On This Day In Boxing History!
Jim Watt vs Sean O’Grady
November 1st, 1980
WBC Lightweight Title
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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November 1st
1886: George Dixon pro-debut KO3 Young Johnson
1897: Jack Johnson age 20 debuts KO2 Charley Brooks
1907: Frank Mantell KO15 Honey Melody
1908: Georges Carpentier pro-debut WF13 Ed Salmon
1922: Mickey Walker W15 Jack Britton - Madison Square Garden, inspired Ernest Hemingway to write the short story "Fifty Grand."
1933: Davey Moore was born in Lexington, Kentucky
1935: Primo Carnera TKO4 Walter Neusel
1938: Solly Krieger W15 Al Hostak
1940: Ken Overlin W15 Steve Belloise
1947: Tony Zale TKO5 Al Timmons
1948: Duilio Loi W6 Nino Frangioni
1949: Kid Gavilán W10 Ike Williams
1951: Dado Marino W15 Terry Allen
1954: Davey S. Moore TKO2 Leo Carter
1955: Tony DeMarco TKO14 Johnny Saxton
1960: Dick Tiger WMD10 Víctor Zalazar
1961: Emile Griffith TKO13 Benny Paret
Nino Benvenuti KO1 Angelo Brisci
1965: Ernie Terrell W15 George Chuvalo
1973: Bruno Acari KO5 Jorgen Hansen
1976: Oscar Larios was born in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
1978: Bermane Stiverne is born in Plaine-du-Nord, Haiti
1980: Jim Watt KO12 Sean O’Grady - O’Grady received death threats towards himself and his family during the days leading up to the fight.
Davey Moore debuts age 21 W6 Jesus Saucedo
Aaron Pryor TKO3 Danny Myers
1986: Khaosai Galaxy KO5 Israel Contreras
1990 New York City civil jury finds boxer Mike Tyson committed battery in the Sandra Miller case, Miller is awarded just $100 in damages the jury decides Tyson's behavior was "not outrageous."
Simon Brown TKO10 Tyrone Trice
1993: Janibek Alimkhanuly is born in Almaty, Kazakhstan
1995: Ricardo López TKO12 Andy Tabanas
1996: Danny Romero KO12 Hipolito Saucedo
2000: Édgar Sosa age 21 debuts W4 Cesar Gonzalez
Chris Byrd RTD9 Vitali Klitschko
2002: Oscar Larios KO1 Willie Jorrin
2003: Floyd Mayweather KO7 Phillip Ndou
Juan Manuel Marquez WTD7 Derrick Gainer
2008: Felix Sturm W12 Sebastian Sylvester
Vic Darchinyan KO9 Cristian Mijares
Nonito Donaire KO6 Moruti Mthalane
2012: Delfine Persoon KO3 Marianna Gulyas
2014: Tomoki Kameda WSD12 Alejandro Hernandez
Yuko Kuroki WSD10 Katia Gutierrez
Eva Voraberger WSD10 Renata Domsodi
Maria Lindberg TKO1 Mirjana Vujic
2016: Adrien Broner TKO9 Ashley Theophane
2017: Mayerlin Rivas DMD 10 Dayana Cordero
Mairis Briedis W12 Marco Huck
2022: Kenshiro Teraji TKO7 Hiroto Kyoguchi
2023: Ken Buchanan passes age of 77
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