May 11:
1900: Coney Island, NY. World Heavyweight Championship. James J. Jeffries KO 23 James J. Corbett. Retains title.
1906: Los Angeles, California. World Featherweight Championship. Abe Attell D 20 Kid Herman. Retains title.
1936: Washington D.C. World Featherweight Championship. Petey Sarron W 15 Freddie Miller. Wins title.
1937: Seattle, Washington. New York & NBA Middleweight Championship. Freddie Steele KO 3 Frank Battaglia, Retains title.
1963: Mark Breland born in New York, New York.
1971: Oba Carr born in Detroit, Michigan.
1977: New York City, NY. Ken Norton KO 1 Duane Bobick. Non-title bout.
1980: Halifax, Canada. WBC Light Heavyweight Championship. Matthew Saad Muhammad KO 5 Louis. Retains title.
1981: New York City. Gerry Cooney KO 1 Ken Norton. Non-title bout.
1983: Francisco “Panchito” Bojado born in Los Angeles, California.
1991: Belfast, Ireland. IBF Flyweight Championship. Dave McAuley W 12 Pedro Feliciano. Retains title.
1994: Sheffield, England.Steve Collins KO 5 Chris Pyatt. Non-title bout.
1996: Chejudo, Korea. WBA Super Featherweight Championship. Yong-Soo Choi KO 8 Orlando Soto. Retains title.
2002: San Juan, Puerto Rico. Diobelys Hurtado KO 7 Randall Bailey. Non-title bout.
2013: Glasgow, Scotland. WBO World Lightweight Championship. Ricky Burns W KO 9 Jose A. Gonzalez. Retains title.
2013: Toluca, Mexico. WBC World Light Flyweight Championship. Adrian Hernandez W 12 Yader Cardoza. Retains title.
2013: Doncaster, England . IBF World Bantamweight Championship. Jamie McDonnell W 12 Julio Ceja, Wins title.
May 12:
1898: Philadelphia, PA. Joe Goddard KO 1 Peter Maher.
1902: Ft. Erie, Ontario. World Lightweight Championship. Joe Gans KO 1 Frank Erne. Wins title.
1914: Joe Louis born La Fayette, AL.
1916: Syracuse, NY. Sam Langford KO 7 Joe Jeanette.
1917: Juan Zurita born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
1941: Washington D.C. Regains World Featherweight. Joey Archibald W 15 Harry Jeffra. Regains title.
1954: Achille Mitchell born in Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
1962: Philadelphia, PA. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Harold Johnson W 15 Doug Jones. Wins title.
1962: Louie Espinosa born in Phoenix, Arizona.
1977: Jeff Lacy born in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
1981: Mito, Japan. WBC Flyweight Championship. Antonio Avelar KO 7 Shoji Oguma. Wins title.
1991: Rochester, NY. Terrence Alli KO 12 Charles Murray.
1996: Gil Turner dies in Philadelphia, PA.
2001: New York City, NY. WBA Middleweight Championship. Felix “Tito” Trinidad KO 5 William Joppy. Wins title.
2001: New York City, NY. IBF Welterweight Championship. Vernon Forrest W 12 Raul Frank. Wins title.
2006: Cordoba, Argentina. WBA Super Featherweight Championship. Vicente Mosquera W 12 Jose Pablo Estrella. Retains title.
2012: Brovari, Ukraine. WBO World Super Welterweight Championship. Zaurbek Baysangurov W 12 Michel Soro. Wins title.
May 13:
1984: Seoul, S. Korea. IBF Junior Flyweight Championship. Dodie Penalosa KO 9 Jae Hong Kim, Retains title.
1989: Inglewood, California. WBC Super Lightweight Championship. Julio Cesar Chavez KO 10 Roger Mayweather. Wins title.
1990: Seoul, S. Korea. WBA Featherweight Championship. Antonio Esparragoza W 12 Chan Mok Park. Retains title.
1995: Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Championship. WBA Super Bantamweight Antonio Cermeno W 12 Wilfredo Vasquez, Bayamon, Wins title.
2000: Indianapolis, Indiana. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Roy Jones Jr. KO 11 Richard Hall. Retains title.
2000: Indianapolis, Indiana. IBF Middleweight Championship. Bernard Hopkins W 12 Syd Vanderpool. Retains title.
2004: San Diego, California. IBF Lightweight Championship. Julio Diaz W 12 Javier Jauregui. Wins title.
2006: Sheffield, England. IBF Light Heavyweight Championship. Clinton Woods KO 6 Jason DeLisle, Retains title.
2006: Stadthalle, Zwickau, Sachsen, Germany. WBC Super Middleweight Championship. Markus Beyer TD 4 Sakio Bika. Retains title.
2006: Stadthalle, Zwickau, Sachsen, Germany. IBF Middleweight Championship. Arthur Abraham W 12 Kofi Jantuah. Retains title.
2006: Boston, Massachusetts. WBA Welterweight Championship. Ricky Hatton W 12 Luis Collazo. Wins title.
