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This Week in Boxing History April 11th – April 17th

April 10, 2016 by Peter Silkov Leave a Comment

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April 11

1902: Philadelphia, PA. Joe Walcott ND 6 Philadelphia Jack O’Brien.

1912: Sydney, Australia. Sam Langford W 20 Sam McVey.

1913: Paris, France. World Flyweight Championship. Sid Smith W 20 Eugene Criqui. Wins vacant title.

1949: Toledo, OH. Archie Moore KO 8 Jimmy Bivins.

1951: Panama Al Brown, 48, former World Bantamweight Champion, dies of tuberculosis in New York City.

1964: San Juan, Puerto Rico. World Lightweight Championship. Carlos Ortiz W 15 Kenny Lane. Retains title.

1974: Tokyo, Japan. WBC Lightweight Championship. Ishimatsu Suzuki KO 9 Rodolfo Gonzalez. Wins title.

1981: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Heavyweight Championship. Larry Holmes W 15 Trevor Berbick. Retains title.

1982: Atlantic City, New Jersey. WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Michael Spinks KO 8 Murray Sutherland. Retains title.

1988: Tacoma, Washington. IBF Lightweight Championship. Greg Haugen Tech. Dec. 11 Miguel Santana. Retains title.

1991: Mexico City, Mexico. WBC Featherweight Championship. Marcos Villasana KO 6 Rafael Zuniga. Retains title.

1992: Las Vegas, Vegas. George Foreman W 10 Alex Stewart.

1992: Las Vegas, Vegas. IBF Middleweight Championship. James ‘Lights Out’ Toney W 12 Glenn Wolfe. Retains title.

1999: Henry ‘Hoosier Hurricane’ Hook dies in Indiana.

2009: Las Vegas, Vegas. Paul Williams W 12 Winky Wright.

2009: La Paz, Mexico. IBF Strawweight Flyweight Championship. Raul Garcia KO 6 Ronald Barrera. Retains title.

2015: San Juan, Puerto Rico. WBO World Junior Lightweight Championship. Roman Martinez W 12 Orlando Salido. Regains title.

April 12

1902: Sam McVey’s pro debut in Oxnard, CA. Sam McVey KO 6 George Sullivan.

1927: Aurelio Herrera dies at City and County Hospital in San Francisco, California.

1954: Marvin Johnson born in Indianapolis, Indiana.

1971: Angel Clivelles dies in Puerto Rico.

1977: Vyachaslav Senchenko born in Kremenchug, Ukraine.

1980: Tuscan, Arizona. WBC Featherweight Championship. Salvador Sanchez W 15 Ruben Castillo. Retains title.

1981: Joe Louis, ex World Heavyweight Champion, 66, dies in Paradise, Nevada.

1981: Atlantic City, New Jersey. WBA Lightweight Championship. Sean O’Grady W 15 Hilmer Kenty. Wins title.

1989: Sugar Ray Robinson, 67, ex World Welterweight and Middleweight champion, dies in Los Angeles, California.

1991: James Dickens born in Liverpool, England.

1996: St. Marten WBC Welterweight Championship. Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker W 12 Wilfredo Rivera. Retains title.

1996: St. Maarten WBA Welterweight Championship. Ike Quartey KO 3 Vince Phillips. Retains title.

1997: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF Light Middleweight Championship. Raul Marquez KO 9 Anthony Stephens. Wins vacant title.

1997: Las Vegas, Nevada. World Welterweight Championship. Oscar De La Hoya W 12 Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker. Wins title.

2003: Las Vegas, Nevada. World Featherweight Championship. Marco Antonio Barrera KO 4 Kevin Kelly. Retains title.

2003: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA Featherweight Championship. Derrick Gainer W 12 Oscar Leon. Retains title.

2008: Tampa, FL. IBF Light Heavyweight Championship. Antonio Tarver W 12 Clinton Woods, Wins title.

2008: Tampa, FL. WBC Light Heavyweight Championship. Chad Dawson W 12 Glen Johnson. Retains title. Controversial verdict.

2008: Atlantic City, New Jersey. IBF Welterweight Championship. Antonio Margarito KO 6 Kermit Cintron. Wins title.

2008: Atlantic City, New Jersey. WBA Welterweight Championship. Miguel Cotto KO 5 Alfonso Gomez. Retains title.

2008: Mafikeng, South Africa. IBF Junior Lightweight Championship. Cassius Baloyi W 12 Mzonke Fana. Wins title.

April 13

1914: Sydney, Australia. Australian World Middleweight Championship. Jeff Smith KO 16 Pat Bradley. Retains title.

1915: Boston, Mass. Joe Jeanette W 12 Sam Langford.

1940: Jose Napoles born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.

1955: San Francisco, CA. Carl Bobo Olson W 10 Joey Maxim.

