1885:
Jack Britton born.

1912:
Johnny Kilbane W 12 Ed O'Keefe, Cleveland. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1949:
Ezzard Charles KO 8 Pat Valentino, San Francisco. Retains NBA Heavyweight Title.
Kid Gavilan W 10 Beau Jack, Chicago.

1967:
Vicente Saldivar KO 12 Howard Winstone, Mexico City. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1988:
Simon Brown W 12 Mauro Martelli, Lausanne, Switzerland. Retains IBF Welterweight Title.

1989:
Juan Polo Perez W 12 Elly Pical, Roanoke, VA. Wins IBF Super Flyweight Title.

1995:
Henry Maske W 12 Graciano Rocchigiani, Munich. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
Jorge Castro W 12 Reggie Johnson, Comodoro Rivadavoa, Argentina. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.

1996:
Former three-time world champion Wilfred Benitez, 38, is found comatose in his suburban home in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Benitez suffers from post-traumatic encephalitis. He remains under the care of his mother.