This day in boxing. A look back.

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February 22

Fight of the day

1992: Terry Norris vs Carl Daniels




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

1981: Lupe Pintor W 15 Jose Uziga, Houston. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1984: Loris Stecca KO 12 Leonardo Cruz, Milan. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1986: Sot Chitalada W 12 Freddy Castillo, El Kuwait, Kuwait. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1987: Lloyd Honeyghan KO 2 Johnny Bumphus, Wembley. Retains World Welterweight Title.

-Dodie Penalosa KO 5 Hi Sup Shin, Inchon, South Korea. Wins IBF Flyweight Title.

1992: Terry Norris KO 9 Carl Daniels, San Diego. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

-John-John Molina KO 4 Jackie Gunguluza, Sun City. Wins vacant IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1997: Nate Miller KO 2 Alexander Gurov, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.

-Arturo Gatti W 12 Tracy Patterson, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1998: Mark Johnson KO 1 Arthur Johnson, Washington, D.C. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2003: Erik Morales KO 3 Eddie Croft, Mexico City. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

-Jorge Arce KO 1 Ernesto Castro, Mexico City. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

-Jose Antonio Aguirre KO 7 Juan Alfonso Keb, Mexico City. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

2005: South Carolina-based promoter Robert Mitchell is sentenced to a 37-month prison term for his part in fixing a series of fights to build up the record of heavyweight Richie Melito.

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February 23

Fight of the day

2002:Paulie Ayala vs Bones Adams 2


1900: Joe Walcott (The Barbados Demon) KO 7 Joe Choynski, NYC.

1906: Tommy Burns W 20 Marvin Hart, Los Angeles. Wins World Heavyweight Title.

1923: Gene Tunney W 15 Harry Greb, NYC. Regains U.S. Light Heavyweight Title.

1928: Albert (Chalky) Wright W 4 Nilo Balles, San Bernardino. Wright’s pro debut.

1938: Joe Louis KO 3 Nathan Mann, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1963: Dick Tiger D 15 Gene Fullmer, Las Vegas. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1969: Efren Torres KO 9 Chartchai Chionoi, Mexico City. Wins Wins WBC Flyweight Title.

1980: Saoul Mamby KO 14 Sang Hyun Kim, Seoul. Wins WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1985: Michael Spinks KO 3 David Sears, Atlantic City. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1991: Gilbert Dele KO 7 Carlos Elliot, Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Wins vacant WBA Super Welterweight Title.

-Greg Haugen W 12 Hector Camacho, Las Vegas. Padilla should have been flogged for costing Macho Man the fight by deducting appoint for not touching gloves in the 12th and costing him his title.

-Pernell Whitaker W 12 Anthony Jones, Las Vegas. Retains World Lightweight Title.

2002: Jean-Marc Mormeck KO 8 Virgil Hill, Marseille, France. Wins WBA Cruiserweight Title.

-Paulie Ayala W 12 Bones Adams, Las Vegas. Wins vacant World Super Bantamweight Title.

-Yosam Choi KO 10 Shingo Yamaguchi, Tokyo. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

2005: Robbie Peden KO 8 Nate Campbell, Melbourne, Australia. Wins vacant IBF Super Featherweight Title.

2007: Robert Guerrero KO 9 Spend Abazi, Copenhagen, Denmark. Wins vacant IBF Featherweight Title.

2008: Wladimir Klitschko W 12 Sultan Ibragimov, NYC. Retains IBF/ wins WBO Heavyweight Title.

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Feb 24

Fight of the day

2001: Roy Jones Jr. vs Derrick Harmon.




1945: Sugar Ray Robinson W 10 Jake LaMotta, NYC. Number 4 of 6.

1948: Willie Pep KO 10 Humberto Sierra, Miami. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1982: Carlos De Leon KO 8 Marvin Camel, Atlantic City. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

1983: Jiro Watanabe KO 8 Luis Ibanez, Tsu City, Japan. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1989: Roberto Duran W 12 Iran Barkley, Atlantic City. Wins WBC Middleweight Title.

1996:Terry Norris KO 8 Vincent Pettway, Richmond, VA. Retains WBC/IBF Super Welterweight Title.

