August 10
1910: Joe Gans dies from tuberculosis in Baltimore, Maryland, at 33 years old.
1949: Carlos Palomino born in San Luis Río Colorado, Mexico.
1949: Bronx, NY. NBA Heavyweight Championship. Ezzard Charles KO 8 Gus Lesnevich. Retains title.
1958: Michael Dokes born in Akron, Ohio.
1959: Tokyo, Japan. World Flyweight Championship. Pascual Perez W 15 Kenji Yonekura. Retains title.
1963: Ibadan, Nigeria. World Middleweight Championship. Dick Tiger KO 7 Gene Fullmer. Retains title.
1968: Riddick Bowe born in Brooklyn, New York.
1979: Humberto Toledo born in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
1985: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Lightweight Championship. Hector Camacho W 12 Jose Luis Ramirez. Wins title.
1986: Naxos, Italy. Carlos DeLeon KO 8 Michael Greer, Giardini.
1996: Hamburg, Germany.Dariusz Michalczewski W DQ 7 Graciano Rocchigiani.
1996: Bangkok, Thailand. WBC Junior Flyweight Championship. Saman Sorjaturong KO 9 Shiro Yahiro. Retains title.
2002: Marseille, France. WBA Cruiserweight Championship. Jean-Marc Mormeck KO 8 Dale Brown. Retains title.
2006: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Junior Flyweight Championship. Omar Nino Romero W 12 Brian Viloria. Wins title.
August 11
1954: New York City, NY. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Archie Moore KO 14 Harold Johnson. Retained title.
1973: Alejandro Gonzalez born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
1977: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam born in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
1978: Jermain Taylor born Little Rock, Arkansas.
1982: Alfredo Angulo born in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
1987: Chicago, Illinois. WBA Lightweight Championship. Edwin Rosario KO 8 Juan Nazario. Retains title.
1990: Stateline, Nevada. World Lightweight Championship. Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker KO 1 Juan Nazario. Unifies title.
2000: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF Bantamweight Championship. Tim Austin W 12 Arthur Johnson. Retains title.
2011: Scott “The Fighting Frenchman” LeDoux dies in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, at the age of 62 years old.
2012: Michael Dokes dies in Akron, Ohio, at the age of 54 from liver cancer.
August 12
1955: Augusta, Georgia. Ike Williams KO 9 Beau Jack, Augusta. Turned out to be the final fight for both fighters.
1955: Ossie Ocasio born in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
1957: Albert “Chalky” Wright, 45, dies in Los Angeles, California.
1959: Montreal, Canada. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Archie Moore KO 3 Yvon Durelle. Retains title.
1967: Regilio Tuur born in Paramaribo, Suriname.
1967: Buenos Aires, Argentina. WBA Flyweight Championship. Horacio Accavallo W 15 Hiroyuki Ebihara. Retains title.
1978: Maracay, Venezuela. WBA Flyweight Championship. Betulio Gonzalez W 15 Guty Espadas. Wins title.
1982: WBC Featherweight Champion Salvador Sanchez, 23, is killed in an automobile accident in.
1988: Melbourne, Australia. WBC Featherweight Championship. Jeff Fenech KO 5 Tyrone Downes. Retains title.
1991: Inglewood, CA. IBF Featherweight Championship. Manuel Medina W 12 Troy Dorsey. Wins title.
1994: Tucuman, Argentina. WBA Super Middleweight Championship. Frankie Liles W 12 Steve Little. Wins title.
1994: Tucuman, Argentina. WBA Middleweight Championship. Jorge Castro W 12 Reggie Johnson. Wins vacant title.
1995: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF Light-Middleweight Championship. Paul Vaden KO 12 Vincent Pettway. Wins title.
2000: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA Heavyweight Championship. Evander Holyfield W 12 John Ruiz. Wins vacant title.
