On This Day

In Boxing History

Muhammad Ali vs Leon Spinks II!

World Boxing Association World Heavyweight Title

September 15th, 1978

Superdome, New Orleans, Louisianna

1978: Mike Rossman vs Victor Galindez I

WBA World Light Heavyweight Championship

Superdome, New Orleans          

September 15th

1902: Tommy Ryan KO6 Kid Carter

1924: Harry Greb TKO8 Billy Hirsch

1943: Jimmy Bivins W10 Melio Bettina

1948: Oscar Albarado is born in Pecos, Texas

1953: The National Boxing Association adopts the 10-point ‘must’ scoring

1958: George Chuvalo KO1 James J. Parker

1972: Chango Carmona KO5 Mando Ramos

Ricardo Arredondo KO12 Susumu Okabe

1978: Muhammad Ali W15 Leon Spinks

Mike Rossman KO13 Victor Galindez

Jorge Lujan W15 Albert Davila

Danny Lopez KO2 Juan Malvarez

1980: Rafael Orono KO3 Jovito Rengifo

1981: Jhonny González is born in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico

1982: Juan LaPorte KO11 Mario Miranda

1983: Ray Mancini KO9 Orlando Romero

1984: Thomas Hearns KO3 Fred Hutchins

Santos Laciar KO10 Prudencio Cardona

1986: Mike McCallum TKO4 Irving Hines

1989: Marlon Starling W12 Yung Kil Chung

1990: Dave McAuley W12 Rodolfo Blanco

1995: Cornelius Bundrage debuts age 22 W4 Shawn Purdy

2000: Jose Luis Castillo D12 Stevie Johnston

2006: Junior Witter W12 DeMarcus Corley

2008: Roman Gonzalez KO4 Yutaka Niida

2009: Edgar Sosa KO6 Omar Soto

Simphiwe Nongqayi W12 Jorge Arce

Humberto Soto TKO2 Aristides Perez

2010: Jhonny Gonzalez TKO6 Jackson Asiku  

2011: Jhonny Gonzalez TKO2 Rogers Mtagwa

2012: Yoan Pablo Hernandez W12 Troy Ross

Saul Alvarez TKO5 Josesito Lopez

Daniel Ponce De Leon WTD8 Jhonny Gonzalez

Leo Santa Cruz RTD5 Eric Morel 

Maidana TKO8 Jesus Soto Karass

Sergio Martinez W12 Julio Cesar Chavez Jr     

Roman Martinez WSD12 Miguel Beltran Jr

Guillermo Rigondeaux W12 Roberto Marroquin

2013: Zolani Marali W12 Mzolisi Yoyo

2017: Jesus M Rojas KO7 Claudio Marrero      

2018: Canelo Álvarez W12 Gennady Golovkin

Jaime Munguía TKO3 Brandon Cook