2015-09-15



September 14

1886: Stanley Ketchel born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

1917: Jackie Callura born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

1917: Toledo, OH. Sam Langford ND 12 Joe Jeanette.

1917: New York City, NY. Harry Greb KO 9 Jack London.

1923: New York City, NY. World Heavyweight Championship. Jack Dempsey KO 2 Luis Angel Firpo. Retains title.

1949: New York City, NY. Rocky Graziano KO 10 Charley Fusari.

1958: Goteborg, Sweden. Ingemar Johannson KO 1 Eddie Machen.

1961: Doug DeWitt born in Youngstown, Ohio.

1962: Milan, Italy. World Light Welterweight Championship. Eddie Perkins W 15 Duilio Loi. Wins title.

1968: Stockholm, Sweden. WBA Heavyweight Championship. Jimmy Ellis W 15 Floyd Patterson. Retains title.

1972: Los Angeles, Ca. Carlos Palomino’s pro debut. Carlos Palomino W 4 Javier Martinez.

1979: Chris John born in Jakarta, Indonesia.

1990: Culiacan, Mexico. WBC Bantamweight Championship. Raul Perez D 12 Pepillo Valdez. Retains title.

1991: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Middleweight Championship. Julian Jackson KO 1 Dennis Milton. Retains title.

1991: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Light Welterweight Championship. Julio Cesar Chavez W 12 Lonnie Smith. Retains title.

1991: Seoul, S. Korea. WBA Featherweight Championship. Yung Kyun Park W 12 Eloy Rojas. Retains title.

1992: Inglewood, CA. WBC Junior Flyweight Championship. Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez KO 2 Napa Kiatwanchai. Retains title.

1996: Newcastle, Australia. IBF Light Welterweight Championship. Kostya Tszyu KO 6 Jan Bergman. Retains Title.

1996: Inglewood, CA. Marco Antonio Barrera KO 10 Jesse Magana.

1996: Joe Martin, 80, the Louisville policeman who steered Muhammad Ali into boxing in 1954, dies in Kentucky.

1999: Kansas City, Missouri. Super middleweight Randie Carver, 24, dies as a result of brain injuries suffered in a 10th-round knockout loss to Kabary Salem, 31, on September 12 in North Kansas City, Missouri.

2002: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC, WBA and IBAWorld Light Middleweight Championship. Oscar De La Hoya KO 11 Fernando Vargas. Wins vacant title.

2004: Jakarta, Indonesia. IBF Junior Flyweight Championship. Muhammad Rachman W 12 Daniel Reyes. Wins title.

2013: Las Vegas, Nevada. Danny Garcia W12 Lucas Martin Matthysse. WBA & WBC World Light Welterweight Championships. Retains titles.

2013: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC & WBA World Light Middleweight Championships. Floyd Mayweather Jr. W 12 Saul Alvarez. Retains WBA title and wins WBC title.

September 15

1902: Ft. Erie, Ontario. World Middleweight Championship. Tommy Ryan KO 6 Kid Carter. Retains title.

1943: Cleveland, Ohio. Jimmy Bivins W 10 Melio Bettina.

1948: Oscar Albarado born in Pecos, Texas.

1950: Al Bernstein born in Chicago, Illinois.

1957: Slobodan Kacar born in Perucica, Bosnia And Herzegovina

1972: Los Angeles, CA. WBC Lightweight Championship. Chango Carmona KO 5 Mando Ramos. Wins title.

1972: Tokyo, Japan. WBC Light Welterweight Championship. Ricardo Arredondo KO 12 Susumu Okabe. Retains title.

1978: New Orleans, LA. World Heavyweight Championship. Muhammad Ali W 15 Leon Spinks. Wins the Title for the third time.

1978: New Orleans, LA. WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Mike Rossman KO 13 Victor Galindez. Wins title.

1978: New Orleans, LA. WBA Bantamweight Championship. Jorge Lujan W 15 Albert Davila. Retains title.

1980: Barquisimeto, Venezuela. WBC Super Flyweight Championship. Rafael Orono KO 3 Jovito Rengifo. Retains title.

