Apr 1

Fight of the day

1991: Mike McCallum vs Sumbu Kalambay



1903: Joe Walcott D 20 Billy Woods, Los Angeles. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1910: Owen Moran ND 10 Abe Attell, NYC. Non-title fight.

1925: Mike Ballerino W 10 Steve (Kid) Sullivan, Philadelphia. Wins World Super Featherweight Title.

1938: Joe Louis KO 5 Harry Thomas, Chicago. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

- Fred Apostoli W 15 Glenn Lee, NYC. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1939: Sixto Escobar W 15 KO Morgan, San Juan. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1952: Jimmy Carter W 15 Lauro Salas, Los Angeles. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1954: Carl (Bobo) Olson W 15 Kid Gavilan, Chicago. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1955: Tony DeMarco KO 14 Johnny Saxton, Boston. Wins World Welterweight Title.

1957: Alphonse Halimi W 15 Mario D’Agata, Paris. Wins World Bantamweight Title.

1958: Hogan (Kid) Bassey KO 3 Ricardo Moreno, Los Angeles. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1961: Emile Griffith KO 13 Benny (Kid) Paret, Miami Beach. Wins World Welterweight Title.

1971: Masao Ohba W 15 Betulio Gonzalez, Tokyo. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1975: Erbito Salavarria W 15 Susumu Hanagata, Toyama, Japan. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1976: Alfredo Escalera KO 6 Buzzsaw Yamabe, Nara, Japan. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1990: Simon Brown KO 10 Tyrone Trice, Washington D.C. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.

1991: Mike McCallum W 12 Sumbu Kalambay, Monte Carlo. Retains WBA Middleweight Title

1995: Ricardo Lopez KO 12 Andy Tabanas, Stateline, NV. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.

2000: Chris Byrd KO 10 Vitali Klitschko, Berlin. Vitali quits because of injury although well ahead on the scorecards