On This Day In Boxing History

Mickey Ward vs Arturo Gatti I

May 18th, 2002

Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville

May 18th

1800: Finchley Common, the 19-year-old Belcher, after seventeen rounds, knocked out the 37-year-old Bartholomew out with a 'terrific' body blow to win the rematch and become champion

1916: Ted Lewis ND10 Mike Gibbons

1926: Joe Brown was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

1946: Manuel Ortiz KO5 Kenny Lindsay

1951: Kid Gavilan W15 Johnny Bratton

1953: Yoshio Shirai W15 Tanny Campo

1954: Former heavyweight boxing titleholder Max Schmeling came back to the US after 15 years. He returned to referee a boxing match in Milwaukee, WI.

1956: Sugar Ray Robinson KO4 Carl Olson

1957: Laszlo Papp (pro debut) W4 Alois Brand

1963: Eder Jofre KO12 Johnny Jamito

1965: Former flyweight boxing champion Masahijo 'Fighting' Harada outpoints Edre Jofre in Nagoya, Japan for the bantamweight boxing title. This was Jofre's first defeat in 51 fights.

1972: Saen Sow Ploenchit was born Pathum Thani, Thailand

1973: Marvin Hagler KO2 Terry Ryan

1974: Noel Arambulet was born in Falcón, Venezuela

1976: Jose Duran KO14 Koichi Wajima

1980: Shoji Oguma KO9 Chan Hee Park

1983: Bruce Curry W12 Leroy Haley

1986: Ki Yung Chung W15 Richard Savage

1991: Darrin Van Horn KO11 Lindell Holmes

Hector Camacho W12 Greg Haugen

Muanchai Kittikasem KO12 Jung Koo Chang

1996: Felix Trinidad KO5 Fred Pendleton

Phillip Holiday KO2 Jeff Fenech

Wilfredo Vasquez KO11 Eloy Rojas

Ratanapol Sow Voraphin W12 Jun Arlos

2002: Kostya Tszyu W12 Ben Tackie

Mickey Ward W10 Arturo Gatti

Osamu Sato KO8 Yoddamrong Sithyodthong

Noel Arambulet W12 Juan Jose Landaeta

2006: Julio Diaz W12 Ricky Quiles

Melissa Fiorentino W10 Jaime Clampitt  

2007: Stevie Johnston W12 Humberto Toledo

Adrian Mora TKO1 Marc Thompson

Stefania Bianchini W10 Maria Rosa Tabbuso

2008: Tenkai Tsunami W10 Eun Young Kim

2010: Siriporn Thaweesuk TKO4 Jujeath Nagaowa                

2012: Will Tomlinson WTD8 Jose Daniel Ruiz

Sabrina Perez W10 Estrella Valverde

2013: Lucas MatthysseTKO3 Lamont Peterson

Katy Wilson Castillo RTD7 Zenny Sotomayor

Shane Mosley W12 Pablo Cesar Cano

Devin Alexander KO7 Lee Purdy

2017: Heather Hardy W8 Edina Kiss