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January 31, 1971

Convention Center, Anaheim, California-

Afrer 10 rounds, former world welterweight and middleweight champion Emile Griffith wins a unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Armando Muniz.

Griffith also had held the European version of the world junior middleweigt title. He has been inducted into both the IBHOF and the WBHOF.

Muniz is a WBHOF inductee.


January 31, 1960

Bangkok, Thailand-

Pone Kingpetch tuned up for his world flyweight title shot by knocking out Baby Ross in the 4th round.

On April 16, Kingpetch would win a split decision over defending champion and future Hall of Famer Pascual Perez. The Ring's co-founder, Nat Fleischer, was one of the judges and scored the bout for Kingpetch, 146-140.

(For more on Pone Kingpetch, Thailand's first world champion, see the "Old School Fighters" section.)
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1983- In the first world title fight scheduled for twelve rounds instead of fifteen in various decades, Rafael Orono retains his WBC world Jr. Bantamweight championship with a four round knockout over Pedro Romero in Caracas, Venezuela.

Also on this day in 1983 the IBF begins.


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Joltin' Jeff Chandler made the first defense of his WBA Bantamweight title against tough Jorge Lujan (W15) at Philadelphia's Franklin Plaza Hotel, on this day in 1981.

The great Chandler won his crown two months before against Julian Solis in Miami and went on to make nine successful defenses before ceding the title to Richie Sandoval.

His Hall of Fame career only lacked a unification bout with Lupe Pintor, who repeatedly avoided it.


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January 31, 1941-

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York-

Joe Louis retained the world heavyweight title by knocking out Red Burman in the 5th round.
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Happy Birthday Bump for Jersey Joe Walcott born in New Jersey

Jersey Joe WalcottOn this day in 1914, Arnold Raymond Cream was born in Merchantville, New Jersey. In 1930, he turned professional, honoring his idol and his home state, and became Jersey Joe Walcott.

It would take 17 years for Walcott to receive a shot at a world title. Finally, in 1947, he was picked to be Joe Louis’ 24th title defense. Walcott made the most of his long-awaited opportunity, knocking Louis down twice, but losing a hotly-contested split decision. When the two met again six months later, Louis knocked Walcott out in the 11th round.

The champion retired following the bout and Walcott faced Ezzard Charles for the vacant title in 1949, losing a 15-round decision. Walcott challenged Charles for the belt again in March of 1951, and lost another decision. They met again four months later, and the fifth title shot proved to be the charm for Walcott. In the seventh round, Walcott approached Charles with his trademark shuffle before flooring him for the full ten-count with a left hook. At 37 years of age, he became the oldest heavyweight champion in history.

Walcott won his first defense, a 15-round decision over Charles, in 1952. He then defended his title against Rocky Marciano. Walcott dominated most of the bout and entered the 13th-round with a comfortable lead. However, early in the round, Marciano threw the most famous right in boxing history, sending the champion crumpling to the canvas. Walcott was counted out at 43 seconds into the 13th round.

After being knocked out in the first round of his rematch with Marciano in 1953, Walcott retired. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. Following his career in the ring, Walcott served as a boxing referee, a sheriff, and as the chairman of the New Jersey State Athletic Commission. He died of complications from diabetes in February of 1994.

Nine months later, a 45-year-old George Foreman broke Walcott’s record by winning the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles with a 10th-round knockout of Michael Moorer.
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Passed Away On This Day

