On This Day In Boxing History!
1917: Billy Conn Was Born!
Billy Conn
Born: October 8th, 1917
Birth Name: William David Conn
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Residence: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pro-Debut: July 20th, 1934
Alias: Pittsburgh Kid
Division: Light Heavyweight
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6′ 1½″
Reach: 72½″
Bouts: 76
Rounds: 646
Ko’s: 20%
Record: 64-11-1, 15Ko’s
Died: Age 75, May 29th, 1993
Inducted Into Hall of Fame - Class of 1990
World Light Heavyweight Champion
1939 Jul 13 – 1941 Jun 3
October 8th
1818: 2 English boxers are first to use padded gloves.
1917: Billy Conn was born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1923: Maxie Rosenbloom age 17 debuts W6 Nick Scanlon
1934: Fred Apostoli KO3 Gilbert Attell
1974: Oscar Albarado KO7 Ryu Sorimachi
1975: Rodolfo Martinez W15 Hisami Numata
1976: Miguel Castellini W15 Jose Duran
1984: Sot Chitalada W12 Gabriel Bernal
1989: In Chul Baek KO11 Ronnie Essett
1994: Henry Maske KO9 Iran Barkley
1999: Laila Ali, 21, the daughter of Muhammad Ali, pro-debut April Fowler
2001: Raul Balbi W12 Julien Lorcy
2005: Jose Luis Castillo KO4 Diego Corrales
Jorge Arce KO2 Hussein Hussein
2010: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam W12 Suriyan Kaikanha
2011: Donnie Nietes W12 Ramon Garcia Hirales
Yesica Patricia Marcos RTD4 Simone Aparecida Da Silva
Rodrigo Guerrero WTD6 Raul Martinez
Ana Maria Torres W10 Marisa Joana Portillo
Irma Sanchez W10 Susana Cruz Perez
2013: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai KO2 Petch Pitigym
2014: Jermain Taylor W12 Sam Soliman
2016: Jelena Mrdjenovich WSD10 Gaelle Amand