On This Day In Boxing History!

1964: Pernell Whitaker Was Born!

Pernell Whitaker

Born: January 2nd,1964

Birth Place: Norfolk, Virginia

Residence: Norfolk, Virginia

Pro-Debut: November 15th, 1984

Alias: Sweet Pea

Division: Welterweight

Stance: Southpaw

Height: 5′ 6″  

Reach: 69″  

Bouts: 46

Rounds: 379

Ko’s: 36.96%

Career: 1984-2001

Record: 40-4-1, 17Ko’s      

Died: Age 55, July 14th, 2019      

January 2nd

1957: Gene Fullmer W15 Sugar Ray Robinson

1964: Pernell Whitaker is born in Norfolk, Virginia

1969: Glen Johnson is born in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica

1973: Masao Ohba KO12 Chatchai Chionoi

Roman Karmazin was born Kuznetsk, Russia

1978: Guty Espadas KO7 Kimio Furesawa

1985: Gabriel Elorde, passes age 49

1988: Michael Nunn W12 Kevin Watt

1991: Josh Taylor is born in Prestonpans, Scotland

1998: Junto Nakatani is born in Inabe, Mie Prefecture, Japan

1999: Darren Maciunski KO4 Javier Pomales

Joe Gatti TKO3 Allen Smith

2000: In-Joo Cho W12 Gerry Penalosa

In-Jin Chi KO3 Andy Alagenio

2001: Yodsanan 3-K Battery AKA Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai TKO3 Joselito Rivera

Yoddamrong Sithyodthong W10 Ratanachai Sor Vorapin AKA Ratanachai Singwancha

Saen Sor Ploenchit W8 Marlon Castaneda

2002:  Mike Tyson checked out of a Havana hotel early Wednesday, a day after witnesses said he tossed glass Christmas ornaments at journalists trying to interview him. There were no reports of injuries, arrests or serious damage following the Tuesday evening dispute. The former heavyweight champion reportedly was headed to the airport for a flight on Air Jamaica after checking out at dawn, workers at the Hotel Melia Habana said.   

2003: Nico Thomas D8 Denni Ririmase

Alberto Rosas KO Fernando Ramirez 

2004: Cesar Bazan TKO2 Louis Brown

2005: Stjepan Bozic RTD7 Julio Cesar Vasquez

2006: Miguel Cotto RTD5 Carlos Quintana      

Antonio Margarito W12 Joshua Clottey  

Javier Castillejo NC11 Mariano Carrera

Nobuo Nashiro W12 Eduardo Garcia

Leatitia Robinson MD10 Yvonne Reis    

Ronald “Winky” Wright W12 Ike Quartey

2007: Jeff Holcomb KO2 Bobby Elkins

2009: Danny Green TKO1 Roy Jones Jr

Felix Sturm SD12 Martin Murray

Chonlatarn O. Piriyapinyo W12 Jaime Barcelona

2010: Veerawut Yuthimitr AKA Yodgoen Tor Chalermchai KO2 Kengsayarm Or Charoensap