1928- Corp. Izzy Schwartz WF 4 Frisco Grande, Rockaway, NY. Retains world flyweight title.
1955- Flash Elorde W 10 Sandy Saddler, Manila. Non-title fight.
1959- Harold Gomes W 15 Paul Jorgensen, Providence, RI. Wins vacant world junior lightweight title.
1974- Betulio Gonzalez KO 10 Franco Udella, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. Retains WBC flyweight title.
1980- Eddie Mustafa Muhammad KO 10 Jerry Martin, McAfee, NJ. Retains WBA light heavyweight title.
1980- Eusebio Pedroza KO 8 Sa Wang Kim, Seoul. Retains WBA featherweight title.
1982- Hilario Zapata W 15 Tadashi Tomori, Kanazawa, Japan. Regains WBC junior flyweight title.
1984- Joo Do Chun KO 7 William Develos, Pusan, S. Korea. Retains IBF junior bantamweight title.
1990- Christophe Tiozzo KO 8 Paul Whitaker, Aries, France. Retains WBA super middleweight title.
1991- Charles Williams KO 3 Vincent Boulware, Italy. Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
1991- Anaclet Wamba KO 11 Massimiliano Duran, Palermo, Italy. Wins WBC cruiserweight title.
1991- Sung Kil Moon KO 5 Ernesto Ford, Seoul. Retains WBC super bantamweight title.
1991- Khaosai Galaxy KO 5 David Griman, Bangkok. Retains WBA super flyweight title.
1996- Daniel Zaragoza KO 7 Tsuyoshi Harada, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBC super bantamweight title.
1997- Bernard Hopkins KO 11 Glen Johnson, Indio, CA. Retains IBF middleweight title.
2002- Vernon Forrest W 12 Shane Mosley, Indianapolis, Indiana. Retains World Welterweight Title.
Born On This Day
1887- Mike Gibbons (born in in St. Paul, Minnesota)
Gibbons was an American boxer from 1908 to 1922. The brother of heavyweight Tommy Gibbons, Mike claimed Middleweight Champion of the World status in 1909 following Stanley Ketchel's murder. Although he never won the title, Gibbons is regarded as one of the all-time best welter and middleweight boxers by historians. Gibbons retired due to deteriorating vision. Following his boxing career he entered business in his native St. Paul, and became a member of the Minnesota Athletic Commission. Gibbons was elected to the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1958 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992.
1953- Rocky Mattioli (born Rocco Mattioli in Ripa Teatina, Abruzzo, Italy)
Mattioli was a junior middleweight, and former world champion.
Mattioli was born in Ripa Teatina, near Chieti, central Italy. He emigrated to Australia with his family at the age of six.
He turned professional in 1970 and Started training with Italian trainer Arnold Rossi in 1977 captured the WBC Light Middleweight Title with a KO over Eckhard Dagge. He defended the title twice before losing it to Maurice Hope in 1979 by TKO. In 1980 he had a rematch with Hope, but again was TKO'd, in the 11th round. He retired in 1982, settling in Milan.
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ScapposeJohn commenting on Shane Mosely possibly being unaware he was taking PED's wrote: Likewise. It reminds me of President Clinton saying that he smoked weed in college but never inhaled. Yeah..........right.
