On This Day In Boxing History!

John Conteh vs Yaqui Lopez

October 9th, 1976

WBC World Light Heavyweight Title

The Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark

October 9th

1912: Sam Langford TKO11 Sam McVea

1924: Harold Dade was born in in Chicago, Illinois

1939: Henry Armstrong KO4 Al Manfredo

1945: Jose Duran was born in Madrid, Spain

1976: John Conteh W15 Yaqui Lopez

1977: Yoko Gushiken KO4 Montsayarm Mahachai

1985: Ji Won Kim KO1 Seung Il Suh

1988: Khaosai Galaxy KO8 Chang Ho Choi

Amanda Serrano is born in Carolina, Puerto Rico

1989: Julio César Chávez KO1 Rodolfo Batta

Terry Norris W10 Jorge Vaca

1993: Nigel Benn D12 Chris Eubank

Crisanto Espana KO10 Donovan

John-John Molina KO8 Bernard Taylor

1994: Leo Gamez KO6 Pichit Sithbangprachan

1995: Alberto Jimenez TKO2 Zolile Mbityi

1996: President Bill Clinton signs into law the Professional Boxing Safety Act, which requires that all bouts be sanctioned by state authorities, all boxers register for ID cards and be certified to fight by a licensed physician, and health insurance for all boxers be provided by promoters

1999: In boxing's first sanctioned battle of the sexes, on a Tom O'Malley, O'Malley Production at Mercer Arena, Seattle, Washington Margaret MacGregor defeated Loi Chow by winning all four rounds on all three judges' cards in a promotion held in Seattle.

Vitali Klitschko TKO3 Ed Mahone

Artur Grigorian KO5 Michael Clark

2000: Leo Gamez KO7 Hideki Todaka

2002: Salim Medjkounw W12 Osamu Sato

2004: Markus Beyer KO6 Cristian Sanavia

2006: On Doowiset W12 Munetsugu Kayo

2007: Xiyan Zhang W10 Ha-Na Kim

2009: Myriam Lamare W10 Ann Saccurato

2010: Hugo Fidel Cazares TKO9 Alberto Rossel

Elina Tissen W10 Stacey Reile

Rigoberto Alvarez WSD12 Nobuhiro Ishida

Noni Tenge W10 Francisca Mbang

2014: Su Yun Hong W10 Ma Li

2015: Liliana Palmera KO6 Liliana Martinez

2016: Nana Yoshikawa WMD10 Eun Hye Lee

Aaron Pryor passes at the age of 60

2021: Tyson Fury KO11 Deontay Wilder