October 5
1931: Pittsburgh, PA. Fritzie Zivic’s pro debut. Fritzie Zivic KO 1 Al Rettinger.
1936: New York City, NY. Jimmy McLarnin W 10 Tony Canzoneri.
1937: Los Angeles, CA. Baby Arizmendi W 10 Albert ‘Chalk’ Wright.
1952: Havana, Cuba. World Welterweight Championship. Kid Gavilan W 15 Billy Graham. Retains title. The first fight televised in the U.S. from outside the U.S.
1974: Buenos Aires, Argentina. World Middleweight Championship. Carlos Monzon KO 7 Tony Mundine. Retains title.
1976: Johannesburg, S. Africa. WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Victor Galindez W 15 Kosie Smith, Retains title.
1977: Joshua Clottey born in Accra, Ghana.
1985: Panama City, Panama. WBA Flyweight Championship. Hilario Zapata W 15 Alonzo Gonzalez. Wins vacant title.
1988: Wembley, England. IBF Flyweight Championship. Duke McKenzie KO 11 Rolando Bohol. Wins title.
1991: Reno, Nevada. World Lightweight Championship. Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker W 12 Jorge Paez. Retains title.
1991: Inchon, S. Korea. WBA Flyweight Championship. Yong Kang Kim W 12 Leo Gamez. Retains title.
1997: Tokyo, Japan. WBA Junior Lightweight Championship. Yong-Soo Choi D 12 Takanori Hatakeyama. Retains title.
2013: Moscow, Russia. WBA/WBO/IBF/ Heavyweight Championship. Wladimir Klitschko W 12 Alexander Povetkin. Retains titles.
October 6
1899: Chicago, Illinois. Kid McCoy D 8 Joe Choynski.
1902: Jack Sharkey born in Binghamton, New York.
1956: Sean Mannion born in Rosmuc, Ireland.
1968: Tokyo, Japan.World Junior Lightweight Championship. Hiroshi Kobayashi W 15 Jamie Valladares. Retains title.
1968: Peter ‘Hurricane’ McNeeley born in Boston, Massachusetts.
1974: Katsushige Kawashima born in Ichihara, Chiba, Japan.
1978: Ricky Hatton born in Stockport, Cheshire,England
1979: McAllen, TX. WBA Bantamweight Championship. Jorge Lujan KO 15 Roberto Rubaldino. Retains title.
1983: Osaka, Japan. WBA Super Flyweight Championship. Jiro Watanabe Tech. Dec. 11 Soon Chun Kwon. Retains title.
1984: Billings, MT. IBF Cruiserweight Championship. Lee Roy Murphy KO 14 Marvin Camel. Wins title.
1989: Bangkok, Thailand. IBF Junior Flyweight Championship. Muangchai Kittikasem KO 7 Tacy Macalos. Wins title.
1990: Pagliara, Italy. IBF Super Flyweight Championship. Robert Quiroga KO 3 Vuyani Nene. Retains title.
2000: Kent, England. IBF Super Bantamweight Championship. Lehlo Ledwaba KO 6 Eduardo Alvarez. Retains title.
2007: New York City, NY. Samuel Peter W 12 Jameel McCline.
2007: Las Vegas, Nevada. Manny Pacquiao W 12 Marco Antonio Barrera,
2009: Osaka, Japan. WBA World Flyweight Championship. Denkaosan Kaovichit W 12 Daiki Kameda. Retains title.
2012: Kiev, Ukraine. WBO World Light Middleweight Championship. Zaurbek Baysangurov W 12 Lukas Konecny. Retains title.
October 7
1927: New York City, NY. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Tommy Loughran W 15 Mike McTigue, NYC. Wins vacant title.
1927: New York City, NY. James J. Braddock D 10 Joe Monte.
1932: New York City, NY. Jimmy McLarnin KO 6 Benny Leonard.
1973: Raul Balbi born in Moreno, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1975: Yokohama, Japan. WBA Flyweight Championship. Erbito Salavarria W 15 Susumu Hanagata. Retains title.
1988: Berlin, Germany. IBF Super Middleweight Championship. Graciano Rocchigiani KO 11 Chris Reid. Retains title.
1989: Sacramento, CA. IBF Junior Lightweight Championship. John-John Molina KO 10 Tony Lopez. Wins title.
1989: Bordeaux, France. IBF Super Bantamweight Championship. Fabrice Benichou W 12 Ramon Cruz. Retains title.
1991: Inglewood, CA. WBA Super Bantamweight Championship. Raul Perez W 12 Luis Mendoza. Retains title.
1995: Atlantic City, New Jersey. Lennox Lewis KO 6 Tommy Morrison.
1995: Frankfurt, Germany. Dariusz Michaczewski W 12 Phillippe Michel.
1995: Mar del Plata, Argentina. IBF Super Flyweight Championship. Carlos Salazar W 12 Harold Grey. Wins title.
1999: The Father of Buster Douglas, Bill ‘Dynamite’ Douglas dies from colon cancer in Columbus, Ohio.