1981: Jhonny Gonzalez born in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.

1982: New York City, NY. WBC Featherweight Championship. Juan LaPorte KO 11 Mario Miranda. Wins vacant title.

1983: New York City, NY. WBA Lightweight Championship. Ray Mancini KO 9 Orlando Romero. Retains title.

1984: Saginaw, MI. World Light Middleweight Championship. Thomas “Hitman” Hearns KO 3 Fred Hutchins. Retains title.

1984: Cordoba, Argentina. WBA Flyweight Championship. Santos Laciar KO 10 Prudencio Cardona. Retains title.

1989: Hartford, Conn. WBC Welterweight Championship. Marlon Starling W 12 Yung Kil Chung. Retains title.

1990: Belfast, Ireland. IBF Flyweight Championship. Dave McAuley W 12 Rodolfo Blanco. Retains title.

2000: Denver, Colorado. WBC Lightweight Championship. Jose Luis Castillo D 12 Stevie Johnston. Retains title.

2006: London, England. WBC Light Welterweight Championship. Junior Witter W 12 DeMarcus Corley. Wins vacant title.

2008: Yokohama, Japan. WBA Strawweight Championship. Roman Gonzalez KO 4 Yutaka Niida. Wins title.

2009: Puebla, Mexico. WBC World Light Flyweight Championship. Edgar Sosa WKO 6 Omar Soto. Retains title.

2011: El Paso, Texas. WBC World Featherweight Championship. Jhonny Gonzalez WKO 2 Rogers Mtagwa. Retains title.

2012: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC World Middleweight Championship. Sergio Martinez E 12 Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Retains title.

2012: Bamberg, Bayern, Germany. IBF World Cruiserweight Championship. Yoan Pablo Hernandez W 12 Troy Ross. Retains title.

2012: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC World Light Middleweight Championship. Saul Alvarez WKO 5 Josesito Lopez. Retains title.

2012: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBO World Junior Lightweight Championship Roman Martinez W 12 Miguel Beltran Jr. Wins title.

2012: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC World Featherweight Championship. Daniel Ponce De Leon WTD 8 Jhonny Gonzalez. Retains title.

2012: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA World Super Bantamweight Championship. Guillermo Rigondeaux W 12 Robert Marroquin. Retains title.

September 16

1897: Battling Siki born in Saint Louis, Senegal.

1913: Boston, Mass. World Featherweight Championship. Johnny Kilbane W 12 Jimmy Walsh. Retains title.

1936: Glasgow, Scotland. NBA Flyweight Championship. Benny Lynch KO 8 Pat Palmer. Retains title.

1940: Philadelphia, PA. Lew Jenkins W 12 Bob Montgomery.

1956: Mickey Rourke born in Schenectady, NY.

1968: Lonnie Bradley born in Charleston, South Carolina.

1981: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC and WBA World Welterweight Championship. Sugar Ray Leonard KO 14 Thomas “Hitman” Hearns. Unifies title.

1984: Pohang, S. Korea. IBF Junior Lightweight Championship. Hwan Kil Yuh KO 6 Sakda Galaxy. Retains title.

1989: Mexico City, Mexico. IBF Featherweight Championship. Jorge Paez KO 2 Jose Maria Lopez. Retains title.

1995: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Light Middleweight Championship. “Terrible” Terry Norris KO 9 David Gonzalez. Retains title.

1995: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Light Welterweight Championship. Julio Cesar Chavez W 12 David Kamau. Retains title.

1997: Nashville, Tennessee. IBF Flyweight Championship. Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson W 12 Angel Almena. Retains title.

2000: Chateauroux, France. WBA Super Middleweight Championship. Bruno Girard W 12 Manuel Siaca. Retains title.

2000: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA Middleweight Championship. William Joppy W 12 Hassine Cherifi. Retains title.

2000: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA Light Welterweight Championship. Sharmba Mitchell W 12 Felix Flores. Retains title.

