January 28, 2006
Arturo Gatti vs. Thomas Damgaard, IBA Welterweight Championship Gatti w. TKO in the 11th round
JANUARY 28TH
Garnet 'Sugar' Hart, the former national amateur champion, won his seventh fight as a pro on this day in 1955. His victim was Tiger Rankin who fell in round two of the Convention Hall bout.
Hart launched his career in 1954 with a one round KO of Richie Johnson at The Plaza in Philadelphia. By the end of the year, he had zipped through five more opponents. Beginning 1955 with the KO of Rankin, his career was off to a flawless start - seven straight knockouts. But Hart's winning streak wouldn't last too much longer. Just two bouts later he would lose for the first time - by first round KO to Fred Terry. Undaunted, the welterweight from North Philly then posted twelve straight wins, fighting his way to contender status. Many thrilling bouts followed, including an all-Philly, all-time classic against Charley Scott in 1959.
Although he never challenged for a world title, Hart was an exciting and popular warrior who fought to a 29-7-2 (22 KO) record.
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1952 Olympic middleweight gold medalist and future two-time world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, weighing 163 1/2 pounds, TKOed Chester Mieszala (160; 18-7, 5 KOs) at 1:25 of the 5th round to improve to 5-0 with 5 KOs. In the card's main event, former world junior lightweight title challenger Orlando Zulueta, who would later challenge for the world lightweight title, won by TKO when Luther Rawlings, badly cut in the 4th round, could not answer the bell for the 5th. Zulueta upped his record to 43-17-8 with only his 5th win by stoppage while Rawlings slipped to 31-13-3 with 12 KOs.
1952 Olympic middleweight gold medalist and future two-time world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, weighing 163 1/2 pounds, TKOed Chester Mieszala (160; 18-7, 5 KOs) at 1:25 of the 5th round to improve to 5-0 with 5 KOs. In the card's main event, former world junior lightweight title challenger Orlando Zulueta, who would later challenge for the world lightweight title, won by TKO when Luther Rawlings, badly cut in the 4th round, could not answer the bell for the 5th. Zulueta upped his record to 43-17-8 with only his 5th win by stoppage while Rawlings slipped to 31-13-3 with 12 KOs.
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Dan Duva Dies 1996
Daniel Salvator Duva (7 November 1951 – 30 January 1996) was a boxing promoter who promoted or co-promoted over 100 world championship fights through his family run business, Main Events. Under his leadership Main Events promoted such notable champions as Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Pernell Whitaker, Mark Breland and many others. Duva was the son of prominent boxing trainer Lou Duva and was married to current Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. He was one of the earliest promoters to achieve financial success in the pay-per-view market. He first gained prominence in the boxing world through the 1981 promotion of the Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns welterweight championship fight, which grossed $40 million in pay-per-view and closed circuit revenue. Duva's career, and life, ended early due to a brain tumor.
Daniel Salvator Duva (7 November 1951 – 30 January 1996) was a boxing promoter who promoted or co-promoted over 100 world championship fights through his family run business, Main Events. Under his leadership Main Events promoted such notable champions as Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Pernell Whitaker, Mark Breland and many others. Duva was the son of prominent boxing trainer Lou Duva and was married to current Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. He was one of the earliest promoters to achieve financial success in the pay-per-view market. He first gained prominence in the boxing world through the 1981 promotion of the Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns welterweight championship fight, which grossed $40 million in pay-per-view and closed circuit revenue. Duva's career, and life, ended early due to a brain tumor.
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1944- Beau Jack D 10 Sammy Angott, NYC. Lightweight Bout.
1949- Kid Gavilan W 10 Ike Williams, NYC. Welterweight Bout. Referee: Ruby Goldstein ~
Scoring in rounds: 5-4-1, 5-4-1, 4-4-2.
1959- Tiger Jones W 10 Joey Giardello, Louisville. Midleweight Bout. Referee: Paul Matchuny 43-48 | judge: Tom Nuckles 46-45 | judge: Walter Beck 48-47.
1974- Muhammad Ali W 12 (Smokin’) Joe Frazier, NYC. Retains NABF Heavyweight Title. Referee Tony Perez saves Frazier from an almost certain knock out in the 2nd round. Just seconds after Ali hurts Joe with a hook, Perez separates the fighters, “thinking” he heard the bell. Ali wins unanimously, 7-4-1, 8-4, 6-5-1.
1978- Alexis Arguello KO 13 Alfredo Escalera, Bayamon. Wins WBC World Super Featherweight Title. Arguello’s 2nd world title.
