On This Day In Boxing History!

Azumah Nelson vs Gabriel Ruelas

WBC World Super Featherweight Title

December 1st, 1995

Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California

December 1st

1942: Ezzard Charles W10 Joey Maxim

Sugar Ray Robinson KO8 Izzy Jannazzo

1973: Bob Foster W15 Pierre Fourie

Eusebio Pedroza KO4 Julio Garcia

1976: Tomasz Adamek born

1980: Hilario Zapata W15 Reinaldo Becerra

1984: Greg Page KO8 Gerrie Coetzee

Piet Crous W15 Osvaldo Ocasio

Mike McCallum KO14 Luigi Minchillo

1990: Loreto Garza DQ11 Vinny Pazienza

1995: Azumah Nelson KO5 Gabriel Ruelas

Johnny Tapia KO9 Willy Salazar

1997: Edwin Rosario, 34, dies

2000: Bernard Hopkins KO10 Antwun Echols

Marco Antonio Barrera KO7 Jesus Salud

2001: Sven Ottke KO10 Anthony Mundine

2002: Kassim Ouma shot in the stomach during a drive-by

2007: Vernon Forrest KO11 Michele Piccirillo

Celestino Caballero KO8 Mauricio Pastrana

Nonito Donaire KO8 Luis Maldonado

Ivan Calderon W12 Juan Esquer

2012: Austin Trout W12 Miguel Cotto

Carina Moreno SD10 Susi Kentikian