Feb 4

Fight of the day


1979: Alexis Arguello vs Alfredo Escalera 2



1909: Abe Attell KO 7 Eddie Kelly, New Orleans. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1927: Charley Phil Rosenberg W 15 Bushy Graham, NYC. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1952: Kid Gavilan W 15 Bobby Dykes, Miami. Retains World Welterweight Title. First racially mixed fight in Florida.

1960: Carlos Ortiz KO 10 Battling Torres, Los Angeles. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

-Jose Becerra KO 9 Alphonse Halimi, Los Angeles. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1979: Alexis Arguello KO 13 Alfredo Escalera, Rimini, Italy. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1984: Donald Curry W 15 Marlon Starling, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1989: Marlon Starling KO 9 Lloyd Honeyghan, Las Vegas. Wins World Welterweight Title.

-Mark Breland KO 1 Seung Soon Lee, Las Vegas. Regains (vacant) WBA Welterweight Title.

1990: Jorge Paez W 12 Troy Dorsey, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

-Hiyong Choi W 12 Leo Gamez, Ulsan, South Korea. Wins WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1998: Don King is carjacked in Mexico City for a 100,000 dollar rolex

2007: Lovemore N’dou KO 11 Naoufel Ben Rabah, Sydney, Australia. Wins vacant IBF Super Lightweight Title.