February 29 2008: Lemoore, California. IBF World Featherweight Championship. Robert Guerrero W KO 8 Jason Litzau. Retains title. March 1 1916: New Orleans, Louisiana. World Welterweight Championship. Ted ‘Kid’ Lewis W 20 Harry Stone. Retains title. 1923: New York City, NY. American Flyweight Championship. Frankie Genaro W 15 Pancho Villa. Wins title. 1929: Paris, … [Read more...]
This Week in Boxing History February 22nd– February 28th
February 22 1884: Abe Attell born in San Francisco, California. 1903: Johnny Lamar born in Los Angeles, California. 1912: Vernon, California. World Featherweight Championship. Johnny Kilbane W 20 Abe Attell. Wins title. 1915: Gus Lesnevich born in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. 1918: Terry McGovern, 37, dies in Brooklyn, New York. 1981: Houston, Texas. WBC … [Read more...]
This Week in Boxing History February 8th – February 14th
February 8 1888: Ad Wolgast born in Cadillac, Michigan. 1924: New York City, NY. World Flyweight Championship. Pancho Villa W 15 Georgie Marks. Retains title. 1930: New York City, NY. World Bantamweight Championship. Panama Al Brown WF 4 Johnny Erickson. Retains title. 1943: Bennie Briscoe born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1950: Philadelphia, PA. Jersey Joe … [Read more...]
This Week in Boxing History: February 1st – February 7th
February 1 1897: Johnny Wolgast born in Cadillac, Michigan. 1900: Chicago, IL. World Featherweight Championship. ‘Terrible’ Terry McGovern KO 5 Eddie Santry. Retains title. 1904: St. Louis, MO. World Featherweight Championship. Abe Attell KO 5 Harry Forbes. Retains title. 1912: Albert Chalky Wright born in Willcox, Arizona. 1923: Irving Ungerman, boxing promoter, … [Read more...]
This Week in Boxing History, January 18th – 24th
January 18 1895: Coney Island, NY. World Welterweight Championship. Tommy Ryan KO 3 Jack Dempsey ‘The Nonpareil.’ Retains title. 1907: Los Angeles, CA. World Featherweight Championship. Abe Attell KO 8 Harry Baker. Retains title. 1924: New York City, NY. World Middleweight Championship. Harry Greb W 15 Johnny Wilson. Retains title. 1932: Philadelphia, PA. World … [Read more...]