2000: London, England. WBO Super-Middleweight Championship Joe Calzaghe KO 5 Omar Sheika. Retains title
2000: Las Vegas, Nevada. Junior Flyweight Championship. Bebis Mendoza W DQ 7 Rosendo Alvarez. Wins vacant title.
2006: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Heavyweight Championship. Oleg Maskaev KO 12 Hasim Rahman. Wins title.
2013: Tokyo, Japan. WBC World Flyweight Championship. Akira Yaegashi W 12 Oscar Blanquet. Retains title.
2013: Tokyo, Japan. WBC World Bantamweight Championship. Shinsuke Yamanaka KO 1 Jose Nieves. Retains title.
August 13
1900: Brooklyn, New York. World Welterweight Championship. James “Rube” Ferns KO 15 Eddie Connolly. Wins title.
1903: San Francisco, CA. World Bantamweight Championship. Frankie Neil KO 2 Harry Forbes. Wins title.
1961: Doug DeWitt born in Youngstown, Ohio.
1971: Mark Johnson born in Washington, D.C.
1983: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Welterweight Championship. Milton McCrory W 12 Colin Jones. Wins vacant title.
1993: Buenos Aires, Argentina. WBA Light WelterweightChampionship. Juan Coggi W 12 Jose Barboza. Retains title.
1994: Las Vegas, Nevada. Riddick Bowe NC 4 Buster Mathis Jr.
1995: Tagawa, Japan. WBA Featherweight Championship. Eloy Rojas W 12 Nobutoshi Hiranaka. Retains title.
1996: Osaka. Japan. WBA Junior Flyweight Championship. Keiji Yamaguchi W 12 Carlos Murillo. Retains title.
1999: Ledyard, CT. IBF Super Flyweight Championship. Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson WTD 8 Jorge Lacierva. Retains title.
2005: Chicago, Illinois. Hassim Rahman W 12 Monte Barrett.
2005: Chicago, Illinois. WBC Light Middleweight Championship. Ricardo Mayorga W 12 Michelle Piccirillo. Wins title.
2005: Chicago, Illinois. WBA Light Middleweight Championship. Alejandro Garcia W 12 Luca Messi, Chicago. Retains title.
2005: Chicago, Illinois . WBA Welterweight Championship. Luis Collazo KO 8 Miguel Angel Gonzalez. Retains title.
August 14
1903: San Francisco, CA. World Heavyweight Championship. James J. Jeffries KO 10 James J. Corbett. Retains title.
1920: East Chicago, IN. Sam Langford ND 10 Sam McVey.
1922: Bronx, NY. NYSAC World Middleweight Championship. Dave Rosenberg W 15 Phil Krug. Wins vacant New York State title.
1929: Dick Tiger born Richard Ihetu in Amaigbo, Nigeria.
1942: New Orleans, LA. Charley Burley KO 9 Holman Williams.
1973: Sapporo, Japan. World Light Middleweight Championship. Koichi Wajima KO 13 Silvani Bertini. Retains title.
1982: Maracaibo, Venezuela. WBA Flyweight Championship. Santos Laciar W 15 Betulio Gonzalez. Retains title.
1988: Seoul, S. Korea. WBA Bantamweight Championship. Sung Kil Moon TD 6 Kaokor Galaxy. Wins title.
1989: Reno, Nevada. IBF Middleweight Championship. Michael Nunn W 12 Iran Barkley. Retains title.
1990: Saratoga Springs, NY. IBF Bantamweight Championship. Orlando Canizales KO 5 Eddie Rangel. Retains title.
1999: Ledyard, CT. WBC Lightweight Championship. Steve Johnston W 12 Angel Manfredy. Retains title.
2010: Montreal, Quebec, Canada. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Jean Pascal W TD 11 Chad Dawson. Wins title.
2010: Laredo, Texas. IBF Lightweight Championship. Miguel Vazquez W 12 Ji Hoon Kim. Wins vacant title.
2010: Sinaloa, Mexico. WBO World Minimumweight Championship Donnie Nietes W 12 Mario Rodriguez. Retains title.
