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.