08/12/2018
August 12th in Boxing History
1951: Cecilio Lastra is born. WBA Featherweight Champion.
1955: Ike Williams KO 9 Beau Jack. Ossie Ocasio is born. WBA Cruiserweight Champion.
1957: Chalky Wright dies age 45. World Featherweight Champion.
1959: Archie Moore KO 3 Yvon Durelle. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.
1967: Horacio Accavallo W 15 Hiroyuki Ebihara. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.
Regilio Tuur is born.
1969: Julio Cesar Borboa is born. IBF Jr. Bantamweight Champion.
1978: Betulio Gonzalez W 15 Guty Espadas. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.
1982: Salvador Sanchez dies age 23. Legendary Mexican Featherweight Champion.
1988: Jeff Fenech KO 5 Tyrone Downes. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.
1991: Manuel Medina W 12 Troy Dorsey. Wins IBF Featherweight Title.
1994: Jorge Castro W 12 Reggie Johnson. Wins WBA Middleweight Title.
Frankie Liles W 12 Steve Little. Wins WBA Super Middleweight Title.
1995: Paul Vaden KO 12 Vincent Pettway. Wins IBF Jr. Middleweight Title.
2000: Evander Holyfield W 12 John Ruiz. Wins WBA Heavyweight Title.
Joe Calzaghe KO 5 Omar Sheika. Retains WBO Super Middleweight title.
Bebis Mendoza W DQ 7 Rosendo Alvarez. Wins WBA Jr. Flyweight Title.
2005: Jorge Barrios TKO 2 Victor Santiago. Retains WBO Jr. Lightweight Title.
2006: Oleg Maskaev TKO 12 Hasim Rahman. Wins vacant WBC Heavyweight Title.
David Diaz TKO 10 Jose Santa Cruz. Wins vacant WBC Lightweight Title.
