Nov 12


Fight of the day

1982: Aaron Pryor vs Alexis Arguello




1904: Dixie Kid ND 6 Philadelphia Jack O’Brien, Philadelphia.

1919: Pete Herman ND 6 Joe Lynch, Philadelphia.

1925: Jimmy McLarnin KO 2 Jackie Fields, Los Angeles.

1943: Jake LaMotta W 10 Fritzie Zivic, NYC.

-Steve Riggio W 6 Rocky Graziano, NYC.

1946: Ezzard Charles W 10 Jimmy Bivins, Pittsburgh. Charles was knocked down in the 3rd round for a nine-count.

1976: Aaron Pryor KO 2 Larry Smith, Cincinnati. Pryor’s pro debut.

1978: Ricardo Cardona W 15 Soon Hyun Chung, Seoul. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1982: Aaron Pryor KO 14 Alexis Arguello, Miami. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title. A fight of the year candidate!

1987: Roger Mayweather KO 6 Rene Arredondo, Los Angeles. Wins WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1988: Yong Kang Kim W 12 Emil Matsushima, Chongiu, S. Korea. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1994: Orlin Norris KO 2 James Heath, Mexico City, MX. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.

-Luis Santana W disq. 5 Terry Norris, Mexico City. Wins WBC Super Welterweight Title.

-Genaro Hernandez W 12 Jimmy Garcia, Mexico City. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

-Ricardo Lopez KO 8 Javier Varguez, Mexico City. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

1995: Saman Sorjaturong KO 4 Yuichi Hosono, Ratchaburi, Thailand. Retains WBC/IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1997: Chatchai ( Dutchboy Gym) Sasakul W 12 Yuri Arbachakov, Sapporo, Japan. Wins WBC Flyweight Title.

2004: Mikkel Kessler KO 8 Manny Siaca, Copenhagen, Denmark. Wins WBA Super Middleweight Title.