This day in boxing. A look back.

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February 23

Fight of the day

2002:Paulie Ayala vs Bones Adams 2


1900: Joe Walcott (The Barbados Demon) KO 7 Joe Choynski, NYC.

1906: Tommy Burns W 20 Marvin Hart, Los Angeles. Wins World Heavyweight Title.

1923: Gene Tunney W 15 Harry Greb, NYC. Regains U.S. Light Heavyweight Title.

1928: Albert (Chalky) Wright W 4 Nilo Balles, San Bernardino. Wright’s pro debut.

1938: Joe Louis KO 3 Nathan Mann, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1963: Dick Tiger D 15 Gene Fullmer, Las Vegas. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1969: Efren Torres KO 9 Chartchai Chionoi, Mexico City. Wins Wins WBC Flyweight Title.

1980: Saoul Mamby KO 14 Sang Hyun Kim, Seoul. Wins WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1985: Michael Spinks KO 3 David Sears, Atlantic City. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1991: Gilbert Dele KO 7 Carlos Elliot, Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Wins vacant WBA Super Welterweight Title.

-Greg Haugen W 12 Hector Camacho, Las Vegas. Padilla should have been flogged for costing Macho Man the fight by deducting appoint for not touching gloves in the 12th and costing him his title.

-Pernell Whitaker W 12 Anthony Jones, Las Vegas. Retains World Lightweight Title.

2002: Jean-Marc Mormeck KO 8 Virgil Hill, Marseille, France. Wins WBA Cruiserweight Title.

-Paulie Ayala W 12 Bones Adams, Las Vegas. Wins vacant World Super Bantamweight Title.

-Yosam Choi KO 10 Shingo Yamaguchi, Tokyo. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

2005: Robbie Peden KO 8 Nate Campbell, Melbourne, Australia. Wins vacant IBF Super Featherweight Title.

2007: Robert Guerrero KO 9 Spend Abazi, Copenhagen, Denmark. Wins vacant IBF Featherweight Title.

2008: Wladimir Klitschko W 12 Sultan Ibragimov, NYC. Retains IBF/ wins WBO Heavyweight Title.

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Feb 24

Fight of the day

2001: Roy Jones Jr. vs Derrick Harmon.




1945: Sugar Ray Robinson W 10 Jake LaMotta, NYC. Number 4 of 6.

1948: Willie Pep KO 10 Humberto Sierra, Miami. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1982: Carlos De Leon KO 8 Marvin Camel, Atlantic City. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

1983: Jiro Watanabe KO 8 Luis Ibanez, Tsu City, Japan. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1989: Roberto Duran W 12 Iran Barkley, Atlantic City. Wins WBC Middleweight Title.

1996:Terry Norris KO 8 Vincent Pettway, Richmond, VA. Retains WBC/IBF Super Welterweight Title.

-Alimi Goitia KO 2 Hyung Chul Lee, Kwangyang, South Korea. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

-Saman Sorjaturong KO 4 Antonio Perez, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

2001: Roy Jones Jr. KO 10 Derrick Harmon, Tampa, FL. Retains WBC/WBA/IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

-Derrick Gainer W 12 Victor Polo, Tampa, FL. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

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Feb 25

Fight of the day. Busy day. Was going to include Benn vs Gm but thought it cruel and unusual punishment.

So what the hey..a double dose of Mr.Nelson

1986: Azumah Nelson W 12 Marcos Villasana


1989: Azumah Nelson KO 12 Mario Martinez



1928: Bushy Graham W 15 Corp. Izzy Schwartz, Brooklyn. Wins vacant New York World Bantamweight Title.

1946: Jersey Joe Walcott W 10 Jimmy Bivins, Cleveland.

-Manuel Ortiz KO 13 Luis Castillo, San Francisco. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1955: Sandy Saddler W 15 Teddy (Red Top) Davis, NYC. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1964: Cassius Clay KO 7 Sonny Liston, Miami Beach. Wins World Heavyweight Title. Clay changes his name the next day.

