{"id":175500,"date":"2026-02-06T09:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/un-dia-como-hoy-en-el-boxeo-6-de-febrero\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T09:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:14:12","slug":"on-this-day-in-boxing-february-6th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/on-this-day-in-boxing-february-6th\/","title":{"rendered":"On this day in boxing\u2026 February 6th"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On this day in boxing\u2026 February 6th<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1967 \u2013 At the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, Muhammad Ali defended his WBC heavyweight title by defeating Ernie Terrel by decision in 15 rounds.<\/p>\n<p>1982 \u2013 Mexican Amado Urzua won the WBC light flyweight title by knocking out Panamanian Hilario Zapata in the second round. The fight took place at the Nuevo Panama Gym in Panama.<\/p>\n<p>1992 \u2013 Italian Mauro Galvano defended his WBC middleweight title by defeating Paraguayan Juan Carlos Gimenez by decision. This fight took place at Palazzo del Ghiaccio in Marino, Italy.<\/p>\n<p>2010 \u2013 Venezuelan Edwin Valero won the WBC lightweight title by technically knocking out Antonio DeMarco TKO 9 in 9 rounds. 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