May 31

Fight of the day

1997: Vince Phillips vs Kostya Tszyu



1920: Jack Britton W 15 Johnny Griffiths, Akron, OH. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1924: Tommy Gibbons ND 10 Georges Carpentier, Michigan City, IN.

1927: Mushy Callahan W 10 Spug Myers, Chicago. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1938: Henry Armstrong W 15 Barney Ross, NYC. Wins World Welterweight Title. Armstrong captures the welterweight title just seven months after capturing the World Featherweight Title.

1950: Vic Toweel W 15 Manuel Ortiz, Johannesburg, South Africa. Wins World Bantamweight Title.

1975: Rodrigo Valdez KO 8 Ramon Mendez, Cali, Columbia. Retains WBC Middleweight Title.

-Alexis Arguello KO 2 Rigoberto Riasco, Managua. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

-Rodolfo Martinez KO 8 Nestor Jimenez, Bogota. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1976: Wilfred Benitez W 15 Emiliano Villa, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1987: Mike Tyson KO 6 Pinklon Thomas, Las Vegas. Retains WBC/WBA Heavyweight Title.

-Tony Tucker KO 10 James Douglas, Las Vegas. Wins vacant IBF Heavyweight Title.

1997: Vince Phillips KO 10 Kostya Tszyu, Atlantic City. Wins IBF Super Lightweight Title.

-Saman Sor Jaturong KO 4 Mzukisi Marall, Petchaboon, Thailand.

2002: Leonard Dorin W 12 Raul Balbi, Bucharest, Romania. Retains WBA Lightweight Title.

2003: Edgar Carddenas KO 10 Miguel Barrera, Tijuana. Wins IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

2005: Israel Vasquez W 12 Armando Guerrero, Lynwood, IL. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

2006: Cassius Baloyi KO 11 Manuel Medina, Spokane, WA. Wins vacant IBF Super Featherweight Title.

2008: Anselmo Moreno W 12 Wladimir Sidorenko, Düsseldorf, Germany. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.