On This Day In Boxing History!

Alexis Arguello vs Jose Fernandez

August 3rd, 1977

Madison Square Garden, New York

(Fernandez was down three times in the 1st round,

triggering the three-knockdown rule)

August 3rd

1849: London journalist Pierce Egan a sportswriter, and writer on popular culture and author of four volumes of Boxiana, Sketches of Modern Pugilism the first to define boxing as the sweet science passed age 77.

1923: Luis Ángel Firpo W10 Homer Smith

1928: Corp. Izzy Schwartz KO4 Little Jeff

1948: Hall of Fame middleweight champion Tommy Ryan passes

1961: Curtis Cokes W10 Luis Rodriguez

1963:  Nate Miller was born in Philadelphia, PA

1966: Eric "Butterbean" Esch was born Atlanta, Georgia

1974: Jose Napoles KO9 Hedgemon Lewis

Kuniaki Shibata KO15 Ramiro Bolanos

1977: Alexis Arguello KO1 Jose Fernandez, Fernandez was down three times in the 1st round, triggering the three knockdown rule

Wilfred Benitez KO15 Guerrero Chavez

1986: Julio Cesar Chavez W12 Rocky Lockridge

1999: Heavyweight Jerry Ballard, 32, is stabbed to death in Washington, D.C. Ballard turned pro in May ‘91 and tallied a 21-2-1 (21) record prior to his death.

2002: Acelino Freitas W12 Daniel Attah

2013: Rola El Halabi W10 Dalia Vasarhelyi

Jennifer Retzke DMD10 Florence Muthoni

Zulina Munoz KO1 Maribel Ramirez

Melissa St Vil W10 Sarah Kuhn

2014: Jennifer Retzke WSD10 Florence Muthoni

2018: Tevin Farmer W12 Billy Dib                 

2019: Jean Pascal TD8 Marcus Browne     

Adam Kownacki W12Chris Arreola

2024: Terence Crawford W12 Israil Madrimov