This day in boxing. A look back.

[IamInuit]

Oct 20


Fight of the day.

1979: John Tate vs Gerrie Coetzee, Pretoria, S. Africa. Close to 90 thousand attended.




1901: George Dixon D 20 Abe Attell, Cripple Creek, CO.

1939: Henry Armstrong KO 3 Ritchie Fontaine, Seattle. Retains World Welterweight Title. Armstrong

“bounced Fontaine to the canvas seven times before the towel came in from Richie’s corner in two minutes and three seconds of the third.”

(Nevada State Journal). Armstrong’s 3rd defense in 11-days.

1947: Rinty Monaghan W 15 Dado Marino, London. Wins vacant NBA Flyweight Title.

1954: Johnny Saxton W 15 Kid Gavilan, Philadelphia. Wins World Welterweight Title.

1962: Denny Moyer W 15 Joey Giambra, Portland, OR. Wins vacant World Super Welterweight Title.

Just a note about Denny Moyer. The guy is one of the best fighters ever and never gets the credit he deserves and the same with his brother Phil. Both men define the word overachiever. Denny fought from 57 to 75 and would go anywhere at the drop of the hat on short notice.

1970: Ted (Kid) Lewis, 75, dies.

1979: John Tate W 15 Gerrie Coetzee, Pretoria, S. Africa. Wins vacant WBA Heavyweight Title. Referee: Carlos Berrocal 147-144 | Judge: Ken Morita 147-142 | Judge: Carlos Martinez Cassas 148-145.

1982: Leroy Haley W 15 Juan Jose Giminez, Cleveland. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1990: Sung Kil Moon W 12 Kenji Matsumura, Seoul. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1992: Yuri Arbachakov W 12 Yun Un Chin, Tokyo. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

2000: Mike Tyson KO 3 Andrew Golota, Auburn Hills, MI Golota quits after just 2-rounds of action. Later it would be Tyson that tested positive for pot LOL.
-Zab Judah KO 8 Hector Quiroz, Auburn Hills, MI. Retains IBF Super Lightweight Title.

2007: Felix Sturm D 12 Randy Griffin, Halle, Germany. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.
-Cristian Mijares KO 1 Franck Gorjux, Cancun, MX. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

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Oct 21


Fight of the day

1953: Bobo Olson vs Randy Turpin







1902: Jack Johnson KO 12 Frank Childs, Los Angeles. Karma sucks.

For a brief period Childs housed Johnson. That arrangement ended during the wee hours of a bitterly cold winter night due to the unexpected arrival of Child’s cousin. Despite Johnson’s pleads, Childs pointed to the door.

1930: Maxie Rosenbloom KO 11 Abie Bain, NYC. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1932: Barney Ross W 10 Battling Battalino, Chicago.

1933: Primo Carnera W 15 Paolino Uzcudun, Rome. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1953: Bobo Olson W 15 Randy Turpin, NYC. Wins vacant World Middleweight Title.

1961: Duilio Loi D 15 Eddie Perkins, Milan. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1965: Dick Tiger W 15 Joey Giardello, NYC. Regains World Middleweight Title.

1966: Sandro Lopopolo KO 8 Vicente Rivas, Rome. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1968: Curtis Cokes W 15 Ramon LaCruz, New Orleans. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1972: Koichi Wajima KO 3 Matt Donovan, Tokyo. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.

1973: Eder Jofre KO 4 Vicente Saldivar, Salvador, Brazil. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1978: Danny Lopez DQ 4 Fel Clemente, Pesaro, Italy. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1979: Sung Jun Kim W 15 Rey Melendez, Seoul. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1988: Charles Williams KO 3 Rufino Angulo, Villenave d’ Omon, France. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

1989: Glem McCrory KO 11 Siza Makhatini, Langbourgh, England. Retains IBF Cruiserweight Title.

1993: Leo Gamez KO 9 Shiro Yahiro, Tokyo, Japan. Wins vacant WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1995: Yong Soo Choi KO 10 Victor Hugo Paz, Salta, Argentina. Wins vacant WBA Super Featherweight Title.

2000: Francisco Castillejo KO 4 Javier Martinez, Mexico City. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.
-Jose Aguirre KO 4 Erdene Chuluun, Mexico City. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

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Oct 22


Fight of the day

1999: Naseem Hamed vs Cesar Soto,




1917: Bob Fitzsimmons, 54, dies. Fitzsimmons was boxing's first 3-division champion.

