On This Day

In Boxing History!

Johnny Tapia vs Henry Martinez

October 12th,1994

vacant WBO World Super Flyweight Title

The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico

October 12th

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1895: Kid Lavigne D20 Young Griffo

1926: Jack Sharkey WF12 Harry Wills

1961: Pascual Perez KO7 Jose Diaz

1965: Henry Akinwande was born in London England.

1969: Jose Napoles W15 Emile Griffith

1975: Alexis Arguello KO5 Royal Kobayashi

1980: Yoko Gushiken W15 Pedro Flores

1981: Nobuo Nashiro was born in Nara, Nara, Japan

1984: Jeff Fenech KO2 Bobby Williams

1985: Azumah Nelson KO1 Pat Cowdell

Dodie Penalosa KO3 Yani Dokolamo

1987: Khaosai Galaxy KO3 Byung Kwan Chung

1991: James Toney KO4 Francesco Dell’Aquila

1994: Johnny Tapia KO11 Henry Martinez

1996: Robin Reid KO7 Vincenzo Nardiello

Julio Cesar Chavez KO8 Joey Gamache

Hiroshi Kawashima KO2 Domingo Sosa

Michael Carbajal KO5 Tomas Rivera

Giovanni Parisi KO4 Sergio Rey Revilla

2001: Winky Wright W12 Robert Frazier

2002: Antonio Margarito W12 Danny Perez

Eric Morel KO11 Denkaosaen Kaowichit

2007: Isaac Hlatshwayo W12 Robert Medley

Rolando Reyes RTD10 Stevie Johnston

2013: Vasiliy Lomachenko pro debut KO4 Jose Ramirez

Timothy Bradley Jr WSD12 Juan Manuel Marquez

Orlando Salido KO7 Orlando Cruz          

Juan Carlos Reveco WTD8/12     

Anderson Clayton WTD7 Dario Fabian Pucheta

2015: Rafik Harutjunjan W12 Kelvin Dotel

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