On This Day In Boxing History!

Danny Williams vs Mike Tyson

July 30th, 2004

Freedom Hall State Fairground, Louisville, Kentucky

July 30th

1884: Jack Dempsey (The Nonpareil) KO22 George Fulljames. Becomes the first recognized world middleweight champion. The first bout under the Marquis of Queensberry rules.

1917: Harry Greb ND10 Jack Dillon

1931: Frankie Genaro KO6 Jackie Harmon

1972: Enrique Pinder W15 Rafael Herrera

1976: Julio César González was born in Guerrero Negro, Mexico

1977: Carlos Monzon W15 Rodrigo Valdez

Jerson Ravelo was born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic

1979: Pipino Cuevas W15 Randy Shields

1985: Gerry Cooney retires from professional boxing

1988: Julian Jackson KO3 Buster Drayton

Wilfredo Gomez TKO6 Mario Gonzalez

1989: Julian Jackson KO2 Terry Norris

Julio César Chávez TKo3 Kenny Vice

1992: Al Cole W12 James Warring

1994: Alfred Kotey W12 Rafael Del Valle

1995: Wayne McCullough W12 Yasuei Yakushiji

1997: Teófimo López is born in Brooklyn, New York

2002: Miguel Cotto KO3 Carlos Alberto Ramirez

2004: Danny Williams KO4 Mike Tyson

Nelson Dieppa WMD12 Ulises Solis

2005: Jorge Arce TKO3 Angel Antonio Priolo

2006: Rudy Lopez KO7 Takashi Koshimoto

2008: Daisuke Naito KO10 Tomonobu Shimizu

Takefumi Sakata W12 Hiroyuki Hisataka

2010: Danny Garcia TKO9 Jorge Romero

2011: Brian Magee W12 Jaime Barboza

Somporn Seeta WMD12 Muhammad Rachman           

Zaurbek Baysangurov KO1 Mike Miranda

2016: Carl Frampton WMD12 Leo Santa Cruz 

Amanda Serrano TKO1 Calixta Silgado 

Mikey Garcia TKO5 Elio Rojas     

Erica Anabella Farias W10 Victoria Noelia Bustos

Sivenathi Nontshinga age 19 debuts TKO3 Sandile Wessels

2022: Chris Billam-Smith W12 Isaac Chamberlain 

Danny Garcia WMD12 José Benavidez Jr.