Nov 4



Fight of the day

1988: Thomas Hearns vs James Kinchen



1929: Jimmy McLarnin W 10 Sammy Mandell, Chicago.

1931: Battling Battalino W 10 Earl Mastro, Chicago. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1932: Tony Canzoneri W 15 Billy Petrolle, NYC. Retains World Lightweight Title.
Canzoneri was “squarely at his peak: a Canzoneri so magnificently conditioned, so beautifully attuned that even the old-timers at the ringside admitted he was worthy to stand alongside the lightweight giants of the past.”
(United Press)

1934: Marcel Cerdan W 6 Marcel Bucchianer, Meknes, Morocco. Cerdan’s pro debut.

1959: Joey Giardello W 10 Dick Tiger, Cleveland.

1978: Betulio Gonzalez KO 12 Martin Vargas, Maracay. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1988: Thomas Hearns W 12 James Kinchen, Las Vegas.
-Michael Nunn KO 8 Juan Roldan, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.
-Robert Hines W 12 Matthew Hilton, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Super Welterweight Title.
-Tacy Macalos W 12 Jum Hwan Choi, Seoul. Wins IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1995: Riddick Bowe KO 8 Evander Holyfield, Las Vegas.
-Phillip Holiday W 12 Rocky Martinez, Sun City. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.
-Marco Antonio Barrera KO 7 Eddie Croft, Las Vegas.

1999: The U.S. attorney for New Jersey indicts IBF President Robert W. Lee, 65, on racketeering charges, alleging that Lee and others accepted $338,000 in bribes to manipulate ratings. Also indicted are Robert Lee Jr., Donald William Brennan, and Francisco Fernandez.

2000: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 6 Antonio Diaz, NYC. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.
2004: Juan Diaz W 12 Julien Lorcy, San Antonio, TX. Retains WBA Lightweight Title. Referee: .

2006: Shannon Briggs KO 12 Sergei Liakhovich, Phoenix, Az. Quite possibly the most borring fight I have ever seen.
-Floyd Mayweather W 12 Carlos Baldomir, Las Vegas. Wins World Welterweight Title.
-Juan Diaz W 12 Fernando Angulo, Phoenix, Az. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.
-Orlando Salido NC 12 Robert Guerrero, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Featherweight Title. Salido pissed hot after the fight so the decision was changed.

2007: Takefumi Sakata D 12 Denkaosen Singwancha, Saitama, Japan. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.