Oct 23
Fight of the day
1993: Felix Trinidad vs Anthony Stephens
1911: Battling Levinsky ND 6 Jack Dillon, Philadelphia.
1912: Billy Papke WF 17 Georges Carpentier, Paris.
1931: Lou Brouillard W 15 Young Jack Thompson, Boston. Wins World Welterweight Title.
Boston’s first championship bout since 1920, and the first time since boxing was legalized in the State that a 15-round bout was held. Brouillard became Connecticut’s second world champion, joining Bat Battalino.
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1938: Bob Montgomery KO 2 Young Johnny Buff, Atlantic City. Montgomery’s pro debut.
1962: Dick Tiger W 15 Gene Fullmer, San Francisco. Wins WBA Middleweight Title.
1971: Masao Ohba W 15 Fernando Cabanella, Tokyo. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.
1983: Lupe Mandera W 12 Katsuo Tokashiki, Sapporo. Retains WBA Junior Flyweight Title.
1987: Sumbu Kalambay W 15 Iran Barkley, Livorno, Italy. Wins vacant WBA Middleweight Title.
1989: Raul Perez W 12 Diego Avila, Inglewood. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.
1992: Manuel Medina W 12 Moussa Sangaree, Gravelines, France. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.
1993: Felix Trinidad KO 10 Anthony Stephens, Ft. Lauderdale. Retains IBF Welterweight Title. Referee: William Connors | Judge: Robert Balogh 87-84 | Judge: Gary Merritt 88-83 | Judge: Clark Sammartino 87-84.
-Junior Jones W 12 Jorge Elicier Julio, Atlantic City. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title. Referee: Rudy Battle | Judge: Al DeVito 117-109 | Judge: Guy Jutras 116-111 | Judge: Fernando Viso 116-111
1999: Mike Tyson no contest 1 Orlin Norris. Las Vegas.
-Diego Corrales KO 7 Roberto Garcia, Las Vegas. Wins IBF Super Featherweight Title.
-Paulie Ayala W 12 Sahoui Sithchai Condo, Fort Worth, TX. Retains WBA Bantamweight Title.
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Three-time Olympic super heavyweight champion Teofilo Stevenson, 48, is arrested for headbutting a United Airlines employee who tried to stop the former boxer from passing through a security checkpoint in Miami, Florida.
2004: Vivian Harris KO 11 Oktay Urkal, Berlin, Germany. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title.
2008: Cristobal Cruz W 12 Orlando Salido, Airway Heights, Washington. Wins vacant IBF Featherweight Title.
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