October 19
1917: Milwaukee, WI. Harry Greb ND 10 Len Rowlands.
1926: San Francisco, CA. World Junior Lightweight Championship. Tod Morgan W 10 Johnny Dundee. Retains title.
1955: Cincinnati, Ohio. World Lightweight Championship. Bud Smith W 15 Jimmy Carter. Retains title.
1962: Evander Holyfield born in Atmore, Alabama.
1964: Jorge Luis Gonzalez born in Havana, Cuba.
1966: Meldrick Taylor born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1969: Osaka, Japan. WBA Flyweight Championship. Bernabe Villacampo W 15 Hiroyuki Ebihara. Wins title.
1978: Ruslan Chagaev born in Andijan, Uzbekistan.
1983: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Light Welterweight Championship. Bruce Curry W 12 Leroy Haley. Retains title.
1984: New York City, NY. World Middleweight Championship. Marvelous Marvin Hagler KO 3 Mustafa Hamsho. Retains title.
1984: New York City, NY. WBA Light Middleweight Championship. Mike McCallum W 15 Sean Mannion. Wins vacant title.
1985: Monte Carlo, France. IBF Cruiserweight Championship. Lee Roy Murphy KO 12 Chrisanda Mutti. Retains title.
1985: Darwin, Australia. IBF Junior Lightweight Championship. Barry Michael KO 4 Jin Shik Choi. Retains title.
1991: Williamsburg, VA. IBF Light Heavyweight Championship. Charles Williams KO 2 Freddie Delgado. Retains title.
1991: Manila, Philippines. WBA Bantamweight Championship. Israel Contreras KO 5 Luisito Espinosa. Wins title.
1996: Upper Marlboro, MD. WBC Middleweight Championship. Keith Holmes KO 12 Richie Woodhall. Retains title.
1996: Upper Marlboro, MD. WBA Middleweight Championship. William Joppy KO 5 Ray McElroy. Retains title.
1996: Johannesburg, S. Africa. IBF Lightweight Championship. Phillip Holiday W 12 Joel Diaz. Retains title.
1996: WBC Junior Flyweight Championship. Saman Sorjaturong KO 2 Ali Galvez, Samut Praken, Thailand. Retains title.
2007: Montreal, Canada. IBF Super Middleweight Championship. Lucian Bute KO 11 Alejandro Berrioto. Retains title.
2013: Denver, Colorado. WBO World Light Welterweight Championship. Ruslan Provodnikov KO 10 Mike Alvarado. Wins title.
2013: Leipzig, Germany. WBO World Super Middleweight Championship. Robert Stieglitz W 12 Isaac Ekpo. Retains title.
October 20
1901: Cripple Creek, CO. George Dixon D 20 Abe Attell.
1939: Seattle, Washington. World Welterweight Championship. Henry Armstrong KO 3 Ritchie Fontaine. Retains title.
1947: London, England. NBA Flyweight Championship. Rinty Monaghan W 15 Dado Marino. Wins vacant title.
1954: Philadelphia, PA. World Welterweight Championship. Johnny Saxton W 15 Kid Gavilan. Wins title.
1955: Aaron Pryor born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1962: Portland, Oregon. World Light Middleweight Championship. Dennis Moyer W 15 Joey Giambra. Wins vacant title.
1965: James Hughes born in Mobile, Alabama.
1970: Ted ‘Kid’ Lewis, 75, dies in London, England.
1979: Pretoria, S. Africa. WBA Heavyweight Championship. John Tate W 15 Gerrie Coetzee. Wins vacant title.
1982: Cleveland, Ohio. WBC Light Welterweight Championship. Leroy Haley W 15 Juan Jose Giminez. Retains title.
1987: Sean Porter born in Akron, Ohio.
1990: Seoul, S. Korea. WBC Super Flyweight Championship. Sung Kil Moon W 12 Kenji Matsumura. Retains title.
1992: Tokyo, Japan. WBC Flyweight Championship. Yuri Arbachakov W 12 Yun Un Chin. Retains title.
2000: Auburn Hills, MI. Mike Tyson KO 3 Andrew Golota.
2000: Auburn Hills, MI. IBF Light Welterweight Championship. Zab Judah KO 8 Hector Quiroz. Retains title.
