2015-11-16



November 16

1906: San Diego, CA. World Featherweight Championship. Abe Attell W 15 Billy DeCousey. Retains title.

1927: While undergoing surgery to remove scar tissue from the area around his eyes, Tiger Flowers, 32, dies in New York City, NY.

1932: San Francisco, CA. ‘Slapsie’ Maxie Rosenbloom W 10 John Henry Lewis.

1934: New York City, NY. Bob Olin W 15 ’Slapsie’ Maxie Rosenbloom.

1934: New York City, NY. James J. Braddock W 10 John Henry Lewis.

1953: Jerome Artis born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1961: Frank Bruno born in Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom.

1963: Quezon City, Philippines. World Junior Lightweight Championship. Flash Elorde W Disq. 11 Love Allotey, Retains title.

1968: Veerapol Sahaprom born in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

1974: Wilfredo Gomez’ pro debut. Wilfredo Gomez D 6 Jacinto Fuentes.

1979: Inglewood, California. WBC Junior Lightweight Championship. Alexis Arguello KO 8 Bobby Chacon. Retains title.

1982: Nonito Donaire born in Talibon, Bohol, Philippines.

1983: Martin Gethin born in Walsall, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

1984: Quezon City, Phillipines. IBF Junior Flyweight Championship. Dodie Penalosa W 15 Chum Hwan Choi, Retains title.

1996: Hamburg, Germany. Vitali’s pro debut. Vitali Klitschko KO 2 Tony Bradham, Hamburg, Germany.

1996: Hamburg, Germany. Wladimir’s pro debut. Wladimir Klitschko KO 1 Fabian Meza.

1998: Promoter Chris Dundee, 91, dies at a nursing home in Miami, Florida.

2001: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF Featherweight Championship. Manuel Medina KO 6 Frankie Toledo. Regains title.

2002: Nurnberg, Germany. IBF Super Middleweight Championship. Sven Ottke W 12 Rudy Markussen. Retains title.

2002: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Featherweight Championship. Erik Morales W 12 Paulie Ayala. Wins vacant Title.

2002: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Junior Flyweight Championship. Jorge Arce KO 3 Agustin Luna. Retains title.

November 17

1913: Boston, Mass. Gunboat Smith W 12 Sam Langford.

1933: Chicago, Illinois. World Light Welterweight Championship. Barney Ross W 10 Sammy Fuller. Retains title.

1939: New York City, NY. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Billy Conn W 15 Gus Lesnevich. Retains title.

1950: New York City, NY. Kid Gavilan W 10 Billy Graham.

1952: Samuel Serrano born in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico.

1954: San Francisco, CA. World Lightweight Championship. Jimmy Carter KO 15 Paddy DeMarco. Regains title.

1967: Las Vegas, Nevada. World Light Heavyweight Championship. Dick Tiger KO 12 Roger Rouse. Retains title.

1971: Houston, Texas. NABF Heavyweight Championship. Muhammad Ali W 12 Buster Mathis. Retains title.

1972: New York City, NY. Esteban DeJesus W 10 Roberto Duran.

1979: Papua, New Guinea, WBA Featherweight Championship. Eusebio Pedroza KO 11 Johnny Aba, Papua, Retains Title.

1979: Maracay, Venezuela. WBA Flyweight Championship. Luis Ibarra W 15 Betulio Gonzalez. Wins title.

1984: Victor Cayo born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

1986: Moises Flores born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

1993: Atlantic City, New Jersey. IBF Cruiserweight Championship. Al Cole KO 5 Vince Boulware. Retains title

2000: Biloxi, Mississippi. Larry Holmes KO 6 Mike Weaver.

2001: Las Vegas, Nevada. World Heavyweight Championship. Lennox Lewis KO 4 Hasim Rahman. Regains title.

2001: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA Middleweight Championship. William Joppy W 12 Howard Eastman. Wins vacant title.

2001: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA Super Bantamweight Championship. Yober Ortega KO 4 Jose Rojas. Wins vacant Title.

2006: Nakhon Ratchassima, Thailand. WBC Flyweight Championship. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam W 12 Moneliso Mhikza Myekeni. Retains title.

2012: Nottingham, England. IBF World Super Middleweight Championship.

Carl Froch KO 3 Yusaf Mack. Retains title.

