On This Day In Boxing History!

Alexis Arguello vs Bobby Chacon

November 16th, 1979

WBC World Super Featherweight Title

Forum, Inglewood, California

November 16th

1906: Abe Attell W15 Billy DeCousey

1927: Tiger Flowers, 32, dies while undergoing surgery to remove scar tissue from around his eyes

1932: Maxie Rosenbloom W10 John Henry Lewis

1934: Bob Olin W 15 Maxie Rosenbloom

James J. Braddock W10 John Henry Lewis

1961: Frank Bruno was born in London, England

Mitsunori Seki W10 Kenji Osawa 

1963: Flash Elorde DQ11 Love Allotey

1968: Veerapol Sahaprom was born in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand

1974: Wilfredo Gomez pro debut W6 Jacinto Fuentes

1979: Alexis Arguello KO8 Bobby Chacon

1982: Nonito Donaire was born in Talibon, Bohol, Philippines

1984: Dodie Penalosa W 15 Chum Hwan Choi

1985: Robin Givens sues Mike Tyson for $125 million for libel.

1996: The Klitschko brothers make pro-debuts - Vitali Klitschko KO2 Tony Bradham - Wladimir Klitschko KO1 Fabian Meza   

1998: Promoter Chris Dundee passes age 91

2001: Manuel Medina KO 6 Frankie Toledo

2002: Sven Ottke W12 Rudy Markussen

Erik Morales W12 Paulie Ayala

Jorge Arce KO3 Agustin Luna

2007: Nkosinathi Joyi KO1 Gabriel Pumar

2012: Andrzej Fonfara TKO7 Tommy Karpency

2013: Andre Ward W12 Edwin Rodriguez

Jennifer Salinas W10 Yolis Marrugo Franco

2017: Fernando Pacheco the personal physician and cornerman for world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali died in his sleep at home age 89.

2018: Maurice Hooker TKO7 Alex Saucedo  

2019: Agustin Mauro Gauto KO2 Kenny Cano

Dominic Boesel TKO11 Sven Fornling

Yamileth Mercado W10 Fatuma Zarika  

Pablo Cesar Cano TKO2 Roberto Ortiz

Katharina Thanderz WSD10 Danila Ramos

Alex Dilmaghani DMD12 Francisco Fonseca