On This Day In Boxing History!

Azumah Nelson vs Wilfredo Gomez

December 8th, 1984

WBC World Featherweight Title Fight

Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico

December 8th

1903: Sam Langford W15 Joe Gans

1913: Jack Britton ND10 Packey McFarland

Georges Carpentier KO1 Bombardier Billy Wells

1931: Bob Arum born

1933: Vince Dundee W15 Andy Callahan

1956: Mike McCallum born

1961: Sugar Ray Robinson KO8 Wilf Greaves

1962: Emile Griffith KO9 Jorge Fernandez

Joe Hipp was born

1977: Malcolm Tunacao born

1978: Roberto Durán KO8 Monroe Brooks

1979: Marvin Camel D15 Mate Parlov

Pipino Cuevas KO10 Angel Espada

1980: Lloyd Honeyghan age 21 debuts W6 Mike Sullivan

1982: Khabib Allakhverdiev is born in Kaspiysk, Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union

1984: Azumah Nelson KO11 Wilfredo Gomez

Santos Laciar W15 Hilario Zapata

1985: Myung Woo Yuh W15 Joey Olivo

1986: Amir Khan is born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

Srisaket Sor Rungvisai is born in Uthumphon Phisai, Sisaket, Thailand

Evander Holyfield TKO3 Mike Brothers

1988: John David Jackson RTD7 Lupe Aquino

1990: Mike Tyson KO1 Alex Stewart

Massimilliano Duran DQ12 Anaclet Wamba

Julio Cesar Chavez KO3 Kyun Duk Ahn

Michael Carbajal KO4 Leon Salazar

Simon Brown TKO1 Ozzie O'Neal

1994: Johnny Tapia KO2 Rolando Bohol

Rafael Ruelas KO3 Omar Pacheco

2002: David Haye age 22 debuts RTD2 Tony Booth

2007: Arthur Abraham KO5 Wayne Elcock

Floyd Mayweather KO 10 Ricky Hatton

Brahim Asloum W 12 Juan Carlos Reveco

Daniel Ponce De Leon W12 Eduardo Escobedo

Jermell Charlo age 18 debuts W4 Corey Sommerville

2008: Momo Koseki W10 Hye-Min Kim

2012: Mikkel Kessler TKO3 Brian Magee

Nicholas Walters TKO7 Daulis Prescott

Kina Malpartida W10 Marilyn Hernandez

Zolani Marali W12 Ali Funeka

Miguel Vazquez W12 Mercito Gesta

Javier Fortuna W12 Patrick Hyland         

Yuriorkis Gamboa W12 Michael Farenas

Jamel Herring age 27 debuts W4 Jose M Valderrama

José Ramírez age 20 debuts TKO1 Corey Seigwarth

Juan Manuel Márquez KO6 Manny Pacquiao

Mikkel Kessler TKO3 Brian Magee

Nicholas Walters TKO7 Daulis

2018: Cecilia Brækhus W10 Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes

Claressa Shields W10 Femke Hermans

Delfine Persoon TKO10 Waguthii

Emanuel Navarrete W12 Isaac Dogboe

Vasyl Lomachenko W12 José Pedraza