Tony Lopez won the International Boxing Federation Super Featherweight Championship of the World after winning a 12 round unanimous decision over Rocky Lockridge by the scores of 116-112 and 115-112 twice at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California on July 23rd, 1988. The fight earned Fight of the Year honors from Ring Magazine. The 25 year old Lopez survived a knockdown in round eight and improved to 30-1, 22 KO’s. The 29 year old Lockridge was making the third defense of his title and dropped to 43-6, 35 KO’s.
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This day in boxing history, July 23
Posted: July 23, 2018 in BoxingTags: Arco Arena, Boxing, Boxing history, International Boxing Federation, Ring Magazine fight of the year, Rocky Lockridge, Sacramento, This day in boxing history, Tony Lopez
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This day in boxing history, July 21
Posted: July 21, 2018 in BoxingTags: Boxing, Boxing history, Eusebio Pedroza, Houston, International Boxing Hall of Fame, Ruben Olivares, Sam Houston Coliseum, This day in boxing history, World Boxing Association
In a battle between two International Boxing Hall of Fame members, World Boxing Association Featherweight Champion Eusebio Pedroza made his fifth defense after stopping Ruben Olivares at 1:42 of round 12 at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas on July 21st, 1979. The 23 year old Pedroza led on the scorecards at the time of the stoppage 108-102, 108-101, and 108-100 and improved to 23-3, 16 KO’s. The 32 year old Olivares fell to 87-10-2, 77 KO’s and this was his final World Title bout.
This day in boxing history, July 20
Posted: July 20, 2018 in BoxingTags: Boxing, Boxing history, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Great Gorge Playboy Club, Jerry Martin, McAfee, This day in boxing history, World Boxing Association
World Boxing Association Light Heavyweight Champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad made the first defense of his title after stopping Jerry Martin at 2:25 of round at at the Great Gorge Playboy Club in McAfee, New Jersey on July 20th, 1980. Muhammad led on two scorecards 88-82 and 87-83 with one even 85-85. The 28 year old Muhammad improved to 37-4-1, 31 KO’s while the 26 year old Martin dropped to 19-2, 12 KO’s.
This day in boxing history, July 19
Posted: July 19, 2018 in BoxingTags: Boxing, Boxing history, Frank Bruno, Heavyweight Champion, London, This day in boxing history, Tim Witherspoon, Wembley Stadium, World Boxing Association
World Boxing Association heavyweight World Champion “Terrible” Tim Witherspoon made the first defense of hist title after stopping Frank Bruno at 2:57 of round 11 in front of 40,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London, England on July 19th, 1986. The 28 year old Witherspoon landed four consecutive right hands that dropped Bruno, resulting in his corner immediately throwing in the towel. Witherspoon was ahead on the scorecards at the time of the stoppage 99-96, 98-96, and 97-94 and improved to 25-2, 17 KO’s. The 24 year old Bruno dropped to 28-2, 27 KO’s.
This day in boxing history, July 18
Posted: July 18, 2018 in BoxingTags: Boxing, Boxing history, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Imperial Palace, International Boxing Hall of Fame, Las Vegas, Michael Spinks, This day in boxing history, World Boxing Association
International Boxing Hall of Fame member Michael “Jinx” Spinks won the World Boxing Association Light Heavyweight World Championship after winning a 15 round unanimous decision over Eddie Mustafa Muhammad by the scores of 146-138, 145-139, and 144-140 at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 18th, 1981. The 29 year old Muhammad was making his third defense of the title and fell to 38-5-1, 32 KO’s. The 24 year old Spinks improved to 18-0, 11 KO’s.
This day in boxing history, July 17
Posted: July 17, 2018 in BoxingTags: Angel Espada, Boxing, Boxing history, International Boxing Hall of Fame, Mexicali, Pepino Cuevas, Plaza de Toros Calafia, This day in boxing history, World Boxing Association
International Boxing Hall of Fame member Pepino Cuevas won the World Boxing Association Welterweight World Title after stopping Angel Espada at 2:37 of round two at the Plaza de Toros Calafia in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico on July 17th, 1976. The 18 year old Cuevas scored three knockdowns int he 2nd round to become the youngest (at the time) Welterweight World Champion ever. Cuevas improved to 15-6, 13 KO’s, while the 28 year old Espada dropped to 36-8-4, 20 KO’s.
This day in boxing history, July 16
Posted: July 16, 2018 in BoxingTags: Boxing, Boxing history, International Boxing Federation, Jorge Vaca, Kingston, National Arena, Simon Brown, This day in boxing history
International Boxing Federation World Champion Simon Brown made the first defense of his title after stopping Jorge Vaca at 2:05 of round three at the National Arena in Kingston, Jamaica on July 16th, 1988. Brown scored five knockdowns overall and led 20-15 twice and 20-13 on the scorecards at the time of the stoppage. The 24 year old Brown improved to 26-1, 20 KO’s, while the 28 year old Vaca slipped to 42-8-1, 36 KO’s.
This day in boxing history, July 14
Posted: July 14, 2018 in BoxingTags: Boxing, Boxing history, Carlos Trujillo, Fontvielle, Milton McCrory, Stade Louis II, This day in boxing history, World Boxing Council
World Boxing Council Welterweight World Champion Milton McCrory made the fifth defense of his title after stopping Carlos Trujillo at 2:03 of round three at the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, Monaco on July 14th, 1985. The 23 year old McCrory led 20-18 twice and 20-17 on the scorecards at the time of the stoppage and improved to 27-0-1, 22 KO’s. The 24 year old Trujillo dropped to 19-3, 14 KO’s.
This day in boxing history, July 13
Posted: July 13, 2018 in BoxingTags: Boxing, Boxing history, Fight of the year, Great Gorge Playboy Club, International Boxing Hall of Fame, Matthew Saad Muhammad, McAfee, Round of the year, This day in boxing history, World Boxing Council, Yaqui Lopez
International Boxing Hall of Famer and World Boxing Council Light Heavyweight World Champion Matthew Saad Muhammad made the fourth defense of his title after stopping Yaqui Lopez at 2:03 of round 14 at the Great Gorge Playboy Club in McAfee, New Jersey on July 13th, 1980. The contest was named Ring Magazine “Fight of the Year” with round eight named the “Round of the Year” by the same publication. The 26 year old Saad Muhammad dropped the 29 year old Lopez four times in round 14 in improving to 27-3-2, 19 KO’s. Lopez fell to 49-10, 33 KO’s. This was the second time they fought each other with Muhammad winning the initial encounter, also by stoppage, in round 11 in 1978.
This day in boxing history, July 12
Posted: July 12, 2018 in BoxingTags: Boxing, Boxing history, Conference Centre, Maurice Hope, Rocky Mattioli, This day in boxing history, Wembley, World Boxing Council
World Boxing Council Jr Middleweight World Champion Maurice Hope made the second defense of his title after stopping Rocky Mattioli at 2:52 of round 11 at the Conference Centre in Wembley, London on July 12th, 1980. Hope led 98-91 twice and 98-92 on the scorecards at the time of the stoppage. This was a rematch from March of 1979 when Hope won the WBC title after stopping Mattioli in round 9. The 28 year old Hope improved to 29-2-1, 24 KO’s, while the 26 year old Mattioli dropped to 59-6-2, 46 KO’s.
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