On This Day In Boxing History!

1Buddy McGirt vs Howard Davis

July 31st, 1988

IBF World Super Light Title

Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden, New York       

Dmitry Pirog vs Daniel Jacobs

July 31st, 2010

vacant World Boxing Organisation World Middleweight Title

Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas  

July 31st

1903: Jack Johnson NWS6 Sandy Ferguson

1908: Stanley Ketchel KO3 Hugo Kelly

1915: Les Darcy KO15 Eddie McGoorty

1916: Jimmy Wilde KO10 Johnny Hughes

1920: Harry Greb NWS10 Tommy Gibbons

1925: Harry Greb TKO3 Otis Bryant

1928: Arguably, the most overlooked and under-appreciated heavyweight world champion Gene Tunney walked away from the title with only one loss (avenged vs Harry Greb) in 67 fights

1933: John Henry Lewis W10 Maxie Rosenbloom

1942: Sugar Ray Robinson W10 Sammy Angott

1965: José Torres W10 Tom McNeeley

1971: José Nápoles TKO5 David Melendez

1973: Danny Lopez age 21 debuts TKO3 Ushiwakamaru Harada

1976: Roberto Durán TKO7 Emiliano Villa

1982: Alexis Arguello KO2 Kevin Rooney

1986: Krzysztof Głowacki was born in Wałcz, Polish People's Republic

1987: Brian Mitchell KO14 Francisco Fernandez

1988: Buddy McGirt KO1 Howard Davis

1990: Rafael Torres WSD12 Husni Ray

1992: Josue "Dickie" Camacho KO6 Eddie Vallejo

1999: Erik Morales KO6 Reynante Jamili

Hideki Todaka W12 Jesus Rojas, Nagoya

Michael Carbajal TKO11 Jorge Arce

2002: Alexander Munoz KO2 Eiji Kojima

2003: Érik Morales TKO5 Fernando Velárdez

2004: Erik Morales W12 Carlos Hernandez

Rafael Marquez KO3 Heriberto Ruiz

Ivan Calderon W12 Roberto Carlos Leyva

2009: Ria Ramnarine WTD9 Ana Fernandez

2010: Dimitri Sartison W12 Khoren Gevor

Sebastian Zbik W12 Jorge Sebastian Heiland          

Alexander Dimitrenko TKO5 Yaroslav Zavorotnyi

Juan Alberto Rosas TKO6 Simphiwe Nongqayi

Juan Manuel Marquez W12 Juan Diaz

Dmitry Pirog TKO5 Daniel Jacobs

Jorge Arce KO1 Martín Castillo

2013: Siriporn Thaweesuk W10 Alexis Mary Asher

2014: Leonela Paola Yudica W10 Tyrieshia Douglas

2021: Andre Dirrell TKO3 Christopher Brooker