2012: Atlantic City, New Jersey. WBC World Lightweight Championship. Adrien Broner KO 8 Antonio DeMarco. Wins title.

2012: Los Angeles, California. WBA & WBO Super World Flyweight Championship. Brian Viloria KO 10 Hernan Marquez. Wins WBA & Retains WBO title.

2012: Los Angeles, California. World Light Flyweight Championship. Roman Gonzalez W 12 Juan Francisco Estrada. Retains title.

November 18

1895: Baltimore, Maryland. Joe Gans D 10 Young Griffo.

1916: Melio Bettina born in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

1921: New York City, NY. World Junior Lightweight Championship. Johnny Dundee WF 5 George ‘KO’ Chaney. Wins vacant title.

1938: New York City, NY. World Middleweight Championship. Fred Apostoli KO 8 Young Corbett. Retains title.

1941: Los Angeles, CA. NBA Featherweight Championship. Jackie Wilson W 12 Richie Lemos. Wins title.

1959: Boone Pultz born in Maryland.

1960: Los Angeles, CA. NBA Bantamweight Championship. Eder Jofre KO 6 Eloy Sanchez. Wins vacant title.

1970: Detroit, MI. World Heavyweight Championship. ‘Smokin’ Joe Frazier KO 2 Bob Foster. Retains title.

1973: Caracas, Venezuela. WBC Flyweight Championship. Betulio Gonzalez KO 11 Alberto Morales. Retains title.

1981: Pusan, S. Korea. WBC Super Flyweight Championship. Chul Ho Kim KO 9 Jackal Maruyama. Retains title.

1983: Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. WBC Junior Lightweight Championship. Hector Camacho KO 5 Rafael Solis. Retains title.

1987: San Cataldo, Italy. IBF Bantamweight Championship. Kelvin Seabrooks KO 4 Ernie Cataluna. Retains title.

1989: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Light Welterweight Championship. Julio Cesar Chavez KO 10 Sammy Fuentes. Retains title.

1991: Inglewood, CA. IBF Featherweight Championship. Manuel Medina Tech. Dec. 9 Tom Johnson. Retains title.

1992: Julio Ceja born in Tlalnepantla, Mexico.

1992: Osaka, Japan. WBA Junior Flyweight Championship. Myung Woo Yuh W 12 Hiroki Ioka. Regains title.

1994: Las Vegas, Nevada. IBF Super Middleweight Championship. Roy Jones Jr. W 12 James Toney. Wins title.

1994: Las Vegas, Nevada. Oscar De La Hoya KO 3 Carl Griffith.

1995: Atlantic City, NJ. World Welterweight Championship. Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker KO 6 Jake Rodriguez. Retains title.

1995: Atlantic City, NJ. IBF Welterweight Championship. Felix ‘Tito’ Trinidad KO 4 Larry Barnes. Retains title.

1997: Upper Marlboro, MD. IBF Middleweight Championship. Bernard Hopkins W 12 Andrew Council. Retains title.

2006: Las Vegas, Nevada. Manny Pacquiao KO 3 Erik Morales.

2006: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Junior Flyweight Championship. Omar Nino Romero D 12 Brian Viloria. Retains title.

November 19

1916: St. Paul, MN. Jack Dillon ND 10 Mike Gibbons.

1926: New York City, NY. World Junior Lightweight Championship. Tod Morgan W 15 Carl Duane. Retains title.

1940: Tony Zale W 10 Fred Apostoli, Seattle.

1943: New York City, NY. New York World Lightweight Championship. Beau Jack W 15 Bob Montgomery. Regains title.

1960: Tommy Gibbons, 69, dies in Saint Paul, MN.

1962: Troy Dorsey born in Mansfield, Texas.

1967: Jose Bonilla born.

1977: San Juan, Puerto Rico. WBA Welterweight Championship. Pipino Cuevas KO 11 Angel Espada. Retains title.

1977: Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. WBA Junior Lightweight Championship. Samuel Serrano KO 10 Tao Ho Kim. Retains title.

1977: Los Angeles, CA. WBA Bantamweight Championship. Jorge Lujan KO 10 Alfonso Zamora. Wins title.

1977: Los Angeles, CA. WBA Flyweight Championship. Guty Espadas KO 8 Alex Santana. Retains title.

1993: Atlantic City, NJ. IBF Light Welterweight Championship. Charles Murray KO 5 Courtney Hooper. Retains title.

