16 MARCH 1974
Roberto Duran V Esteban De Jesus II
16 MARCH 1974
Roberto Duran V Esteban De Jesus II
1980: Las Vegas, Nevada. World Middleweight Championship. Alan Minter V Vito Antuofermo.
1996: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC World Heavyweight Championship. Mike Tyson V Frank Bruno II
Still March 16 this time 1996: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF World Middleweight Championship. Bernard Hopkins V Joe Lipsey
For me that was Hopkins 'arrived' at his seek and destroy style peak. The Mercado rematch just prior and John David Jackson right after. Just 3 of his most brutal no frills all offensive best shows.
March pretty busy fight wise in less weird times. This one from March 18 1991
On the same night Vegas 1991
WBC & IBF World Light Welterweight Championship. Julio Cesar Chavez v John Duplessis
Then on 18 March in 1995 in Pensacola, Florida. IBF World Super Middleweight Championship. Roy Jones Jr. V Antoine Byrd
Whilst on the same night 18 March 1995 over in Cork on the Emerald Isle, Steve Collins fights Chris Eubank for the WBO World Super Middleweight Championship
18 March 2000
Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF World Junior Lightweight Championship. Diego Corrales V Derrick Gainer
March 27
1982: Atlantic City, New Jersey. WBC World Super Bantamweight Championship. Wilfredo Gomez V Juan ‘Kid’ Meza
27 MARCH
1982: Philadelphia, PA. WBA World Bantamweight Championship. Jeff Chandler V Johnny Carter
Jeez Guys on this day
15/04/....................85
On This Day in 2012: David Haye beats Dereck Chisora in thrilling grudge match
David Haye produced an explosive fifth-round stoppage of Dereck Chisora in front of a 30,000 Upton Park crowd on this day in 2012 to win a thrilling grudge match.
The hostilities had started in Munich five months earlier and were ended by a stunning left hook that spelt the end of Chisora’s challenge in a fight that delivered everything it had promised.
Haye, conceding two and a half stones and being outmuscled by his heavier opponent, was in trouble before he delivered the decisive blow that sent his 28-year-old opponent to the canvas.
Haye, right, was over two stones lighter than Chisora for their grudge fight in London (PA Archive)© Provided by The Independent Haye, right, was over two stones lighter than Chisora for their grudge fight in London
Chisora beat the count but referee Luis Pabon waved the fight off once he was dropped for a second time, a left hook doing the damage once again.
The fight had taken place despite opposition from the British Boxing Board of Control, whose refusal to sanction the showdown was easily circumvented by having the anonymous Luxembourg Boxing Federation license both fighters.
Strong moral objections had also existed given that Haye and Chisora were effectively profiting from a disgraceful brawl at a press conference after the latter’s defeat by Vitali Klitschko in Munich five months previously.
For all the condemnation, however, interest in the showdown was substantial with the 30,000 tickets sold surpassing the attendance for Lennox Lewis v Frank Bruno in 1993.
In 2018 – six years after they had shamefully traded blows outside the ring in Germany – the pair announced a partnership deal that saw Haye become Chisora’s manager.
Chisora announced earlier this month that they had agreed to an amicable split following his contentious points defeat to New Zealand’s Joseph Parker in May.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/boxi...cid=entnewsntp
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