1926: Harry Greb, 32, dies while undergoing surgery to repair his nose


1966: Carlos Ortiz KO 5 Sugar Ramos, Mexico City. Retains World Lightweight Title.
-Flash Elorde W 15 Vicente Derado, Quezon City. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1970: Masao Ohba KO 13 Berkrerk Chartvanchai, Tokyo. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1977: Saensak Muangsurin W 15 Saoul Mamby, Korat, Thailand. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1983: Eusebio Pedroza W 15 Jose Caba, St. Vincent, Italy. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1994: Tom Johnson W 12 Francisco Segura, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

1999: Naseem Hamed W 12 Cesar Soto, Detroit, MI. Wins WBC Featherweight Title.
-Erik Morales W 12 Wayne McCollough, Detroit, MI. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

2005: Zsolt Erdei KO 12 Mehdi Sahnoune, Saale, Germany.

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Oct 23


Fight of the day


1993: Felix Trinidad vs Anthony Stephens



1911: Battling Levinsky ND 6 Jack Dillon, Philadelphia.

1912: Billy Papke WF 17 Georges Carpentier, Paris.

1931: Lou Brouillard W 15 Young Jack Thompson, Boston. Wins World Welterweight Title.

Boston’s first championship bout since 1920, and the first time since boxing was legalized in the State that a 15-round bout was held. Brouillard became Connecticut’s second world champion, joining Bat Battalino.

New York Times

1938: Bob Montgomery KO 2 Young Johnny Buff, Atlantic City. Montgomery’s pro debut.

1962: Dick Tiger W 15 Gene Fullmer, San Francisco. Wins WBA Middleweight Title.

1971: Masao Ohba W 15 Fernando Cabanella, Tokyo. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1983: Lupe Mandera W 12 Katsuo Tokashiki, Sapporo. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1987: Sumbu Kalambay W 15 Iran Barkley, Livorno, Italy. Wins vacant WBA Middleweight Title.

1989: Raul Perez W 12 Diego Avila, Inglewood. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1992: Manuel Medina W 12 Moussa Sangaree, Gravelines, France. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

1993: Felix Trinidad KO 10 Anthony Stephens, Ft. Lauderdale. Retains IBF Welterweight Title. Referee: William Connors | Judge: Robert Balogh 87-84 | Judge: Gary Merritt 88-83 | Judge: Clark Sammartino 87-84.
-Junior Jones W 12 Jorge Elicier Julio, Atlantic City. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title. Referee: Rudy Battle | Judge: Al DeVito 117-109 | Judge: Guy Jutras 116-111 | Judge: Fernando Viso 116-111

1999: Mike Tyson no contest 1 Orlin Norris. Las Vegas.
-Diego Corrales KO 7 Roberto Garcia, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Super Featherweight Title.
-Paulie Ayala W 12 Sahoui Sithchai Condo, Fort Worth, TX. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

-Three-time Olympic super heavyweight champion Teofilo Stevenson, 48, is arrested for headbutting a United Airlines employee who tried to stop the former boxer from passing through a security checkpoint in Miami, Florida.

2004: Vivian Harris KO 11 Oktay Urkal, Berlin, Germany. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

2008: Cristobal Cruz W 12 Orlando Salido, Airway Heights, Washington. Wins vacant IBF Featherweight Title.

[Master]

Young Tito was a beast in the ring.

[Spicoli]

Oct 23


Fight of the day


1993: Felix Trinidad vs Anthony Stephens



1911: Battling Levinsky ND 6 Jack Dillon, Philadelphia.

1912: Billy Papke WF 17 Georges Carpentier, Paris.

1931: Lou Brouillard W 15 Young Jack Thompson, Boston. Wins World Welterweight Title.

Boston’s first championship bout since 1920, and the first time since boxing was legalized in the State that a 15-round bout was held. Brouillard became Connecticut’s second world champion, joining Bat Battalino.

New York Times

1938: Bob Montgomery KO 2 Young Johnny Buff, Atlantic City. Montgomery’s pro debut.

1962: Dick Tiger W 15 Gene Fullmer, San Francisco. Wins WBA Middleweight Title.

1971: Masao Ohba W 15 Fernando Cabanella, Tokyo. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1983: Lupe Mandera W 12 Katsuo Tokashiki, Sapporo. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1987: Sumbu Kalambay W 15 Iran Barkley, Livorno, Italy. Wins vacant WBA Middleweight Title.

