On This Day… December 1

1973.- At the Rand Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, North American Bob Foster defended his WBC light heavyweight title by defeating South African Pierre Fourie by decision.

1980.- Panamanian Hilario Zapata defended his WBC light flyweight title by defeating Venezuelan Reynaldo Becerra. The fight took place at the Nuevo Circo in Caracas, Venezuela.

1995.- Ghanaian Azumah Nelson knocked out Gabriel Ruelas in the fifth round in Palm Springs, California. In this fight the WBC super featherweight title was disputed.

2007.- North American Vernon Forrest defended his WBC super welterweight title by knocking out Michele Piccirillo in the eleventh round in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

2018.- In a great fight, American Deontay Wilder defended his WBC heavyweight title by drawing with British Tyson Fury. The fight took place in Los Angeles, California.

2018.- Ukrainian Oleksander Gvozdyk won the WBC light heavyweight title by knocking out Canadian Adonis Stevenson in the eleventh round. The fight took place in Quebec, Canada.