On This Day … May 18

1963.- Brazilian Eder Jofre knocked out Filipino Johnny Jamito in the 12th round in Manila, Philippines. In this fight the WBC bantamweight title was at stake.
1980.- At the Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul, Korea, Japanese Shoji Oguma knocked out Korean Chanhee Park in the ninth round, winning the WBC flyweight title.
2002.- Russian Konstantin Tszyu defeated the Ghanaian Ben Tackie by decision, defending his WBC super lightweight title. The match took place at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
2013.- Argentine Lucas Matthysse conquered the WBC super lightweight title by knocking out North American Lamont Peterson. The match took place in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
2019.- American Gary Russell Jr. defended his WBC featherweight title by knocking out Spanish Kiko Martinez in 5 rounds. The match took place in Brooklyn, New York.
2019.- At the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Deontay Wilder defended his WBC heavyweight title, knocking out Dominic Breazeale in the first round.