This day in boxing. A look back.

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Mar 11

Fight of the day. Awesome fight

1989: Evander Holyfield vs Michael Dokes




1903: Joe Gans KO 11 Steve Crosby, Hot Springs, Arkansas. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1917: Jimmy Wilde KO 4 George Clark, London. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1947: Manuel Ortiz W 15 Harold Dade, Los Angeles. Regains World Bantamweight Title.

1975: John Conteh KO 5 Lonnie Bennett, London. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

1977: Eddie Gregory W 10 Matthew Franklin, Philadelphia.

1978: Rocky Mattioli KO 7 Elisha Obed, Melbourne. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

1984: Mark Medal KO 5 Earl Hargrove, Atlantic City. Wins IBF Super Welterweight Title.

1988: Graciano Rocchigiani KO 8 Vincent Boulware, Dusseldorf. Wins vacant Super Middleweight Title.

1989: Evander Holyfield KO 10 Michael Dokes, Las Vegas.

1995: Riddick Bowe KO 6 Herbie Hide, Las Vegas.

-Dariusz Michalczewski KO 2 Roberto Dominguez, Colonge, Germany.

-Hector Acero-Sanchez W 12 Julio Gervacio, Atlantic City. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

2000: Juan Carlos Gomez KO 2 Mohamed Siluvangi, Hansehalle, Luebeck, Germany. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

-Sven Ottke W 12 Lloyd Bryan, Magdeburg, Germany. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

-Naseem Hamed KO 4 Vuyani Bungu, London. Retains World Featherweight Title.

-Veerapol Sahaprom W 12 Adan Vargas, Sa Kaew, Thailand. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

2001: Celes Kobayashi KO 10 Leo Gamez, Tokyo, Japan. Wins WBA Super Flyweight Title.

2005: Eric Ortiz KO 7 Jose Antonio Aguirre, Mexico City. Wins vacant Junior Flyweight Title.

2006: Felix Sturm W 12 Maselino Masoe, Hamburg, Germany.

-Wladimir Sidorenko Draw 12 Ricardo Cordoba, Hamburg, Germany. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

[Master]

Holyfield v Dokes was a quality fight and brutal finish.

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Mar 12

Fight of the day

1973: Kuniaki Shibata vs Ben Villaflor 1



1959: Carlos Ortiz W 15 Kenny Lane, NYC. Wins vacant World Super Lightweight Title.

1973: Kuniaki Shibata W 15 Ben Villaflor, Honolulu. Wins WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1977: Pipino Cuevas KO 2 Miguel Campanino, Mexico City. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1988: Jose Luis Ramirez W 12 Pernell Whitaker, Paris. Retains WBC Lightweight Title. Definitely on my top 3 robberies in boxing history list.

2000: Gilberto Serrano KO 5 Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Tokyo. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

2005: Markus Beyer W 12 Danny Green, Zwickau, Germany. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.

2009: Takahiro Aoh W 12 Oscar Larios, Tokyo. Wins WBC Featherweight Title.

-Hozumi Hasegawa KO 1 Vusi Malinga, Hyogo, Japan. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

2011: Sergio Martinez KO 8 Sergei Dzinziruk, Mashantucket, CT. Retains World Middleweight Title.

- Miguel Cotto KO 12 Ricardo Mayorga, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

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Mar 13

Fight of the day = 2 Fotys 30 years apart. Ftr I think Doug won the fight.

1963: Cassius Clay vs Doug Jones


1993:Michael Carbajal vs Humberto (Chiquita) Gonzalez




1922: Harry Greb W 15 Tommy Gibbons, NYC.

1936: John Henry Lewis W 15 Jock McAvoy, NYC. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1952: Sugar Ray Robinson W 15 Bobo Olson, San Francisco. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1961: Floyd Patterson KO 6 Ingemar Johansson, Miami. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1963: Cassius Clay W 10 Doug Jones, NYC.

1975: Ben Villaflor W 15 Hyun Chi Kim, Quezon City. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1979: Masashi Kudo W 15 Manuel R. Gonzalez, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1983: Jeff Chandler W 15 Gaby Canizales, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

1984: Jung Koo Chang W 12 Sot Chitalada, Pusan, South Korea. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1993: Tracy Harris Patterson W 12 Jesse Benevidas, Poukeepsie, NY. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

-Michael Carbajal KO 7 Humberto (Chiquita) Gonzalez, Las Vegas. Retains IBF and wins WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1998: Robert Garcia W 12 Harold Warren, Miami. Wins vacant IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1999: Evander Holyfield D 12 Lennox Lewis, NYC. For the Undisputed World Heavyweight Title.

-Fernando Vargas KO 4 Howard Clarke, NYC. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.

-James Page W 12 Sam Garr, NYC. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

-Leo Gamez KO 3 Hugo Soto, NYC. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

2009: Lucian Bute KO 4 Fulgencio Zuniga, Montreal, Canada. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

2010: Manny Pacquiao W 12 Joshua Clottey, Arlington, Texas.

