14 years ago, Kazuto Ioka defeated Akira Yaegashi by UD12 to unify the WBC & WBA minimumweight titles. One of the best lower weight fights of all time.
46 years ago, Roberto Durán defeated Sugar Ray Leonard by UD15 to win the WBC, Ring & lineal welterweight titles. One of the best fights of all time.
66 years ago, Floyd Patterson defeated Ingemar Johansson by KO in round 5 of 15 to win the world heavyweight title. Patterson becomes the first to ever regain the heavyweight championship.
1 year ago, Brian Norman Jr. defeated Jin Sasaki by KO in round 5 of 12 to retain the WBO welterweight title. The fight was awarded Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year.
33 years ago, Terry Norris defeated Troy Waters by RTD in round 3 of 12 to retain the WBC super welterweight title. The fight was awarded Ring Magazine Round [2] of the Year.
90 years ago, Max Schmeling defeated Joe Louis by KO in round 12 of 15 to improve his record to 49-7-4 (34 KOs). The fight was awarded Ring Magazine Fight of the Year.
5 years ago, Gabriel Rosado defeated Bektemir Melekuziev by KO in round 3 of 12 to improve his record to 26-13-1 (15 KOs). The fight was awarded Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year.
63 years ago, Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) defeated Henry Cooper by TKO in round 5 of 10 to improve his record to 19-0 (15 KOs). Ali suffers the second knockdown of his career.
103 years ago, Pancho Villa defeated Jimmy Wilde by KO in round 7 of 15 to win the world flyweight title. Villa face plants Wilde to become the first Philippines born world champion.
9 years ago, Andre Ward defeated Sergey Kovalev by TKO in round 8 of 12 to retain the WBA, IBF & WBO light heavyweight title & win the vacant Ring light heavyweight title. The final fight of SOG's career.
47 years ago, Danny Lopez defeated Mike Ayala by KO in round 15 of 15 to retain the WBC, Ring & lineal featherweight titles. The fight was awarded Ring Magazine Fight of the Year.
72 years ago, Rocky Marciano defeated Ezzard Charles by UD15 to retain the world heavyweight title. Charles, the one and only man to take Marciano the 15-round distance.
26 years ago, Shane Mosley defeated Oscar De La Hoya by SD12 to win the WBC & vacant lineal welterweight titles. The fight was awarded Ring Magazine Event of the Year.
Matthew Saad Muhammad blasting Lottie Mwale out with an uppercut back in 1980 in his 5th consecutive title defense. Saad Muhammad was born 72 years ago.