On This Day In Boxing History!
Sugar Ray Leonard vs Marvin Hagler
April 6th, 1987
World Boxing Council World Middleweight Title
Caesars Palace, Outdoor Arena, Las Vegas
April 6th
1893: Andy Bowen & Jack Burke box 7 hours 19 minutes to no decision in St Louis (111 rounds, longest bout in boxing history).
1900: James J. Jeffries KO1 Jack Finnegan
1914: Al McCoy KO1 George Chip
1969: Hiroshi Kobayashi W 15 Antonio Amaya
1978: Luis Perez born.
Lorenzo Parra born.
1980: Pipino Cuevas KO5 Harold Volbrecht
1983: Andy Bowen & Jack Burke box 7 hours 19 minutes
to no decision in St Louis (111 rounds, longest bout in boxing history).
1985: Jimmy Paul W15 Harry Arroyo
1987: Sugar Ray Leonard W12 Marvin Hagler
1991: Khaosai Galaxy KO5 Jae Suk Park
1998: Jimmy Bivins, 78, is hospitalized in Cleveland
after police find him wasting away in a dark filthy attic.
2001: Frankie Toledo W12 Mbulelo Botile
2007: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam KO 7 Tomonobu
Cyril Thomas W12 David Kiilu
2008: Gerry Penalosa TKO8 Chaiya Pothang
2012: Shinsuke Yamanaka W12 Vic Darchinyan
Takahiro Ao W12 Terdsak Jandaeng
2013: Ranee Ganoy TKO3 Jayson Mac Gura
2014: Akira Yaegashi KO9 Odilon Zaleta
Naoya Inoue TKO6 Adrian Hernandez