1976: Jeff Chandler D 4 Mike Dowling, Scranton, PA. Chandler’s pro debut.

1978: Carlos Zarate KO 8 Albert Davila, Inglewood. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1984: Michael Spinks W 12 Eddie Davis, Atlantic City. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title. (Close fight)

-Soon Chun Kwon Tech. Win 12 Roger Castillo, Seoul. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

1986: Azumah Nelson W 12 Marcos Villasana, Inglewood. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1989: Mike Tyson KO 5 Frank Bruno, Las Vegas. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

-Julian Jackson KO 8 Francisco DeJesus, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

-Azumah Nelson KO 12 Mario Martinez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

-Elly Pical W 12 Mike Phelps, Podium Block, Singapore. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

1990: Virgil Hill W 12 David Vedder, Bismark, ND. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1991: Greg Richardson W 12 Raul Perez, Inglewood. Wins WBC Bantamweight Title.

1992: Genaro Hernandez W 12 Omar Catari, Inglewood. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1995: Mike McCallum KO 7 Carl Jones, London. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

-Nigel Benn KO 10 Gerald McClellan, London. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title. GM would never fight again.

-Hyung Chul Lee KO 12 Tamonori Tamura, Pusan, South Korea. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

-Ratanapol Sor Vorapin KO 3 Jerry Pahayahay, Rangsit, Thailand. Retains IBF Strawweight Title.

1997: Jose Bonilla KO 7 Hiroki Ioka, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBA flyweight Title.

2006: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 10 Fernando Vargas, Las Vegas.

-Jhonny Gonzalez KO 8 Mark Johnson, Las Vegas.

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Feb 26

Fight of the day

1994: Steve Little vs Michael Nunn


Bonus track. 6 minutes Rocky Lockridge vs Uncle Roger.



1903: Jack Johnson W 20 Sam McVey, Los Angeles.

-Young Corbett D 20 Eddie Hanlon, San Francisco. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1911: Johnny Coulon W 20 Frankie Conley, New Orleans. Wins World Bantamweight Title.

.1925: Jack Delaney KO 4 Tiger Flowers, NYC.

1926: Tiger Flowers W 15 Harry Greb, NYC. Wins World Middleweight Title.

1934: Marcel Thil W 15 Ignacio Ara, Paris. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1943: Sugar Ray Robinson W 10 Jake La Motta, Detroit. Number 3 of 6 which was fought 21 days after number 2.

1968: Lionel Rose W 15 Fighting Harada, Tokyo. Wins World Bantamweight Title.

1984: Rocky Lockridge KO 1 Roger Mayweather, Beaumont, TX. Wins WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1993: Tom Johnson W 12 Manuel Medina, Melun, France. Wins IBF Featherweight Title.

1994: Steve Little W 12 Michael Nunn, London. Wins WBA Super Middleweight Title.

-Nigel Benn W 12 Henry Wharton, London. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.

-Orlando Canizales KO 4 Gerardo Martinez, San Jose, CA. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

2000: Oscar De La Hoya KO 7 Derrell Coley, NYC.

-Arturo Gatti KO 2 Joey Gamache, NYC. The scam knockout of the year and maybe previous decade.

2005: Fabrice Tiozzo KO 6 Dariusz Michalczewski, Hamburg, Germany.

-Zsolt Erdei W 12 Hugo Hernan Garay, Hamburg, Germany.

-Wladimir Sidorenko W 12 Julio Zarate, Hamburg, Germany.

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Feb 27

Fight of the day

1991: Welcome Ncita vs Baby Sugar Rojas



1902: Harry Forbes W 15 Tommy Feltz, St. Louis. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1903: Harry Forbes W 10 Andy Tokell, Detroit. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1929: Jack Sharkey W 10 Young Stribling, Miami.

