On This Day In Boxing History!
Rocky Graziano vs Tony Janiro
March 31st, 1950
Madison Square Garden, New York
Mike Weaver vs John Tate
March 31st, 1980
World Boxing Association World Heavy Title
Stokley Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tennessee
Scores at Time of Stoppage 138-133, 137-134, 136-133 all for John Tate.
March 31st
1870: Tommy Ryan was born
1878: Jack Johnson is born in Galveston, Texas
1903: Young Corbett KO11 Terry McGovern
1908: Abe Attell D15 Battling Nelson
1911: Ad Wolgast KO5 Anton LaGrave
1916: Benny Leonard ND10 Freddie Welsh
1919: Harry Greb NWS10 Billy Miske
Jimmy Wilde W15 Joe Lynch
1939: Henry Armstrong KO12 Davey Day
1942: Rocky Graziano KO2 Curtis Hightower
1950: Rocky Graziano D10 Tony Janiro
1973: Ken Norton W12 Muhammad Ali
Ali suffers broken jaw in the second round.
1980: Larry Holmes KO8 Le Roy Jones
Mike Weaver KO15 John Tate - Weaver was behind 137-134, 136-133, 138-133
Marvin Camel W15 Mate Parlov
Eddie Gregory KO11 Marvin Johnson
Ray Leonard KO4 Davey Green
1982: Pone Kingpetch passes at the age of 47
1984: Wifredo Gomez W12 Juan La Porte
1990: Terry Norris KO1 John Mugabi
1991: Rafael Ruelas KO3 Steve Cruz
1993: Ricardo Lopez KO9 Kwang-Soo Oh
1995: Alejandro Gonzalez W12 Louie Espinosa
Marco Antonio Barrera W12 Daniel Jimenez
Humberto Gonzalez KO5 Jesus Zuniga
Genaro Hernández TKO8 Jorge Páez
2001: Daniel Ponce de León age 21 debuts TKO1 Servando Solis
2007: Philippines flyweight Lito Sisnorio died from brain injuries sustained from injuries following a March 30th fourth round knockout by Chatchai Sasakul, Mathayom Wat Sing Schoo, Samut Prakan, Thailand. The fight was not officially sanctioned by the Philippine Games and Amusement Board and Sisnorio had no license or approval to box.
Henry Maske W12 Virgil Hill
Azumah Nelson vs Jeff Fenech
2008: Prakorb Udomna TKO11 Somsak Sithchatchawal
2011: Ada Velez SD10 Melinda Cooper
Stacey Reile SD10 Dahiana Santana
Hanna Gabriels TKO7 Melisenda Perez
2012: Tyron Zeuge age 20 debuts TKO1 Yauheni Bahdanouski
2018: Anthony Joshua W12 Joseph Parker