On this day… September 27

1970.- In Tokyo, Japan, Yoshiaki Numata defended his WBC super featherweight title by knocking out Raúl Rojas in the fifth round.

1980.- American Marvin Hagler conquered the WBC middleweight title by knocking out Britain’s Alan Minter in the third round. The fight took place in London, England.

1986.- In Atlantic City, New Jersey, Lloyd Honeyghan knocked out Don Curry in the sixth round. In this fight the WBC welterweight title was on the line.

2008.- In Mexico City, Edgar Sosa defended his WBC light flyweight title by defeating Filipino Sonny Boy Jaro by decision.

2008.- In combat between Americans, Andre Berto defended his WBC welterweight title by defeating Steve Forbes by decision. The fight took place in Los Angeles, California.

2014.- Russian Grigory Drozd was crowned WBC cruiserweight champion by defeating Poland’s Krzystof Wlodarczyk by decision. The fight took place in Moscow, Russia.