1948: Ike Williams W 10 Kid Gavilan, NYC.

1949: Ezzard Charles W 15 Joey Maxim, Cincinnati.

1971: Vicente Rondon KO 6 Jimmy Dupree, Caracas. Wins vacant WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1975: Ishimatsu Suzuki W 15 Ken Buchanan, Tokyo. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

1976: Alfoso Lopez KO 15 Erbito Salavarria, Quezon City. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1988: Bernardo Pinango W 12 Julio Gervacio, San Juan. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

1991: Welcome Ncita W 12 Baby Sugar Rojas, Saint Vincent, Italy. Retains IBF Super Bantamweight Title.

1993: Sung-Il Moon KO 1 Hilario Zapata, Seoul, South Korea. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

1998: Chatchai Dutchboy Gym W 12 Yong Jin Kim, Suwat Thani, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1999: Reggie Johnson W 12 Will Taylor, Miami. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

-Sven Ottke KO 3 Giovanni Nardiello, Berlin. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

-Stevie Johnston W 12 Cesar Bazan, Miami. Regains WBC Lightweight Title.

2006: Masamori Tokuyama W 12 Jose Navarro, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.

2009: Tomas Adamek KO 8 Johnathon Banks, Newark, New Jersey. Retains World Cruiserweight Title.

2010: Rodel Mayol Tech. Draw 3 Omar Nino, Guadalajara, Mexico. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

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Feb 28

Fight of the day
1981: Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Vonzell Johnson






1908: Abe Attell KO 7 Eddie Kelly, San Francisco. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1913: Pete Herman ND 6 Lew Tendler, Philadelphia.

1933: Freddie Miller W 10 Baby Arizmendi, Los Angeles. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1938: Henry Armstrong KO 2 Charley Burns, Minneapolis. Armstrong’s 27th consecutive knockout victory.

1947: Gus Lesnevich KO 10 Billy Fox, NYC. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1949: Ezzard Charles W 15 Joey Maxim, Cincinnati.

1962: Cassius Clay KO 4 Don Warner, Miami Beach. Clay moves to 12-0 (9).

1964: Sugar Ramos KO 6 Mitsunori Seki, Bangkok. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1971: Shozo Saijyo W 15 Frankie Crawford, Utsonomiya, Japan. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

1973: Jose Napoles KO 7 Ernie Lopez, Inglewood. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1974: Kuniaki Shibata W 15 Ricardo Arredondo, Tokyo. Wins WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1976: Elisha Obed KO 2 Tony Gardner, Nassau. Retains WBC Super Welterweight Title.

1981: Matthew Saad Muhammad KO 11 Vonzell Johnson, Atlantic City. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

1987: Khaosai Galaxy KO 14 Elly Pical, Jakarta. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1992: Muangchai Kittikasem KO 9 Sot Chitalada, Sumut Prakan, Thailand. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.

1993: Al Cole W 12 Uriah Grant, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Cruiserweight Title.

1998: Stevie Johnston W 12 George Scott, Atlantic City. Retains WBC Lightweight Title.

2004: Markus Beyer W 12 Andre Thysse, Mehrzweckhalle, Dresden, Germany. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.

-Miguel Cotto KO 4 Victoriano Sosa, Las Vegas. The highly touted Cotto improves to 19-0 (16).

-Erik Morales W 12 Jesus Chavez, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Super Flyweight Title.

2008: Dimitri Kirilov D 12 Cecilio Santos, NYC. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

2009: Juan Manuel Marquez KO 9 Juan Diaz, Houston. Retains World Lightweight Title.

-Chris John D 12 Rocky Juarez, Houston. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

-Roman Gonzalez W 12 Francisco Rosas, Oaxaca, Mexico. Retains WBA Strawweight Title.

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Feb 29

Fight of the day

1988: Daniel Zaragoza vs Carlos Zarate



1912: Georges Carpentier KO 2 Jim Sullivan, Monte Carlo.

