Dec 17


Fight of the day


1983: Jeff Chandler vs Oscar Muniz 2



1909: Monte Attell D 20 Danny Webster, San Francisco. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1923: Johnny Dundee W 15 Jack Bernstein, NYC. Regains World Super Featherweight Title.

1952: Archie Moore W 15 Joey Maxim, St. Louis. Wins World Light Heavyweight Title. Maxim was guaranteed $100,000, and Moore 10% of the take after Maxim’s take. That would amount to $800.00. Plus, Moore had to take on Maxim’s manager, Jack (Doc) Kearns, as his own. After 16-years as a pro and 160 fights, Moore owns the title.

1960: Emile Griffith W 10 Luis Rodriguez, NYC.

1965: Nino Benvenuti W 15 Sandro Mazzinghi, Rome. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.

1966: Ki Soo Kim W 15 Stan Harrington, Seoul. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.

1975: Luis Estaba KO 10 Takenobu Shimabukuro, Okinawa. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1977: Cecilio Lastra W 15 Rafael Ortega, Torrelavega, Spain. Wins WBA Featherweight Title.

1980: Khaosai Galaxy KO 5 Pukk Sithrum, Bangkok. Galaxy’s pro debut.

1983: Jeff Chandler KO 7 Oscar Muniz, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

1990: Raul Perez KO 8 Candelario Carmona, Tijuana. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1993: Virgil Hill W 12 Guy Waters, Minot, ND. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1994: Dariusz Michalczewski KO 10 Nestor Giovannini, Hamburg, Germany.

-Harold Grey W 12 Vincenzo Belcastro, Cagliari, Italy. Retains IBF Super flyweight Title.

1999: Francisco Castillejo KO 7 Mikael Rask, Madrid, Spain. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

-Paul Spadafora KO 11 Renato Cornett, Pittsburgh, PA. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

2006: Injin Chi W 12 Rudy Lopez, Seoul, Korea. Regains WBC Featherweight Title