-Humberto Soto W 12 David Diaz, Arlington, Texas. Wins vacant WBC Lightweight Title.

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Mar 14

Fight of the day

1990: Brian Mitchell vs Jackie Beard




1906: Jack Johnson W 15 Joe Jeanette, Baltimore. The third of 8-fights between these two.

1911: Owen Moran ND 10 Packy McFarland, NYC.

1924: Jack Delaney KO 4 Paul Berlenbach, NYC.

1927: Mushy Callahan KO 2 Andy DiVodi, NYC. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1944: Manuel Ortiz W 15 Ernesto Aguilar, Los Angeles. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1946: Jimmy Carter W 4 Clifton Bordies, Newark. Carter’s pro debut.

1951: Johnny Batten W 15 Charlie Fusari, Chicago. Wins vacant NBA Welterweight Title.

1956: Johnny Saxton W 15 Carmen Basilio, Chicago. Regains World Welterweight Title.

1974: Ben Villaflor D 15 Apollo Yoshio, Toyama, Japan. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1975: Alfonso Zamora KO 4 Soo Hwan Hong, Inglewood. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

1980: Jim Watt KO 4 Charlie Nash, Glasgow. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

1990: Brian Mitchell W 12 Jackie Beard, Grosseto, Italy. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1991: Elvis Alvares W 12 Leopard Tamakuma, Tokyo. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1992: Manuel Medina W 12 Fabrice Benichou, Antibes, France. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

1998: Keith Mullings KO 5 Davide Ciarlante, Atlantic City. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

-Vince Phillips KO 1 Alfonso Sanchez, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Super Lightweight Title.

2009: Arthur Abraham W 12 Lajuan Simon, Kiel, Germany. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.

-Giovanni Segura KO 4 Casar Canchila, Baja, Mexico. Wins WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

[Master]

Mitchell was a true road warrior.

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Mar 16

Fight of the day

1986: Patrizio Oliva vs Ubaldo Sacco





1906: Abe Attell W disq. 3 Tony Moran, Baltimore. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1963: Archie Moore KO 3 Mike DiBiase, Phoenix. The legends last fight.

1975: Alexis Arguello KO 8 Leonel Hernandez, Caracas. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1977: Eckhard Dagge D 15 Maurice Hope, Berlin. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

1983: Charlie Magri KO 7 Eleoncio Mercedes, Wembley. Wins WBC Flyweight Title.

1984: Jiro Watanabe KO 15 Celso Chavez, Osaka. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1985: Larry Holmes KO 10 David Bey, Las Vegas. Retains World Heavyweight Title. His 19th defense.

1986: Patrizio Oliva W 15 Ubaldo Sacco, Monte Carlo. Wins WBA Super Lightweight Title.

1991: Brian Mitchell D 12 Tony Lopez, Sacramento. For IBF & WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1992: Eddie Cook KO 5 Israel Contreras, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

1997: Daorung Chuvatana W 12 Felix Machado, Satul Province, Thailand. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

2003: Sven Ottke W 12 Byron Mitchell, Berlin. Unifies WBA & IBF Super Middleweight Title.

-Acelino Freitas KO 4 Juan Carlos Ramirez, Chicago. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

2008: Manny Pacquiao W 12 Juan Manuel Marquez, Las Vegas. Wins World Super Featherweight Title. Referee: Kenny Bayless | judge: Duane Ford 115-112 | judge: Jerry Roth 112-115 | judge: Tom Miller 114-113.

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Mar 15

Fight of the day

1986: Patrizio Oliva vs Ubaldo Sacco





1906: Abe Attell W disq. 3 Tony Moran, Baltimore. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1963: Archie Moore KO 3 Mike DiBiase, Phoenix. The legends last fight.

1975: Alexis Arguello KO 8 Leonel Hernandez, Caracas. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1977: Eckhard Dagge D 15 Maurice Hope, Berlin. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

1983: Charlie Magri KO 7 Eleoncio Mercedes, Wembley. Wins WBC Flyweight Title.

1984: Jiro Watanabe KO 15 Celso Chavez, Osaka. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1985: Larry Holmes KO 10 David Bey, Las Vegas. Retains World Heavyweight Title. His 19th defense.

1986: Patrizio Oliva W 15 Ubaldo Sacco, Monte Carlo. Wins WBA Super Lightweight Title.

1991: Brian Mitchell D 12 Tony Lopez, Sacramento. For IBF & WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1992: Eddie Cook KO 5 Israel Contreras, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

1997: Daorung Chuvatana W 12 Felix Machado, Satul Province, Thailand. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

2003: Sven Ottke W 12 Byron Mitchell, Berlin. Unifies WBA & IBF Super Middleweight Title.

-Acelino Freitas KO 4 Juan Carlos Ramirez, Chicago. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

2008: Manny Pacquiao W 12 Juan Manuel Marquez, Las Vegas. Wins World Super Featherweight Title. Referee: Kenny Bayless | judge: Duane Ford 115-112 | judge: Jerry Roth 112-115 | judge: Tom Miller 114-113.