1940: Tony Zale KO 4 Enzo Iannozzi, Youngstown, OH.

-Jackie Berg WF 6 Eddie Ryan, London.

1944: Jimmy Bivins W 10 Lee Q. Murray, Cleveland.

-Henry Armstrong KO 4 Jackie Byrd, Des Moines.

1988: Azumah Nelson W 12 Mario Martinez, Inglewood. Wins vacant WBC Super Featherweight Title.

-Daniel Zaragoza KO 10 Carlos Zarate, Inglewood. Wins vacant WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

2008: Lucien Bute KO 10 William Joppy, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

-Robert Guerrero KO 8 Jason Litzau, Lemoore, CA. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

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Mar 1


Fight of the day

2008: Israel Vasquez vs Rafael Marquez



1916: Ted Lewis W 20 Harry Stone, New Orleans. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1923: Frankie Genaro W 15 Pancho Villa, NYC. Wins American Flyweight Title.

1929: Spider Pladner KO 1 Frankie Genaro, Paris. Retains British & California World Flyweight Title.

1930: Jimmy McLarnin W 10 Sammy Mandall, Chicago.

1933: Bob Godwin W 10 Joe Knight, West Palm Beach, FL. Wins vacant NBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1934: Primo Carnera W 15 Tommy Loughran, Miami. Retains World Heavyweight Title. Carnera was 86 pounds heavier then Tommy.

1936: Freddie Miller W 15 Petey Sarron, Coral Gables, FL. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1940: Ceferino Garcia Draw 10 Henry Armstrong, Los Angeles. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1949: Manuel Ortiz W 15 Dado Marino, Honolulu. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1966: Horacio Accavallo W 15 Katsuyoshi Takayama, Tokyo. Wins vacant WBA Flyweight Title.

1975: Bobby Chacon KO 2 Jesus Estrada, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1987: Myung Woo Yuh KO 1 Eduardo Tunon, Seoul. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

1988: ChongPalPark KO 5 Polly Pasireron, Chonju, South Korea. Retains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

1992: Azumah Nelson KO 8 Jeff Fenech, Melbourne. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1996: Luisito Espinosa KO 4 Alejandro Gonzalez, Guadalajara, Mexico. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

-Daniel Zaragoza KO 11 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

1997: Hector Camacho KO 5 Sugar Ray Leonard (age 40)

-Stevie Johnston W 12 Jean-Baptiste Mendy, Paris. Wins WBC Lightweight Title.

-Yokthai Sith-Oar W 12 Aquiles Guzman, Chachoensao Province, Thailand. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

2002: Eric Lucas W 12 Vinny Pazienza, Ledyard, CT. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title.

2003: Roy Jones Jr. W 12 John Ruiz, Las Vegas, NV. Wins WBA Heavyweight Title.

-Jean-Marc Mormeck KO 8 Alexander Gurov, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.

-Winky Wright W 12 J C Candelo, Las Vegas, NV. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.

2008: Israel Vasquez W 12 Rafael Marquez, Carson, CA. Retains World Super Bantamweight Title.

-Yutaka Niida KO 6 Jose Varela, Tokyo. Retains WBA Strawweight Title.

2013: Evgeny Gradovich W 12 Billy Dib, Mashantucket, Conn.

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Mar 2

Fight of the day

1980: Hilmer Kenty vs Ernesto Espana




1896: Kid McCoy KO 15 Tommy Ryan, Maspeth, NY.

1915: Benny Leonard ND 10 Johnny Dundee, NYC.

1971: Bob Foster KO 4 Hal Carroll, Scranton. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1975: Roberto Duran KO 14 Ray Lampkin, Panama City. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1980: Hilmer Kenty KO 9 Ernesto Espana, Detroit. Wins WBA Lightweight Title. Kenty becomes the first fighter from The Kronk to win a professional world title.

1985: Aaron Pryor W 15 Gary Hinton, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Super Lightweight Title.

