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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

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