2006: Boston, Massachusetts. IBF Featherweight Championship. Eric Aiken W DQ 8 Valdemir Pereira, Boston. Wins title.
May 14:
1983: Billy Petrolle dies in Duluth, Minnesota.
1984: Seoul, S. Korea. IBF Junior Flyweight Championship. Dodie Penalosa KO 9 Jae Hong Kim. Retains title.
1989: Inglewood, California. WBC Super Lightweight Championship. Julio Cesar Chavez KO 10 Roger Mayweather. Wins title.
1990: Seoul, S. Korea. WBA Featherweight Championship. Antonio Esparragoza W 12 Chan Mok Park. Retains title.
1995: Bayamon, Puerto Rico. WBA Super Bantamweight Championship. Antonio Cermeno W 12 Wilfredo Vasquez. Wins title.
2000: Indianapolis, IN. World Light Heavyweight Roy Jones Jr. KO 11 Richard Hall. Retains title.
2000: Indianapolis, IN. IBF Middleweight Championship. Bernard Hopkins W 12 Syd Vanderpool, Retains title.
2004: San Diego, California. IBF Lightweight Championship. Julio Diaz W 12 Javier Jauregui. Wins title.
2005: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF/WBA/WBC/The Ring Welterweight Championships. Zab Judah W TKO 3 Cosme Rivera Retains titles.
2006: Zwickau, Germany. WBC Super Middleweight Championship. Markus Beyer TD 4 Sakio Bika. Retains title.
2006: Zwickau, Germany. IBF Middleweight Championship. Arthur Abraham W 12 Kofi Jantuah. Retains title.
2006: Boston, MA. WBA Welterweight Championship. Ricky Hatton W 12 Luis Collazo. Wins title.
2006: Boston, MA. IBF Featherweight Championship. Eric Aiken WDQ. 8 Valdemir Pereira . Wins title.
2010: Santa Ynez, California. WBO World Super Welterweight Championship. Serhiy Dzinziruk W KO 11 Daniel Dawson. Retains title.
2011: Carson, California. WBA Super World Super Middleweight Championship. Andre Ward W 12 Arthur Abraham. Retains title.
May 15:
1871: Mysterious Billy Smith born in Little River, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.
1889: Harry Wills born in New Orleans, LA.
1892: Jimmy Wilde born in Quakers Yard, Wales, United Kingdom.
1914: Plymouth, England. World Flyweight Championship. Joe Symonds KO 18 Percy Jones. Wins title.
1920: Pittsburgh, PA. Harry Greb ND 10 Tommy Gibbons.
1942: New York City, NY. World Lightweight Championship. Sammy Angott W 15 Allie Stolz, NYC. Retains title.
1953: Chicago, IL. World Heavyweight Championship. Rocky Marciano KO 1 Jersey Joe Walcott. Retains title.
1959: Khaosai Galaxy born in Petchaboon, Thailand.
1963: Maurice Blocker in Washington, D.C.
1970: Joichiro Tatsuyoshi born in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
1976: Miguel Canto W 15 Juan Alvarez, Caracas. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.
1977: Caracas. WBC Junior Flyweight Luis Estaba W 15 Rafael Pedroza, Caracas. Retains title.
1983: Las Vegas, NV. WBC Super Featherweight Championship. Bobby Chacon W 12 Cornelius Boza-Edwards, Las Vegas. Retains title.
1985: Daniel Noriega born in La Perla, Chihuahua, Mexico.
1986: Paris, France.WBC Super Featherweight Championship. Julio Cesar Chavez KO 5 Faustino Barrios, Retains title.
Paris, France. WBC Super Flyweight Championship. Gilberto Roman W 12 Edgar Monserrat. Retains title.
1987: Las Vegas, NV. IBF- WBA Cruiserweight Championships. Evander “Real Deal” Holyfield KO 3 Rickey Parkey. Wins IBF cruiserweight title and Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.
1987: Cartagena, Colombia. IBF Bantamweight Championship Kelvin Seabrooks KO 5 Miguel Maturana Wins title.
1992: Atlantic City, NJ. Michael Moorer KO 5 Bert Cooper.
1993: Glasgow, Scotland. Chris Eubank D 12 Ray Close.
1995: Tokyo, Japan. WBA Lightweight Championship Orzubek Nazarov KO 2 Won Park, Retains title.
1999: El Paso, TX. WBC Featherweight Championship Cesar Soto W 12 Luisito Espinosa, Wins title.
2004: Las Vegas, NV. World Light Heavyweight Championship Antonio Tarver KO 2 Roy Jones Jr. Wins title.
2004: Las Vegas, NV. IBF Junior Flyweight Championship Victor Burgos KO 6 Fahlan Sakkreerin. Retains title.
2010: Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. WBC World Lightweight Championship. Humberto Soto W 12 Ricardo Dominguez. Retains title.
2010: New York City, NY. WBA Junior Welterweight Championship. Amir Khan W TKO 11 Paul Malignaggi. Retains title.