1925- Jim Driscoll (December, 15 1880 – January 30 1925)
Was a Welsh boxer who learned his trade in the boxing ring and used it to fight his way out of poverty.
Born on Ellen Street, Newtown, Cardiff in 1880, Driscoll gained fame for winning the coveted Lonsdale belt in 1910. Jim never forgot his roots; he was a faithful supporter of his church, remained close to his community, and had great affection for the Nazareth House Orphanage, for whom he once gave up the chance of becoming Featherweight Champion of the World.
After claiming the British featherweight title he went to prove himself in the U.S.. American boxing fans of the era favoured all-action boxers, but they were won over by the Cardiffian's skills, giving him the nickname 'Peerless Jim.' (Another common nickname for him was "Jem," and in his home town he was affectionately called "The Prince of Wales.") Featherweight champion Abe Attell faced Driscoll in 1910; the Welshman dominated the fight, but with the "no decision" rule in place, without a KO he couldn't take the crown. Driscoll declined a rematch in order to attend a mass with Monks saying: "I never break a promise."
After becoming the first featherweight to win a Lonsdale Belt, Driscoll prepared for an eagerly-anticipated fight against Freddie Welsh. The match was a disappointment, though, as Welsh's spoiling tactics upset Driscoll's style. By the 10th round, Driscoll's frustration boiled over, and he was disqualified for butting Welsh.
Driscoll's boxing career was interrupted by World War I, where he was recruited as a physical training advisor. In succeeding years, he continued to box despite failing health, relying on his skills to keep him out of trouble. When he died in Cardiff of consumption at the age of 44, over 100,000 people lined the streets for his funeral. He is buried at Cathays Cemetery in Cardiff, Wales, where fresh daffodils always adorn his grave. A statue was erected in his honour near the Central Boys' Club, where he trained, in 1997.
Driscoll's final official record is 58-3-6, with 39 KO's, however due to the scoring practices of the time, that yields 6 no-contest bouts on his record. Newspapers used to announce a winner in no-contest bouts, and taking that into account, his true record is 63-4-6 with 39 KO's.


1941- Joe Louis KO 5 Red Burman, NYC. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1983- Rafael Orono KO 4 Pedro Romero, Caracas. Retains WBC World Super Flyweight Title.

1988- Sot Chitalada KO 6 Hideaki Kamishiro, Osaka. Retains Lineal, WBC, and Ring Magazine World Flyweight Titles. 6th defense for Chitalada.

1988- Hiroki Ioka KO 12 Kyung Yun Lee, Osaka. Retains WBC World Strawweight Title.

1998- Bernard Hopkins KO 6 Simon Brown, Atlantic City. Retains IBF World Middleweight Title.

1998- William Joppy W 12 Julio Cesar Green, Tampa, Fla. Regains WBA World Middleweight Title.

2004- Antonio Margarito KO 2 Hercules Kyvelos, Phoenix, AZ. Retains WBO World Welterweight Title. Margarito improves to 30-3 with 1 No Conrest and 21 wins by knockout.

2004- Rafael Marquez KO 2 Pete Frissina, Phoenix. Retains IBF World Bantamweight Title.

2004- Juan Jose Landaeta W 12 Chana Porpaoin, Caraxas, Venezuela, Wins vacant WBA Interim Minimumweight Title.

2009- Jorge Solis Ko 5 Monty Meza Clay, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. Wins IBF World Featherweight Title Eliminator.

