On This Day In Boxing History

Pernell Whitaker vs Jorge Paez

WBC, WBA & IBF World Lightweight Title Fight

October 5th, 1991

Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada

October 5th

1931: Fritzie Zivic age 18 debuts TKO1 Al Rettinger

1936: Jimmy McLarnin W10 Tony Canzoneri

1937: Baby Arizmendi W10 Albert (Chalky) Wright

1952: Kid Gavilan W15 Billy Graham, Retains World Welterweight Title in Havana, Cuba the first fight televised in the U.S. from outside the U.S.

1957: Sugar Ramos age 16 debuts TKO2 Rene Arce

1970: José Nápoles TKO9 Pete Toro

1974: Carlos Monzon KO7 Tony Mundine

Rubén Olivares TKO6 Carlos Mendoza

1976: Victor Galindez W15 Kosie Smith

1978: Jürgen Brähmer was born in Stralsund, East Germany.

1979: Lupe Pintor KO1 Torito Melendez

1985: Hilario Zapata W15 Alonzo Gonzalez

1988: Duke McKenzie KO11 Rolando Bohol

1991: Pernell Whitaker W12 Jorge Paez

Yong Kang Kim W12 Leo Gamez

1997: Yong-Soo Choi D12 Takanori Hatakeyama

2001: Pedro Alcazar W12 Jorge Otero

2009: Usanakorn Thawilsuhannawang W10 Galina Koleva Ivanova

2012: Claudia Andrea Lopez W10 Maria Elena Maderna

2013: Anthony Joshua age 24 debuts TKO1 Emanuele Leo

Wladimir Klitschko W12 Alexander Povetkin

Miguel Cotto TKO3 Delvin Rodríguez

Ji Hyun Park W10 Jujeath Nagaowa

Scott Quigg DMD12 Yoandris Salinas

2018: Joana Pastrana TKO7 Siriporn Taweesuk

2019: Gennadiy Golovkin W12 Sergiy Derevyanchenko

Estelle Yoka Mossely W10 Ana Romina Guichapani

Junto Nakatani TKO6 Milan Melindo

2021: Thammanoon Niyomtrong TKO3 Pongsaklek Sithdabnij