2007: Halle, Germany. WBA Middleweight Championship. Felix Sturm D 12 Randy Griffin. Retains title.
2007: Cancun, Mexico. WBC Super Flyweight Championship. Cristian Mijares KO 1 Franck Gorjux. Retains title.
2012: Brooklyn, NYC, New York. WBO World Middleweight Championship. Peter Quillin W 12 Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam. Wins title.
2012: Manilla, Philippines. WBO World Bantamweight Championship. Pungluang Sor Singyu WKO 9 AJ Banal. Wins title.
2012: Buenos Aires, Argentina. WBO World Super Flyweight Championship. Omar Narvaez WKO 11 Johnny Garcia. Retains title.
October 21
1902: Los Angeles, CA. Jack Johnson KO 12 Frank Childs.
1930: New York City, NY. World Light Heavyweight Championship. ‘Slapsie’ Maxie Rosenbloom KO 11 Abie Bain. Retains title.
1932: Chicago, Illinois. Barney Ross W 10 Battling Battalino.
1933: Rome, Italy. World Heavyweight Championship. Primo Carnera W 15 Paolino Uzcudun. Retains title.
1953: New York City, NY. World Middleweight Championship. Bobo Olson W 15 Randy Turpin. Wins vacant title.
1961: Milan, Italy. World Light Welterweight Championship. Duilio Loi D 15 Eddie Perkins. Retains title.
1965: New York City, NY. World Middleweight Championship. Dick Tiger W 15 Joey Giardello. Regains title.
1965: Welcome Ncita born.
1966: Rome, Italy. World Light Welterweight Championship. Sandro Lopopolo KO 8 Vicente Rivas. Retains title.
1968: New Orleans, LA. World Welterweight Championship. Curtis Cokes W 15 Ramon LaCruz. Retains title.
1972: Tokyo, Japan. World Light Middleweight Championship. Koichi Wajima KO 3 Matt Donovan. Retains title.
1973: Salvador, Brazil. WBC Featherweight Championship. Eder Jofre KO 4 Vicente Saldivar. Retains title.
1978: Pesaro, Italy. WBC Featherweight Championship. Danny Lopez DQ 4 Fel Clemente. Retains title.
1979: Seoul, S. Korea. WBC Junior Flyweight Championship. Sung Jun Kim W 15 Rey Melendez. Retains title.
1988: Villenave d’ Omon, France. IBF Light Heavyweight Championship. Charles Williams KO 3 Rufino Angulo. Retains title.
1989: Langbourgh, England. IBF Cruiserweight Championship. Glen McCrory KO 11 Siza Makhatini. Retains title.
1993: Tokyo, Japan. WBA Junior Flyweight Championship. Leo Gamez KO 9 Shiro Yahiro. Wins vacant title.
1995: Salta, Argentina. WBA Junior Lightweight Championship. Yong Soo Choi KO 10 Victor Hugo Paz. Wins vacant title.
2000: Mexico City, Mexico. WBC Light Middleweight Championship. Francisco Castillejo KO 4 Javier Martinez. Retains title.
2000: Mexico City, Mexico. WBC Strawweight Championship. Jose Aguirre KO 4 Erdene Chuluun. Retains title.
2011: Bangkok, Thailand. WBC World Flyweight Championship. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam W 12 Edgar Sosa. Retains title.
October 22
1907: Vince Dundee born in Baltimore, Maryland.
1917: Boxing’s first 3-division champion, Bob Fitzsimmons, 54, dies in Chicago, Illinois.
1926: Harry Greb, 32, dies from a heart attack in Atlantic City, New Jersey while undergoing facial surgery.
1966: Mexico City, Mexico. World Lightweight Championship. Carlos Ortiz KO 5 Sugar Ramos. Retains title.
1966: Quezon City, Philippines. World Junior Lightweight Championship. Flash Elorde W 15 Vicente Derado. Retains title.
1966: Yuri Arbachakov born in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.
1970: Tokyo, Japan. WBA Flyweight Championship. Masao Ohba KO 13 Berkrerk Chartvanchai. Wins title.
1977: Korat, Thailand. WBC Light Welterweight Championship. Saensak Muangsurin W 15 Saoul Mamby. Retains title.
1979: Kermit Cintron born in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
1980: Sammy Angott, 65, dies in Cleveland, Ohio.