1989: Raul Perez W 12 Diego Avila, Inglewood. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1992: Manuel Medina W 12 Moussa Sangaree, Gravelines, France. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

1993: Felix Trinidad KO 10 Anthony Stephens, Ft. Lauderdale. Retains IBF Welterweight Title. Referee: William Connors | Judge: Robert Balogh 87-84 | Judge: Gary Merritt 88-83 | Judge: Clark Sammartino 87-84.
-Junior Jones W 12 Jorge Elicier Julio, Atlantic City. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title. Referee: Rudy Battle | Judge: Al DeVito 117-109 | Judge: Guy Jutras 116-111 | Judge: Fernando Viso 116-111

1999: Mike Tyson no contest 1 Orlin Norris. Las Vegas.
-Diego Corrales KO 7 Roberto Garcia, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Super Featherweight Title.
-Paulie Ayala W 12 Sahoui Sithchai Condo, Fort Worth, TX. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

-Three-time Olympic super heavyweight champion Teofilo Stevenson, 48, is arrested for headbutting a United Airlines employee who tried to stop the former boxer from passing through a security checkpoint in Miami, Florida.

2004: Vivian Harris KO 11 Oktay Urkal, Berlin, Germany. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

2008: Cristobal Cruz W 12 Orlando Salido, Airway Heights, Washington. Wins vacant IBF Featherweight Title.

Man that was a fun fight, probably the most hurt ever seeing Tito over his career to me. Nice scraps. Garcia may be a dick now, but he went to war with Chico. Poison Jones and Julio too. Tiger and Fullmer traded enough leather to open seedy shops in some red light district.

[IamInuit]

Oct 24


Fight of the day. You know it had to be.

2008-Lucian Bute vs Librado Andrade, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Lots of mixed reviews on this one as Andrade did go to the furthest neutral corner but the count was a little cheesy. Wright looked like a bit of a homer but I’m not sure it made the difference because was still well on his feet.





1910: Abe Attell W 10 Johnny Kilbane, Kansas City. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1916: Battling Levinsky W 12 Jack Dillon, Boston. Wins World Light Heavyweight Title.

1927: Tony Canzoneri W 15 Johnny Dundee, NYC. Wins vacant World Featherweight Title.

Canzoneri “showed that he is unversed in the art of pulling his punches and making them appear real. A crowd of approximately 10,000 began calling for action in the fourth round. While Dundee, essaying a comeback after a year’s layoff was widely cheered as he entered the ring he was roundly booed at the final bell. Many of the spectators left the garden at the end of the seventh round.

(AP)

Dundee, who weighed 140 pounds the month before, entered at 125½.

1939: Henry Armstrong W 10 Jimmy Garrison, Los Angeles. Retains World Welterweight Title. Referee George Blake was the sole scoring official. Armstrong won 5 title fights in October of ‘39! Odd that the ref was the only score keeper.

1979: Ayub Kalule W 15 Masashi Kudo, Akita, Japan. Wins WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1987: Baby Sugar Rojas KO 4 Gustavo Ballas, Miami. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1989: Virgil Hill KO 1 James Kinchen, Bismark, ND. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
Jeff Harding KO 2 Tom Collins, Brisbane. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

1992: Tony Lopez KO 11 Joey Gamache, Portland, ME. Wins WBA Lightweight Title.

1995: Marcelo Dominguez W 12 Sergei Kobozev, Levellois-Perret, France.

1998: Sven Ottke W 12 Charles Brewer, Dusseldorf, Germany. Wins IBF Super Middleweight Title.
-Roberto Garcia KO 5 Ramon Ledon, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

2003: Johnny Bredahl W 12 David Guerault, Copenhagen, Denmark. Retains WBA Bantam
weight Title.

2008: Giacobbe Fragomeni Tech Dec. 8 Rudolf Kraj, Milan, Italy. Wins vacant WBC Cruiserweight Title.
-Lucian Bute W 12 Librado Andrade, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.
- Chris John W 12 Hiroyuki Enoki, Tokyo. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

[IamInuit]

Oct 25

Fight of the day.

1971: Ruben Olivares vs Kazuyoshi Kanazawa


1960: Alphonse Halimi W 15 Freddie Gilroy, Wembley. Wins vacant European World Bantamweight Title.

1968: Sandro Mazzinghi No Contest 9 Freddie Little, Rome. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.

1971: Ruben Olivares KO 14 Kazuyoshi Kanazawa, Nagoya. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1980: Mike Weaver KO 13 Gerrie Coetzee, Bophuthatswana. Retains WBA Heavyweight

1986: Rickey Parkey KO 10 Lee Roy Murphy, Marsala, Italy. Wins IBF Cruiserweight Title.
-Mike McCallum KO 9 Said Skouma, Paris. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1987: Rocky Lockridge KO 10 Johnny de la Rosa, Tucson. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1990: Evander Holyfield KO 3 James Douglas, Las Vegas. Wins World Heavyweight Title. Douglas is paid more then 20-mil and enters the ring like a slob. Look for good ole Buster under the heading one hit wonder.
-Ricardo Lopez KO 5 Hideyuki Ohashi, Tokyo. Wins WBC Strawweight Title.

