On This Day… July 21

1982.- Mexican Salvador Sanchez knocked out Ghanaian Azumah Nelson in round 15, defending his WBC featherweight title. The match took place in New York.

2000.- Spanish Javier Castillejo defended his WBC super welterweight title by defeating Tony Marshall. The fight took place in Madrid, Spain.

2001.- American Shane Mosley defended his WBC welterweight title by knocking out British Adrian Stone in the third round, in a fight held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2007.- Venezuelan Jorge Linares knocked out Mexican Oscar Larios in the tenth round in Las Vegas, Nevada. In this fight the WBC featherweight title was at stake.

2018.- Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk defended his WBC cruiserweight title by defeating the Russian Murat Gassiev by decision. The match took place in Moscow, Russia.