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 in Redwood, New York

1878: Jack Johnson was born in Galveston, Texas

1889: The world featherweight title fight between Ike Weir and Frank Murphy was stopped by police after 80 rounds. It is the longest world title contest under Queensberry Rules.

"A champion, a true champion is to take on all capable challengers. A true champion defends his title, and looks for matches that pose a threat in order to prove to the world he deserves to be called the best of the best."

The world featherweight title fight between Ike Weir and Frank Murphy was stopped by police.

It is the longest world title contest under Queensberry Rules (80 rounds).

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 pio-debut KO2 Curtis Hightower

1950: Rocky Graziano D10 Tony Janiro

1956: Pascual Perez W10 Marcelo Quiroga

1968: Ruben Olivares TKO3 Salvatore Burruni

1969: Ken Norton TKO2 Pedro Sanchez

1970: George Foreman TKO1 Rufus

1973: Ken Norton WSD12 Muhammad Ali

1978: Bennie Briscoe TKO8 Tony Chiaverini

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/ Eddie Mustafa Muhammad KO11 Marvin Johnson

Ray Leonard KO4 Davey Green

Thomas Hearns TKO1 Santiago Valdez

1982: Pone Kingpetch passes at the age of 47

1983: Mark McPherson W10 Jeff McCracken

1984: Wifredo Gomez W12 Juan La Porte

Jung Koo Chang W12 Sot Chitalada

1990: Terry Norris KO1 John Mugabi

James McGirt TKO2 Tommy Ayers

Marvin Camel W 15 Mate Parlov

1991: Rafael Ruelas KO3 Steve Cruz

Scotty Olson KO1 Eliseo Gomez

Frankie Liles TKO2 L J Canty

James Coker TKO5 James Nellems

1992: Hiroki Ioka W12 Noel Tunacao

Tony Ekubia TKO2 Verdell Smith

1993: Ricardo Lopez KO9 Kwang-Soo Oh

1994: Tony Marshall W10 Aaron Davis

Frankie Toledo W10 Hector Acero Sanchez

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