1993: Arezzo, Italy. WBO light-welterweight Championship. Zack Padilla KO 7 Efrem Calamati. Retains title.

1994: Hammanskraal, SA. IBF Super Bantamweight Championship. Vuyani Bungu W 12 Felix Camacho. Retains title.

1999: Washington, D.C. IBF Super Flyweight Championship. Mark ‘Too Sharp’ Johnson No-Contest 4 Raul Juarez. Retains title.

2005: Panama City, Panama. WBA Junior Flyweight Championship. Roberto Vasquez W 12 Nerys Espinoza. Retains title.

2011: Houston, Texas. WBC World Middleweight Championship. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. WKO 5 Peter Manfredo. Retains title.

2011: Homebush, NSW, Australia. IBF World Featherweight Championship. Billy Dib WKO 1 Alberto Servidei. Retains title.

November 20

1912: Brooklyn, NY. Johnny Coulon ND 10 Charley Goldman.

1931: New York City, NY. World Light Welterweight & Lightweight Championships. Tony Canzoneri W 15 Kid Chocolate. Retains titles.

1936: New York City, NY. Jimmy McLarnin W 10 Lou Ambers.

1942: New York City, NY. World Featherweight Championship. Willie Pep W 15 Chalky Wright. Wins title.

1976: Los Angeles, CA. WBC Flyweight Championship. Miguel Canto W 15 Orlando Javierto. Retains title.

1977: Clarence Tillman III born in Orleans, Louisiana.

1977: Turin, Italy. WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Victor Galindez W 15 Eddie Gregory. Retains title. Controversial decision.

1978: Houston, Texas. WBC Flyweight Championship. Miguel Canto W 15 Tacommon Vibonchai. Retains title.

1980: Tokyo, Japan. WBA Junior Lightweight Championship. Yasutsune Uehara W 15 Leonel Hernandez. Retains title.

1982: Atlantic City, NJ. WBC Light Heavyweight Championship. Dwight Qawi KO 11 Eddie Davis. Retains title.

1992: Tokyo, Japan. WBA Junior Lightweight Championship. Genaro Hernandez KO 6 Yuji Watanabe. Retains title.

1993: Hammanskraal, SA. IBF Bantamweight Championship. Orlando Canizales W 12 Juvenal Berrio. Retains title.

1997: Los Angeles, CA. WBC Junior Lightweight Championship. Genaro Hernandez W 12 Carlos Hernandez. Retains title.

2004: Las Vegas, Nevada. World Light Middleweight Championship. Winky Wright W 12 Sugar Shane Mosley. Retains title.

2009: Johannesburg, South Africa. IBF World Flyweight Championship. Moruti Mthalane W 12 Julio Cesar Miranda. Wins title.

2010: Dresden, Germany. WBO World Super Middleweight Championship. Robert Stieglitz W 12 Enrique Ornelas. Retains title.

2010: Atlantic City, New Jersey. WBC World Middleweight Championship. Sergio Martinez WKO 2 Paul Williams. Retains title.

November 21

1916: Boston, Mass. World Welterweight Championship. Jack Britton W 12 Charley White. Retains title.

1929: Patterson, NJ. New York World Flyweight Championship. Willie LaMorte KO 7 Frisco Grande. Retains title.

1930: New York City, NY. Billy Petrolle W 10 Jimmy McLarnin.

1940: New York City, NY. World Lightweight Championship. Lew Jenkins KO 2 Pete Lello. Retains title.

1941: Roberto Cruz born in Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines.

1959: Max Baer, 50, former heavyweight champion, dies in Hollywood, CA.

1968: Antonio Tarver born in Orlando, Florida.

1969: Willie Jorrin born in Sacramento, California.

1972: Stateline, NV. NABF Heavyweight Championship. Muhammad Ali KO 8 Bob Foster. Retains title.

1972: David Tua born in Faleasiu, Samoa.

1976: Caracas, Venezuela. WBC Junior Flyweight Championship. Luis Estaba KO 11 Valentin Martinez. Retains title.

1981: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Lightweight Championship. Alexis Arguello KO 7 Roberto Elizondo. Retains title.

1984: Championship. Khaosai Galaxy KO 6 Eusebio Espinal, Bangkok. Wins vacant WBA Super Flyweight Title.

1987: Paris, France. WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Virgil Hill W 12 Rufino Angulo. Retains title.

