Nov 21


Fight of the day

1987:Julio Cesar Chavez vs Edwin Rosario




1916: Jack Britton W 12 Charley White, Boston. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1929: Willie LaMorte KO 7 Frisco Grande, Patterson, NJ. Retains New York World Flyweight Title.

1930: Billy Petrolle W 10 Jimmy McLarnin, NYC.

1940: Lew Jenkins KO 2 Pete Lello, NYC Retains World Lightweight Title.

1972: Muhammad Ali KO 8 Bob Foster, Stateline, NV. Retains NABF Heavyweight Title.

1976: Luis Estaba KO 11 Valentin Martinez, Caracas. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1981: Alexis Arguello KO 7 Roberto Elizondo, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

1984: Khaosai Galaxy KO 6 Eusebio Espinal, Bangkok. Wins vacant WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1987: Virgil Hill W 12 Rufino Angulo, Paris. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
-Julian Jackson KO 3 In Chul Baek, Las Vegas. Wins vacant WBA Super Welterweight Title.
-Julio Cesar Chavez KO 11 Edwin Rosario, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Lightweight Title.

1991: Gianfranco Rosi W 12 Gilbert Baptist, Perugia, Italy. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.

1997: Cory Spinks W 4 Hector Leguillow, Kansas City, MO. Spinks’ pro debut.

1999: Nestor Garza KO 12 Kozo Ishii, Nagoya, Japan. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

2008: Celestino Caballero KO 4 Steve Molitor, Rama, Ontario, Canada. Retains WBA (wins IBF) Super Bantamweight Title. I was a little saddened by this.

2009: Zsolt Erdei W 12 Giacobbe Fragomeni, Kiel, Germany. Wins WBC Cruiserweight Title.
-Andre Ward Tech Win 11 Mikkel Kessler, Oakland, CA. Wins WBA Super Middleweight Title.
-Giovanni Segura KO 1 Sonny Boy Jaro, Merida, Mexico. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.
-Rodel Mayol KO 2 Edgar Sosa, Chiapas, Mexico. Wins WBC Junior Flyweight Title.