May 12

Fight of the day

1962: Harold Johnson vs Doug Jones






1902: Joe Gans KO 1 Frank Erne, Ft. Erie, Ontario. Wins World Lightweight Title.

1916: Sam Langford KO 7 Joe Jeanette, Syracuse.

1941: Joey Archibald W 15 Harry Jeffra, Washington D.C. Regains World Featherweight Title.

1962: Harold Johnson W 15 Doug Jones, Philadelphia. Wins vacant World Light Heavyweight Title.

1981: Antonio Avelar KO 7 Shoji Oguma, Mito, Japan. Wins WBC Flyweight Title.

1991: Terrence Alli KO 12 Charles Murray, Rochester.

2001: Felix Trinidad KO 5 William Joppy, NYC. Wins WBA Middleweight Title.

-Vernon Forrest W 12 Raul Frank, NYC. Wins vacant IBF Welterweight Title.

2006: Vicente Mosquera W 12 Jose Pablo Estrella, Cordoba, Argentina. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.