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This Week in Boxing History: June 1st – June 7th

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June 1

1915: Boston, Mass. World Welterweight Championship. Mike Glover W 12 Matt Wells. Wins title.
1928: Brooklyn, NY. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Tommy Loughran W 15 Pete Latzo. Retains title.
1935: Valencia, Spain. World Bantamweight Championship. Baltazar Sangchili W 15 Panama Al Brown. Wins title.
1963: Las Vegas, NV. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Willie Pastrano W 15 Harold Johnson. Wins title.
1964: Tijuana, Mexico. Vicente Saldivar W 10 Ismael Laguna.
1966: Tokyo, Japan. World Bantamweight Championship. Fighting Harada W 15 Eder Jofre. Retains title.
1980: Kochi, Japan. WBA Junior Flyweight Championship. Yoko Gushiken KO 8 Martin Vargas. Retains title.
1984: Buffalo, NY. WBA Light Welterweight Championship. Gene Hatcher KO 11 Johnny “Bump City” Bumphus. Wins title.
1984: Buffalo, NY. WBA Lightweight Championship. Livingstone Bramble KO 14 Ray Mancini. Wins title.
1984: Nimes, France. WBC Flyweight Championship. Gabriel Bernal KO 11 Antoine Montero. Retains title.
1985: Paris, France. IBF Light Middleweight Championship. Carlos Santos W 15 Louis Acaries. Retains title.
1986: Inchon, South Korea. IBF Super Bantamweight Championship. Ji Won Kim KO 2 Rudy Casicas. Retains title.
1991: Palm Springs, CA. WBC Light Middleweight Championship. “Terrible” Terry Norris KO 8 Donald Curry. Retains title.
1991: Palm Springs, CA. WBA Welterweight Championship. Meldrick Taylor W 12 Luis Garcia. Retains title.
1991: Las Vegas, NV. WBC Junior Flyweight Championship. Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez W 12 Melchor Cob Castro. Regains title.
1996: Las Vegas, NV. WBC Junior Lightweight Championship. Azumah Nelson KO 6 Jesse James Leija. Retains title.
1997: Uncasville, CT. IBF Flyweight Championship. Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson KO 2 Cecilio Espino. Retains title.
2002: Nuremberg, Germany. IBF Super Middleweight Championship. Sven Ottke W 12 Thomas Tate. Retains title.

June 2

1891: St. Paul Minnesota. Kid McCoy’s Pro Debut. Charles “Kid” McCoy W 4 Pete Jenkins.
1894: New Orleans, LA. Jimmy Barry W 11 Jimmy Gorman.
1913: London, England. World Flyweight Championship. Bill Ladbury KO 11 Sid Smith. Wins title.
1923: New York City, NY. World Featherweight Championship. Eugene Criqui KO 6 Johnny Kilbane, NYC. Wins title.
1924: Philadelphia, PA. World Welterweight Championship. Mickey Walker W 10 Lew Tendler. Retains title.
1955: Barry Michael born in Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
1956: Havana, Cuba. Luis Rodriguez’ Pro Debut. Luis Rodriguez KO 3 Lazaro Hernandez.
1958: New York City, NY. Emile Griffith’ s Pro Debut. Emile Griffith W 4 Joe Parham.
1962: Charles Williams born in Columbus, OH.
1973: Monte Carlo, France. World Middleweight Championship. Carlos Monzon W 15 Emile Griffith. Retains title.
1973: Panama City, Panama. World Lightweight Championship. Roberto Duran KO 8 Hector Thompson. Retains title.
1976: Los Angeles, CA. Andy Price W 10 Pipino Cuevas.
1978: Korat, Thailand. WBC Super Bantamweight Championship. Wilfredo Gomez KO 3 Sakad Porntavee. Retains title.
1984: Oakland, CA. WBC Cruiserweight Championship. Carlos De Leon W 12 Bash Ali. Retains title.
1989: Namur, Belgium. WBA Featherweight Championship. Antonio Esparragoza KO 6 Jean-Marc Renard. Retains title.
1990: Manchester, England. WBC Featherweight Championship. .Marcos Villasana KO 8 Paul Hodkinson. Wins Vacant title.
1990: Rome, Italy. IBF Super Bantamweight Championship. Welcome Ncita KO 7 Ramon Cruz. Retains title.
1995: Ledyard, CT. WBC Lightweight Championship. Miguel Angel Gonzalez W 12 Marty Jakubowski. Retains title.
1995: Ledyard, CT. WBC Featherweight Championship. Alejandro Gonzalez KO 9 Tony Green. Retains title.
1995: Ledyard, CT. WBC Super Bantamweight Championship. Hector Acero-Sanchez D 12 Daniel Zaragoza. Retains title.
1995: Ledyard, CT. Marco Antonio Barrera KO 2 Frankie Toledo.
1997: Welsh Boxing Manager Eddie Thomas dies of cancer age 71.
2000: Ashford, England. IBF Strawweight Championship. Zolani Potelo KO 8 Mickey Cantwell. Retains title.
2001: Former World Light Heavyweight Champion Joey Maxim, 79, dies in West Palm Beach, Florida.
2012: Baja California, Mexico. WBO World Minimumweight Championship. Moises Fuentes KO 1 Julio Cesar Felix. Retains title.
2012: Pasay City, Manila, Philippines. WBO World Light Flyweight Championship. Donnie Nietes W 12 Felipe Salguero. Retains title.
2012: Carson, California. IBF World Bantamweight Championship. Leo Santa Cruz W 12 Vusi Malinga. Wins title.

