On This Day

In Boxing History!

Pernell Whitaker vs Julio Cesar Chavez

September 10th, 1993

World Boxing Council World Welterweight Title

Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas  

September 10th

1931: Tony Canzoneri W15 Jack (Kid) Berg

1936: Joe Hand Sr. born.

1966: Muhammad Ali KO12 Karl Mildenberger

1973: Muhammad Ali W12 Ken Norton

1976: Esteban DeJesus KO7 Hector Medina

1977: Alfredo Escalera W15 Sigfredo Rodriguez

1982: Raul Garcia was born in La Paz, México

1983: Larry Holmes KO5 Scott Frank

Jung Koo Chang W12 German Torres

1986: Dennis Andries KO9 Tony Sibson

1993: Pernell Whitaker DMD12 Julio Cesar Chavez

Terry Norris KO1 Joe Gatti

Azumah Nelson D12 Jesse James Leija

1994: Dariusz Michalczewski W12 Leeonzer Barber

Nigel Benn W 12 Juan Carlos Gimenez

Humberto (Chiquita) Gonzalez K 7 Juan Domingo Cordoba

Alex Sanchez KO4 Oscar Andrade

1996: Former WBA Heavyweight Champion John Tate, 41,

arrested in Knoxville, Tennessee, on charges of stealing construction material.

1997: Heavyweight Ike Ibeabuchi is released on bail from a Williamson County, Texas, jail, where he was being held on charges of attempted murder and aggravated kidnapping in a case involving a 15-year-old boy.

1999: Francisco Castillejo KO7 Paolo Roberto

Former heavyweight contender Cleveland (Big Cat) Williams, 66, dies of injuries suffered when he was hit by a car as he was crossing a street in his native Houston, Texas on September 3rd.

2005: Zahir Raheem W12 Erik Morales

Manny Pacquiao KO 6 Hector Velazquez

Brain Viloria KO 1 Eric Ortiz

2010: Monica Acosta WSD10 Lely Luz Florez

2011: Juan Carlos Salgado W12 Argenis Mendez

Jessica Chavez W10 Yesenia Castrejon

Katia Gutierrez W10 Olga Julio

2014: Amnat Ruenroeng WSD12 McWilliams Arroyo

2016: Gennady Golovkin TKO5 Kell Brook

Roman Gonzalez W12 Carlos Cuadras

Lee Haskins W12 Stuart Hall

Klara Svensson W10 Mikaela Lauren

Przemyslaw Opalach TKO3 Daniel Wanyonyi

John Riel Casimero TKO10 Charlie Edwards