On This Day In Boxing History!

Stanley Ketchel vs Billy Papke

July 5th, 1909

World Middleweight Title

Mission Street Arena, Colma, California

July 5th

1902: Panama Al Brown born

1909: Stanley Ketchel W20 Billy Papke

1929: Jimmy Carruthers born.

1941: Chelsea, London, United Kingdom welterweight Billy Bird TKO2 over Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom’s Arthur 'Ginger' Sadd, Rugby Football Ground, Northampton, UK for record still 138 career knockouts        

1970: Shozo Saijyo W15 Frankie Crawford

1975: Alfredo Escalera KO2 Kuniaki Shibata

Jose Antonio Aguirre born.

1984: Jiro Watanabe W12 Payao Poontarat

1986: Elly Pical KO3 Cesar Polanco

Hilario Zapata W15 Dodie Penalosa

1996: Marcelo Dominguez KO10 Patrick Aouissi

1997: Veteran manager and trainer Al Braverman, 78, dies in Yonkers, NY.

Raul Marquez KO4 Romallis Ellis

Khalid Rahilou KO7 Marty Jakubowski

2008: Felix Sturm W12 Randy Griffin

Kendall Holt KO1 Ricardo Torres 

2012: Shane Cameron KO4 Monte Barrett