Dec 20


Fight of the day


2002: Masamori Tokuyama vs Gerry Penalosa 2



1904: Jimmy Britt W 20 Battling Nelson, San Francisco. Wins vacant World Lightweight Title.

1905: Philadelphia Jack O’Brien KO 14 Bob Fitzsimmons. San Francisco. Wins World Light Heavyweight Title. Fitzy was 42

1913: Sam Langford W 20 Joe Jeanette, Paris.

1914: Sam McVey W 20 Harry Wills, New Orleans.

1929: Benny Bass KO 2 Tod Morgan, NYC. Wins World Super Featherweight Title.

1940: Fritzie Zivic D 10 Lew Jenkins, NYC.

1946: Sugar Ray Robinson W 15 Tommy Bell, NYC. Wins vacant World Welterweight Title.

1947: Manuel Ortiz W 15 Tirso Del Rosario, Manila. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1963: Rubin Carter KO 1 Emile Griffith, Pittsburgh. Non-title fight.

1981: Saoul Mamby W 15 Obisia Nwankpa, Lagos. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1985: Chong Kwan Chung KO 4 Soon Chun Kwon, Pusan, S. Korea. Wins IBF Flyweight Title.

2002: Masamori Tokuyama W 12 Gerry Penalosa, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

-Noel Arambulet W 12 Keitaro Hoshino, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBA Strawweight Title.

2006: Koki Kameda W 12 Juan Landaeta, Tokyo. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

2008: Nikolay Valuev W 12 Evander Holyfield, Zurich, Switzerland. Retains WBA Heavyweight Title. Controversial decision.

-Humberto Soto W 12 Francisco Lorenzo, Cozumel, Mexico. Wins vacant WBC Super Featherweight Title.