1983: St. Vincent, Italy. WBA Featherweight Championship. Eusebio Pedroza W 15 Jose Caba. Retains title.
1994: Atlantic City, NJ. IBF Featherweight Championship. Tom Johnson W 12 Francisco Segura. Retains title.
1999: Detroit, MI. WBC Featherweight Championship. Naseem Hamed W 12 Cesar Soto. Wins title.
1999: Detroit, MI. WBC Super Bantamweight Championship. Erik Morales W 12 Wayne McCollough. Retains title.
2005: Saale, Germany. WBO Light-Heavyweight Championship. Zsolt Erdei KO 12 Mehdi Sahnoune. Retains title.
2011: Ludwigsburg, Germany. WBO World cruiserweight Championship. Marco Huck W KO 6 Rogelio Omar Rossi. Retains title.
2013: Frankie Leal, junior featherweight , died from injuries he sustained during a fight 3 days earlier against Raul Hirales in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
2014: Tokyo, Japan WBC World Bantamweight Championship. Shinsuke Yamanaka W 12 Suriyan Sor Rungvisai. Retains title.
2011: Manhattan, NYC, New York. WBC & WBO World Bantamweight Championship. Nonito Donaire W 12 Omar Narvaez. Retains titles.
October 23
1911: Philadelphia, PA. Battling Levinsky ND 6 Jack Dillon.
1912: Paris, France. Billy Papke WDisq 17 Georges Carpentier.
1931: Boston, Mass. World Welterweight Championship. Lou Brouillard W 15 Young Jack Thompson. Wins title.
1938: Atlantic City, NJ. Bob Montgomery’s pro debut. Bob Montgomery KO 2 Young Johnny Buff.
1950: Jay Larkin born.
1962: San Francisco, CA. WBA Middleweight Championship. Dick Tiger W 15 Gene Fullmer. Wins title.
1963: Tyrone Trice born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
1967: Gerald McClellan born in Freeport, Illinois.
1971: Tokyo, Japan. WBA Flyweight Championship. Masao Ohba W 15 Fernando Cabanella. Retains title.
1983: Sapporo, Japan. WBA Junior Flyweight Championship. Lupe Mandera W 12 Katsuo Tokashiki. Retains title.
1987: Livorno, Italy. WBA Middleweight Championship. Sumbu Kalambay W 15 Iran Barkley. Wins vacant title.
1988: Henry Armstrong, 3 division world champion, dies in Los Angeles, California.
1989: Inglewood, CA. WBC Bantamweight Championship. Raul Perez W 12 Diego Avila. Retains title.
1992: Gravelines, France. IBF Featherweight Championship. Manuel Medina W 12 Moussa Sangaree. Retains title.
1993: Ft. Lauderdale. IBF Welterweight Championship. Felix ‘Tito’ Trinidad KO 10 Anthony Stephens. Retains title.
1993: Atlantic City, NJ. WBA Bantamweight Championship. Junior Jones W 12 Jorge Elicier Julio. Wins title.
1999: Las Vegas, Nevada. Mike Tyson no contest 1st round Orlin Norris. Tyson hit Norris after the bell to end the first round and Norris went down and injured his knee, rendering him unable to continue.
1999: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF Junior Lightweight Championship. Diego Corrales KO 7 Roberto Garcia. Wins Title.
1999: Fort Worth, TX. WBA Bantamweight Championship. Paulie Ayala W 12 Sahoui Sithchai Condo. Retains title.
2004: Berlin, Germany. WBA Light Welterweight Championship. Vivian Harris KO 11 Oktay Urkal. Retains title.
2008: Kevin Finnegan, former British and European Middleweight Boxing Champion, dies in Hillingdon, England.
2008: Airway Heights, Washington. IBF Featherweight Championship. Cristobal Cruz W 12 Orlando Salido. Wins vacant title.
October 24
1894: Ted ‘Kid’ Lewis born.
1910: Kansas City, Missouri. World Featherweight Championship. Abe Attell W 10 Johnny Kilbane. Retains title.
1916: Boston, Mass. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Battling Levinsky W 12 Jack Dillon. Wins title.
1927: New York City, NY. World Featherweight Championship. Tony Canzoneri W 15 Johnny Dundee. Wins vacant title.
1939: Los Angeles, CA. World Welterweight Championship. Henry Armstrong W 10 Jimmy Garrison. Retains title.