Pryor’s downward spiral into the world of crack cocaine is all too evident in this bout.

1996: Tom Johnson KO 12 Ever Beleno, Newcastle, England. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.

-Sugarboy Malinga W 12 Nigel Benn, Newcastle, England. Wins WBC Super Middleweight Title.

2001: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam KO 1 Malcolm Tunacao, Pichit, Thailand. Wins WBC Flyweight Title.

2013: Richard Abril W 12 Sharif Bogere, Las Vegas. Wins vacant WBA Lightweight Title.

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Mar 3

Fight of the day x2

1970: Ismael Laguna vs Mando Ramos


2000: Felix Trinidad vs David Reid



1908: Sam Langford D 12 Joe Jeanette, Boston.

1941: Jake LaMotta W 4 Charley Mackley, NYC. LaMotta’s pro debut.

1944: Bob Montgomery W 15 Beau Jack, NYC. Regains New York World Lightweight Title.

1953: Former World Heavyweight Champion James J. Jeffries, 77, dies.

1970: Ismael Laguna KO 10 Mando Ramos, Los Angeles. Wins World Lightweight Title.

1971: Hiroshi Kobayashi W 15 Ricardo Arredondo, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1990: Mark Breland KO 3 Lloyd Honeyghan, London. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1996: Gregorio Benitez, 67, the father of 3-division champion Wilfred Benitez, dies in Puerto Rico.

1998:

Former World Lightweight, Super Lightweight, Welterweight, and Super Welterweight Champion Pernell Whitaker, 34, announces he has entered a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. Thus canceling his scheduled fight with reigning WBA Welterweight Champion Ike Quartey.

1999: Juan Carlos Gomez W 12 Marcelo Dominguez, Lubeck, Germany. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.
2000: Felix Trinidad W 12 David Reid, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Super Welterweight Title.

-Paul Spadafora W 12 Victoriano Sosa, Verona, NY. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

2001: John Ruiz W 12 Evander Holyfield, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Heavyweight Title.

-Byron Mitchell KO 12 Manuel Siaca, Las Vegas. Regains WBA Super Middleweight Title.

-Tim Austin KO 6 Jesus Perez, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.

-Rosendo Alvarez W 12 Bebis Mendoza, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Junior Flyweight Title.

2006: Vic Darchinyan KO 8 Diosdado Gabi, Santa Ynez, CA. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2007: Alejandro Berrio KO 3 Robert Stieglitz, Rostock, Germany. Wins vacant IBF Super Middleweight Title.
-Miguel Cotto KO 11 Oktay Urkal, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

-Chris John W 12 Jose Rojas, Jakarta, Indonesia. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

-Rafael Marquez KO 7 Israel Vasquez, Carson, CA. Wins World Super Bantamweight Title.

-Vic Darchinyan KO 12 Victor Burgos, Carson, CA. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

2012: Wladimir Klitschko KO 4 Jean Marc Mormeck, Düsseldorf, Germany. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

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Mar 4

Fight of the day x2


1961: Gene Fullmer vs Sugar Ray Robinson,


2006: Joe Calzaghe vs Jeff Lacy




1883: Sam Langford born Samuel E. Langford.

1901: Tommy Ryan KO 17 Tommy West, Louisville. Retains World Middleweight Title.

In round nine, the combatants fell into a clinch and remained locked. A police captain rushed into the ring and separated them. Most, in the crowd, thought he was stopping the fight. Instead, he intervened because he thought West was choking the champion.

1918: Harry Greb ND 12 Jack Dillon, Toledo, OH.

1939: Henry Armstrong KO 4 Bobby Pacho, Havana. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1940: Georgie Pace D 15 Lou Salica, Toronto. For vacant World Bantamweight Title.

1946: Sugar Ray Robinson W 10 Sammy Angott, Pittsburgh.

