Apr 22

Fight of the day x 2

1978: Carlos Zarate vs Andres Hernandez


1979: Matthew Franklin vs Marvin Johnson



1903: Jack Root W 10 Charles (Kid) McCoy, Detroit. Wins newly created World Light Heavyweight Title.

1904: Jack Johnson KO 20 Sam McVey, San Francisco.

1907: Owen Moran W 20 Al Delmont, London. Wins vacant World Bantamweight Title.

1961: Paul Pender W 15 Carmen Basilio, Boston. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1969:Joe Frazier KO 1 Dave Zyglewicz, Houston. Retains New York World Heavyweight Title.

1972: Ricardo Arredondo KO 5 William Martinez, Mexico City. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1978: Hugo Corro W 15 Rodrigo Valdez, San Remo. Wins World Middleweight Title.

-Carlos Zarate KO 13 Andres Hernandez, San Juan. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1979: Matthew Franklin KO 8 Marvin Johnson, Indianapolis. Wins WBC Light Heavyweight championship. Soon after Matthew would change his name to Matthew Saad Muhammad.

1989: Mark Breland KO 5 Rafael Pineda, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1991: Former World Super Lightweight Champion Jack (Kid) Berg, 81, dies.

1992: Reggie Johnson W 12 Steve Collins, East Rutherford, NJ. Wins vacant WBA Middleweight Title.

1994: Michael Moorer W 12 Evander Holyfield, Las Vegas. Wins World Heavyweight Title.

-John John Molina W 12 Gregorio Vargas, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

-John Michael Johnson KO 11 Junior Jones, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.

1995: George Foreman W 12 Axel Schulz, Las Vegas. Retains World Heavyweight Title. Total robbery.

-Danny Romero W 12 Francisco Tejedor, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Flyweight Title. Romero is the first American to win a Flyweight world title in 60-years.

2006: Wladimir Klitschko KO 7 Chris Byrd, Mannheim, Germany. Wins IBF Heavyweight Title.