On This Day In Boxing History!

Marvin Hagler vs William “Caveman” Lee

March 7th, 1982

WBA/WBC World Middleweight Title

Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, N.J.  

March 7th

1870: Jimmy Barry was born in Chicago, Illinois

1913: Jack Britton ND10 Packey McFarland

1916: Sam Langford ND10 Harry Wills

1951: Ezzard Charles W15 Jersey Joe Walcott

1956: Middleweight Johnny Sullivan WSD10 Jackie LaBua

1972: Nate Campbell was born in Jacksonville, Florida

1982: Marvelous Marvin Hagler KO1 William (Caveman) Lee

1987: Mike Tyson W12 James (Bonecrusher) Smith

Thomas Hearns KO10 Dennis Andries

Azumah Nelson K 6 Mauro Gutierrez

1988: Jeff Fenech KO10 Victor Callejas

1991: Lindell Holmes W12 Antoine Byrd

1995: Julian Jackson KO2 Agostino Cardamone

Ten days after his fight with Nigel Benn, Gerald McClellan starts to regain consciousness and is taken off a life support system. McClellan’s long-range prognosis remains ambiguous.

1998: Julio Cesar Chavez D12 Miguel Angel Gonzalez

Ricardo Lopez TD7 Rosendo Alvarez - Referee Arthur Mercante Sr. halted the fight at 3:00 of round 7 due to an accidental headbutt by Alvarez—the third such clash in the bout—which caused a cut above Lopez's right eye. Alvarez had a point deducted earlier for a prior headbutt, and rules called for scorecards after the fourth round. Ricardo Lopez retired from professional boxing with the draw his sole blemish 51-0-1, 38Ko’s September 29, 2001

2007: Anthony Mundine KO9 Sam Soliman

2008: Oscar Chauke W12 Sergio Carlos Santillan

Cristobal Cruz WMD12 Thomas Mashaba

Layla McCarter RTD5 Dominga Olivo

2009: Alesia Graf W10 Magdalena Dahlen

Ria Ramnarine TKO8 Nancy Bonilla      

Lisa Brown TKO3 Maribel Santana

2012: Daniel Geale W12 Osumanu Adama

Billy Dib RTD6 Eduardo Escobedo

2015: Amnat Ruenroeng W12 Shiming Zou

2020: Robert Helenius TKO4 Adam Kownacki        

Frank Sanchez W10 Joey Dawejko

Ewa Brodnicka W10 Djemilla Gontaruk