June 3

1909: Pittsburgh, PA. World Heavyweight Championship. Jack Johnson W6 Tony Ross. Retains Title.
1926: Brooklyn, NY. Jack Delaney KO 2 Tommy Burns.
1926: Brooklyn, NY. World Junior Lightweight Championship. Tod Morgan KO 6 Kid Sullivan. Retains title.
1927: New York City, NY. World Welterweight Championship. Joe Dundee W 15 Pete Latzo. Wins title.
1932: Hogan Bassey born in Calabar, Nigeria.
1935: Madrid, Spain. World Middleweight Championship. Marcel Thil W 15 Ignacio Ara, Madrid. Retains title.
1937: St. Louis, MO. World Light Heavyweight Championship. John Henry Lewis KO 8 Bob Olin. Retains title.
1947: Washington, DC. Sandy Saddler D 10 Jimmy Carter.
1959: Washington, DC. World Lightweight Championship. Joe “Old Bones” Brown KO 9 Paolo Rosi. Retains title.
1961: New York City, NY. World Welterweight Championship. Emile Griffith KO 12 Gasper Ortega. Retains title.
1967: Sven Ottke born in Spandau, Berlin, Germany.
1971: Tokyo, Japan. WBC Featherweight Championship. Kuniaki Shibata KO 1 Raul Cruz. Retains title.
1972: Caracas, Venezuela. WBC Flyweight Championship. Betulio Gonzalez KO 4 Socrates Batoto. Wins title.
1972: Jean-Marc Mormeck born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
1974: Tokyo, Japan. World Light Middleweight Championship. Oscar Albarado KO 15 Koichi Wajima. Wins title.
1978: Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. WBC Junior Lightweight Championship. Alexis Arguello KO 1 Diego Alcala, Hato Rey. Retains title.
1979: Seoul, S. Korea. WBC Light Welterweight Championship. Sang Hyun Kim W 15 Fitzroy Guisseppi. Retains title.
1979: Las Vegas, NV. WBC Bantamweight Championship. Lupe Pintor W 15 Carlos Zarate. Wins title.
1982: Los Angeles, CA. WBC Bantamweight Championship. Lupe Pintor KO 11 Seung Hoon Lee. Retains title.
1988: Berlin, Germany. IBF Super Middleweight Championship. Graciano Rocchigiani W 15 Nicky Walker. Retains title.
1989: Stanley, England. IBF Cruiserweight Championship. Glenn McCrory W 12 Patrick Lumumba. Wins title.
1989: Trang Thailand. WBC Flyweight Championship. Sot Chitalada W 12 Yong Kang Kim. Wins title.
1991: Las Vegas, NV. WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Thomas “Hitman” Hearns W 12 Virgil Hill. Wins title.
1991: Las Vegas, NV. IBF Featherweight Championship. Troy Dorsey KO 1 Alfred Rangel. Wins title.
2000: Karlsruhe, Germany. IBF Super Middleweight Championship. Sven Ottke W 12 Tucker Pudwill. Retains title.
2006: Hannover, Germany. WBA Heavyweight Championship. Nikolay Valuev KO 3 Owen Beck. Retains title.
2006: Las Vegas, NV. IBF Flyweight Championship. Vic Darchinyan KO 8 Luis Maldonado. Retains title.