Born On This Day

1914- Jersey Joe Walcott (born Arnold Raymond Cream in Merchantville, New Jersey)
Was a world heavyweight boxing champion. He broke the world's record for the oldest man to win the world's Heavyweight title when he earned it at the age of 37 years,168 days.
Walcott was born in Merchantville, New Jersey, the son of immigrants from Barbados. Walcott's father died when he was 13 years old, so he quit school and took a job working in a soup factory to support his mother and 11 siblings. He also began training as a boxer. He took the name of his boxing idol, Joe Walcott, the welterweight champion from Barbados, hence his nickname, "Jersey Joe".
He debuted as a professional boxer on September 9, 1930, fighting Cowboy Wallace and winning by a knockout in round one. After five straight knockout wins, in 1933, he lost for the first time, beaten on points by Henry Wilson in Philadelphia.
He built a record of 45 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw before challenging for the world title for the first time. Walcott lost early bouts against world-class competition. He lost a pair of fights to Tiger Jack Fox and was knocked out by contender Abe Simon. But that would change in 1945 when Walcott beat top heavyweights such as Joe Baksi, Lee Q. Murray, Curtis Sheppard and Jimmy Bivins. He closed out 1946 with a pair of losses to former light heavyweight champ Joey Maxim and heavyweight contender Elmer Ray, but promptly avenged those defeats in 1947.
On December 5, 1947, he fought Joe Louis, at thirty three years of age breaking the record as the oldest man to fight for the world heavyweight title. Despite dropping Louis in round one, and once again in round four, he lost a 15 round split decision. Most ringside observers and boxing writers felt Walcott deserved the win, and so there was a rematch on June 25, 1948, when Louis prevailed once again, this time by a knockout in round 11.
June 22 of 1949, Walcott got another chance to become world heavyweight champion, when he and Ezzard Charles met for the title left vacant by Louis. However, Charles prevailed, winning by decision in 15 rounds. Walcott, disappointed but eager to see his dream of being a champion come true, went on, and in 1950, he won four of his five bouts, including a three round knock-out of future world light heavyweight champion Harold Johnson.
On March 7 of 1951, he and Charles fought for a second time and once again Charles won a 15 round decision to retain his world title. But on July 18, he joined a handful of boxers who claimed the world title in their fifth try, when he knocked out Charles in seven rounds in Pittsburgh, to finally become world's heavyweight champion, at the relatively old age of 37.[1] This made him the oldest man ever to win the world heavyweight crown (a distinction he would hold until George Foreman won the title at age 45 in 1994).
Walcott retained the title with a 15 round decision victory against arch-enemy Charles. On September 23, 1952, in spite of having a comfortable lead on his challenger, he lost his title to Rocky Marciano by knockout in round 13. There was a rematch in Chicago, on May 15, 1953, and the second time around, Walcott was again defeated by Marciano by a knockout in the first round.
He did not go away from the celebrity scene after boxing. In 1956, he co-starred with Humphrey Bogart and Max Baer in the boxing drama The Harder They Fall. In 1963, he tried professional wrestling, losing to Lou Thesz. Thesz pinned Walcott in the fifth round, but has stated that Walcott knocked him (Thesz) down and most likely out in that fifth round. As he fell to the floor, he relied on instinct, grabbing Walcotts knees, taking him down with him and stretching him out for the pin.
In 1965, he refereed the controversial world heavyweight championship bout between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston. Walcott lost the count as Ali circled around a floored Liston and Walcott tried to get him back to a neutral corner. Then Walcott looked outside the ring (presumably to the ringside count keeper) as Ali and Liston went at each other before Walcott instructed them to keep on fighting, then Walcott approached the fighters and abruptly stopped the fight. Walcott would never be appointed as a referee after this bout. It should be said, however, that most of the controversy surrounding this fight had nothing to do with Walcott, as this was the famous fight with the "phantom punch".
Walcott became Sheriff of Camden County in 1972 and then chairman of the New Jersey State Athletic Commission in 1975 until 1984, when he stepped down at the mandatory retirement age of 70. Walcott was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota.

1959- Santos Laciar (born Santos Benigno Laciar in Huinca Renancó, Córdoba, Argentina,)

