December 20, 1975
December 20, 1975 – Roberto Duran retained his WBA lightweight title with a 15th-round knockout of Leoncio Ortiz in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ortiz stood up to the relentless attack of Duran,…
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December 20, 2024
December 20, 1963
December 20, 1963 – Rubin “Hurricane” Carter gained a first-round knockout of welterweight champion Emile Griffith in a non-title fight in Pittsburgh. It was the biggest victory ever for Carter, who…
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December 20, 1946
December 20, 1946 – Sugar Ray Robinson won his first world title, claiming the vacant welterweight championship with a 15-round unanimous decision over Tommy Bell at New York’s Madison Square…
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December 19, 1998
December 19, 1998 – Floyd Mayweather Jr. retained his WBC super featherweight title with a second-round TKO of Angel Manfredy in Miami. https://youtu.be/AItw2yRxUHc?si=qwKYH3GU0ODtCtwf The 21-year-old Mayweather, whom The Ring named Fighter of the Year…
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December 19, 1981
December 19, 1981 – Dwight Braxton stopped Matthew Saad Muhammad in Round 10 to win the WBC light heavyweight title in Atlantic City. https://youtu.be/AlYuTpanw4c?si=L6obNX51oi3cHfXB Braxton, who changed his name to Dwight…
December 19, 2024
