On This Day

In Boxing History!

Mike McCallum vs Jeff Harding

July 23rd, 1994

WBC World Light Heavyweight Title

Civic Center, Bismarck, North Dakota     

July 23rd

1923: Benny Leonard W15 Lew Tendler

Johnny Jadick debuts age 15 KO3 Johnny Dougherty

1925: Charley Phil Rosenberg KO4 Eddie Shea

1931: Bat Battalino W10 Freddie Miller

1941: Tony Zale KO1 Ossie Harris

1949: Manuel Ortiz KO4 Tony Vazquez

1963: Vincent Phillips born in Pensacola, Florida

1958: Joe Brown W15 Kenny Lane

1964: Gene Fullmer retires 55-6-3, 24Ko’s

1970: Gabriel Ruelas born.

1972: Mbulelo Botile born.

1988: Tony Lopez W12 Rocky Lockridge

1990: Humberto Gonzalez KO5 Jung Keun Lim

1994: Virgil Hill W12 Frank Tate

Mike McCallum W12 Jeff Harding

Al Cole W12 Nate Miller

2000: Diego Corrales is arrested in Sacramento on charges of spousal abuse, assault, and possession of a sawed-off shotgun. Corrales’ pregnant wife was hospitalized with a broken jaw, collarbone, and ribs.

2005: Nathan Cleverly debuts age 18 W4 Ernie

2011: Amir Khan KO5 Zab Judah

Orlando Salido TKO11 Kenichi Yamaguchi

Irma Sanchez RTD6 Carlota Santos

Tyson Fury W12 Dereck Chisora

Alicia Ashley W10 Christina Ruiz

2013: Emile Griffith passes at the age of 75

Koki Kameda W12 John Mark Apolinario

2016: Jessica Chavez WMD10 Esmeralda Moreno

Terence Crawford W12 Viktor Postol      

Oscar Valdez TKO2 Matias Carlos Adrian Rueda

2017: Hiroto Kyoguchi W12 Jose Argumedo     

Ryoichi Taguchi TKO9 Robert Barrera