1991: Muangchai Kittikasem W 12 Alberto Jimenez, Bangkok. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1994: Chris Eubank W 12 Dan Schommer, Sun City, BOP.

2008: Mikkel Kessler KO 3 Danilio Haussler, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

[IamInuit]

Oct 27

Fight of the day.

1989: Gianfranco Rosi vs Troy Waters
Check out the ring girls

1903: Jack Johnson W 20 Sam McVey, Los Angeles.

1922: Billy Petrolle KO 2 Kid Fogarty, Fargo, ND. Petrolle’s pro debut.

1931: Panama Al Brown W 15 Eugene Huat, Montreal. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1936: Henry Armstrong W 10 Mike Belloise, Los Angeles.

1942: Ezzard Charles W 10 Joey Maxim, Pittsburgh. The first in a 5-fight series between these two. All won by Charles by decision.
-Sammy Angott W 15 Slugger White, Los Angeles. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1949: Former World Middleweight Champion Marcel Cerdan, 33, dies in an airline crash, while enroute to New York for his rematch with Jake LaMotta.

1953: Yoshio Shirai W 15 Terry Allen, Tokyo. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1973: Rodolfo Gonzalez KO 11 Antonio Puddu, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.
-Chartchai Chionoi W 15 Susumu Hanagata, Bangkok. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1976: Pipino Cuevas KO 6 Shoji Tsujimoto, Kanuzawa, Japan. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1982: Jeff Chandler KO 9 Miguel Iriarte, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

1988: Tony Lopez W 12 John-John Molina, Sacramento. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1989: Gianfranco Rosi W 12 Troy Waters, St. Vincent, Italy. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.

1992: Reggie Johnson W 12 Lamar Parks, Houston. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.

1996: Daorung C. Siriwat Tech. Dec. 10 Nana Konadu, Bangkok. Regains WBA Bantamweight Title
.
2007: Steve Molitor W 12 Fahsan 3K Battery, Ontario, Canada. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

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Oct 28


Fight of the day




1978: Wilfredo Gomez vs Carlos Zarate
Gomez improves his record to 22-0-1 (22) while Zarate, still the WBC Bantamweight Champion, falls to 54-1 (53).`Took a real set on Carlos to move up in weight and go to PR and suffer his first loss. Hes right up there with the top 5 punches all time imo.



1895: George Dixon D 10 Young Griffo, Brooklyn, NY.


1901: Abe Attell W 15 George Dixon, St. Louis.


1924: Jimmy McLarnin W 4 Fidel LaBarba, Vernon, CA.


1938: John Henry Lewis KO 4 Emilio Martinez, Minneapolis. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

Note: Although Billy Conn is suggested to be the first lighthev champ to challenge for the hev world title, it was actually John Henry Lewis, losing to the same man in Louis. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien is also said to be first but his fight for the title against Fitzy is disputed as the real deal even though many see it that way.


1960: Joe (Old Bones) Brown W 15 Cisco Andrade, Los Angeles. Retains World Lightweight Title.


1961: Joe (Old Bones) Brown W 15 Bert Somodio, Quezon City. Retains World Lightweight Title.


1972: Antonio Cervantes KO 10 Alfonzo Frazer, Panama City. Wins World Super Lightweight Title.


1978: Wilfredo Gomez KO 5 Carlos Zarate, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.


1979: Yoko Gushiken KO 7 Tito Abella, Tokyo. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.


1987: Jorge Vaca Tech. Dec. 8 Lloyd Honeyghan, Wembley. Wins World Welterweight Title.


1988: Greg Haugen KO 10 Gert Bo Jacobson, Copenhagen. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.


2006: Kermit Cintron KO 5 Mark Suarez, Palm Beach, FLA. Wins vacant IBF Welterweight Title.

[Master]

Vaca got lucky against Lloyd Honeyghan, and the ragamuffin man got his revenge.

[IamInuit]

Vaca got lucky against Lloyd Honeyghan, and the ragamuffin man got his revenge.

That guy had some bad Karma or something. He loses a point on a clear accidental noggin scrunch opening a cut that stopped the fight. His Ibf was not even on the line since the British commission would not sanction a 15 round title fight. They spoke for the Ibf at the time. Incredible close fight. Then after the fight the Ibf stripped the guy for taking part in a none title fight.