Known familiarly as Santos Laciar and nicknamed Falucho, was considered by many to be one of the best world flyweight champions in history.
Some might say that Laciar exemplifies the problem many fighters in the lower weight divisions have faced throughout the years: despite their fame and success during their time as champions, they tend to be forgotten by the public after they retire, unlike boxers who won titles at the higher divisions.
Laciar began his career in his hometown, on December 3 of 1976, knocking out Carlos Maliene in four rounds. After three more wins, all by knockout, he was faced with Alejandro Holguin, who held him to a ten round draw, becoming the first boxer to face Laciar and not come out on the losing end. After three more wins, he drew once again, this time against Jose Ibiris, but in his next fight, he was able to take the Córdoba State Flyweight title away from Carlos Reyes Sosa in Villa María with a 12 round decision. He finished 1977 with four more wins, including a knockout in six in a rematch with Reyes Sosa.
In 1978 he had 13 fights, for an average of slightly more than one fight per month. Among his fights that year: a rematch with Ibiris, which ended in a ten round decision win for Laciar, two fights versus contender Ramon Soria, which ended in a draw and in Laciar's first defeat, a 10 round decision loss, a fight with Luis Gerez, who drew with Laciar, and Laciar's Buenos Aires debut, a 10 round decision win over Angel Luis Fernandez.
1979 was another busy year for Laciar, boxing 13 times again during that year. He won 9 of those bouts. Among his fights in '79, a loss to future world Junior bantamweight champion Gustavo Ballas, who beat him in 10 on points, a rubber match with Ibris, resulting in another Laciar 10 round decision win, two decision losses to Raúl Pérez, and a 10 round decision win against top contender Federico Condori.
But early in 1980 Laciar started what would turn out to be a great decade for him. He was matched with Miguel Lanzarte on February 26 of that year for the vacant Argentinian flyweight title and won the bout by a decision in 12. After a draw in ten against Condori's brother Ruben, he won four straight bouts, and on August 30, he challenged for the South American flyweight title. In what was his first fight outside Argentina, he and South American champion Jaime Miranda battled to an 8 round no contest (a no contest is declared when circumstances beyond boxing cause the fight to be stopped) in Santiago, Chile. After one more win over Federico Condori, Miranda returned the favor by travelling to Laciar's country and this time, Laciar won the South American title with a 12 round decision win. Laciar finished the year by travelling to England, where he lost a 10 round decision to future world champion Charlie Magri.
In 1981, one day before his birthday, he beat José de la Cruz in Mar del Plata. He was already ranked number one by the WBA, and in March he flew to South Africa, where he beat Peter Mathebula on the 28th day of that month, by a knockout in seven rounds to become the world's flyweight champion. After the retirement of Carlos Monzón in 1977 and Victor Galindez in 1978, (Galindez died in 1980 in an auto race accident), Argentina was in need of a world champion boxer, and Laciar became a national hero instantly.
A rematch with Lanzarte, resulting in a 10 round non title decision win, followed, and then he travelled to Panama City, Panama, where he lost his title to Luis Ibarra.
Ibarra lost his title in his first defense to Juan Herrera, and after 5 more bouts, Laciar challenged Herrera in the champion's hometown of Tampico, Mexico. Laciar recovered the crown by a knockout in 13 rounds, and this time, he wouldn't lose it again. He defended it for three years, after which he left it vacant. He defeated former world champion Betulio González in Maracaibo, Venezuela by a decision in 15, Steve Muchoki in Copenhagen, Denmark by a knockout in 13, Ramon Neri (a deaf-mute boxer) by a knockout in 9 at Córdoba, Shuichi Hozumi by a knockout in 2 in Japan, Hee Sup Chin, by a knockout in one in South Korea, Juan Herrera, in a rematch at Marsala, Italy, by a decision in 15, former world champion Prudencio Cardona by a knockout in 10 in Córdoba, former two-time world Junior Flyweight champion Hilario Zapata by a decision in 15 at Buenos Aires, and Antoine Monteiro, beaten by a knockout in 11 at Paris, France. After his fight with Monteiro, he decided to leave the world Flyweight championship vacant. His fame also surpassed the Argentinian borders and he became famous all over Latin America, The Ring's Spanish edition featuring him on the cover many times, as well as on posters and articles. He was also on the cover of Guantes magazine multiple times during his second period as champion.
On June 8, 1986, he and Jaime Miranda had a rubber match, Laciar winning a ten round decision, and two months later, the Mexican world Junior Bantamweight champion, the late Gilberto Roman, travelled to Argentina to defend his WBC world crown versus Laciar, the fight ending in a 12 round draw. Six more wins followed, including one against Hector Patri, and then on May 16 of 1987, he and Roman met again. This time the WBC chose a neutral place for the fight, but Laciar won the fight by a knockout in 11 at Reims, France, becoming a world champion for the third time. However, in his first title defense, Laciar was on the losing end of a decision against Colombian Sugar Baby Rojas in Miami.
Laciar kept on boxing and reeled off eight more straight wins, but on October 8, 1988, he was outpointed by Juan Carazo in Caguas, Puerto Rico, by a decision in 12 rounds. Two more wins and another no contest followed, and, after Carazo lost in his title try against Roman by decision, it was Laciar's turn to face the Mexican again. This time, they boxed in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, California, and Roman came out victorious by a 12 round decision.
Roman would die in a car crash the next year, and all chances of a fourth bout between the two, which was a possibility that was being talked about, were dashed with Roman's death.
Laciar fought three more bouts, all in 1990, after which he decided to retire.
His final record was 79 wins, 10 losses, 10 draws and 2 fights ended in no-contests, with 30 wins coming by knockout.

