On This Day In Boxing History!

Kostya Tszyu vs Zab Judah

November 3rd, 2001

IBF/WBA/WBC World Super Lightweight Title

MGM Grand, Las Vegas

November 3rd

1899: James J. Jeffries W25 “Sailor” Tom Sharkey

1930: Fidel La Barba W10 Kid Chocolate

1933: “Slapsie” Maxie Rosenbloom W15 Mickey Walker

Henry Armstrong D10 Kid Moro, Pismo Beach

1934: Baby Arizmendi W10 Henry Armstrong

1939: Sammy Angott W10 Baby Arizmendi

1949: Larry Holmes was born in Cuthbert, Georgia

1961: Luis Federico Thompson KO2 Jose Caceres 

Karl Mildenberger W10 Wayne Bethea

George Benton KO3 Chico Corsey

1963: Steve Cruz was born in Fort Worth, Texas

1964: Tim Littles was born in Sharon, Connecticut

1973: Arnold Taylor KO14 Romeo Anaya

1979: Jim Watt KO9 Roberto Vasquez

1984: Billy Costello W12 Saoul Mamby

Jose Luis Ramirez KO4 Edwin Rosario

Juan (Kid) Meza KO1 Jaime Garza

1986: “The Fight for Fort Knox” was announced this day. Marvin Hagler and ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard agreed to duke it out in April, 1987.

1996: George Foreman W12 Crawford Grimsley

2001: Juan Carlos Gomez KO6 Pietro Aurino

Kostya Tszyu KO2 Zab Judah

2007: Joe Calzaghe W12 Mikkel Kessler

Juan Manuel Marquez W12 Rocky Juarez

Robert Guerrero KO1 Martin Honorio

2011: Bryan Vasquez W12 Santos Benavides

2012: Marco Huck W12 Firat Arslan

Shinsuke Yamanaka KO7 Tomas Rojas

Toshiyuki Igarashi WMD12 Nestor Daniel Narvaes

Roberto Vasquez DMD12 John Mark Apolinario

Cecilia Comunales W10 Simone Silva

Yazmin Rivas W10 Mayerlin Rivas                                  

Esmeralda Moreno W10 Maricela Quintero

2017: Debora Dionicius TKO9 Julieta Cardozo

Segolene Lefebvre W10 Naroyuki Koasicha