Dec 12


Fight of the day


1981: Salvador Sanchez vs Pat Cowdell



1912: Henry Armstrong born. 12/12/12, Armstrong was very superstitious regarding his birth date.

1951: Ezzard Charles W 12 Joey Maxim, San Francisco.

1969: Ruben Olivares KO 2 Alan Rudkin, Inglewood. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1975: Alfredo Escalera KO 9 Sven-Erik Paulsen, Oslo. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

-Miguel Canto W 15 Ignacio Espinal, Merida, MX. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1981: Salvador Sanchez W 15 Pat Cowdell, Houston. Retains WBC Featherweight Title. Referee: Steve Crosson | judge: Dickie Cole 146-140 | judge: James Jen-Kin 146-140 | judge: Bob McMillon 144-145. Cowdell down in the 15th.

1986: James (Bonecrusher) Smith KO 1 Tim Witherspoon, NYC. Wins WBA Heavyweight Title.

-Julio Cesar Chavez W 12 Juan LaPorte, NYC. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title. Referee: Richard Steele | judge: Sid Nathan 117-112 | judge: Larry O’Connell 115-114 | judge: Bob Logist 114-113.

1992: Nigel Benn KO 11 Nickey Piper, London. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.

- Michael Carbajal KO 8 Robinson Cuesta, Phoenix. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

1997: Erik Morales KO 8 John Lowey, Tijuana, MX. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1998: Juan Carlos Gomez KO 2 Rodney Gordon, Frankfurt, Germany. Retains WBC Cruierweight Title.

Dariusz Michalczewski KO 9 Drake Thadzi, Frankfurt.

-Fernando Vargas KO 7 Yory Boy Campas, Atlantic City. Wins IBF Super Welterweight Title.

-Ivan Robinson W 10 Arturo Gatti, Atlantic City.

-Nestor Garza W 12 Enrique Sanchez, Indio, CA. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1999: Bernard Hopkins W 12 Antwon Echols, Miami, FL. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.

2000: Masamori Tokuyama W 12 Akihiko Nago, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

2009: Vitali Klitschko W 12 Kevin Johnson, Berne, Switzerland. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.

-Vic Darchinyan KO 2 Tomas Rojas, Rancho Mirage, California. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.