June 4

1908: Milwaukee, WI. World Middleweight Championship.Stanley Ketchel W 10 Billy Papke, Milwaukee. Retains title.
1947: Saoul Mamby born in The Bronx, New York City, NY.
1971: Inglewood, CA. World Welterweight Championship. Jose Napoles KO 4 Billy Backus, Inglewood. Regains title.
1981; Kendall Holt born in Paterson, New Jersey. 1986:
1986: East Rutherford, NJ. IBF Super Welterweight Championship. Buster Drayton W 15 Carlos Santos. Wins title.
1986: East Rutherford, NJ. IBF Lightweight Championship. Jimmy Paul W 15 Cubanito Perez. Retains title.
1986: East Rutherford, NJ. WBA Bantamweight Championship. Bernardo Pinango W 15 Gaby Canizales. Wins title.
1990: Inglewood, CA. WBC Junior Flyweight Championship. Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez KO 3 Carlos Monzote, Inglewood. Retains title.
1994: Dortmund, Germany. IBF Light Heavyweight Championship. Henry Maske W 12 Andrea Magi. Retains title.
1994: Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France.WBA Welterweight Championship. Ike Quartey KO 11 Crisanto Espana. Wins title.
1999: Trainer Oscar Rodriguez, 76, dies of heart attack in Buenos Aries.
2004: Tokyo, Japan. WBA Flyweight Championship. Lorenzo Parra W 12 Takefumi Sakaka. Retains title.
2005: Manchester, England. World Light Welterweight Championship. Ricky Hatton KO 11 Kostya Tszyu. Wins title.
2007: Yokohama, Japan. WBC Strawweight Championship. Eagle Kyowa W 12 Akira Yaegashi. Retains title.

June 5

1882: Battling Nelson born Oscar Matthew Nielson in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1889: Benecia, CA. James J. Corbett KO 27 Joe Choynski.
1900: Brooklyn, NY. World Welterweight Championship. Eddie Connolly W 25 Matty Matthews. Wins title.
1922: Atlanta, GA. Sam Langford KO 2 Tiger Flowers.
1925: NYC, NY. Gene Tunney KO 12 Tommy Gibbons.
1940: Detroit, MI. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Billy Conn W 15 Gus Lesnevich. Retains title.
1943: Pro debut of Kid Gavilan in Havana, Cuba. Kid Gavilan W 4 Antonio Diaz.
1950: Philadelphia, PA. Pennsylvania World Middleweight Championship Sugar Ray Robinson W 15 Robert Villemain. Wins vacant title.
1952: Philadelphia, PA. World Heavyweight Championship. Jersey Joe Walcott W 15 Ezzard Charles. Retains title.
1956: London, England. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Archie Moore KO 10 Yolande Pompey. Retains title.
1958: St. Louis, MO. World Welterweight Championship. Virgil Akins KO 4 Vince Martinez. Wins title.
1965: Quezon City, Philippines. World Junior Lightweight Championship. Flash Elorde KO 15 Teruo Kosaka. Retains title.
1971: Caracas, Venezuela. WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Vicente Rondon KO 1 Piero Del Papa. Retains title.
1973:Lamon Brewster born in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1975: Osaka, Japan. WBC Lightweight Championship. Ishimatsu Suzuki W 15 Tury Pineda. Retains title.
1982: Santiago, Chile. WBA Junior Lightweight Championship. Samuel Serrano W10 Benedicto Villablanca. Retains title.
1989: Inglewood, CA. WBC Super Flyweight Championship. Gilberto Roman W 12 Juan Carazo. Retains title.
1992: Marseille, France. WBC Light Heavyweight Championship. Jeff Harding KO 8 Chris Tiozzo. Retains title.
1998: Hamburg, Germany. WBC Cruiserweight Championship. Juan Carlos Gomez KO 6 Guy Waters.Retains title.
1998: Tijuana, Mexico. IBF Light Middleweight Championship. Yory Boy Campas KO 11 Pedro Ortega. Retains title.
1999: Biloxi, MS. IBF Cruiserweight Championship. Vassily Jirov KO 7 Arthur Williams. Wins title.
1999: WBC/WBA /IBF Light Heavyweight Championship. Roy Jones Jr. W 12 Reggie Johnson.. Retains WBC/WBA titles and wins IBF title.
2004: Chemnitz, Germany. WBC Super Middleweight Championship. Cristian Sanavia W 12 Markus Beyer. Wins title.
2004: Las Vegas, NV. World Middleweight Championship. Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins W 12 Robert Allen. Retains title.
2004: Las Vegas, NV. WBO Middleweight Championship. Oscar De La Hoya W 12 Felix Sturm. Wins Title.
2004: Joplin, MO. IBF Light Middleweight Championship. Verno Phillips KO 6 Carlos Bojorquez. Wins title.
2004: Las Vegas, NV. World Lightweight Championship. Jose Luis Castillo W 12 Juan Lazcano. Wins title.

