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 On This Day in Boxing History
May 9th
by Marty Mulcahey
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1892: Billy Plimmer W 10 Tom Kelly. Wins World Bantamweight Title.
1905: Jack Johnson ND 6 Joe Jeanette.
1908: Stanley Ketchel KO 20 Jack Sullivan. Wins World Middleweight Title.
1930: Young Jack Thompson W 15 Jackie Fields. Wins World Welterweight Title.
1936: Terry Downes is born. World Middleweight Champion.
1941: Billy Soose W 15 Ken Overlin. Wins World Middleweight Title.
1960: Iran Barkley is born. WBC Middleweight Champion, IBF Super
Middleweight
Champion, WBA Lt. Heavyweight Champion.
1964: Sugar Ramos W 15 Floyd Robertson. Retains World Featherweight Title.
1970: Vicente Saldivar W 15 Johnny Famechon. Wins WBC Featherweight Title.
1971: Carlos Monzon KO 3 Nino Benvenuti. Retains World Middleweight Title.
1983: Rafael Orono W 12 Raul Valdez. Retains WBC Jr. Bantamweight Title.
1985: Jiro Watanabe W 12 Julio Soto Solano. Retains WBC Jr. Bantamweight
Title.
1988: Kaokor Galaxy W 12 Wilfredo Vasquez. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.
1991: Leeonzer Barber Tech W 5 Tom Collins. Wins WBO Light Heavyweight
Title.
1992: Terry Norris KO 4 Meldrick Taylor. Retains WBC Jr. Middleweight Title.
1993: Chana Porpaoin W 12 Carlos Murillo. Retains WBA Strawweight Title.
1998: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 8 John John Molina. Retains IBF Lightweight
Title.
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