2000: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA Junior Lightweight Championship. Joel Casamayor KO 5 Radford Beasley. Retains title.

2005: Chicago, Illinois. Sandro Marcos KO 2 Johnny Tapia.

2006: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Junior Lightweight Championship. Marco Antonio Barrera W 12 Rocky Juarez. Retains title.

2006: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBO Junior-Lightweight Championship. Joan Guzman W 12 Jorge Barrios. Wins Title.

2006: Las Vegas, Nevada. World Super Bantamweight Championship. Israel Vasquez KO 10 Jhonny Gonzalez. Retains title.

2007: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Junior Flyweight Championship. Edgar Sosa KO 9 Lorenzo Trejo, Las Vegas. Retains title.

September 17

1886: Billy Papke born in Spring Valley, Illinois.

1902: Baltimore, Maryland. World Lightweight Championship. Joe Gans KO 5 Gus Gardner. Retains title.

1909: Wesley Ramey born in Everett Township, Michigan

1919: Newport, R.I. Benny Leonard ND 8 Johnny Dundee.

1921: Cleveland, Ohio. World Featherweight Championship. Johnny Kilbane KO 7 Danny Frush. Retains title.

1924: Cleveland, Ohio. Harry Greb ND 10 Gene Tunney.

1934: Long Island City, NY. World Welterweight Championship. Jimmy McLarnin W 15 Barney Ross. Regains title.

1946: London, England. Randy Turpin KO 1 Gordon Griffiths. Turpin’s pro debut.

1954: New York City, NY. World Heavyweight Championship. Rocky Marciano KO 8 Ezzard Charles. Retains title.

1964: Alexander Zolkin born in Moscow, Russia.

1967: Michael Carbajal born in Phoenix, AZ.

1973: David Reid born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1974: Masamori Tokuyama born in Tokyo, Japan.

1977: Rome, Italy. WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Victor Galindez W 15 Yaqui Lopez. Retains title.

1977: Philadelphia, PA. World Lightweight Championship. Roberto Duran W 15 Edwin Viruet. Retains title.

1980: Gifu, Japan. WBC Junior Flyweight Title Championship. Hilario Zapata KO 11 Shigeo Nakajima. Retains title.

1983: Juan Diaz born in Houston, Texas.

1985: Osaka, Japan. WBC Super Flyweight Championship. Jiro Watanabe KO 7 Kazuo Katsuma. Retains title.

1992: Bozeman, MT. IBF Bantamweight Championship. Orlando Canizales W 12 Samuel Duran. Retains title.

1992: Osaka, Japan. WBC Bantamweight Championship. Victor Rabanales KO 9 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi. Wins title.

1994: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF Light Middleweight Championship. Vincent Pettway KO 4 Gianfranco Rosi. Wins title.

1994: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF Welterweight Championship. Felix “Tito” Trinidad KO 4 Yory Boy Campas. Retains title.

1994: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA Light Welterweight Championship. Frankie Randall W 12 Juan Coggi. Wins title.

1994: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Light Welterweight Championship. Julio Cesar Chavez KO 8 Meldrick Taylor. Retains title.

1994: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Junior Lightweight Championship. Gabriel Ruelas W 12 Jesse James Leija. Wins title.

1994: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Strawweight Championship. Ricardo Lopez KO 1 Yodsing Au Saenmorokot. Retains title.

1995: Arnhem, Holland. WBO Junior Lightweight Championship Regilio Tuur KO 10 Luis Mendoza. Retained title.

1995: Nongtha, Thailand. WBA Bantamweight Championship. Veeraphol Sahaprom W 12 Daorung MP Petroleum. Wins title.

1999: Thammarat, Thailand. WBC Flyweight Championship. Medgoen 3K-Battery KO 3 Manny Pacquiao. Retains title.

2005: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF Lightweight Championship. Jesus Chavez KO 11 Levander Johnson. Wins title.

2005: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC & IBF Junior Lightweight Championship. Marco Antonio Barrera W 12 Robbie Peden. Unifies title.