June 6

1894: Harry Greb born Edward Henry Greb in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1917: St. Louis, MO. Jack Britton ND 12 Ted “Kid” Lewis.
1918: Boxing promoter Bill Cayton born New York.
1927: Battling Battalino Pro Debute. Hartford, CT. Battling Battalino KO 2 Archie Rosenberg.
1953: Syracuse, NY. New York State Welterweight Championship. Carmen Basilio W 12 Billy Graham. Wins title.
1970: Montell Griffin born in Chicago, Illinois.
1973: Ratanapol Sor Vorapin born in Dan Khun Thot, Thailand.
1981: Buenos Aires, Argentina. WBA Flyweight Championship. Luis Ibarra W 15 Santos Laciar. Regains title.
1985: Las Vegas, NV. WBC Cruiserweight Championship. Alfonzo Ratliff W 12 Carlos De Leon. Wins title.
1985: Las Vegas, NV. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Michael Spinks KO 8 Jim MacDonald. Retains title.
1988: Las Vegas, NV. WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Virgil Hill W 12 Ramzi Hassan. Retains title.
1988: Las Vegas, NV. WBC Middleweight Championship. Iran Barkley KO 3 Thomas “Hit Man” Hearns. Wins title.
1988: Las Vegas, NV. WBC Light Welterweight Championship. Roger Mayweather W 12 Harold Brazier. Retains title.
2003: Songkla, Thailand. WBC Flyweight Championship. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam W 12 Randy Mangubat. Retains title.

June 7

1946: New York, World Featherweight Championship. Willie Pep KO12 Sal Bartolo Retains Title. Wins NBA portion of title, unifying championship.
1954: Brooklyn, Joey Maxim W8 Floyd Patterson. Former world light Heavyweight Champion becomes first man to beat future Heavyweight World Champion Floyd Patterson.
1970: Panama City, World Lightweight Championship. Ismael Laguna KO13 Ishimatsu Suzuki. Retains Title.
1971: WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Vincent Rondon KO1 Piero Del Papa. Retains Title.
1975: Kitakyushu, Japan, World Light Middleweight title. Jae-Do Yuh KO7 Koichi Wajima. Wins Title.
1980: Glasgow, WBC Lightweight Championship. Jim Watt W15 Howard Davis Jr. Retains Title.
1987: Providence, IBF Lightweight Championship. Vinny Pazienza W15 Greg Haugen. Wins Title.
1993: Las Vegas, WBO Heavyweight Championship. Tommy Morrison W12 George Foreman. Wins Title.
1996: Las Vegas, WBC Light Welterweight Championship. Oscar De La Hoya KO4 Julio Cesar Chavez. Wins Title.

Peter Silkov
Peter Silkov

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