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1923- Benny Leonard W 15 Lew Tendler, Bronx, NY. Retains World Lightweight Title.

1925- Charley Phil Rosenberg KO 4 Eddie Shea, Bronx, NY. Retains world bantamweight title.

1931- Bat Battalino W 10 Freddie Miller, Cincinnati. Retains world featherweight title.

1958- Joe Brown W 15 Kenny Lane, Houston. Retains world lightweight title. Lane is the first southpaw to challenge for the lightweight honors since Lew Tendler 35-years prior.

1964- Two-time middleweight champion Gene Fullmer announces his retirement. Fullmer concludes his career with a 55-6-3 (24).

1988- Tony Lopez W 12 Rocky Lockridge, Sacramento. Wins IBF junior lightweight title.

1990- Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez KO 5 Jung Keun Lim, Inglewood. Retains WBC light flyweight title.

1994- Virgil Hill W 12 Frank Tate, Bismark, ND. Retains WBA light heavyweight title.

1994- Mike McCallum W 12 Jeff Harding, Bismark, ND. Wins WBC light heavyweight title.

1994- Al Cole W 12 Nate Miller, Bismark, ND. Retains IBF cruiserweight title.

2000- IBF Junior Lightweight Champion Diego Corrales is arrested in Sacramento on charges of spousal abuse, assault, and possession of a sawed-off shotgun. Corrales’ pregnant wife was hospitalized with a broken jaw, collarbone, and ribs.

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1963- Vincent Phillips (born Vincent Edwards Phillips Sr. in Pensacola, FL)
Phillips is best known for upsetting then undefeated Kostya Tszyu for the junior welterweight title.
Phillips was the son of George Phillips and Margret Phillips. He was the youngest of 12 children, the 2nd to graduate from high school, and the first to go to college. He had hopes of being a pro pitcher but was cut from the college team. Phillips has 4 biological children and a step daughter that he raised. Vince is currently in the process of starting a Training Camp in Topeka with business partner and close friend Brian Reed. They work together as Manager and Trainer. Brian Reed is one of the best up and coming managers in the sport. He is also very influential when it comes to the sanctioning bodies. The World Boxing Council has credited him with numerous awards including MANAGER OF THE YEAR working with the WBC Women World Champions. They also have a Boxing Gym in St Joseph,MO. Vince has currently relocated to Topeka,KS.

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o 1985 United States Amateur Lightweight champion
o 1986 United States Amateur Lightweight champion

100 Fights. 90 Wins 10 Loses
Known as "Cool" Vince, Phillips turned pro in 1989 after a storied amateur career and fought for the WBA Welterweight Title against Ike Quartey in 1996, losing a 3rd round TKO. The next year, Phillips he went down a division and scored what would be his biggest victory, a shocking 10th round TKO victory over undefeated IBF Light Welterweight Title holder Kostya Tszyu, a fight proclaimed as 1997 Upset of the Year by Ring magazine. Phillips defended the title three times, including a victory over Micky Ward, before losing the belt to unheralded Terron Millett in 1999. Phillips would never again challenge for a major belt, but came up short against big name fighters such as Ricky Hatton, Sharmba Mitchell, and Vernon Forrest. In 2005 he had a last decent win vs once-beaten Kelson Pinto. In 2006, at 43 years of age, he lost to journeymen Jesse Feliciano and Jesus Soto Karass.
* Professional
o IBF Inter-Continental Junior welterweight champion
o 1997 Upset of the Year - Ring magazine
o WBC Continental Americas Super welterweight champion
o IBF World Junior welterweight champion


1970- Gabriel Ruelas (born in in Yerbabuena, Mexico)
Ruelas turned pro in 1988 and in 1993 challenged WBC Super Featherweight Title holder Azumah Nelson, losing a close majority decision. In 1994 he was able to capture the title by outpointing Jesse James Leija. He defended the belt twice, including an 11th round TKO of Jimmy Garcia of Colombia, who later died from his injuries. Ruelas lost his title in a rematch to Nelson in 1995, via TKO in the 5th. In 1997 he took on hard hitting Arturo Gatti for the IBF Super Featherweight Title but was TKO'd in the 5th. The fifth round of this bout was chosen as Ring Magazine round of the year for 1997.
Ruelas retired in 2003 after losing to Courtney Burton. Gabriel, brother Rafael (also a professional boxer) and relative Guillermo U. Ruelas, all attended Poly Technic High School in Sun Valley, California.
* 2006 California Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee.


1972- Mbulelo Botile (born in Duncan Village, East London)
Botile is a former South African boxer in the Bantamweight division.
Botile turned pro in 1989 and won his first twenty-one bouts, including fifteen straight to set up a shot at the IBF Bantamweight title against Harold Mestre in 1995. Botile won with a second –round TKO. He successfully defended the title five times before losing the belt to Tim Austin in 1997, by a seventh-round TKO.
Botile moved up in weight and in 2000 took on IBF Featherweight title-holder Paul Ingle, winning the belt with a twelfth-round TKO. He lost a decision in his first defence against Frank Toledo in 2001 and then moved up to Super featherweight. He took on former champion Cassius Baloyi in 2002, losing by an eleventh-round TKO. Botile retired after the loss, but came back in 2005, only to be knocked out Anthony Tshehla.
Botile later stated that the injuries caused to Paul Ingle, during the bout in 2000, had caused him such distress, that he had never felt focused on boxing again.
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1949- World bantamweight champion Manuel Ortiz KO-4 Tony Vasquez, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. (Non-title bout)
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