1961: Gene Fullmer W 15 Sugar Ray Robinson, Las Vegas. Retains NBA Middleweight Title.

Fighting in a 17-foot ring, the 39-year old Robinson managed to close and bruise Fullmers’s left eye, but never threatened to win, losing by scores of 70-66, 70-64, and 70-67.

1968:Joe Frazier KO 11 Buster Mathis, NYC. Wins vacant New York World Heavyweight Title.

-Nino Benvenuti W 15 Emile Griffith, NYC. Regains World Middleweight Title.

1972: Carlos Monzon KO 5 Dennis Moyer, Rome. Retains World Middleweight Title.

-Masao Ohba W 15 Susumu Hanagata, Tokyo. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1978: Pipino Cuevas KO 10 Harold Weston Jr., Los Angeles. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

1979: Maurice Hope KO 9 Rocky Mattioli, San Remo. Wins WBC Super Welterweight Title.

1983: Santos Laciar KO 9 Ramon Nery, Cordoba, Argentina. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

1984: Min Keun Oh KO 2 Joko Arter, Seoul. Wins vacant IBF Lightweight Title.

1987: Terry Marsh KO 10 Joe Manley, Basildon, England. Wins IBF Super Middleweight Title.

1989: Virgil Hill W 12 Bobby Czyz, Bismark, ND. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1994: Orlin Norris W 12 Arthur Williams, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.

-Gerald McClellan KO 1 Gilbert Baptist, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Middleweight Title.

-Julio Cesar Vasquez KO 2 Armand Picar, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

-Gianfranco Rosi Tech Draw 6 Vincent Pettway, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.

1995: Pernell Whitaker W 12 Julio Cesar Vasquez, Atlantic City. Wins WBA Super Welterweight Title.

-Ike Quartey KO 4 Jung-OhPark, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

The World Boxing Association strips George Foreman of his heavyweight title for refusing to defend against overused and undeserving mandatory challenger Tony Tucker. LOL

1997: Lonnie Bradley D 12 Otis Grant, Las Vegas.

2000: Clarence (Bones) Adams W 12 Nestor Garza, Las Vegas. Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title. Pretty big upset.

-Paulie Ayala W 12 Johnny Bredahl, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.

-Noel Arambulet W 12 Jose Garcia, Falcon, Venezuela. Retains WBA Strawweight Title.

2005: Clinton Woods KO 5 Rico Hoye, Rotherham, England. Wins vacant IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

2006: Joe Calzaghe W 12 Jeff Lacy, Manchester, England. Wins universal recognition as the World’s Super Middleweight Champion.

-Arthur Abraham W 12 Shannon Taylor, Oldenburg, Germany. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.

-Miguel Cotto KO 8 Gianluca Branco, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

-Chris John W 12 Juan Manuel Marquez, Borneo Island, Indonesia. Retains WBA Featherweight Title.

-Yutaka Niida W 12 Ronald Barrera, Tokyo. Retains WBA Strawweight Title.

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Mar 5


Fight of the day

1965: Ernest Terrell vs Eddie Machen



1913: Frank Klaus W disq. 15 Billy Papke, Paris. Wins vacant World Middleweight Title.

1934: Barney Ross D 10 Frankie Klick, San Francisco. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1943: Beau Jack W 12 Fritzie Zivic, NYC.

1948: Gus Lesnevich KO 1 Billy Fox, NYC. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1951: Ike Williams W 10 Beau Jack, Providence.

1954: Paddy De Marco W 15 Jimmy Carter, NYC. Wins World Lightweight Title.

1965: Ernest Terrell W 15 Eddie Machen, Chicago. Wins vacant WBA Heavyweight Title.

1977: John Conteh KO 3 Len Hutchins, Liverpool. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

-Eddie Gazo W 15 Miguel Castellini, Managua. Wins WBA Super Welterweight Title.

1988: Sumbu Kalambay W 12 Mike McCallum, Pesaro, Italy. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.

