July 28th

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Passed Away On This Day

1996- Amateur boxer Reginaldo Tavares Da Silva Jr., 18, dies if internal injuries suffered during a bout in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

1931- Al Iovino KO 3 Henry Armstrong, Braddock, PA. Armstrong’s pro debut.

1952 - Rocky Marciano KO 2 Harry Matthews
https://youtu.be/UUqQBCo18GU
https://uploadir.com/u/2csovt74


1969- Johnny Famechon W 15 Fighting Harada, Sydney. Retains WBC featherweight title. Famechon down in round 2 & Harada down in round 11 & 14. Forgotten classic with non-stop action. Famechon's right while moving forward saved him.
https://youtu.be/DmTJOMfKzeY
https://uploadir.com/u/i1q7uka2



1974- Antonio Cervantes KO 2 Victor Ortiz, Cartagena. Retains world super-lightweight title.
https://uploadir.com/u/e9g35izy
https://youtu.be/L4icCw67ULY



1979- Sung Jun Kim W 15 Siony Carupo, Seoul. Retains WBC junior-flyweight title.

1980- Rafael Orono D 15 Willie Jensen, Caracas. Retains WBC super-flyweight title.

1980- Shoji Oguma W 15 Sung Jun Kim, Tokyo. Retains WBC flyweight title.

1985- Mike McCallum KO 8 David Braxton, Miami. Retains WBA super-welterweight title.
https://youtu.be/QOwVlDNF_OM
https://uploadir.com/u/xufn2mau


1985- Joey Olivo W 15 Moon Jin Choi, Seoul. Retains WBA junior-flyweight title.

1988- Michael Nunn KO 9 Frank Tate, Las Vegas. Wins IBF middleweight title.
https://youtu.be/5QJnZbOZdn4
https://uploadir.com/u/s0ktazxl


1990- Dennis Andries KO 7 Jeff Harding, Melbourne. Wins WBC light heavyweight title for a 3rd time.
https://youtu.be/ey-koI8gX1g
https://uploadir.com/u/jqpm245z


1990- Leopard Tamakuma KO 10 Yul Woo Lee, Tokyo. Wins WBA flyweight title.
https://youtu.be/QWL3Kaf3VFk
https://uploadir.com/u/611o7ugv



1992- Michael Dokes UD 10 Jesse Ferguson
Ferguson tried to punch Dokes after the fight ended
https://youtu.be/8U48m_xMT-A
https://uploadir.com/u/sqrwl5se



1994- Ray Mercer SDRAW 10 Marion Wilson

1994- Tommy Morrison SDRAW 10 Ross Puritty
https://youtu.be/-Nr_NJO6naM
https://uploadir.com/u/ygsyuct3


1996- Amateur boxer Reginaldo Tavares Da Silva Jr., 18, dies if internal injuries suffered during a bout in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

2001- Roy Jones Jr. W 12 Julio Gonzalez, Los Angeles. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

2001- Andrew Lewis NC 2 Ricardo Mayorga, Los Angeles. Retains WBA Welterweight Title.

2001- Erik Morales W 12 In Jin Chi, Los Angeles. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

2007- Vernon Forrest W 12 Carlos Baldomir, Tacoma, Washington. Wins vacant WBC Super Welterweight Title.

2007- Edgar Sosa W DQ 10 Luis Lazarte, Cancun, Mexico. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

Born On This Day

1975- Takanori Hatakeyama (born in Aomori, Japan)
Hatakeyama turned pro in 1993 and captured the WBA Super Featherweight Title in 1998 with a majority decision win over Yong Soo Choi. He lost the belt in 1999 to Lakva Sim via TKO, and moved up in weight to capture the WBA Lightweight Title with a TKO win over Gilberto Serrano in 2000. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Julien Lorcy in 2001. Hatakeyama retired after the loss.
Hatakeyama played baseball throughout his childhood, wanting to become a professional baseball player when he grew up. However, a boxing match he saw on television made him take an interest in boxing. He decided to become a professional boxer after seeing Joichiro Tatsuyoshi win the WBC Bantamweight title. He quit high school, moving to Tokyo to begin serious training.
He made his professional debut at age 17 in June, 1993, without a single fight as an amateur. He won the OPBF Super Featherweight title in 1996, and challenged the WBA Super Featherweight champion Yong-Soo Choi in 1997. The fight was a close draw, and Choi retained his title.
Hatakeyama challenged the Japanese Super Featherweight champion in March, 1998, winning by 9th round TKO. He immediately returned his title to prepare for another world title match. He fought Yong-Soo Choi again for the WBA title on September 5, 1998, this time winning by decision to gain his first world title.
Hatakeyama made his first defense with a draw, but lost his second defense match against Lakva Sim in 1999. He announced his retirement after the fight, but resumed training in 2000, moving up to the Lightweight division.
Hatakeyama's first fight after returning from retirement was a world title match, fighting Gilberto Serrano for the WBA Lightweight title on June 11, 2000. He won by knockout in the 8th round, becoming the fourth Japanese boxer to have captured world titles in two different weight classes. Hatakeyama chose fellow Japanese boxer Hiroyuki Sakamoto to challenge his title, and the two fought an epic fight in October, 2000. Hatakeyama knocked out Sakamoto in the 10th round, making his first defense.
In February, 2001, he fought American born fighter Rick Yoshimura, who had defended the Japanese Lightweight title 22 consecutive times. Hatakeyama managed to keep his title with a draw, but Yoshimura would have won the fight if he had not lost a point for a foul. In July, 2001, he fought former lightweight champion Julien Lorcy for his third defense. Hatakeyama pushed Lorcy against the ropes several times, but was pummeled repeatedly by Lorcy, and lost the fight by decision. Hatakeyama officially retired after the fight at the young age of 25. His record was 24-2-3 (19KOs).
Hatakeyama has succeeded in several careers after retiring from boxing. He opened an amateur boxing gym with former WBA Middleweight champion Shinji Takehara, and occasionally appears on television shows. He works as a special staff member for a boxing and fitness gym in Kyoto, personally teaching classes once or twice a month. He married announcer Kumiko Kiyohara on June 17, 2006, and his first son was born in September of the same year. Hatakeyama has another son, born with his former wife in 1996. He also appears as a commentator for K-1 WORLD MAX events. He is known to be an avid fan of the Rakuten Eagles baseball team, and currently attends Aomori University to obtain a bachelor's degree.
* Hatakeyama was long thought to be Christian, since he often entered the ring wearing a necklace with a large cross, and crossed himself before beginning each round. Hatakeyama has never been baptized, however, and explains that he felt a refreshing calmness when he once entered a church, and tried to bring that calmness with him to the ring.
* He appeared on the popular Japanese boxing reality show, "Gachinko Fight Club" hosted by former WBA Middleweight champion Shinji Takehara. Hatakeyama was still the WBA Lightweight champion when he appeared on the show, and took on one of the disrespectful fighters, putting the figher in his place by schooling him in a sparring session.

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1997- Former WBA bantamweight champion Jorge Eliecer Julio won the vacant WBO interim bantamweight title with a 12-round, split decision over Oscar Maldonado; Inglewood, California. Julio would later be upgraded to full champion and make three successful defenses before being dethroned by Johnny Tapia.

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