroit. Regains World Welterweight Title.

1902: Young Corbett KO 8 Joe Berstein, Baltimore. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1903: Frankie Neil D 20 Johnny Reagan, Los Angeles. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1906: Honey Mellody W 15 Joe Walcott, Chelsea, MA. Wins vacant World Welterweight Title.

1909: Jack Johnson KO 12 Stanley Ketchel, Colma, CA. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

“The whole climax of the fight was crowded into thirty-four seconds. At the beginning of the last round, there was little to judge from preceding rounds to pick the winner. They met in the center, clashed and wrestled to Johnson’s corner. The Negro broke, and poising himself, dashed at Ketchel, who shrank to meet him. Ketchel drove his right to the black’s lowered head. Johnson ducked and received the blow behind the ear and rolled to the floor. Johnson arose slowly and leaped toward the white man, landing a terrific blow on Ketchel’s jaw; with his left he struck for the stomach and with his right swung again, catching Ketchel’s head as it rolled from the onslaught. Ketchel dropped in a heap while Johnson sprawled across the beaten rival’s legs. Johnson arose still dazed and clung to the ropes.”

(Associated Press)-Imagine if someone wrote that today.


1970: Chucho Castillo KO 14 Ruben Olivares, Inglewood. Wins World Bantamweight Title. Ruben suffered a cut the size of a corner store which was the beginning of the end.

1976: Wilfred Benitez KO 3 Tony Petronelli, San Juan. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.
-Samuel Serrano W 15 Ben Villaflor, San Juan. Wins WBA Super Featherweight Title.
-Alfonso Zamora KO 12 Soo Hwan Hong, Inchon, S. Korea. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

1982: Eusebio Pedroza D 15 Bernard Taylor, Charlotte, North Carolina. Retains WBA Featherweight Title. Referee: Stanley Christodoulou 147-143 | Judge: Knud Jensen 144-146 | Judge: Oscar K. Oppen 146-146.

1987: Mike Tyson KO 7 Tyrell Biggs, Atlantic City. Retains World Heavyweight Title. Judges scoring at time of stoppage: Al Wilensky (60-54), John Stewart (60-54), Frank Brunette (60-52) all for Tyson.
-Matthew Hilton KO 2 Jack Callahan, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.
-Jeff Fenech Tech. Dec. 4 Carlos Zarate, Sydney. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1988: Juan Jose Estrada KO 11 Takuya Muguruma, Moriguchi, Japan. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1990: James Toney W 10 Sanderline Williams, Tampa, FL.
-Winky Wright W 4 Anthony Salerno, Tampa, FL. Wright’s pro debut.

1992: Anaclet Wamba W 12 Andrew Maynard, Paris. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.
-Charley Burley, 75, dies.

1993: Anaclet Wamba KO 7 Akim Tafer, Paris. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

1999: Irene Pacheco KO 4 Ferid Ben Jeddou, Barranquilla, Columbia. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2008: Oscar Larios W 12 Takahiro Aoh, Tokyo. Wins vacant WBC Featherweight Title.
-Hozumi Hasegawa KO 2 Alejandro Valdez, Tokyo. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

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Oct 17


Fight of the day

1997: Ike Quartey vs Jose Luis Lopez



1904: Joe Bowker W 20 Frankie Neil, London. Wins World Bantamweight Title.
-Owen Moran W 6 George Dixon, London.

1910: Digger Stanley KO 8 Joe Bowker, London. Wins vacant British World Bantamweight Title.

1916: Jack Britton W 12 Ted (Kid) Lewis, Boston. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1929: Frankie Genaro W 15 Ernie Jarvis, London. Retains NBA Flyweight Title.

1938: Joey Archibald W 15 Mike Belloise, NYC. Wins vacant New York World Featherweight Title.

1973: Ben Villaflor KO 1 Kuniaki Shibata, Honolulu. Regains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1980: Daniel Zaragoza KO 4 Ernesto Gutierrez, Poza Rica, Mexico. Zaragoza’s pro debut.

1987: Elly Pical W 15 Tae Il Chang, Jakarta. Wins IBF Super Flyweight Title.

1993: Kennedy McKinney W 12 Jesus Salud, Lake Tahoe, CA. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

1995: Saensor Ploenchit KO 10 Hioki Ioka, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1997: Ike Quartey D 12 Jose Luis Lopez, Ledyard, CT. Retains WBA Welterweight Title. Quartey, despite being dropped twice and fading badly down the stretch, seemed to control most of the rounds with his jab.
-Pernell Whitaker NC 12 Andrei Pestriav, Ledyard, CT. The coke incident.

1998: Pichitnoi C. Siriwat KO 8 Taekil Lee, Bangkok. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1999: Yeosam Choi W 12 Saman Sorjaturong, Seoul, S. Korea. Wins WBC Junior Flyweight Title

2009: Carl Froch W 12 Andre Dirrell, Nottingham, England. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title. . Referee: Hector Afu | judge: Alejandro Rochin Mapula 113-114 | judge: Massimo Barrovecchio 115-112 | judge: Daniel Van de Wiele 115-112.
-Arthur Abraham KO 12 Jermain Taylor, Berlin, Germany.

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Oct 18


Fight of the day

1990: Michael Nunn vs Donald Curry


-Imo Nunn could have been really something had he not screwed up his life. Maybe one of the best ever.



1912: Johnny Coulon ND 10 Kid Williams, NYC.

1915: Sam Langford W 15 (Battling) Jim Johnson, Denver, CO.
-Joe Symonds KO 16 Tancy Lee, London. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1927: Jimmy McLarnin KO 8 Louis (Kid) Kaplan, Chicago.

1974: Susumu Hanagata KO 6 Chartchai Chionoi, Yokohama. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1980: Shoji Oguma W 15 Chan Hee Park, Sendai, Japan. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1987: Hiroki Ioka W 12 Mai Thonburifarm, Osaka. Wins newly created WBC Strawweight Title.

1989: Luisito Espinosa KO 1 Kaokor Galaxy, Bangkok. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

1990: Michael Nunn KO 10 Donald Curry, Paris. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.
-Luis Mendoza W 12 Fabrice Benichou, Paris. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1991: Ray Mercer KO 5 Tommy Morrison, Atlantic City.

1999: British middleweight Adrian Dodson is banned from boxing for 18 months and fined $1,500.00 for biting Canadian opponent Alain Bonnamie on the stomach during a bout in London on October 5. LOL

2000: Promoter Cedric Kushner is fined $100,000.00 by the New York State Athletic Commission for paying bribes to the IBF.

2003: In Jin Chi D 12 Michael Brodie, Manchester, England. For vacant WBC Featherweight Title.

2008: Bernard Hopkins W 12 Kelly Pavlik, Atlantic City. Non-title fight. Referee: Benji Esteves Jr. | judge: Barbara Perez 117-109 | judge: Alan Rubenstein 119-106 | judge: Steve Weisfeld 118-108.