On This Day In Boxing History!

Jose Legra vs Howard Winstone II

July 24th, 1968

World Boxing Council World Featherweight Title

Coney Beach Arena, Porthcawl, Wales   

2020: Seniesa Estrada’s Record

7-Second KO of Miranda Adkins!

July 24th

1902: Joe Gans KO15 Rufe Turner

1905: Jack Johnson NWS6 Joe Grim

1925: Tony Canzoneri age 17 debuts KO1 Jack Grodner

1968: Jose Legra KO5 Howard Winstone

1969 Muhammad Ali convicted for refusing induction in US Army on appeal   

1982: Freddie Castillo W15 Prudencio Cardona

Ray Mancini KO6 Ernesto Espana

1986: Tsuyoshi Hamada KO1 Rene Arredondo

1988: Yong Kang Kim W12 Sot Chitalada

1993: Charles Murray W12 Juan LaPorte

1994: Zach Padilla KO10 Juan LaPorte

1999: James Page KO11 Freddie Pendleton

Terron Millett KO12 Virgil McClendon

William Joppy TKO1 Napoleon Pitt

2001: Mark Johnson TKO6 Arturo Valenzuela

2004: Arturo Gatti KO2 Leonard Dorin

Jesse James Leija W10 Francisco Bojado

In Jin Chi KO10 Eiichi Sugama, Seoul

2011: Ramon Garcia Hirales WSD12 John Riel Casimero

2015: Yohana Belen Alfonzo W10 Maria Elena Maderna

2016: Renata Domsodi W10 Gabriella Mezei

2020: Vergil Ortiz Jr. KO7/12 Samuel Vargas

Seniesa Estrada’s 7-second record knockout of Miranda Adkins

2021: Joe Joyce TKO6 Carlos Takam

Tokyo 2020 Boxing Olympic Games postponed due to the pandemic kick off