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This Day in Boxing -- January 1
by Sin City Ritchey


1903: 
	Joe Gans WF 11 Gus Gardner, New Britain, CT, 
	retains world lightweight title.

1907: 
	Joe Gans KO 8 Kid Herman, Tonopah, NV, 
	retains world lightweight title.

1908: 
	Abe Attell Draw 25 Owen Moran, Colma, CA, 
	retained world featherweight title.

1914:

1922: 
	Rocky Graziano born Thomas Rocco Barbella.

1924:  
	Billy Miske dies of Bright's Disease in 
	his hometown, Saint Paul, MN

1934: 
	Freddie Miller W 10 "Little" Jack Sharkey, Cincinnati, 
	Retains NBA featherweight title.

1935: 
	Baby Arizmendi W 12 Henry Armstrong, Mexico City, 
	wins vacant CA & Mexican world featherweight title.

1937: 
	Freddie Steele W 10 Gorilla Jones, Milwaukee, 
	retains NBA & NY World middleweight title.

1942:  
	Bruno Arcari born, Latina, Latium, Italy

1943: 
	Manuel Ortiz W 10 Kenny Lindsay, Portland OR, 
	retains world bantamweight title.

1977: 
	Guty Espadas KO 7 JiroTakada, Tokyo, 
	Retains WBA flyweight title.
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