On This Day In Boxing History

1952: Eddie Mustafa Muhammad Was Born!

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad

Born: April 30th, 1952

Birth Name: Edward Lee Gregory

Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York

Residence: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Pro Debut: September 15th, 1972

Alias: Flame

Division: Light Heavyweight

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 6′ 0″  

Reach: 73″  

Bouts: 59

Rounds: 385

Kos: 66%

Record: 50-8-1, 39Ko’s

WBA Light Heavyweight Champion: 1980 Mar 31 – 1981 Jul 18

Trainer to: Chris Avalos, Iran Barkley, Michael Bentt, Carl Daniels, Chad Dawson, Joan Guzman, Said El Harrak, Badou Jack, Hasim Rahman, Danny Romero, Ishe Smith, Johnny Tapia, James Toney, Paul Vaden, Zab Judah   

April 30th

1900: 165lb Bob Fitzsimmons KOs 305 lb Ed Dunkhost

1901: Terry McGovern KO4 Oscar Gardner

1908: Abe Attell KO4 Tommy Sullivan

1928: Jack Sharkey KO1 Jack Delaney

1940: Belle Martell was licensed in California as America’s first woman prize-fight referee!

1946: Ike Williams KO8 Enrique Bolanos

1952: Eddie Mustafa Muhammad was born Eddie Gregory in Brooklyn, NY

1966: Sandro Lopopolo W15 Carlos Hernandez

1967: Muhammad Ali stripped of world heavyweight title

for refusing induction into the Army

Paul Fujii KO2 Sandro Lopopolo

1968: Buster Mathis TKO7 Mel Turnbow

1971: Erbito Salavarria W15 Susumu Hanagata

Carlos Baldomir was born in Sante Fe, Argentina

1976: Muhammad Ali W15 Jimmy Young

Ken Norton TKO5 Ron Stander

Larry Holmes W10 Roy Williams

1977: Guty Espadas KO13 Alfonso Lopez

1986: Dennis Andries W15 J.B. Williamson

Cardenio Ulloa KO5 Benito Badilla in Chile

1987: Harold Knight TKO7 Kenny Baysmore

1988: Miguel Lora W12 Lucio Lopez

1988: Miguel Lora W12 Lucio Lopez

Johnny Du Plooy KO2 Mike Weaver

Pedro Reyes W3 Arthur Johnson Cuba vs USA Amateur.

Andrew Maynard Pts 3 Orlando Despaigne. Cuba vs USA Amateur.

1989: Pernell Whitaker KO3 Louie Lomeli

George Foreman TKO5 JB Williamson

1998: Mauricio Pastrana KO4 Anis Roga

2005: James Toney No-Contest 12 John Ruiz unanimous decision for Toney

changed to a no-contest after he tests positive for a banned substance.

Vicente Mosquera W12 Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai

Luis Perez KO6 Luis Bolano

2009: Celestino Caballero W12 Jeffrey Mathebula

Marcela Eliana Acuna W10 Jackie Nava

2010: Fernando Montiel TKO4 Hozumi Hasegawa     

Toshiaki Nishioka TKO5 Balweg Bangoyan

Hyun Mi Choi SD10 Claudia Andrea Lopez

2011: Ulises Solis SD12 Luis Alberto Lazarte

Raul Garcia TKO3 Rommel Asenjo         

Ramon Hirales KO4 Jesus Geles

Adrian Hernandez RTD11 Gilberto Keb Baas   

2016: Anabel Ortiz W10 Katia Gutierrez

2022: Katie Taylor WSD10 Amanda Serrano – First Women’s Headliner Madison Square Garden