1984- Santos Laciar W 15 Juan Herrera, Marsala, Italy. Retains WBA World Flyweight Title.
1990- John-John Molina KO 6 Lupe Suarez, Atlantic City. Retains IBF World Junior Lightweight Title.
2006- Markus Beyer KO 12 Alberto Colajanni, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany. Retains WBC World Super Middleweight Title.
2006- Zaurbek Baysangurov KO 9 John Chibuta, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany. Retains IBF Youth Junior Middleweight Title.
2006- Marco Huck KO 7 Claudio Rasco, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany. Cruiserweight Bout.
2006- Juan Carlos Reveco KO 5 Bernardo Ramon Albornoz, Tunuyan, Mendoza, Argentina. Super Flyweight Bout.
2006- Jonathan Victor Barros KO 4 Julio Estean Martinez, Tunuyan, Mendoza, Agentina. Featherweight Bout.
2006- Bernard Dunne KO 6 Noel Wilders, Dublin, Ireland. Featherweight Bout.
2006- Rodel Mayol KO 4 Lorenzo Trejo, Cancun, Quintana, Mexico. Wins WBC World Strawweight Title Eliminator.
2006- Jorge Arce KO 6 Adonis Rivas, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Retains WBC Interim Flyweight Title.
2006- Rudy Lopez KO 10 Freddy Blandon, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Retains WBC Youth World Featherweight Title.
2006- Arturo Gatti KO 11 Thomas Damgaard, Atlantic City, NJ. Wins Vacant IBA Welterweight Title.
2011- Pongsaklek Wonjongkam KO 3 Ego Yohan, Phayuhakiri, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand. Non-title Flyweight Bout; Wonjongkam's lineal, WBC and Ring Magazine world flyweight titles were not on the line.
2011- Kompayak Porpramook KO 2 Mongkol Patanakan Gym, Phayuhakiri, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand. Light Flyweight Bout.
2011- David Diaz W 10 Robert Frankel, Chicago,IL. Lightweight Bout.
Born On This Day
1945- Ken Buchanan (born in Edinburgh, Scotland)
Former boxing undisputed world lightweight champion. Many consider Buchanan to be the best boxer ever to come out of Scotland.
Before turning pro, Buchanan was the 1965 ABA featherweight champion. He started boxing professionally on 20 September 1965, beating Brian Tonks by a knockout in two rounds in London. He spent much of the early parts of his career fighting undistinguished opponents in England. His Scottish debut came in his 17th fight, when he outpointed John McMillan over 10 rounds on 23 January 1967. Prior to that, he had also beaten Ivan Whiter by a decision in 8 rounds.
Buchanan ran his winning streak to 23 consecutive bouts before challenging Maurice Cullen on 19 February 1968 for the British Lightweight title in London. He knocked Cullen out in the 11th Round and became a world classified Lightweight challenger.
He continued his way up the world Lightweight rankings by defeating Leonard Tavarez, Angel Robinson Garcia and Whiter (in a rematch) among others, but on 29 January 1970, he found his first stone on the boxing road when he challenged future world Jr. Welterweight champion Miguel Velazquez in Madrid, for the European Lightweight title. Buchanan lost a 15 round decision to Velazquez, but nevertheless, he continued his ascent towards the number one spot in the rankings by beating Tavarez in a rematch, Chris Fernandez and Brian Hudson, the latter of whom was beaten by a knockout in five in a defence of the British Lightweight title.
On September of that year, Buchanan travelled to Puerto Rico, where he would meet Ismael Laguna, the world Lightweight champion from Panama, on 26 September. Many experts thought that San Juan's warm weather would affect Buchanan, but he upset those who thought that way and beat Laguna by a 15 round decision to become world's Lightweight champion. At that time, the WBA and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC), were in the middle of a feud, and Buchanan was not allowed to fight in the United Kingdom. He had to resort to fighting overseas for a short period of time.
He finished 1970 beating Donato Panuato by a 10 round decision in a non-title bout, and then he began 12 February 1971 by going to Los Angeles, where he was recognized as champion by WBC, with a 15 round decision over Ruben Navarro. After that, he was allowed to fight in the United Kingdom again, and he returned there to beat former world champion Carlos Morocho Hernandez by a knockout in eight.
Then, he flew to New York to meet Laguna again, this time defending his world title. Buchanan retained the title with another decision over Laguna, and then he had a couple of non-title affairs, one in London and one in South Africa. The South African fight against Andries Steyn in Johannesburg was a mismatch with his opponent's corner throwing in the towel in the third round.
