This day in boxing. A look back.

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Nov 23


Fight of the day

1974: Alexis Arguello vs Ruben Olivares



1915: Ted Lewis KO 1 Jimmy Duffy, Boston. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1943: Manuel Ortiz W 15 Benny Goldberg, Los Angeles. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1974: Alexis Arguello KO 13 Ruben Olivares, Inglewood. Wins WBA Featherweight Title. Time: 1:20 | referee: Dick Young 8-3 | judge: Larry Rozadilla 6-5 | judge: George Latka 5-5.

1990: Christophe Tiozzo KO 2 Danny Morgan, Cergy Pontoise, France. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

1991: Evander Holyfield KO 7 Bert Cooper, Atlanta. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1992: Oscar De La Hoya KO 1 Lamar Williams, Inglewood, CA. Oscars pro debut.

1996: Virgil Hill W 12 Henry Maske, Munich, Germany. Retains WBA/ wins IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

1997: Gerry Penalosa KO 10 Young-Joo Cho, Songnam, S. Korea. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

2007: Ricardo Mayorga W 12 Fernando Vargas, Los Angeles, CA.
-Kermit Cintron KO 10 Jesse Feliciano, Los Angeles, CA. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.