2000: Las Vegas, Nevada. Paulie Ayala W 12 Johnny Tapia.
2000: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA Flyweight Championship. Eric Morel W 12 Alberto Ontiveros, Las Vegas. Retains title.
2006: Chicago, Illinois. WBA Heavyweight Championship. Nikolai Valuev KO 11 Monte Barrett. Retains title.
2006: Chicago, Illinois. WBC Light Heavyweight Championship. Tomasz Adamek W 12 Paul Briggs. Retains title.
2006: Las Vegas, Nevada. World Lightweight Championship. Joel Casamayor W 12 Diego Corrales. Wins title.
2006: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF Flyweight Championship. Vic Darchinyan Tech. Dec. 6 Glenn Donaire. Retains title.
October 8
1917: Billy Conn born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1934: San Francisco, CA. Fred Apostoli’s pro debut.Fred Apostoli KO 3 Gilbert Attell.
1974: Tokyo, Japan. World Light Middleweight Championship. Oscar Albarado KO 7 Ryu Sorimachi. Retains title.
1975: Sendai, Japan. WBC Bantamweight Championship. Rodolfo Martinez W 15 Hisami Numata. Retains title.
1976: Madrid, Spain. WBA Light Middleweight Championship. Miguel Castellini W 15 Jose Duran. Wins title.
1984: Bangkok, Thailand. WBC Flyweight Championship. Sot Chitalada W 12 Gabriel Bernal. Wins title.
1989: Seoul, N. Korea. WBA Super Middleweight Championship. In Chul Baek KO 11 Ronnie Essett. Retains title.
1994: Halle, Germany. IBF Light Heavyweight Championship. Henry Maske KO 9 Iran Barkley. Retains title.
1999: Laila Ali, 21, the daughter of Muhammad Ali, turns pro with a first-round knockout of April Fowler, a Denny’s waitress, in Verona, New York.
2001: Paris, France. WBA Lightweight Championship. Raul Balbi W 12 Julien Lorcy. Wins title.
2005: Las Vegas, Nevada. Jose Luis Castillo KO 4 Diego Corrales.
2005: Las Vegas, Nevada. Jorge Arce KO 2 Hussein Hussein.
2010: Nonghai, Srisaket, Thailand. WBC World Flyweight Championship. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam W 12 Suriyan Sor Rungvisai. Retains title.
2011: Bacolod City, Philippines. WBO World Light Flyweight Championship. Donnie Nietes W 12 Ramon Garcia Hirales. Wins title.
2014: Biloxi, Mississippi. IBF World Middleweight Championship. Jermain Taylor W 12 Sam Soliman. Wins title.
October 9
1939: Des Moines, Iowa. World Welterweight Championship. Henry Armstrong KO 4 Al Manfredo. Retains title.
1945: Jose Duran born in Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.
1976: Copenhagen, Germany. WBC Light Heavyweight Championship. John Conteh W 15 Yaqui Lopez. Retains title.
1977: Oita, Japan. WBA Junior Flyweight Championship. Yoko Gushiken KO 4 Montsayarm Mahachai. Retains title.
1985: Seoul, N. Korea. IBF Super Bantamweight Championship. Ji Won Kim KO 1 Seung Il Suh. Retains title.
1988: Seoul, N. Korea. WBA Super Flyweight Championship. Khaosai Galaxy KO 8 Chang Ho Choi. Retains title.
1989: Tijuana, Mexico. “Terrible” Terry Norris W 10 Jorge Vaca.
1993: Manchester, England. WBC Super Middleweight Championship. Nigel Benn D 12 Chris Eubank. Retains Title.
1993: Manchester, England. Championship. Crisanto Espana KO 10 Donovan Boucher. Retains title.
1993: San Juan, Puerto Rico. IBF Junior Lightweight Championship. John-John Molina KO 8 Bernard Taylor. Retains title.
1994: Bangkok, Thailand. WBA Junior Flyweight Championship. Leo Gamez KO 6 Pichit Sithbangprachan. Retains title
2000: Nagoya, Japan. WBA Super Flyweight Championship. Leo Gamez KO 7 Hideki Todaka. Wins title.
2002: Tokyo, Japan. WBA Super Bantamweight Championship. Salim Medjkounw W 12 Osamu Sato. Wins title.
2004: Erfurt, Germany. WBC Super Middleweight Championship. Markus Beyer KO 6 Cristian Sanavia, Regains title.
October 10
1912: Sam Langford KO 11 Sam McVey, Perth, Australia.
1930: New York City, NY. Jackie ‘Kid’ Berg W 10 Billy Petrolle.
1942: Chartchai Chionoi born in Bangkok, Thailand.
1953: Mustafa Hamsho born in Latakia, Syria.
1962: Tokyo, Japan. World Flyweight Championship. Fighting Harada KO 11 Pone Kingpetch. Wins title.
1971: Genoa, Italy. WBC Light Welterweight Championship. Bruno Arcari KO 10 Domingo Corpas. Retains title.