He was stripped of the WBC title for failing to defend against Pedro Carrasco on 25 June 1971. But he remained the WBA world Lightweight champion. His next defence came on 26 June 1972, against Panama's greatest, the then undefeated Roberto Durán at the Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York. This bout proved to be one of the most controversial fights in boxing history. Durán was ahead on all three cards at the end of the 13th round, at which time the fighters spent an additional 20 seconds punching each other. Buchanan was knocked down writhing in pain from a groin injury, that Buchanan's trainer, Gil Clancy, said was caused by a knee to the groin. Referee Johnny LoBianco awarded the fight to Durán, insisting that the blow that took down Buchanan was "in the abdomen, not any lower" and that he felt that LoBianco would be unable to continue fighting. Columnist Red Smith of The New York Times wrote that LoBianco had to award the victory to Durán, even if the punch was a low blow, as "anything short of pulling a knife is regarded indulgently" in American boxing. Regardless of the circumstances of the fight's conclusion, the fact is that Buchanan took a beating through out the bout and required hospitalization and surgery after the bout. Buchanan never received a rematch with Duran during the remainder of his boxing career, According to Gil Clancy because of no fan interest.
It is interesting that both fighters, his predecessor and his successor at the WBA championship were both Panamanians, Laguna and Duran.
In his next fight, Buchanan beat former 3 time world champion Carlos Ortiz by a knockout in six, also at the MSG, and he finished 1972 with a win over Chang Kil Lee.
In 1973, Buchanan started out by beating future world Lightweight champion Jim Watt by a decision after 15 rounds, to regain the British lightweight title. Soon, he embarked on another international tour that included more fights in the United States, several fights in Denmark, and one fight in Canada. He won each of those fights, leading towards a challenge of European Lightweight champion Antonio Puddu in Italy, and Buchanan added the European Lightweight championship belt to his shelf by defeating Puddu by a decision in 15 rounds. He retained the title by beating Tavarez for the third time, this time by a knockout in 14 at Paris, and then he travelled to Japan to fight for the world title again. This time, however, he was defeated by a decision in 15 rounds by the WBC's world champion, Guts Ishimatsu.
Buchanan re-grouped once again, and won in a defense of the European Lightweight title against Giancarlo Usai by a knockout in 12. But he retired from 1976 to 1978, leaving the European Lightweight title vacant.
When he returned to professional boxing in 1978, he won two straight bouts, but everything else started going backwards for him. Challenging Charlie Nash in Copenhagen, he lost by a decision in twelve. In 1980, he won two bouts in a row, but after that, he lost five bouts in a row, finally retiring for good after losing to George Feeney by a decision in eight on 25 January 1982. In 2000, he was elected to the International Boxing Hall Of Fame.
Because of financial problems, Buchanan intends to make a comeback to boxing even at 63 years of age. He mentioned his desire for a rematch with Roberto Durán, himself 58 years old
1949- Kid Gavilan W 10 Ike Williams, NYC. Welterweight Bout. Referee: Ruby Goldstein ~
Scoring in rounds: 5-4-1, 5-4-1, 4-4-2.
1959- Tiger Jones W 10 Joey Giardello, Louisville. Midleweight Bout. Referee: Paul Matchuny 43-48 | judge: Tom Nuckles 46-45 | judge: Walter Beck 48-47.
1974- Muhammad Ali W 12 (Smokin’) Joe Frazier, NYC. Retains NABF Heavyweight Title. Referee Tony Perez saves Frazier from an almost certain knock out in the 2nd round. Just seconds after Ali hurts Joe with a hook, Perez separates the fighters, “thinking” he heard the bell. Ali wins unanimously, 7-4-1, 8-4, 6-5-1.
1978- Alexis Arguello KO 13 Alfredo Escalera, Bayamon. Wins WBC World Super Featherweight Title. Arguello’s 2nd world title.
1984- Santos Laciar W 15 Juan Herrera, Marsala, Italy. Retains WBA World Flyweight Title.
1990- John-John Molina KO 6 Lupe Suarez, Atlantic City. Retains IBF World Junior Lightweight Title.
2006- Markus Beyer KO 12 Alberto Colajanni, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany. Retains WBC World Super Middleweight Title.
2006- Zaurbek Baysangurov KO 9 John Chibuta, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany. Retains IBF Youth Junior Middleweight Title.
2006- Marco Huck KO 7 Claudio Rasco, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany. Cruiserweight Bout.
2006- Juan Carlos Reveco KO 5 Bernardo Ramon Albornoz, Tunuyan, Mendoza, Argentina. Super Flyweight Bout.
