On This Day In Boxing History!

2008: Joe Calzaghe vs Roy Jones Jr.

November 8th

1868: Joe Choynski was born in San Francisco, California

1913: Lou Ambers was born in in Herkimer, New York

1937: Billy Conn W10 Young Corbett III

1948: Ike Williams TKO1 Buddy Garcia

1959: Tony Thorton was born in Akron, Ohio

1963: Jesse Benevidas was born in Corpus Christi, Texas

1971: Ring announcer David Diamante was born in Baltimore, Maryland

1980: Hilmer Kenty W15 Vilomar Fernandez

Sergio Palma KO9 Ulises Morales

1985: Victor Callejas KO7 Loris Stecca

1987: Ilunga Makabu is born in Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo

1988: Sumbu Kalambay KO7 Doug DeWitt

1989: Dave McAuley W12 Dodie Penalosa, Wembley. Retains IBF Flyweight Title

1990: Julio César Chávez TKO4 Jaime Balboa

1991: Jessie Magdaleno is born in Pomona, California

1995: Hiroshi Kawashima KO3 Boy Aruan Indio

1996: Lamon Brewster age 23 debuts KO1 Moses Harris

1997: Evander Holyfield KO8 Michael Moorer

Imamu Mayfield W12 Uriah Grant

Fabrice Tiozzo W12 Nate Miller

Wilfredo Vasquez W12 Genaro Rios

1999: Hideki Todaka W12 Akihito Nago

2002: Johnny Bredahl W12 Leo Gamez

2003: Roy Jones Jr. W12 Antonio Tarver

Winky Wright W12 Angel Hernandez

2004: Mahyar Monshipour KO6 Yoddamrong Sithyadthong

A federal jury in Las Vegas convict’s manager Robert Mitchell, 42, and boxer Thomas Williams, 35, on one count of conspiracy to commit sports bribery and one count of sports bribery. According to Daniel G. Bogen, U.S. attorney for Nevada, Mitchell and Williams fixed fights from March 1995 to August 2000.

2008: Joe Calzaghe W12 Roy Jones Jr.

Arthur Abraham KO6 Raul Marquez

2009: Arthur Abraham KO6 Raul Marquez

2014: Sergey Kovalev W12 Bernard Hopkins