-Alimi Goitia KO 2 Hyung Chul Lee, Kwangyang, South Korea. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

-Saman Sorjaturong KO 4 Antonio Perez, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

2001: Roy Jones Jr. KO 10 Derrick Harmon, Tampa, FL. Retains WBC/WBA/IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

-Derrick Gainer W 12 Victor Polo, Tampa, FL. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

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Feb 25

Fight of the day. Busy day. Was going to include Benn vs Gm but thought it cruel and unusual punishment.

So what the hey..a double dose of Mr.Nelson

1986: Azumah Nelson W 12 Marcos Villasana


1989: Azumah Nelson KO 12 Mario Martinez



1928: Bushy Graham W 15 Corp. Izzy Schwartz, Brooklyn. Wins vacant New York World Bantamweight Title.

1946: Jersey Joe Walcott W 10 Jimmy Bivins, Cleveland.

-Manuel Ortiz KO 13 Luis Castillo, San Francisco. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1955: Sandy Saddler W 15 Teddy (Red Top) Davis, NYC. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1964: Cassius Clay KO 7 Sonny Liston, Miami Beach. Wins World Heavyweight Title. Clay changes his name the next day.

1976: Jeff Chandler D 4 Mike Dowling, Scranton, PA. Chandler’s pro debut.

1978: Carlos Zarate KO 8 Albert Davila, Inglewood. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1984: Michael Spinks W 12 Eddie Davis, Atlantic City. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title. (Close fight)

-Soon Chun Kwon Tech. Win 12 Roger Castillo, Seoul. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

1986: Azumah Nelson W 12 Marcos Villasana, Inglewood. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1989: Mike Tyson KO 5 Frank Bruno, Las Vegas. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

-Julian Jackson KO 8 Francisco DeJesus, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

-Azumah Nelson KO 12 Mario Martinez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

-Elly Pical W 12 Mike Phelps, Podium Block, Singapore. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

1990: Virgil Hill W 12 David Vedder, Bismark, ND. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1991: Greg Richardson W 12 Raul Perez, Inglewood. Wins WBC Bantamweight Title.

1992: Genaro Hernandez W 12 Omar Catari, Inglewood. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1995: Mike McCallum KO 7 Carl Jones, London. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

-Nigel Benn KO 10 Gerald McClellan, London. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title. GM would never fight again.

-Hyung Chul Lee KO 12 Tamonori Tamura, Pusan, South Korea. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

-Ratanapol Sor Vorapin KO 3 Jerry Pahayahay, Rangsit, Thailand. Retains IBF Strawweight Title.

1997: Jose Bonilla KO 7 Hiroki Ioka, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBA flyweight Title.

2006: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 10 Fernando Vargas, Las Vegas.

-Jhonny Gonzalez KO 8 Mark Johnson, Las Vegas.

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Feb 26

Fight of the day

1994: Steve Little vs Michael Nunn


Bonus track. 6 minutes Rocky Lockridge vs Uncle Roger.



1903: Jack Johnson W 20 Sam McVey, Los Angeles.

-Young Corbett D 20 Eddie Hanlon, San Francisco. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1911: Johnny Coulon W 20 Frankie Conley, New Orleans. Wins World Bantamweight Title.

.1925: Jack Delaney KO 4 Tiger Flowers, NYC.

1926: Tiger Flowers W 15 Harry Greb, NYC. Wins World Middleweight Title.

1934: Marcel Thil W 15 Ignacio Ara, Paris. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1943: Sugar Ray Robinson W 10 Jake La Motta, Detroit. Number 3 of 6 which was fought 21 days after number 2.

1968: Lionel Rose W 15 Fighting Harada, Tokyo. Wins World Bantamweight Title.

1984: Rocky Lockridge KO 1 Roger Mayweather, Beaumont, TX. Wins WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1993: Tom Johnson W 12 Manuel Medina, Melun, France. Wins IBF Featherweight Title.

1994: Steve Little W 12 Michael Nunn, London. Wins WBA Super Middleweight Title.

-Nigel Benn W 12 Henry Wharton, London. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.

-Orlando Canizales KO 4 Gerardo Martinez, San Jose, CA. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

2000: Oscar De La Hoya KO 7 Derrell Coley, NYC.

-Arturo Gatti KO 2 Joey Gamache, NYC. The scam knockout of the year and maybe previous decade.

