On This Day… September 16th

1981.- In a great fight between Americans, Ray Leonard knocked out Thomas Hearns in the 14th round, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The WBC welterweight title was contested in this fight.

1995.- Mexican Julio Cesar Chávez defended his WBC super lightweight title by defeating Kenyan David Kamau by decision in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2006.- In combat between Mexicans Israel Vazquez knocked out Jhonny Gonzalez in the tenth round in Las Vegas, Nevada. The WBC super bantamweight title was contested in this fight.

2006.- Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera defended his WBC super featherweight title by defeating North American Rocky Juárez by decision. The fight took place in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2016.- Japanese Shinsuke Yamanaka defended his WBC bantamweight title by knocking out Panamanian Anselmo Moreno in the 7th round. The fight took place in Osaka, Japan.

2016.- In Osaka, Japan, Japanese Hozumi Hasegawa defended his WBC super bantamweight title by knocking out Mexican Hugo Ruiz in the ninth round.

2017.- Kazakh Gennady Golovkin drewed with the Mexican Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez in Las Vegas, Nevada. The WBC middleweight title was contested in this fight.