2006- Jonathan Victor Barros KO 4 Julio Estean Martinez, Tunuyan, Mendoza, Agentina. Featherweight Bout.
2006- Bernard Dunne KO 6 Noel Wilders, Dublin, Ireland. Featherweight Bout.
2006- Rodel Mayol KO 4 Lorenzo Trejo, Cancun, Quintana, Mexico. Wins WBC World Strawweight Title Eliminator.
2006- Jorge Arce KO 6 Adonis Rivas, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Retains WBC Interim Flyweight Title.
2006- Rudy Lopez KO 10 Freddy Blandon, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Retains WBC Youth World Featherweight Title.
2006- Arturo Gatti KO 11 Thomas Damgaard, Atlantic City, NJ. Wins Vacant IBA Welterweight Title.
2011- Pongsaklek Wonjongkam KO 3 Ego Yohan, Phayuhakiri, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand. Non-title Flyweight Bout; Wonjongkam's lineal, WBC and Ring Magazine world flyweight titles were not on the line.
2011- Kompayak Porpramook KO 2 Mongkol Patanakan Gym, Phayuhakiri, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand. Light Flyweight Bout.
2011- David Diaz W 10 Robert Frankel, Chicago,IL. Lightweight Bout.
Born On This Day
1945- Ken Buchanan (born in Edinburgh, Scotland)
Former boxing undisputed world lightweight champion. Many consider Buchanan to be the best boxer ever to come out of Scotland.
Before turning pro, Buchanan was the 1965 ABA featherweight champion. He started boxing professionally on 20 September 1965, beating Brian Tonks by a knockout in two rounds in London. He spent much of the early parts of his career fighting undistinguished opponents in England. His Scottish debut came in his 17th fight, when he outpointed John McMillan over 10 rounds on 23 January 1967. Prior to that, he had also beaten Ivan Whiter by a decision in 8 rounds.
Buchanan ran his winning streak to 23 consecutive bouts before challenging Maurice Cullen on 19 February 1968 for the British Lightweight title in London. He knocked Cullen out in the 11th Round and became a world classified Lightweight challenger.
He continued his way up the world Lightweight rankings by defeating Leonard Tavarez, Angel Robinson Garcia and Whiter (in a rematch) among others, but on 29 January 1970, he found his first stone on the boxing road when he challenged future world Jr. Welterweight champion Miguel Velazquez in Madrid, for the European Lightweight title. Buchanan lost a 15 round decision to Velazquez, but nevertheless, he continued his ascent towards the number one spot in the rankings by beating Tavarez in a rematch, Chris Fernandez and Brian Hudson, the latter of whom was beaten by a knockout in five in a defence of the British Lightweight title.
On September of that year, Buchanan travelled to Puerto Rico, where he would meet Ismael Laguna, the world Lightweight champion from Panama, on 26 September. Many experts thought that San Juan's warm weather would affect Buchanan, but he upset those who thought that way and beat Laguna by a 15 round decision to become world's Lightweight champion. At that time, the WBA and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC), were in the middle of a feud, and Buchanan was not allowed to fight in the United Kingdom. He had to resort to fighting overseas for a short period of time.
He finished 1970 beating Donato Panuato by a 10 round decision in a non-title bout, and then he began 12 February 1971 by going to Los Angeles, where he was recognized as champion by WBC, with a 15 round decision over Ruben Navarro. After that, he was allowed to fight in the United Kingdom again, and he returned there to beat former world champion Carlos Morocho Hernandez by a knockout in eight.
Then, he flew to New York to meet Laguna again, this time defending his world title. Buchanan retained the title with another decision over Laguna, and then he had a couple of non-title affairs, one in London and one in South Africa. The South African fight against Andries Steyn in Johannesburg was a mismatch with his opponent's corner throwing in the towel in the third round.
He was stripped of the WBC title for failing to defend against Pedro Carrasco on 25 June 1971. But he remained the WBA world Lightweight champion. His next defence came on 26 June 1972, against Panama's greatest, the then undefeated Roberto Durán at the Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York. This bout proved to be one of the most controversial fights in boxing history. Durán was ahead on all three cards at the end of the 13th round, at which time the fighters spent an additional 20 seconds punching each other. Buchanan was knocked down writhing in pain from a groin injury, that Buchanan's trainer, Gil Clancy, said was caused by a knee to the groin. Referee Johnny LoBianco awarded the fight to Durán, insisting that the blow that took down Buchanan was "in the abdomen, not any lower" and that he felt that LoBianco would be unable to continue fighting. Columnist Red Smith of The New York Times wrote that LoBianco had to award the victory to Durán, even if the punch was a low blow, as "anything short of pulling a knife is regarded indulgently" in American boxing. Regardless of the circumstances of the fight's conclusion, the fact is that Buchanan took a beating through out the bout and required hospitalization and surgery after the bout. Buchanan never received a rematch with Duran during the remainder of his boxing career, According to Gil Clancy because of no fan interest.