1987: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA Light Middleweight Championship. Julian Jackson KO 3 In Chul Baek. Wins vacant title.

1987: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA Lightweight Championship. Julio Cesar Chavez KO 11 Edwin Rosario. Wins title.

1991: Perugia, Italy. IBF Light Middleweight Championship. Gianfranco Rosi W 12 Gilbert Baptist. Retains title.

1997: Kansas City, MO. Cory Spink’s (son of Leon Spinks) pro debut. Cory Spinks W 4 Hector Leguillow.

1997: Former World Lightweight champion Joe Brown, 71, dies of cancer in New Orleans.

1999: WBA Super Bantamweight Championship. Nestor Garza KO 12 Kozo Ishii, Nagoya, Japan. Retains title.

2008: Ontario, Canada. WBA & IBF Super Bantamweight Championship. Celestino Caballero KO 4 Steve Molitor, Rama, Retains WBA & wins IBF title.

2009: Kiel, Germany. WBC World Cruiserweight Championship. Zsolt Erdei W 12 Giacobbe Fragomeni. Wins title.

2009: Oakland, California. WBA Super World Super Middleweight Championship.

Andre Ward WTD 11 Mikkel Kessler. Wins title.

2009: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. WBA World Light Flyweight Championship. Giovani Segura WKO 1 Sonny Boy Jaro. Retains title.

2009: Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico. World Light Flyweight Championship. Rodel Mayol WKO 2 Edgar Sosa. Wins title.

November 22

1965: Las Vegas, Nevada. World Heavyweight Championship. Muhammad Ali KO 12 Floyd Patterson, Las Vegas. Retains title.

1969: Rome, Italy. World Middleweight Championship. Nino Benvenuti KO 11 Luis Rodriguez. Retains title.

1973: San Juan, Puerto Rico. Wilfred Benitez’ pro debut. Wilfred Benitez KO 1 Hiram Santiago.

1975: Los Angeles, CA. Carlos Palomino D 10 Hedgemon Lewis.

1980: Cincinnati, Ohio. WBA Light Welterweight Championship. Aaron Pryor KO 6 Gaeton Hart. Retains title.

1986: Las Vegas, Nevada. WBC Heavyweight Championship. Mike Tyson KO 2 Trevor Berbick. Wins title.

1986: Johannesburg, S.A. WBA Bantamweight Championship. Bernardo Pinango KO 15 Simon Skosana. Retains title.

1986: Chunchon, S. Korea. IBF Flyweight Championship. Hi Sup Shin KO 13 Henry Brent. Retains title.

1989: Mexico City, Mexico. Marco Barrera’s pro debut. Marco Antonio Barrera KO 2 David Felix.

1990: Madrid, Spain. WBA Cruiserweight Championship. Robert Daniels D 12 Taoufik Belbouli. Retains title.

1991: Epernay, France. WBA Junior Lightweight Championship. Genaro Hernandez KO 9 Daniel Londas. Wins vacant title.

1996: Tampa, Florida. WBO Super-Bantamweight Championship. Junior Jones W DQ 5 Marco Antonio Barrera. Wins title.

1997: Atlantic City, NJ. Shannon Briggs W 12 ‘Big’ George Foreman.

1997: Osaka, Japan. WBC Bantamweight Championship. Joichiro Tatsuyoshi KO 7 Sirimongkol Singmanassak. Regains title.

1997: Osaka, Japan. WBA Flyweight Championship. Jose Bonilla KO 6 Keiji Yamaguchi. Retains title.

2003: Los Angeles, CA. IBF Lightweight Championship. Javier Jauregui KO 11 Leavander Johnson. Wins vacant title.

2003: Los Angeles, CA. WBC Super Bantamweight Championship. Oscar Larios KO 10 Napapol Kiatisakchokchai. Retains title.

2008: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. WBA Light Heavyweight Championship. Hugo Garay W 12 Juergen Braehmer. Retains title.

2008: Las Vegas, Nevada. World Light Welterweight Championship. Ricky Hatton KO 11 Paulie Malignaggi. Retains title.

2014: Yokohama, Japan. WBC Junior Lightweight Championship. Takashi Miura KO 6 Edgar Puerta. Retains title.

2014: Yokohama, Japan. WBC Flyweight Championship. Roman Gonzalez KO6 Rocky Fuentes. Retains title.

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