February 21

Fight of the day

2004: Joe Calzaghe KO 7 Mger Mkrtchian



1906: Abe Attell W 15 Jimmy Walsh, Chelsea, MA. Regains World Featherweight Title.

1908: Packey McFarland W 10 Freddie Welsh, Milwaukee.

1910: Ad Wolgast KO 40 Battling Nelson, Richmond, CA. Wins World Lightweight Title.

-Frankie Conley KO 42 Monte Attell, Vernon, CA. Wins World Bantamweight Title.

1912: Johnny Kilbane W 20 Abe Attell, Vernon, CA. Wins World Featherweight Title.

1933: Young Corbett III W 10 Jackie Fields, San Francisco. Wins World Welterweight Title.

1937: Sixto Escobar W 15 Lou Salica, San Juan. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1941: Tony Zale KO 14 Steve Mamakos, Chicago. Retains NBA Middleweight Title.

1951: Archie Moore KO 9 Jimmy Bivins, NYC.

1957: Carmen Basilio KO 2 Johnny Saxton, Cleveland. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1960: Fighting Harada KO 4 Isami Masui, Tokyo. Harada’s pro debut.

1987: Carlos De Leon KO 4 Angelo Rottoli, Bergamo, Italy. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

-Bobby Czyz KO 2 Willie Edwards, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

1989: Dennis Andries KO 5 Tony Willis, Tuscon. Wins vacant WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

1998: Juan Carlos Gomez W 12 Marcelo Dominguez, Mar Del Plata, Argentina. Wins WBC Cruiserweight Title.

-Nana Konadu KO 2 Abraham Torres, Mar Del Plata, Argentina. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

-Khalid Rahilou W 12 Jean Baptiste-Mendy, Paris. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.

2002: Yoddamrong Sithyodthong W 12 Yober Ortega, Nakornratchasima, Thailand. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

2003: Wayne Braithwaite KO 4 Ravea Springs, Miami. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

2004: Joe Calzaghe KO 7 Mger Mkrtchian, Cardiff, Wales. Calzaghe improves to 37-0(30).

2009: Kelly Pavlik KO 9 Marco Antonio Rubio, Youngstown, OH. Retains World Middleweight Title.

-Miguel Cotto KO 5 Michael Jennings, NYC.