Mar 3

Fight of the day x2

1970: Ismael Laguna vs Mando Ramos


2000: Felix Trinidad vs David Reid



1908: Sam Langford D 12 Joe Jeanette, Boston.

1941: Jake LaMotta W 4 Charley Mackley, NYC. LaMotta’s pro debut.

1944: Bob Montgomery W 15 Beau Jack, NYC. Regains New York World Lightweight Title.

1953: Former World Heavyweight Champion James J. Jeffries, 77, dies.

1970: Ismael Laguna KO 10 Mando Ramos, Los Angeles. Wins World Lightweight Title.

1971: Hiroshi Kobayashi W 15 Ricardo Arredondo, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1990: Mark Breland KO 3 Lloyd Honeyghan, London. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1996: Gregorio Benitez, 67, the father of 3-division champion Wilfred Benitez, dies in Puerto Rico.

1998:
Former World Lightweight, Super Lightweight, Welterweight, and Super Welterweight Champion Pernell Whitaker, 34, announces he has entered a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. Thus canceling his scheduled fight with reigning WBA Welterweight Champion Ike Quartey.
1999: Juan Carlos Gomez W 12 Marcelo Dominguez, Lubeck, Germany. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.
2000: Felix Trinidad W 12 David Reid, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Super Welterweight Title.

-Paul Spadafora W 12 Victoriano Sosa, Verona, NY. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

2001: John Ruiz W 12 Evander Holyfield, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Heavyweight Title.

-Byron Mitchell KO 12 Manuel Siaca, Las Vegas. Regains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

-Tim Austin KO 6 Jesus Perez, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

-Rosendo Alvarez W 12 Bebis Mendoza, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

2006: Vic Darchinyan KO 8 Diosdado Gabi, Santa Ynez, CA. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2007: Alejandro Berrio KO 3 Robert Stieglitz, Rostock, Germany. Wins vacant IBF Super Middleweight Title.
-Miguel Cotto KO 11 Oktay Urkal, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

-Chris John W 12 Jose Rojas, Jakarta, Indonesia. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

-Rafael Marquez KO 7 Israel Vasquez, Carson, CA. Wins World Super Bantamweight Title.

-Vic Darchinyan KO 12 Victor Burgos, Carson, CA. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2012: Wladimir Klitschko KO 4 Jean Marc Mormeck, Düsseldorf, Germany. Retains World Heavyweight Title.