On This Day In Boxing History!

Muhammad Ali vs Earnie Shavers

WBA/WBC World Heavyweight Titles

September 29th, 1977

Madison Square Garden, New York

2006: Mathew Macklin vs Jamie Moore

One of Britain’s Most Brutal Wars!

George Carnall Leisure Centre, Manchester, UK

BBBofC British Super Welterweight Title

September 29th

1902: Philadelphia Jack O'Brien W6 Joe Choynski

1905: Fidel La Barba was born in New York City, NY

1936: Charley Burley debuts age 19 KO4 George Leggins

1941: Joe Louis KO6 Lou Nova

1944: Willie Pep W15 Chalky Wright

Erubey Carmona was born Eidibiel Chapin in Mexico City, Mexico

1947: Ezzard Charles KO2 Lloyd Marshall

Ike Williams KO4 Doll Rafferty

1967: Emile Griffith W15 Nino Benvenuti

1972: Venice Borkorsor KO10 Betulio Gonzalez

1973: Carlos Monzon W15 Jean-Claude Bouttier

1975: Zolani Petelo born

1977: Muhammad Ali W15 Earnie Shavers

Alexis Argüello TKO2 Jerome Artis

Eva Shain became first woma judge for a heavyweight championship bout 

1990: Brian Mitchell W12 Frankie Mitchell

Welcome Ncita KO8 Gerardo Lopez

Khaosai Galaxy KO6 Yong Kang Kim

1992: Virgil Hill W12 Frank Tate

1993: Leeonzer Barber W12 Andrea Magi

2001: Byron Mitchell W12 Manny Siaca

Bernard Hopkins KO12 Felix Trinidad

Joel Casamayor KO8 Joe Morales

Steve Forbes W12 John Brown

Ricardo Lopez KO8 Zolani Petelo - last bout for 81-yo referee Arthur Mercante 

Roberto Leyva Tech. Draw 3 Miguel Barrera

Nelson Dieppa W12 Fahlan Sakkreerin

Michele Piccirillo W12 Rafael Pineda

Ratanachai Sor Vorapin WMD10 Danny Romero

Daniel Seda WSD10 Roger Medal

2006: Jamie Moore KO10 Mathew Macklin

2007: Clinton Woods W 12 Julio Gonzalez

Chad Dawson KO 4 Epifano Mendoza

Kelly Pavlik KO7 Jermain Taylor

Joseph Agbeko KO 7 Luis Alberto Perez

Andre Berto TKO11 David Estrada      

Chazz Witherspoon RTD5 Ron Guerrero

Omar Sheika TKO4 Tiwon Taylor          

Carlos Quintana TKO4 Christopher Henry    

Ronald Hearns TKO1 Robert Kamya   

2012: Alexander Povetkin TKO2 Hasim Rahman

Jarrett Hurd age 22 debuts TKO1 Mike Arnold

Goda Dailydaite W10 Irma Balijagic Adler

Hizni Altunkaya KO4 Attila Palko

Ines Torres KO4 Daniel Valenzuela

2015:  Javier Fortuna TKO10 Carlos Ivan Velasquez

Eun Hye Lee TKO3 Rungnapha Kaewkrachang

2016: “Iron” Mike Towell vs Dale Evans, Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, UK Towell, down in the 1st and 5th rounds prior to the stoppage, was carried from the ring on a stretcher and taken to hospital. He passed away late the following day