1979- Felix Sturm (born in Leverkusen, West Germany)
Bosnian-German boxer and current WBA middleweight world champion. Sturm was born and raised in Germany while both of his parents were immigrants from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
On 27 January 2001, Sturm made his debut as a professional boxer facing Antonio Ribeiro from Angola. Six months earlier he had qualified for the Olympic Games in Sydney, but lost his fight to future middleweight champ Jermain Taylor.
After 16 successful matches, Sturm won the WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title on 10 May 2003. On 13 September 2003, he replaced the injured Bert Schenk in a WBO title bout against Argentinian Hectór Javier Velazco and won the match. Sturm defended the title against Rubén Varón Fernández from Spain.
On 5 June 2004 in Las Vegas, Sturm faced Oscar De la Hoya in a defense of his WBO middleweight world championship. All three judges scored the fight 115-113 for de la Hoya, while Harold Lederman scored the fight 115-113 for Sturm. Compubox counted Sturm as landing 234 of 541 punches, while counting De La Hoya as landing 188 of 792. Sturm protested the decision with the Nevada Athletic Commission to no avail.
On 11 March 2006, Sturm defeated Maselino Masoe for the "regular" WBA middleweight title by a unanimous decision. Sturm then lost his title against former champion Javier Castillejo via TKO on 15 July 2006 but won it back on 28 April 2007 by a twelve round unanimous decision in Oberhausen.
Sturm became a three time world champion after winning Castillejo in the rematch.
On November 2, 2008, Sturm retained his WBA middleweight title via unanimous decision (118-110, 118-110 and 119-109) over Sebastian Sylvester. He improved to 31-2, with one draw, while Sylvester fell to 31-3.[1]
On July 11, 2009 he defended his title against Khoren Gevor in Nuerburg, Germany in 12 rounds.
After over a year of inactivity Sturm came back to defend his WBA title against Giovanni Lorenzo, with the winner becoming the WBA Super champion. Sturm defeated Lorenzo by a twelve round unanimous decision with the judges giving a comfortable 117-111 twice and 118-111 on the scorecards.
Amateur career

* 1997 2nd place at Light Middleweight in German National Championships, losing to Jurgen Brahmer on points
* 1998 German National Light Middleweight champion, defeating Jorg Rosomkiewicz
* 1999 competed at the World Championships in Houston, United States; as a Light Middleweight. Results were:
o Defeated Andrei Tsurkan (Ukraine) points
o Lost to Yermakhan Ibraimov (Kazakhstan) points
* 1999 German National Light Middleweight champion, defeating Jorg Rosomkiewicz
* 2000 1st place at Light Middleweight at European Championships in Tampere, Finland. Results were:
o Defeated Karoly Balzsay (Hungary) points
o Defeated Miroslaw Nowosada (Poland) points
o Defeated Dmitri Usagin (Bulgaria) points
o Defeated Andrei Mishin (Russia) 3-1
* Represented Germany at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
o Defeated Dilshod Yarbekov (Uzbekistan) points
o Defeated Richard Rowles (Australia) TKO 3
o Lost to Jermain Taylor (United States) points
As of September 2010, Sturm has compiled a professional record of 34 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.
He is married to a woman named Jasmina. They have one son Mahir born on 24 October 2009.

1979- Brahim Asloum (born Bourgoin-Jallieu, France)
French boxer. He won the Light Flyweight Gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Asloum is the former WBA light flyweight world champion.
Olympic results
* Defeated Mohamed Rezkalla (Egypt) 12-3
* Defeated Brian Viloria (United States) 6-4
* Defeated Kim Ki-Suk (South Korea) 12-8
* Defeated Maikro Romero (Cuba) 13-12
* Defeated Rafael Lozano (Spain) 23-10
Pro career
Asloum began his professional career in 2001 and went on a streak of 19 consecutive victories to earn a shot at WBA Flyweight Title holder Lorenzo Parra. Parra dominated the fight, dropping Asloum in the 2nd and taking a unanimous decision. On December 8, 2007 he defeated Juan Carlos Reveco to become the WBA Light Flyweight Champion.
Asloum was inactive after the Reveco fight until his return to the ring April 27, 2009. In July 2008, the WBA changed his status from "World Champion" to "Champion in Recess." When he did return to the ring, Asloum knocked out Humberto Pool in the third round of a non-title flyweight bout. On September 6, 2009 Asloum announced his retirement from boxing. Asloum cited his dispute with cable channel Canal Plus as the cause for him to stop boxing. Canal Plus was the promoter of Asloum's fights.
Asloum's Olympic win was France's first Olympic Gold Medal in boxing in 64 years. The last Gold Medal was won at Berlin in 1936, when middleweight Jean Despeaux and light-heavyweight Roger Michelot won their divisions.
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A YEAR AGO TODAY:

January 31, 2011-

Tokyo, Japan-

Akifumi Shimoda won the WBA world super bantamweight title with a 12-round, unanimous decision over defending champion Ryol Li "Retsuri" Lee .