1964: Steve McCrory born in Detroit, Michigan.

1955: Lupe Pintor born in Cuajimalpa de Morelos, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

1973: Two-time bantamweight Champion Pete Herman, 77, dies in New Orleans, LA.

1980: Taegu, South Korea. WBC Flyweight Championship. Chan Hee Park W 15 Alberto Morales. Retains title.

1997: Chaiyaphum, Thailand. WBC Junior Flyweight Championship. Saman Sorjaturong KO 7 Julio Coronell. Retains title.

2002: Campione D’Italia, Italy. IBF Welterweight Championship. Michele Piccirillo W 12 Cory Spinks. Wins vacant title.

2002: Nakornratchasima, Thailand. WBA Junior Lightweight Championship. Yodsanan Nanthachai W 12 Lakva Sim. Wins vacant title.

2013: New York City, NY. WBA & WBO Super World Super Bantamweight Championship. Guillermo Rigondeaux W 12 Nonito Donaire. Retains titles.

April 14

1914: Butte, Montana. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Jack Dillon W 12 Battling Levinsky. Wins vacant title.

1918: Panama City, Panama. Harry Wills KO 6 Sam Langford.

1926: Jim J. Braddock’s pro debut in West Hoboken, New Jersey. James J. Braddock ND 4 Al Settle.

1933: Eladio “Black Bill” Valdés dies from suicide in Harlem, New York.

1941: Baltimore, Maryland. Maryland World Welterweight Championship. Izzy Janazzo W 15 Jimmy Leto. Retains title.

1952: Lottie Mwale born in Wusakile, Zambia.

1958: Frankie Baltazar born in Los Angeles, California.

1963: Michael Nunn born in Davenport, Iowa.

1971: Tim Austin born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

1979: Lucas Browne born in Auburn, New South Wales, Australia.

1979: New Orleans, LA. WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Victor Galindez KO 10 Mike Rossman. Regains title.

1979: Cape Town, South Africa. WBA Junior Lightweight Championship. Samuel Serrano KO 8 Nkosana Mgxaji. Retains title.

1980: Caracas, Venezuela. WBC Super Flyweight Championship. Rafael Orono W 15 Ramon Soria. Retains title.

1990: London, England. WBA Middleweight Championship. Mike ‘The Body Snatcher’ McCallum KO 11 Michael Watson. Retains title.

1990: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF Middleweight Championship. Michael Nunn W 12 Marlon Starling. Retains title.

1990: Monte Carlo, Monaco. IBF Light Middleweight Championship. Gianfranco Rosi KO 7 Kevin Daigle. Retains title.

1997: Osaka, Japan. WBC Super Bantamweight Championship. Daniel Zaragoza W 12 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi. Retains title.

2000: Merida, Mexico. WBC Featherweight Championship. Guty Espadas Tech Dec. 11 Luisito Espinosa. Wins vacant title.

2001: New York City, Ny. IBF & WBC Middleweight Championship. Bernard ‘The Executioner’ Hopkins W 12 Keith Holmes. Unifies title.

2007: Stuttgart, Germany. WBA Heavyweight Championship. Ruslan Chagaev W 12 Nicolay Valuev. Wins title.

2007: San Antonio, Texas. Manny Pacquiao KO 8 Jorge Solis.

2007: San Antonio, Texas. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Championship. Cristian Mijares W 12 Jorge Arce. Retains title.

2007: San Antonio, Texas. WBC Junior Flyweight Championship. Edgar Sosa W 12 Brian Viloria. Wins vacant title.

2013: Jakarta, Indonesia. WBA Super World Featherweight Championship. Chris John TD 3 Satoshi Hosono.

April 15

1781: Jem Belcher born in Bristol, England.

1869: Young Griffo, born Albert Griffiths, in Millers Point, New South Wales, Australia.

1875: James J Jeffries, born James Jackson Jeffries, in Carroll, Ohio.

1959: Sonny Liston KO 3 Cleveland Williams, Miami Beach.

1968: William “Kid Norfolk” Ward dies in Harlem, New York.

1972: Arturo Gatti born in Calabria, Italy.

1973: Monterrey, Mexico. WBC Bantamweight Championship. Rafael Herrera KO 12 Rodolfo Martinez. Wins vacant title.

1978: Panama City, Panama. WBA Featherweight Championship. Eusbio Pedroza KO 13 Cecilio Lastra. Wins title.

1980: Rocky Juarez born. U.S Silver Medalist at the 2000 Games in Sydney.

1984: Detroit, Michigan. WBC Welterweight Championship. Milton McCrory KO 6 Gilles Elbilia. Retains title.

1984: Atlantic City, New Jersey. IBF Lightweight Championship. Harry Arroyo KO 14 Charlie ‘Choo Choo’ Brown. Wins title.

