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