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