On This Day In Boxing History!

Matthew Saad Muhammad vs John Conteh

August 18th, 1979

WBC World Light Heavyweight Title

Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey   

August 18th

1914: Jack Dempsey D6 Young Herman - Dempsey’s pro debut.

1908: Stanley Ketchel KO2 Joe Thomas

1924: Steve Sullivan W10 Johnny Dundee

1930: Battling Battalino W10 Charles Taylor

1952: Vilomar Fernandez born.

1958: Floyd Patterson KO13 Roy Harris

1968: Charles Murray born.

1973: Romeo Anaya KO3 Enrique Pinder

1975: Bennie Briscoe W10 Eddie Gregory

1979: Matthew Saad Muhammad W15 John Conteh

1982: Wilfredo Gomez KO8 Roberto Rubaldino

1984: Jung Koo Chang KO9 Katsuo Tokashiki

Francisco Quiroz KO2 Victor Sierra

1985: Lupe Pintor W12 Juan (Kid) Meza

1999: Felony assault charges filed against Fernando Vargas stemming from an altercation on July 26.

2000: Former IBF President Robert W. Lee Sr., is acquitted on 27-counts of bribery and racketeering in federal court in Newark, NJ, but convicted of money laundering, tax evasion, and interstate travel to aid racketeering. The feds had accused Lee of taking bribes to rig the organization’s ratings.

2001: California prosecutors decide not to press charges against boxer Mike Tyson in connection with an alleged sexual assault on Arlene Moorman near Big Bear Lake.                 

2007: Arthur Abraham KO 11 Khoren Gevor, Berlin, Germany. Retains IBF Middleweight Title.

2012: Jackie Nava TKO3 Lisa Brown

Juan Carlos Salgado W12 Jonathan Victor Barros

2013: Su Yun Hong SD10 Mari Ando

2017: Victoria Noelia Bustos W10 Maria Soledad Capriolo