2010: Sonora, Mexico. IBF World Featherweight Championship. Orlando Salido W 12 Cristobal Cruz, Tomas Oroz. Wins title.
2010: Buenos Aires, Argentina .WBO World Super Flyweight Championship. Omar Narvaez W 12 Everth Briceno. Wins title.
May 16:
1929: Max Baer Pro Debut. Stockton, CA. Max Baer KO 2 Chief Caribou.
1930: New York City, NY. World Flyweight Championship. Midget Wolgast KO 6 Willie LaMorte. Retains title.
1941: New York City, NY. Bob Montgomery W 10 Lew Jenkins. Non-title bout.
1955: San Francisco, CA. World Heavyweight Championship. Rocky Marciano KO 9 Don Cockell. Retains title.
1967: New York City, NY. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Dick Tiger W 15 Jose Torres. Retains title.
1970: Buenos Aires, Argentina. World Super Lightweight Championship. Nicolino Locche W 15 Adolph Pruitt. Retains title.
1975: Las Vegas, NV. World Heavyweight Championship. Muhammad Ali KO 11 Ron Lyle. Retains title.
1977: Landover, MD. World Heavyweight Championship. Muhammad Ali W 15 Alfredo Evangelista. Retains title.
1977: Landover, MD. WBC Super Featherweight Championship. Alfredo Escalera KO8 Carlos Becerril, Landover, MD. Retains title.
1987: Reims, France. WBC Super Flyweight Championship. Santos Laciar KO 11 Gilberto Roman. Wins title.
1992: Fredericksburg, VA. IBF Cruiserweight Championship. James Warring W 12 Johnny Nelson. Retains title.
1984: Fritzie Zivic, 71, dies in Pittsburgh, PA.
1997: Hammanskraal, South Africa. IBF Lightweight Championship. Phillip Holiday W 12 Pete Taliaferro. Retains title.
1998: Paris, France. WBA Lightweight Championship. Jean-Baptist Mendy W 12 Orzubek Nazarov. Wins title.
1998: Indio, CA. WBC Super Featherweight Championship. Genaro Hernandez W 12 Carlos. Retains title.
1998: Bophutatswana, South Africa. IBF Super Bantamweight Championship. Vuyani Bungu W 12 Ernesto Gray. Retains title.
1998: Indio, CA. WBC Bantamweight Championship. Erik Morales KO 2 Jose Luis Bueno. Retains title.
2009: Roma, Italy. WBC Cruiserweight Championship. Giacobbe Fragomeni D 12 Krzysztof Wlodarczyk. Retains title.
2009: Luna Park Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina. WBO World cruiserweight Championship. Victor Ramirez W 12 Ali Ismailov. Retains title.
May 17:
1884: Sam McVey born in Waelder, TX.
1892: Joe Fowler dies in Long Island, New York.
1918: Denver, CO. World Welterweight Championship. Ted “Kid” Lewis W 20 Johnny Tillman. Retains title.
1956: Sugar Ray Leonard born in Rocky Mount, NC.
1963: John David Jackson born in Denver, CO.
1965: Nagoya, Japan. World Bantamweight Championship. Fighting Harada W 15 Eder Jofre. Wins title.
1973: Bangkok, Thailand. WBA Flyweight Championship. Chartchai Chionoi KO 5 Fritz Chervet. Wins title.
1975: Panama City, Panama. World Super Lightweight Championship. Antonio “Kid Pambele” Cervantes W 15 Esteban DeJesus. Retains title.
1978: Leon Mckenzie born in Croydon, London, United Kingdom
1987: Pusan, South Korea.IBF Super Flyweight Championship.Tae Il Chang W 15 Soon Chun Kwon.Wins title.
1988: Atlantic City, NJ. IBF Featherweight Championship. Calvin Grove W 15 Myron Taylor. Retains title.
1989: London, England. WBC Cruiserweight Championship. Carlos De Leon KO 9 Sammy Reeson, Wins title.
1992: Tuxtla, Mexico. WBC Bantamweight Championship. Victor Rabanales KO 4 Luis Alberto Campo. Retains title.
1996: Monroe, MI. WBO Super-welterweight Championship. Ronald “Winky” Wright W 12 Bronco McKart. Wins Title.
1997: Manila, Philippines. WBC Featherweight Championship. Luisito Espinosa WTD8 Manuel Medina. Retains title.
2003: Pittsburgh. WBA & IBF Lightweight Championship. Leonard Dorin D 12 Paul Spadafora. Retain titles.
2008: Gomez Palacio, Mexico. WBC/wins WBA Super Flyweight Championship. Cristian Mijares W 12 Alexander Munoz, Retains title.
2013: Crocus City Hall, Moscow. WBA World Cruiserweight Championship.Russia Guillermo Jones W KO 11 Denis Lebedev. Retains title. After Jones failed a drug test title was given back to Lebedev on October 17th. A rematch was scheduled for April 25, 2014, but Jones again failed the drug test on the night of the fight.
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