2005: Fabrice Tiozzo KO 6 Dariusz Michalczewski, Hamburg, Germany.

-Zsolt Erdei W 12 Hugo Hernan Garay, Hamburg, Germany.

-Wladimir Sidorenko W 12 Julio Zarate, Hamburg, Germany.

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Feb 27

Fight of the day

1991: Welcome Ncita vs Baby Sugar Rojas



1902: Harry Forbes W 15 Tommy Feltz, St. Louis. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1903: Harry Forbes W 10 Andy Tokell, Detroit. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1929: Jack Sharkey W 10 Young Stribling, Miami.

1948: Ike Williams W 10 Kid Gavilan, NYC.

1949: Ezzard Charles W 15 Joey Maxim, Cincinnati.

1971: Vicente Rondon KO 6 Jimmy Dupree, Caracas. Wins vacant WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1975: Ishimatsu Suzuki W 15 Ken Buchanan, Tokyo. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

1976: Alfoso Lopez KO 15 Erbito Salavarria, Quezon City. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1988: Bernardo Pinango W 12 Julio Gervacio, San Juan. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1991: Welcome Ncita W 12 Baby Sugar Rojas, Saint Vincent, Italy. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

1993: Sung-Il Moon KO 1 Hilario Zapata, Seoul, South Korea. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1998: Chatchai Dutchboy Gym W 12 Yong Jin Kim, Suwat Thani, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1999: Reggie Johnson W 12 Will Taylor, Miami. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

-Sven Ottke KO 3 Giovanni Nardiello, Berlin. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

-Stevie Johnston W 12 Cesar Bazan, Miami. Regains WBC Lightweight Title.

2006: Masamori Tokuyama W 12 Jose Navarro, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

2009: Tomas Adamek KO 8 Johnathon Banks, Newark, New Jersey. Retains World Cruiserweight Title.

2010: Rodel Mayol Tech. Draw 3 Omar Nino, Guadalajara, Mexico. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

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Feb 28

Fight of the day
1981: Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Vonzell Johnson






1908: Abe Attell KO 7 Eddie Kelly, San Francisco. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1913: Pete Herman ND 6 Lew Tendler, Philadelphia.

1933: Freddie Miller W 10 Baby Arizmendi, Los Angeles. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1938: Henry Armstrong KO 2 Charley Burns, Minneapolis. Armstrong’s 27th consecutive knockout victory.

1947: Gus Lesnevich KO 10 Billy Fox, NYC. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1949: Ezzard Charles W 15 Joey Maxim, Cincinnati.

1962: Cassius Clay KO 4 Don Warner, Miami Beach. Clay moves to 12-0 (9).

1964: Sugar Ramos KO 6 Mitsunori Seki, Bangkok. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1971: Shozo Saijyo W 15 Frankie Crawford, Utsonomiya, Japan. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1973: Jose Napoles KO 7 Ernie Lopez, Inglewood. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1974: Kuniaki Shibata W 15 Ricardo Arredondo, Tokyo. Wins WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1976: Elisha Obed KO 2 Tony Gardner, Nassau. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

1981: Matthew Saad Muhammad KO 11 Vonzell Johnson, Atlantic City. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

1987: Khaosai Galaxy KO 14 Elly Pical, Jakarta. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1992: Muangchai Kittikasem KO 9 Sot Chitalada, Sumut Prakan, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1993: Al Cole W 12 Uriah Grant, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Cruiserweight Title.

1998: Stevie Johnston W 12 George Scott, Atlantic City. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

2004: Markus Beyer W 12 Andre Thysse, Mehrzweckhalle, Dresden, Germany. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.

-Miguel Cotto KO 4 Victoriano Sosa, Las Vegas. The highly touted Cotto improves to 19-0 (16).

-Erik Morales W 12 Jesus Chavez, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Super Flyweight Title.

2008: Dimitri Kirilov D 12 Cecilio Santos, NYC. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

2009: Juan Manuel Marquez KO 9 Juan Diaz, Houston. Retains World Lightweight Title.

-Chris John D 12 Rocky Juarez, Houston. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

-Roman Gonzalez W 12 Francisco Rosas, Oaxaca, Mexico. Retains WBA Strawweight Title.