JULY 24
1925.- American immortal, Tony Canzoneri, made his pro debut with a victory over Jack Grodner in the very first round. The oh so brief skirmish was at the Arena Rockaway Beach in Queens New York. Canzoneri would conquer world titles in three different weight categories- featherweight, lightweight and super lightweight
JULY 23
1994 . - Mike McCallum from Kingston Jamaica, conquered the WBC Lt. heavyweight title after defeating Australian, Jeff Harding, by unanimous decision. The fight was at the Bismark Civic Center in North Dakota. The Referee was Marty Denkin. The Judges were Tom Kaczmarek, Rudy Ortega and Terry Smith.
JULY 22
1963 . - The formidable Charles “Sonny” Liston became heavyweight world Champion after knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round. The bout took place at The Convention Center in Las Vegas. Patterson was stunningingly dropped three times to the canvas. After the last one Referee Harold Krauze, completed the 10 count.
GENNADY`S BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS CHILD`S PLAY!
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WBC PRESIDENT VISITS PANAMA
JULY 14, 2017: WBC President Mauricio Sulaimán, visited Panama, for the seventh Sport Forum "Changing Lives through Sport", organized by the Panamanian Association of Company Executives (Apede). READ MORE... |
MIGUEL “ALACRÁN” BERCHELT VS. TAKASHI MIURA PRESS CONFERENCE
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EXPRESS TRAIN FOR BERCHELT, MIURA, SMITH JR. AND BARRERA
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AVNI RISKS EVERYTHING TO COMPETE IN WORLD BOXING SUPER SERIES TOURNAMENT
JULY 13, 2017: Risking Turkish star Avni Yildirim, who`s the World Boxing Council super middleweight International Champion, is staking his belt and number one Contender status READ MORE... |
"ABILITY" TRAINING FOR GGG
JULY 13, 2017: World Boxing Council middleweight champion, Gennady "GGG" Golovkin, is at The Summit Gym in Big Bear, California, being ably prepared by Abel Sanchez READ MORE... |
JOE SMITH JR- CONSTRUCTIING A TWO TIER CAREER
JULY 13, 2017: WBC light heavyweight International Champion Joe Smith Jr, faces a constructively tough challenge from Cuba`s Sullivan Barrera, this Saturday, at the Inglewood Forum READ MORE... |
REY`S REIGN
JULY 13, 2017: WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Rey Vargas wants to be a wise ruler in a majestic long reign, so he`ll have to pour it on, for the first defense of his crown READ MORE... |
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