1949: Betulio Gonzalez born in La Concepcion, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
1979: Akita, Japan. WBA Light Middleweight Championship. Ayub Kalule W 15 Masashi Kudo. Wins title.
1987: Miami, FL. WBC Super Flyweight Championship. Baby Sugar Rojas KO 4 Gustavo Ballas. Retains title.
1989: Bismark, ND. WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Virgil Hill KO 1 James Kinchen. Retains title.
1989: Brisbane, Australia. WBC Light Heavyweight Championship. Jeff Harding KO 2 Tom Collins. Retains title.
1992: Portland, ME. WBA Lightweight Championship. Tony Lopez KO 11 Joey Gamache. Wins title.
1995: Levellois-Perret, France.Marcelo Dominguez W 12 Sergei Kobozev.
1998: Dusseldorf, Germany. IBF Super Middleweight Championship. Sven Ottke W 12 Charles Brewer. Wins title.
1998: Atlantic City, NJ. IBF Junior Lightweight Championship. Roberto Garcia KO 5 Ramon Ledon. Retains title.
2003: Copenhagen, Denmark. WBA Bantamweight Championship. Johnny Bredahl W 12 David Guerault. Retains title.
2008: Milan, Italy. WBC Cruiserweight Championship. Giacobbe Fragomeni Tech Dec. 8 Rudolf Kraj. Wins vacant title.
2008: Montreal, Quebec, Canada. IBF Super Middleweight Championship. Lucian Bute W 12 Librado Andrade. Retains title.
2008: Tokyo, Japan. WBA Featherweight Championship. Chris John W 12 Hiroyuki Enoki. Retains title.
2010: Tokyo, Japan. WBC World Super Bantamweight Championship. Toshiaki Nishioka W 12 Rendall Munroe. Retains title.
2011: Tokyo, Japan. WBA World Minimumweight Championship. Akira Yaegashi WKO 10 Pornsawan Porpramook. Wins title.
October 25
1926: Primo Carnera born in Sequals, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
1958: Greg Page born in Louisville, Kentucky.
1960: Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England. World Bantamweight Championship. Alphonse Halimi W 15 Freddie Gilroy. Wins vacant title.
1964: Crisanto Espana born in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela.
1968: Rome, Italy. World Light Middleweight Championship. Sandro Mazzinghi No Contest 9 rounds Freddie Little. Retains title. Fight stopped due to Mazzinghi being badly cut over both eyes. Ringside officials ruled the fight a ‘no contest’ even though Little should have been declared the winner by a stoppage. Mazzinghi was stripped of his title due to this breach of the rulebook.
1971: Nagoya, Japan. World Bantamweight Championship. Ruben Olivares KO 14 Kazuyoshi Kanazawa. Retains title.
1980: Bophuthatswana, South Africa. WBA Heavyweight Championship. Mike Weaver KO 13 Gerrie Coetzee. Retains title.
1986: Francisco Leal born in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.
1986: Marsala, Italy. IBF Cruiserweight Championship. Rickey Parkey KO 10 Lee Roy Murphy. Wins title.
1986: Paris, France. WBA Light Middleweight Championship. Mike McCallum KO 9 Said Skouma. Retains title.
1987: Tucson, Arizona. IBF Junior Lightweight Championship. Rocky Lockridge KO 10 Johnny de la Rosa. Retains title.
1990: Las Vegas, Nevada. World Heavyweight Championship. Evander ‘Real Deal’ Holyfield KO 3 James ‘Buster’ Douglas. Wins title.
1990: Tokyo, Japan. WBC Strawweight Championship. Ricardo Lopez KO 5 Hideyuki Ohashi. Wins title.
1991: Bangkok, Thailand. WBC Flyweight Championship. Muangchai Kittikasem W 12 Alberto Jimenez. Retains title.
1994: Sun City, BOP. WBO Super-Middleweight Championship. Chris Eubank W 12 Dan Schommer. Retains title.
2008: Oldenburg Niedersachsen, Germany. WBA Super Middleweight Championship. Mikkel Kessler KO 3 Danilio Haussler. Retains title.
2014: Monte Carlo, Monaco. IBF World Bantamweight Championship. Randy Caballero W 12 Stuart Hall. Wins title.
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