1971: Sendai, Japan. WBC Junior Lightweight Championship. Ricardo Arredondo KO 10 Yoshiaki Numata. Wins title.
1975: Daniel Santos born in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1976: Tokyo, Japan. WBC Super Bantamweight Championship. Royal Kobayashi, KO 8 Rigoberto Riasco. Wins Title.
1976: Kofu, Japan. WBA Junior Flyweight Championship. Yoko Gushiken KO 7 Juan Guzman. Wins title.
1982: Tokyo, Japan. WBA Junior Flyweight Championship. Katsuo Tokashiki W 15 Sung Nam Kim. Retains title.
1987: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF Middleweight Championship. Frank Tate W 15 Michael Olajide. Wins vacant title.
1987: Paris, France. WBC Lightweight Championship. Jose Luis Ramirez KO 5 Cornelius Boza Edwards. Retains title.
1990: London, England. WBC Light Heavyweight Championship. Dennis Andries KO 4 Sergio Merani. Retains title.
1992: Cartagena, Colombia. WBA Bantamweight Championship. Jorge Eliecer Julio W 12 Eddie Cook. Wins title.
1998: Paris, France. WBA Welterweight Championship. James Page KO 2 Andrei Pestriav. Wins vacant title.
1998: Paris, France. WBA Light Welterweight Championship. Sharmba Mitchell W 12 Khalid Rahilou. Wins title.
2001: Hall of Fame trainer Eddie Futch, 90, dies in Las Vegas, Nevada.
2003: Marseille, France. WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Silvio Branco KO 11 Mehdi Sahnoune. Wins title.
2005: Tokyo, Japan. WBC Flyweight Championship. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam KO 7 Daisuke Naito. Retains title.
2009: Tokyo, Japan. WBA World Junior Lightweight Championship. Juan Carlos Salgado KO 1 Jorge Linares. Wins title.
2009: Manhattan, NYC, New York. WBO Super Bantamweight Championship. Juan Manuel Lopez W 12 Rogers Mtagwa. Retains title.
2009: Tokyo, Japan. WBC World Super Bantamweight Championship. Toshiaki Nishioka KO 3 Ivan Hernandez.
2010: Tlalnepantla, Mexico. WBA World Super Flyweight Championship. Hugo Fidel Cazares KO 9 Alberto Rossel. Retains title.
October 11
1913: Pittsburgh, PA. World Middleweight Championship. George Chip KO 6 Frank Klaus. Wins title.
1920: Jersey City, NJ. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Georges Carpentier KO 4 Battling Levinsky. Wins title.
1923: Boston, Mass. Tommy Loughran W 10 Harry Greb.
1923: Baltimore, Maryland. World Flyweight Championship. Pancho Villa W 15 Benny Schwartz. Retains title.
1927: San Antonio, TX. Baby Arizmendi’s pro debut. Baby Arizmendi D 10 Kid Laredo.
1969: Buenos Aires, Argentina. World Light Welterweight Championship. Nicolino Locche W 15 Joao Henrique. Retains title.
1975: Ponce, Puerto Rico. WBA Welterweight Championship. Angel Espada W 15 Johnny Gant. Retains title.
1981: Taejon, S. Korea. WBA Junior Flyweight Championship. Hwan Jin Kim W 15 Alfonso Lopez. Retains title.
1988: Atlantic City, New Jersey. Bernard Hopkins’ pro debut.Clinton Mitchell W 4 Bernard Hopkins.
1992: Tokyo, Japan. WBC Strawweight Championship. Ricardo Lopez KO 2 Rocky Lin. Retains title.
1993: Inglewood, CA. WBA Junior Lightweight Championship. Genaro Hernandez W 12 Harold Warren. Retains title.
1996: Las Vegas, Nevada. Floyd Mayweather’s pro debut.Floyd Mayweather Jr. KO 2 Robert Apodaca.
1996: Las Vegas, Nevada. Johnny Tapia KO 7 Sammy Stewart.
1997: Sheffield, England. WBO Super-Middleweight Championship. Joe Calzaghe W 12 Chris Eubank. Wins vacant title.
1997: Sheffield, England. WBO Featherweight Championship Naseem Hamed KO 7 Jose Badillo. Retains title.
2000: Yokohama, Japan. WBA Lightweight Championship. Takanori Hatakeyama KO 10 Hiroyuki Sakamoto. Retains title.
2002: Campione D’Italia, Italy. WBC Cruiserweight Championship. Wayne Braithwaite KO 10 Vincenzo Cantatore. Wins vacant title.
2007: Tokyo, Japan. WBC Flyweight Championship. Daisuke Naito W 12 Daiki Kameda. Retains title.
2008: Berlin, Germany. WBC Heavyweight Championship. Vitali Klitschko KO 8 Samuel Peter. Regains title.
2008: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF Light Heavyweight Championship. Chad Dawson W 12 Antonio Tarver. Wins title.
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