On This Day In Boxing History

Alexander Povetkin vs Ruslan Chagaev

vacant World Boxing Association World Heavyweight Title

August 27th, 2011

Messehalle, Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany

August 27th

1889: Jack “The Nonpareil” Dempsey is defeated for the first time in his career as George LaBlanche used the pivot punch to stop Dempsey. The punch was later banned from boxing.  

1894: Jack McAuliffe W10 Young Griffo

1924: Paul Berllenbach D6 Young Stribling

1925: Louis (Kid) Kaplan D15 Babe Herman

1943: Sugar Ray Robinson W10 Henry Armstrong

1951: Paddy DeMarco W10 Sandy Saddler

Rocky Marciano KO4 Freddie Beshore

Joey Giardello W8 Johnny Noel

1964: Tracy Byrd was born in Flint, Michigan

Frank Tate was born in Detroit, Michigan

1967: Todd Foster was born in Great Falls, Montana

1968: Johnny Bredahl was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark

1970: Sharmba Mitchell was born in Takoma Park, Maryland

1971: Herbie Hide was born in Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

1977: Samuel Serrano W15 Apollo Yoshio

1985: Mickey Ward KO4 Greg Young

1994: Chris Eubank KO7 Sam Storey

Jake Rodriguez KO9 George Scott

2000: Masamori Tokuyama W12 In Joo Cho

2002: Chevelle Hallback W10 Alicia Ashley

2011: Alexander Povetkin W12 Ruslan Chagaev

Ulises Solis W12 Jether Oliva      

Moises Fuentes WSD Raul Garcia          

Mariana Juarez W10 Asami Shikasho

2016: Catherine Phiri TKO1 Gabisile Tshabalala

2017: Ryuya Yamanaka W12 Tatsuya Fukuhara