2010: Panama City, Panama. WBA World Bantamweight Championship. Anselmo Moreno W 12 Nehomar Cermeno. Retains title.
August 15
1911: New York City, NY. Sam Langford KO 5 Philadelphia Jack O’Brien.
1922: Brooklyn, NY. NYSAC World Featherweight Championship. Johnny Dundee KO 9 Danny Frush, Wins vacant New York World title.
1950: Buffalo, NY. NBA Heavyweight Championship. Ezzard Charles KO 14 Freddie Beshore. Retains title.
1951: Baltimore, Maryland. Joe Louis W 10 Jimmy Bivins.
1961: Ogden, UT. NBA Middleweight Championship. Gene Fullmer W 15 Florentino Fernandez. Retains title.
1963: Simon Brown born in Clarendon, Jamaica.
1966: Las Vegas, Nevada. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Jose Torres W 15 Eddie Cotton. Retains title.
1970: Chris Byrd born in Flint, Michigan.
1981: Buenos Aires, Argentina. WBA Super Bantamweight Championship. Sergio Palma KO 12 Ricardo Cardona. Retains title.
1981: Panama City, Panama. WBC Junior Flyweight Championship. Hilario Zapata W 15 German Torres. Retains title.
1986: Detroit, Michigan. IBF Lightweight Championship. Jimmy Paul W 15 Darryll Tyson. Retains title.
1987: St. Tropez, France. WBA/IBF Cruiserweight Championship. Evander Holyfield KO 11 Ossie Ocasio. Retains title.
1987: San Antonio, TX. WBA Super Bantamweight Championship. Louie Espinoza KO 9 Mike Ayala. Retains title.
1987: Panama City, Panama. WBA Flyweight Championship. Fidel Bassa D 15 Hilario Zapata. Retains title.
1991: Marbella, Spain. WBC Featherweight Championship. Marcos Villasana W 12 Ricardo Cepeda. Retains title.
1998: El Paso, TX. WBC Featherweight Championship. Luisito Espinosa W tech. dec. 11 Juan Carlos Ramirez. Retains title.
2003: Austin, TX. WBC Junior Lightweight Championship. Jesus Chavez W 12 Sirimongkol Singmanassak. Wins title.
2009: Astana, Kazakstan. WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Gabriel Campillo W 12 Beibut Shumenov. Retains title.
August 16
1943: NBA Featherweight Championship. Phil Terranova KO 8 Jackie Callura, New Orleans. Wins title.
1965: Philadelphia “Smokin’” Joe Frazier KO 1 Woody Goss. Frazier’s pro debut.
1967: World Lightweight Championship. Carlos Ortiz W 15 Ismael Laguna, Flushing, NY. Retains title.
1967: Hugo Soto born in Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina .
1975: Cartegena, Colombia. WBC Middleweight Championship. Rodrigo Valdez W 15 Rudy Robles. Retains title.
1996: Villa Ballester, Argentina. WBA Light Welterweight Championship. Frankie Randall W 12 Juan Coggi. Regains title.
1997: Cannes, France. WBC Cruiserweight Championship. Marcelo Dominguez W 12 Akim Tafer. Retains title.
1997: Hammanskraal, South Africa. IBF Super Bantamweight Championship. Vuyani Bungu W 12 Enrique Jupiter. Retains title.
2003: Nurnberg, Germany. WBC Super Middleweight Championship. Markus Beyer W disq. 5 Danny Green. Retains title.
2014: Carson, California WBC World lightweight Championship. Omar Figueroa w rsc 9 Daniel Estrada. Retains title.
2014: Carson, California. IBF World Welterweight Championship. Kell Brook W 12 Shawn Porter. Wins title.
2014: Carson, California. WBC World Super Middleweight Championship. Anthony Dirrell W 12 Sakio Bika. Retains title.
2014: Erfurt, Germany IBF World Cruiserweight Championship. Yoan Pablo Hernandez W12 Firat Arslan. Retains title.
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