2011: Los Angeles, California. WBC World Light Middleweight Championship. Saul Alvarez WKO 6 Alfonso Gomez. Retains title.

2011: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC World Light Welterweight Championship. Erik Morales w rtd 10 Pablo Cesar Cano. Wins title.

September 18

1924: Los Angeles, CA. Fidel LaBarba KO 1 Pat Pringle. Labarba’s pro debut.

1939: Ki-Soo Kim born in Pukchong, North Korea.

1946: Bronx, NY. World Heavyweight Championship. Joe Louis KO 1 Tami Mauriello. Retains title.

1953: Syracuse, NY. World Welterweight Championship. Kid Gavilan W 15 Carmen Basilio. Retains title. Retains title.

1963: Tokyo, Japan. World Flyweight Championship. Hiroyuki Ebihara KO 1 Pone Kingpetch. Wins title.

1976: Berlin, Germany. WBC Light Middleweight Championship. Eckhard Dagge W 15 Emile Griffith. Retains title.

1976: Hato Rey, PR. WBC Junior Lightweight Championship. Alfredo Escalera KO 13 Ray Lunny III. Retains title.

1977: Merida, Mexico. WBC Flyweight Championship. Miguel Canto W 15 Martin Vargas. Retains title.

1977: Caracas, Venezuela.WBC Junior Flyweight Championship. Luis Estaba KO 15 Orlando Hernandez.Retains title.

1978: Martin Burke dies in in Palm Springs, California, at the age of eighty-one.

1982: Atlantic City, NJ. WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Michael Spinks KO 9 Johnny Davis. Retains title.

1982: Los Angeles, CA. WBC Junior Lightweight Championship. Rafael “Bazooka” Limon KO 7 Chung Il Choi. Retains title.

1982: Chongiu, S. Korea. WBC Junior Flyweight Championship. Hilario Zapata W 15 Jung Koo Chang. Retains title.

1985: Austin Trout born in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1994: Tokyo, Japan. WBA Super Flyweight Championship. Hyung-Chul Lee KO 9 Katsuya Onizuka. Wins title.

1998: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF Light-Middleweight Championship. Yory Boy Campas KO 3 Larry Barnes. Retains Title.

1998: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Welterweight Championship. Oscar De La Hoya KO 8 Julio Cesar Chavez. Retains title.

1999: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF Cruiserweight Championship. Vassily Jirov KO 10 Dale Brown. Retains title.

1999: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC and IBF Welterweight Championship. Felix Trinidad W 12 Oscar De La Hoya. Wins WBC and retained IBF title.

2001: Two-time former World Featherweight Champion Sandy Saddler, 75, dies of Alzheimer’s disease at a New York City nursing home.

2004: Las Vegas, Nevada. World Middleweight Championship. Bernard Hopkins KO 9 Oscar De La Hoya. Retains title.

Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA & IBF Featherweight Championship. Juan Manuel Marquez W 12 Orlando Salido. Retains title.

2008: Panama City, Panama. WBA Super Bantamweight Championship. Celestino Caballero KO 1 Elvis Meja. Retains title.

2008: Panama City, Panama. WBA Bantamweight Championship. Anselmo Moreno TD7 Cecilio Santos. Retains title.

2010: Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. WBC World Lightweight Championship. Humberto Soto W 12 Fidel Monterrosa Munoz. Retains title.

September 19

1922: Willie Pep born in Middletown, Connecticut.

1932: Toronto, Canada. World Bantamweight Championship. Panama Al Brown KO 1 Spider Pladner. Retains title.

1945: Pittsburgh, PA. Sammy Angott KO 6 Ike Williams.

1954: Bankok, Thailand. World Bantamweight Championship. Robert Cohen W 15 Chamrem Songkitrat. Wins vacant title.

1967: Wembley, England. WBC Flyweight Championship. Chartchai Chionoi KO 7 Walter McGowan. Retains title.

1969: Kostya Tszyu born in Serov, Russia.

1980: Los Angeles. WBC Bantamweight Championship. Lupe Pintor KO 12 Johnny Owen. Retains title.