1985: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA/WBC/IBF/TheRing World Middleweight Championship. Marvelous Marvin Hagler KO 3 Thomas ‘Hit Man’ Hearns. Retains title.

1989: Barranquilla, Colombia. WBA Flyweight Championship. Fidel Bassa KO 6 Julio Gudino. Retains title.

1996: Tokyo, Japan. WBA Lightweight Championship. Orzubek Nazarov KO 4 Adrianus Taroreh. Retains title.

1996: Hammanskraal, South Africa. IBF Super Bantamweight Championship. Vuyani Bungu KO 2 Pablo Osuna. Retains title.

2000: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF Light Middleweight Championship. Fernando Vargas W 12 Ike Quartey. Retains title.

2011: Bahia Blanca, Argentina. WBO World Super Flyweight Championship. Omar Narvaez W 12 Cesar Seda. Retains title.

April 16

1951: Philadelphia, PA. Gil Turner W 10 Beau Jack.

1952: Chicago, Illinois. World Middleweight Championship. Sugar Ray Robinson KO 3 Rocky Graziano. Retains title.

1960: Bangkok, Thailand. World Flyweight Championship. Pone Kingpetch W 15 Pascual Perez. Wins title.

1962: Robin Blake born in Lubbock, Texas.

1968: Dallas, Texas. World Welterweight Championship. Curtis Cokes KO 5 Willie Ludick. Retains title.

1988: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA Welterweight Championship. Marlon Starling D 12 Mark Breland. Breland Retains title with controversial draw.

1998: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA Lightweight Championship. Julio Cesar Chavez KO 6 Rodolfo Aguilar. Retains title.

1994: South Padre Island, Texas. IBF Super Bantamweight Championship. Kennedy McKinney W 12 Welcome Ncita. Retains title.

2001: Yokohama, Japan. WBA Strawweight Championship. Chana Porpaoin W 12 Keitaro Hoshino. Regains title.

2005: Tokyo, Japan. WBC Bantamweight Championship. Hozumi Hasegawa W 12 Veerapol Sahaprom. Wins title.

2005: Tokyo, Japan. WBA Strawweight Championship. Yutaka Niida W 12 Jae Won Kim, Tokyo. Retains title.

2011: Manchester, England. WBA World Light Welterweight Championship. Amir Khan W TDec 6 Paul McCloskey. Retains title.

2011: Bayamon, Puerto Rico. WBO World Junior Lightweight Championship. Orlando Salido W RSC 8 Juan Manuel Lopez. Wins title.

2015: Osaka, Japan. WBC World Bantamweight Championship. Shinsuke Yamanaka W RSC 7 Diego Ricardo Santillan. Retains title.

April 17

1900: New York City, NY. World Welterweight Championship. Matty Matthews KO 19 Mysterious Billy Smith. Wins title.

1909: Paris, France. Joe Jeanette KO 50 Sam McVey.

1913: Rochester, New York. Jack Dillon ND 10 Battling Levinsky.

1914: San Francisco, CA. World Lightweight Championship. Willie Ritchie W 20 Tommy Murphy. Retains title.

1917: St. Louis, Missouri. Battling Nelson ND 12 Freddie Welsh.

1967: New York City, NY. World Middleweight Championship. Nino Benvenuti W 15 Emile Griffith. Wins title.

1968: Richie Woodhall born in Birmingham, England.

1979: Glascow, Scotland. WBC Lightweight Championship. Jim Watt KO 12 Alfredo Pitalua. Wins vacant title.

1980: Copenhagen, Denmark. WBA Light Middleweight Championship. Ayub Kalule KO 12 Emiliano Villa. Retains title.

1999: Indio, CA. IBF Lightweight Championship. Sugar Shane Mosley KO 9 John Brown. Retains title.

2004: Indio, CA. Angel Manfredy W 10 Ivan Robinson.

2004: New York City, NY. IBF Heavyweight Championship. Chris Byrd Draw 12 Andrew Golota. Retains title.

2004: New York City, NY. WBA Heavyweight Championship. John Ruiz KO 11 Fres Oquendo. Retains title.

2004: New York City, NY. WBC Cruiserweight Championship. Wayne Braithwaite W 12 Louis Azille. Retains Title.

2004: Berlin, Germany. Vivian Harris W 12 Oktay Urkal.

2010: Atlantic City, New Jersey. WBC & WBO World Middleweight Championship. Sergio Martinez W 12 Kelly Pavlik. Wins titles.

2013: Jakarta, Indonesia. WBA Super World Featherweight Championship. Chris John W 12 Daud Yordan. Retains title. The first fight involving 2 Indonesian boxers in a world title match.

Peter Silkov
Peter Silkov

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