Takashi Uchiyama retained the WBA world super featherweight title by stopping Takashi Miura in the 8th round. It was Uchiyama's third successful title defense.
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KSTAT124 wrote:A YEAR AGO TODAY:

January 31, 2011-

Tokyo, Japan-

Akifumi Shimoda won the WBA world super bantamweight title with a 12-round, unanimous decision over defending champion Ryol Li "Retsuri" Lee .

Takashi Uchiyama retained the WBA world super featherweight title by stopping Takashi Miura in the 8th round. It was Uchiyama's third successful title defense.

I am very interested in seeing Shimoda again soon. He really was doing a number on Rico Ramos in the boxing department.
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A little piece on Jersey Joe


Jersey Joe Walcott was the picture of perseverance. He won the heavyweight title in his fifth try, accomplishing the feat at the age of 37. He held the record for oldest heavyweight champion until 45-year-old George Foreman won the crown in 1994.





Born Arnold Cream in Merchantville, New Jersey, Walcott took the name of his boxing idol, Joe Walcott, the welterweight champion from Barbados. He turned pro in 1930 at the age of 16 and embarked on a slow, but steady, rise to the top.





Walcott wound up a loser in his early bouts against world-class competition. He lost a pair of fights to Tiger Jack Fox and was knocked out by contender Abe Simon. But that would change in 1945 when Walcott reeled off victories against such top heavyweights as Joe Baksi, Lee Q. Murray, Curtis Sheppard and Jimmy Bivins. He closed out 1946 with a pair of losses to former light heavyweight champ Joey Maxim and heavyweight contender Elmer Ray, but promptly avenged those defeats in 1947.





Walcott, considered an excellent boxer and slick defensive fighter, challenged Joe Louis for the title in December of 1947 at Madison Square Garden. He dropped the champion twice but lost a 15-round split decision to "The Brown Bomber." The very next year, Louis defeated him again, knocking Walcott out in 11 rounds. When Louis retired, Walcott and Ezzard Charles met for the vacant NBA heavyweight title in 1949 with Charles emerging victorious via 15-round decision.





Walcott beat future Hall of Famer Harold Johnson in 1950 and would duel twice more with Charles in 1951. Charles bested Walcott again in the first match earning a 15-round decision. But in the rematch, Walcott scored a seventh-round knockout, courtesy of his left hook, to finally win the heavyweight title.





Walcott would meet Charles a fourth time, earning a decision in his first title defense. But he would meet up with Rocky Marciano in his second defense and lost the title when the "Brockton Blockbuster" halted him in Round 13. After Marciano knocked him out in the first round of their 1953 rematch, Walcott retired.





After retiring, Walcott remained active in boxing as a referee and later as the chairman of the New Jersey State Athletic Commission.
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SIXTY YEARS AGO:

January 31, 1956-

Oakland, California-

In a bout featuring veteran lightweight contenders, Johnny Gonsalves (43-9-3) won a 10-round, majority decision over Henry Davis (51-23-5). This was the sixth and final time Gonsalves and Davis fought each other. Gonsalves won the "double trilogy", 4 bouts to 2.

Miami Beach, Florida-

Welterweight Rocky Randell (53-12-6) won a 10-round decision over Dennis Pat Brady (80-25-6). In the co-feature, middleweight Jimmy Beecham (13-0) won a 10-round, unanimous decision over Georgie Johnson (32-9).

Holyoke, Massachusetts-

Lightweight Jimmy Soo improved to 29-0 by knocking out Nazzareno Vitale (AKA Ossie Andrews) in the fourth round of a scheduled 10-rounder. Vitale, who dropped to 25-26-5, retired after this bout.

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