This day in boxing. A look back.

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Mar 25

Fight of the day

1979: Wilfred Benitez vs Harold Weston Jr 2





1904: Joe Gans W 15 Jack Blackburn, Baltimore.

1916: Jess Willard No Decision 10 Frank Moran, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1929: Jackie Fields W 10 Young Jack Thompson, Chicago. Wins vacant NBA Welterweight Title.

1931: Frankie Genaro D 15 Victor Ferrand, Madrid. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1956: Raul Macias KO 10 Leo Espinosa, Mexico City. Retains NBA Bantamweight Title.

1958: Sugar Ray Robinson W 15 Carmen Basilio, Chicago. Wins World Middleweight Title

1961: Eder Jofre KO 10 Piero Rollo, Rio de Janeiro. Retains NBA Bantamweight Title.

1974: George Foreman KO 2 Ken Norton, Caracas. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1979: Wilfred Benitez W 15 Harold Weston Jr., San Juan. Retains WBC Welterweight Title.

1989: Taoufik BelBouli KO 8 Michael Greer, Casablanca. Wins vacant WBA Cruiserweight Title.

-Michael Nunn KO 1 Sumbu Kalambay, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.

1991: Melchor Cob Castro KO 10 Rolando Pascua, Inglewood. Wins WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

2006: Hozumi Hasegawa KO 9 Veeraphol Sahaprom, Kobe, Japan. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

-Ulises Solis KO 9 Eric Ortiz, Guadalajara, JAL, Mexico. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

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Mar 26

Fight of the day

1989: Antonio Esparragoza vs Mitsuru Sugiya



1909: Stanley Ketchell ND 10 Philadelphia Jack O’Brien, NYC.

1914: Percy Jones W 20 Eugene Criqui, Liverpool. Retains World flyweight Title.

1917: Lew Tendler ND 6 Johnny Dundee, Philadelphia.

-Johnny Kilbane D 12 Eddie Wallace, Bridgeport, CT. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1927: Tony Canzoneri D 10 Bud Taylor, Chicago. For vacant NBA Bantamweight Title.

1936: Eder Jofre born.
1957: Eder Jofre KO 3 Raul Lopez, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Jofre’s pro debut.

1983: Jung Koo Chang KO 3 Hilario Zapata, Taejon, South Korea. Wins WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1988: Fidel Bassa W 12 Dave McAuley, Belfast. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1989: Antonio Esparragoza KO 10 Mitsuru Sugiya, Kawasaki, Japan. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1994: Henry Maske KO 9 Ernesto Magdelano, Dortmund, Germany. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

2011: Yuriorkis Gamboa KO 4 Jorge Solis, Atlantic City.

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Mar 27

Fight of the day

1993: Orlando Canizales vs Clarence (Bones) Adams






1925: Harry Greb ND 10 Gene Tunney, St. Paul, MN. The 5th and final fight between these two; Tunney wins two, Greb wins one, and two 10-round no decisions.

1934: Barney Ross W 10 Bobby Pacho, Los Angeles. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1942: Joe Louis KO 6 Abe Simon, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1975: Kuniaki Shibata W 15 Ould Makloufi, Fukuoka City, Japan. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1982: Wilfredo Gomez KO 6 Juan (Kid) Meza, Atlantic City. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

-Jeff Chandler KO 6 Johnny Carter, Philadelphia. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

1983: Larry Holmes W 12 Lucien Rodriguez, Scanton, PA. Retains WBC Heavyweight Title.

1987: Buster Drayton KO 10 Said Skouma, Cannes. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.

-Brian Mitchell D 15 Jose Rivera, San Juan. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1992: Wilfredo Vasquez KO 3 Raul Perez, Mexico City. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1993: Orlando Canizales KO 11 Clarence (Bones) Adams, Evian les Bains, FR, Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

1998: Richie Woodhall W 12 Thulane Malinga, Telford, England. Wins WBC Super Middleweight Title.

1999: Jorge Elicer Julio W 12 Julio Gamboa, Miami. Terrible decision.

-Tim Austin KO 9 Sergio Aguila, Miami. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

2005: Vic Darchinyan KO 8 Mzukisi Sikali, Sydney, Australia. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2008: Verno Phillips W 12 Cory Spinks, St Louis, MO. Wins IBF Super Welterweight Title.

2010: Steve Molitor W 12 Takalani Ndlovu, Ontario, Canada. Regains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

-Anselmo Moreno W 12 Nehomar Cermeno, La Guaira, Venezuela. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

-Pongsaklek Wonjongkam W 12 Koki Kameda, Tokyo. Regains WBC Flyweight Title.