1989: Tony Lopez W 12 Rocky Lockridge, Sacramento. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.

1994: James Toney KO 4 Tim Littles, Los Angeles. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

-Oscar De La Hoya KO 10 Jimmi Bredahl, Los Angeles.

2005: Jeff Lacy KO 7 Rubin Williams, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

-Jose Luis Castillo KO 10 Julio Diaz, Las Vegas. Retains World Lightweight Title.

2011: Zab Judah KO 7 Kaizer Mabuza, Newark, NJ. Regains (vacant) IBF Super Lightweight Title.

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Mar 6

Fight of the day X2

1976: Wilfred Benitez vs Antonio Cervantes


1993: Pernell Whitaker vs James McGirt



1916: Freddie Welsh ND 10 Ad Wolgast, Milwaukee.

1950: Carmen Basilio W 10 Lew Jenkins, Syracuse, NY.

1953: Billy Graham W 12 Joey Giardello, NYC.

1971: Bruno Acari W 15 Joao Henrique, Rome. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.

1973: Ricardo Arredondo W 15 Apollo Yoshio, Fukuoka, Japan. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

1976: Wilfred Benitez W 15 Antonio Cervantes, San Juan. Wins World Super Lightweight Title.

-David Kotey KO 12 Yasutsune Uehara, Accra, Ghana. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1985: Mike Tyson KO 1 Hector Mercedes, Albany, NY. Tyson’s pro debut.

-Khaosai Galaxy KO 7 Dong Chun Lee, Bangkok. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1987: Antonio Esparragoza KO 12 Steve Cruz, Ft. Worth, TX. Wins WBA Featherweight Title.

1993: Anaclet Wamba W 12 David Webber, Paris. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

-Pernell Whitaker W 12 James McGirt, NYC. Wins World Welterweight Title. Whitaker wins his third world title. Just an incredible display.

1999: Lou Savarese W 10 Lance Whitaker, Atlantic City.

-David Reid W 12 Laurent Boudouani, Atlantic City. Wins WBA Super Welterweight Title.

-Will Grigsby W 12 Carmelo Caceres, Minneapolis. Retains IBF Junior Flyweight Title.

2010: Devon Alexander KO 8 Juan Urango, Uncasville, Connecticut. Unifies WBC/IBF Super Lightweight Titles.

-Vic Darchinyan W 12 Rodrigo Guerrero, Rancho Mirage, CA. Retains WBA/WBC Super Flyweight Title.

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Mar 7

Fight of the day

1987: Thomas Hearns vs Dennis Andries



1913: Jack BrittonND 10 Packey McFarland, NYC.

1916: Sam Langford ND 10 Harry Wills

1951: Ezzard Charles W 15 Jersey Joe Walcott, Detroit. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1982: Marvelous Marvin Hagler KO 1 William Lee, Atlantic City. Retains World Middleweight Title.

1987: Mike Tyson W 12 James Smith, Las Vegas. Retains WBC & wins the WBA Heavyweight Title

-Thomas Hearns KO 10 Dennis Andries, Detroit. Wins WBC Light Heavyweight Title. Hearns’ 3rd world title.

-Azumah Nelson KO 6 Mauro Gutierrez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1988: Jeff Fenech KO 10 Victor Callejas, Sydney. Wins vacant WBC Featherweight Title. Fenech’s third world title in as many divisions.

1991: Lindell Holmes W 12 Antoine Byrd, Madrid. Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title.

1995: Julian Jackson KO 2 Agostino Cardamone, Worcester, MA. Regains WBC Middleweight Title.

1998: Julio Cesar Chavez D 12 Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Mexico City. For the vacant WBC Super Lightweight Title.

-Ricardo Lopez Tech. Draw 7 Rosendo Alvarez, Mexico City. Retains WBC Strawweight Title. Alvarez retains his WBA Strawweight Title.

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Antonio Esparragoza was a very good fighter and nobody remembers him any more.