1991: Tokyo, Japan. WBC Bantamweight Championship. Joichiro Tatsuyoshi KO 11 Greg Richardson. Wins title.

1992: Glasgow, Scotland. WBO Super-Middleweight Championship Chris Eubank W 12 Tony Thorton. Retains title.

1998: Atlanta, GA. WBA and IBF Heavyweight Championship. Evander “Real Deal” Holyfield W 12 Vaughn Bean. Retains Title.

1998: Oberhausen, Germany. WBO Light-Heavyweight Championship Dariusz Michalczewski KO 8 Mark Prince. Retains title.

1998: Atlanta, GA. WBO Bantamweight Championship. Jorge Elicer Julio W 12 Adonis Cruz. Retains title.

2005: Tokyo, Japan. WBA Flyweight Championship. Lorenzo Parra W 12 Takefumi Sakata. Retains title.

2009: Neubrandenburg, Germany. IBF World Middleweight Championship. Sebastian Sylvester W 12 Giovanni Lorenzo. Wins title.

September 20

1906: Jack Johnson ND 6 Joe Jeanette, Philadelphia.

1934: Liverpool, England. World Featherweight Championship. Freddie Miller W 15 Nel Tarleton. Retains title.

1939: Detroit, Michigan. World Heavyweight Championship. Joe Louis KO 11 Bob Pastor. Retains title.

1949: Waterbury, CT. World Featherweight Championship. Willie Pep KO 7 Eddie Compo. Retains title.

1957: Los Angeles, CA. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Archie Moore KO 7 Tony Anthony. Retains title.

1958: Boston, Mass. Hogan “Kid” Bassey KO 9 Willie Pep.

1965: London, England. Ken Buchanan KO 2 Brian Tonks. Buchanan’s pro debut.

1972: New York City, NY. Muhammad Ali KO 7 Floyd Patterson.

1975: Caracas, Venezuela. WBC Junior Lightweight Championship. Alfredo Escalera D 15 Leonel Hernandez, Retains title.

1975: WBC Featherweight Inglewood, CA. Championship. David Kotey W 15 Ruben Olivares. Wins title.

1978: Hector Camacho Jr. born in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1980: WBA Lightweight Championship. Hilmer Kenty KO 4 Ernesto Espana, San Juan. Retains title.

1986: Indianapolis WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Marvin Johnson KO 13 Jean-Marie Emebe, Retains title.

1987: Inchon, S. Korea. WBA Junior Flyweight Championship. Myung Woo Yuh KO 8 Rodolfo Blanco. Retains title.

1989: Rochester, NY. IBF Welterweight Championship. Simon Brown KO 2 Bobby Joe Young. Retains title.

1996: Miami, Florida. WBC Welterweight Championship. Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker W 12 Wilfredo Rivera. Retains title.

1996: Miami, Florida. David Tua KO 1 Darrol Wilson.

1996: Miami, Florida. Zab Judah KO 2 Michael Johnson. Judah’s pro debut.

1996: Miami, Florida. Joel Casamayor KO 1 David Chamendis. Casamayor’s pro debut.

1997: Aachen, Germany. WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Lou Del Valle KO 8 Eddy Smulders. Wins vacant title.

1997: Aachen, Germany. Michael Loewe W 12 Michael Carruth.

2003: Uncasville, CT. IBF Heavyweight Championship. Chris Byrd W 12 Fres Oquendo. Retains title.

2004: Yokohama, Japan. WBC Super Flyweight Championship. Katsushige Kawashima W 12 Raul Juarez. Retains title.

2009: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA Super World Featherweight Championship. Chris John W 12 Rocky Juarez. Retains title.

2010: Saitama, Japan. WBA World Junior Lightweight Championship. Takashi Uchiyama WKO 5 Roy Mukhlis. Retains title.

2014: Helsinki, Finland. WBA World Lightweight Championship. Richard Abril W 12 Edis Tatli. Retains title.

2014: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. IBF World Light Flyweight Championship. Javier Mendoza W 12 Ramon Garcia Hirales. Wins title.

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