Scabs.


I think Lloyd is one of the most underrated fighters in British history

[IamInuit]

Oct 29


Fight of the day


1987: Charles Williams vs Bobby Czyz




1897: George (Kid) Lavinge KO 12 Joe Walcott, San Francisco.

1907: Abe Attell KO 4 Freddie Weeks, Los Angeles. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1929: Mickey Walker W 10 Ace Hudkins, Los Angeles. Retains World Middleweight Title.

“Fighting in all his old-time form, the champion not only outfought Hudkins in nearly every round but had the Nebraska slugger groggy on several occasions.”

(Burlington Free Press, Oct. 30, 1929)

1931: Tony Canzoneri W 10 Phillie Griffin, Newark, NJ. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1937: Henry Armstrong KO 6 Petey Sarron, NYC. Wins World Featherweight Title.

1948: Sandy Saddler KO 4 Willie Pep, NYC. Wins World Featherweight Title. People want to talk about dirty fighters.Saddler was as good a street fighter as he was a boxer and combined the two in the ring.

There second meeting when Pep was stopped by the doctor after 9 is dubbed by many as the dirtiest title fight in history.

One of boxing's best ever rivalries

1960: Cassius Clay W 6 Tunney Hunsaker, Louisville, KY. Clay’s pro debut.

1971: Bob Foster KO 8 Tommy Hicks, Scranton. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1977: Carlos Zarate KO 6 Danilio Batista, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1983: Rafael Orono KO 5 Orlando Maldonado, Caracas.Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1987: Charles Williams KO 9 Bobby Czyz, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
-Thomas Hearns KO 4 Juan Roldan, Las Vegas. Wins vacant WBC Middleweight Title.

1988: Julio Cesar Chavez Tech. Dec. 11 Jose Luis Ramirez, Las Vegas. Retains WBA/ wins WBC Lightweight Title.
-Raul Perez W 12 Miguel Lora, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Bantamweight Title.

1991: Riddick Bowe DQ 1 Elijah Tillery, Washington D.C.

1993: Michael Bentt KO 1 Tommy Morrison, Tulsa.
-James Toney W 12 Tony Thorton, Tulsa. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

[IamInuit]

Oct 30


Fight of the day. A daily double.


1974: Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman


How that overrated bum, chicken, fight fixer Ali managed to make Foreman into a human pinata is anyone's guess. Some kind of Cinderella man I suppose or maybe George ate a bad cabbage.


1982: Marvin Hagler vs Fulgencio Obelmejias



1906: Abe Attell W 20 Harry Baker, Los Angeles. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1933: Vince Dundee W 15 Lou Brouillard, Boston. Wins New York & NBA Middleweight Title.

Dundee “won by side-stepping most of his (Brouillard’s) savage rushes and driving him back with a light but effective right to the head… Vince relied almost entirely on his superior boxing skills. As he moved east and west to escape the Worcester youth’s furious lunges he ripped a looping right to Lou’s head. This did not bother Brouillard in the slightest but they went for points and when the contest ended he had enough to give him a slight lead in eight rounds. The verdict … was unanimous.”

(New York Times)

1939: Henry Armstrong KO 4 Bobby Pacho, Denver. Retains World Welterweight Title. Armstrong’s 5th defense in 21-days. And again with this Armstrong guy.

1974: Muhammad Ali KO 8 George Foreman, Kinshasa, Zaire. Regains World Heavyweight Title.

1977: Luis Estaba W 15 Netmoi Vorasingh, Caracas. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1982: Marvin Hagler KO 5 Fulgencio Obelmejias, San Remo, Italy. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1986: Joe Manley KO 10 Gary Hinton, Hartford. Wins IBF Super lightweight Title.

1993: Orzoubek Nazarov W 12 Dingnaan Thobela, Johannesburg, SA. Wins WBA Lightweight Title.

1998: Arthur Williams KO 9 Imamu Mayfield, Biloxi, MS. Wins IBF Cruiserweight Title.
-Cesar Bazan W 12 Mauro Lucero, Mexico City. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

2004: Yutaka Niida W 12 Juan Landaeta, Tokyo, Japan. Retains WBA Strawweight Title.

2008: Anselmo Moreno W 12 Rolly Matsushita, Panama City. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

[greynotsoold]

To this day I don't know how Gomez beat Zarate. I've read that Zarate was sick that day and it must be true. But Gomez was dangerous.
I watched the Czyz/Williams fight at a Mexican restaurant. At the next table were Richie and Alberto Sandoval and their father.