It is interesting that both fighters, his predecessor and his successor at the WBA championship were both Panamanians, Laguna and Duran.
In his next fight, Buchanan beat former 3 time world champion Carlos Ortiz by a knockout in six, also at the MSG, and he finished 1972 with a win over Chang Kil Lee.
In 1973, Buchanan started out by beating future world Lightweight champion Jim Watt by a decision after 15 rounds, to regain the British lightweight title. Soon, he embarked on another international tour that included more fights in the United States, several fights in Denmark, and one fight in Canada. He won each of those fights, leading towards a challenge of European Lightweight champion Antonio Puddu in Italy, and Buchanan added the European Lightweight championship belt to his shelf by defeating Puddu by a decision in 15 rounds. He retained the title by beating Tavarez for the third time, this time by a knockout in 14 at Paris, and then he travelled to Japan to fight for the world title again. This time, however, he was defeated by a decision in 15 rounds by the WBC's world champion, Guts Ishimatsu.
Buchanan re-grouped once again, and won in a defense of the European Lightweight title against Giancarlo Usai by a knockout in 12. But he retired from 1976 to 1978, leaving the European Lightweight title vacant.
When he returned to professional boxing in 1978, he won two straight bouts, but everything else started going backwards for him. Challenging Charlie Nash in Copenhagen, he lost by a decision in twelve. In 1980, he won two bouts in a row, but after that, he lost five bouts in a row, finally retiring for good after losing to George Feeney by a decision in eight on 25 January 1982. In 2000, he was elected to the International Boxing Hall Of Fame.
Because of financial problems, Buchanan intends to make a comeback to boxing even at 63 years of age. He mentioned his desire for a rematch with Roberto Durán, himself 58 years old
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SIXTY YEARS AGO:
January 28, 1952-
Boston, Massacusetts-
Norman Hayes (163) won a 10-round, split decision over former world middleweight champion and future Hall of Famer (IBHOF, WBHF) Jake LaMotta (169 1/4).
LaMotta would win their rematch, unanimously outpointing Hayes over 10 rounds in Detroit, Michigan on April 9, 1952.
Providence, Rhode Island-
Former NBA world welterweight champion Johnny Bratton knocked out Bobby Rosado in the eighth round of a scheduled 10-round welterweight contest.
January 28, 1952-
Boston, Massacusetts-
Norman Hayes (163) won a 10-round, split decision over former world middleweight champion and future Hall of Famer (IBHOF, WBHF) Jake LaMotta (169 1/4).
LaMotta would win their rematch, unanimously outpointing Hayes over 10 rounds in Detroit, Michigan on April 9, 1952.
Providence, Rhode Island-
Former NBA world welterweight champion Johnny Bratton knocked out Bobby Rosado in the eighth round of a scheduled 10-round welterweight contest.
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Re: JANUARY 28TH
Arguello/Escalera
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Re: JANUARY 28TH
FIFTY YEARS AGO:
January 28, 1966-
Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico-
According to BoxRec, based on the research of historian and former ESPN boxing director Bob Yalen, future Hall of Famer Ruben Olivares (IBHOF, WBHF) improved to 10-0 by stopping Reynaldo de la Cerda in the third round of a scheduled 10-rounder. (Note: the Cyber Boxing Zone lists the date as January 17, 1966, the site as Mexico City, and the opponent as Reynaldo De La Garza.)
Olivares would go on to reign as the lineal, Ring Magazine, WBA, and WBC world bantamweight champion twice (1969-1970; 1971-1972), the WBA world featherweight champion (1974), and the WBC world featherweight champion (1975).
January 28, 1966-
Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico-
According to BoxRec, based on the research of historian and former ESPN boxing director Bob Yalen, future Hall of Famer Ruben Olivares (IBHOF, WBHF) improved to 10-0 by stopping Reynaldo de la Cerda in the third round of a scheduled 10-rounder. (Note: the Cyber Boxing Zone lists the date as January 17, 1966, the site as Mexico City, and the opponent as Reynaldo De La Garza.)
Olivares would go on to reign as the lineal, Ring Magazine, WBA, and WBC world bantamweight champion twice (1969-1970; 1971-1972), the WBA world featherweight champion (1974), and the WBC world featherweight champion (1975).