May 1

Fight of the day

2003: Veerapol Sahaprom vs Hugo Dianzo. This little fella is featured 3 times on this day with three title defenses a year apart. 2002, 03 and 04.


1900: Jack Johnson KO 7 Jim Scanlon, Galveston, Texas.

1902: Harry Forbes D 20 Johnny Reagan, St. Louis. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1914: Harry Wills W 10 Sam Langford, New Orleans.

1917: Freddie Welsh ND 10 Johnny Kilbane, NYC.

1925: Pancho Villa W 15 Clever Sencio, Manila. Retains World Flyweight Title.

1933: Kid Chocolate W 10 Johnny Farr, Philadelphia. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.

1934: Vince Dundee W 15 Al Diamond, Paterson, NJ. Retains New York & NBA Middleweight Title.

1957: Sugar Ray Robinson KO 5 Gene Fullmer, Chicago. Wins World Middleweight Title for the fourth time.

1959: Floyd Patterson KO 11 Brian London, Indianapolis. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1982: Santos Laciar KO 13 Juan Herrera, Merida, Mexico. Regains WBA Flyweight Title.

1983: Edwin Rosario W 12 Jose Luis Ramirez, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. Wins vacant WBC Lightweight Title.

1990: Sot Chitalada W 12 Carlos Salazar, Bangkok. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1998: Chatchai Sasakul KO 5 Young-Soon Chang, Bangkok, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

2002: Veerapol Sahaprom W 12 Julio Coronel, Nanthaburi, Thailand. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

2003: Veerapol Sahaprom W 12 Hugo Dianzo, Bangkok. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

2004: Kelvin Davis KO 8 Ezra Sellers, Miami, FL Wins vacant IBF Cruiserweight Title.

-Veerapol Sahaprom KO 12 Julio Cesar Avila, Nongkhai, Thailand. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

2006: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam W 12 Daigo Nakahiro, Bangkok, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

2010: Floyd Mayweather W 12 Sugar Shane Mosley, Las Vegas.