On This Day In Boxing History!

Wilfredo Gomez vs Juan Kid Meza

March 27th, 1982

WBC World Super Bantamweight Title

Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey

March 27th

1879: Arthur Chambers KO136 John H. Clark - Longest title fight 2hrs 23min

1885: Jack Britton was born in Clinton, New York

1914: Sam Langford NWS10 Battling Jim Johnson

1916: Jimmy Wilde KO3 Sid Smith

1925: Harry Greb ND10 Gene Tunney

1934: Barney Ross W10 Bobby Pacho

1941: Joe Louis TKO6 Abe Simon

1942: Joe Louis KO6 Abe Simon

1947: Sugar Ray Robinson TKO3 Bernie Miller
1956: Joey Giardello W10 Joe Shaw

Willie Pep W10 Buddy Baggett.
Art Aragon KO9 Danny Giovanelli
Archie Moore W10 Howard King

1961: Bob Foster age 19 debuts KO2 Duke Williams

1962: Jack Britton passes

1972: Arnold Taylor W12 Hansie van Rooyen
1973: Jose Luis Castillo was born in Empalme, Mexico

1975: Kuniaki Shibata W15 Ould Makloufi

1976: Norman “Pangaman” Sekgapane W12 Rolly Xipu

1982: Wilfredo Gomez KO6 Juan (Kid) Meza

Jeff Chandler KO6 Johnny Carter

Harold Volbrecht W12 Gregory Clark

Welile Nkosinkulu KO7 Siphiwo Fuma

1983: Robert Guerrero is born in Gilroy, California

Larry Holmes W12 Lucien Rodriguez

1987: Buster Drayton KO10 Said Skouma

Brian Mitchell D15 Jose Rivera

1992: Wilfredo Vasquez KO3 Raul Perez

1993: Orlando Canizales KO11 Clarence Adams

1994: Tommy Morrison TKO2 Brian Scott

1997: Chris Eubank KO4 Camilo Alarcon

1998: Richie Woodhall W12 Thulane Malinga

1999: Jorge Elicer Julio W12 Julio Gamboa

Tim Austin KO9 Sergio Aguila, Miami

Johnny Nelson TKO5 Carl Thompson

Regina Halmich KO1 Lourdes Noemi Gonzalez

2004: Sven Ottke W12 Armand Krajnc

2005: Vic Darchinyan KO8 Mzukisi Sikali

2008: Verno Phillips W12 Cory Spinks

2009: Chris van Heerden W12 Welcome Ntshingila

2010: Yuriorkis Gamboa W12 Jonathan Victor Barros

Pongsaklek Wonjongkam MD12 Koki Kameda 

Kittipong Jaigrajang W12 Yasutaka Kuroki

Joan Guzman SD12 Ali Funeka  

Marcos Maidana KO6 Victor Manuel Cayo

Anselmo Moreno SD12 Nehomar Cermeno

Steve Molitor W12 Takalani Ndlovu

Joan Guzman WSD12 Ali Funeka

Themba Joyi W12 Zolile Mbity

2012: Yota Sato W12 Suriyan Kaikanha

2015: Jelena Mrdjenovich TKO9 Francia Elena Bravo

2016: Hyun Mi Choi W10 Diana Ayala

Masamichi Yabuki age 24 debuts TKO1 Shohei Horii

2021: Campbell Hatton son of legend Ricky Hatton W4 Jesus Ruiz

Dillian Whyte TKO4 Alexander Povetkin

Michael McKinson W10 Chris Kongo

2024: Nicholas Walters W10 Joseph Adorno