On This Day In Boxing History!

Sandy Saddler vs Flash Elorde II

January 18th, 1956

World Featherweight Title

Cow Palace, Daly City, California

January 18th

1895: Tommy Ryan KO3 Jack Dempsey The Nonpareil

1907: Abe Attell KO8 Harry Baker

1919: Johnny Buff KO1 Johnny Burns

1924: Harry Greb W15 Johnny Wilson

1932: Johnny Jadick W10 Tony Canzoneri

1937: Tony Galento D10 Don Petrin

1956: Sandy Saddler KO13 Flash Elorde

1962: Eder Jofre KO10 Johnny

1964: Virgil Hill is born in Clinton, Missouri

1965: Carlos Hernandez W15 Eddie Perkins

1966: Luis Rodriguez TKO9 Fred

Johnny Morris WSD10 Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

1967:  Barney Ross passed from throat cancer

1972: Bennie Briscoe TKO2 Al Quinney

Richie Kates TKO3 Elliot Miller

1979: Yonnhy Perez was born in Cartagena, Colombia

1985: Ricardo López age 18 debuts KO3 Rogelio Hernandez

1986: Samart Payakaroon KO5 Lupe Pintor

1992: Meldrick Taylor W12 Glenwood Brown

Pernell Whitaker W10 Harold

1997: Kostya Tszyu Tech. D1 Leonardo Mas

Oscar De La Hoya W12 Miguel Angel Gonzalez

Maurcio Pastrana W12 Michael Carbajal

Junior Witter age 23 debuts D6 Cam Raeside

Vassiliy Jirov age 23 debuts TKO2 Vincent Brown

Ratanapol Sor Vorapin KO5 Eddie Felisilda

2000: Howard Eastman TKO2 Ojay Abrahams
Craig Spacie TKO1 Marco Fattore
Noel Wilders TKO11 Steve Williams

2001: Angel Manfredy TKO4 Juan Polo Perez
David Armstrong TKO10 Lemuel Nelson
O’Neil Bell TKO10 James Walton
Demetrius Jenkins W8 Eric Davis
Danny Perez W10 Jose Luis Zaragoza
Mike Anchondo TKO 2 Osvaldo Valenzuela
Sergi Mara W4 Charles Blake
Librado Andrade TKO1 Sheriden Page
Keith Pouncy TKO 2 Shane Harris

2003: Fernando Montiel TKO2 Roy Doliguez

Artur Grigorian MD12 Matt Zegan

Regina Halmich W10 Nadja Loritz

2010: Ran Nakash KO2 Attila Makula

Hagar Shmoulefeld Finer W6 Fleis Djendi

2014: Ana Laura Esteche W10 Monica Silvina Acosta

Jean Pascal W12 Lucian Bute

Keisher McLeod Wells W10 Monica Flores

Eileen Olszewski W6 Jodie Esquibel      

Jennifer Santiago W6 Peggy Maerz     

2019: Amanda Serrano TKO1 Eva Voraberger

Demetrius Andrade TKO12 Artur Akavov

Marcus Browne W12 Badou Jack

Oscar Rivas TKO12 Bryant Jennings  

Shakur Stevenson TKO4 Jessie Cris Rosales