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This Week in Boxing History April 18th – April 24th

April 18, 2016 by Peter Silkov Leave a Comment

This Week in Boxing History April 18th – April 24th

April 18 1889: Johnny Kilbane born John Patrick Kilbane, in Cleveland, Ohio. 1908: Paris, France. World Heavyweight Championship. Tommy Burns KO 5 Jewey Smith. Retains title. 1929: Paris, France. NBA World Flyweight Championship. Frankie Genaro W DQ 5 Spider Pladner. Regains title. 1940: Charles ‘Kid’ McCoy, 67, born Norman Selby, dies from suicide in Detroit, … [Read more...]

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

April 10, 2016 by Peter Silkov Leave a Comment

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

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 … [Read more...]

This Week in Boxing History April 4th – April 10th

April 4, 2016 by Peter Silkov Leave a Comment

This Week in Boxing History April 4th – April 10th

APRIL 4 1939: Ernie Terrell born in Belzoni, Mississippi. 1932: Charlie Powell born in Dallas, Texas. 1943: Jimmy Barry dies in Chicago, Illinois. 1944: Los Angeles, CA. World Bantamweight Championship. Manuel Ortiz W 15 Tony Olivera. Retains title. 1961: Ray Mercer born in Jacksonville, Florida. 1963: Tokyo, Japan. World Bantamweight Championship. Eder … [Read more...]

This Week in Boxing History March 21st – March 27th

March 21, 2016 by Peter Silkov Leave a Comment

This Week in Boxing History March 21st – March 27th

March 21 1914: Sydney, Australia. World Welterweight Championship. Matt Wells W 20 Tom McCormick. Wins title.   1914: Paris, France. Joe Jeanette W 15 Georges Carpentier.   1924: New York City, NY. World Bantamweight Championship. Abe Goldstein W 15 Joe Lynch. Wins title.   1930: New York City, NY. New York World Flyweight Championship. … [Read more...]

This Week in Boxing History March 14th – March 20th

March 15, 2016 by Peter Silkov Leave a Comment

This Week in Boxing History March 14th – March 20th

March 14 1851: Paddy Ryan born in Thurles, Tipperary, Ireland. 1906: Baltimore, Maryland. Jack Johnson W 15 Joe Jeanette. 1911: New York City, NY. Owen Moran ND 10 Packy McFarland. 1924: New York City, NY. Jack Delaney KO 4 Paul Berlenbach. 1927: New York City, NY. NBA World Light Welterweight Championship. Mushy Callahan KO 2 Andy DiVodi. Retains … [Read more...]

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