This Day in Boxing -- October 19
by Sin City Richey
1917: Benny Leonard ND 10 Jack Britton, NYC.
1926: Tod Morgan W 10 Johnny Dundee, San Francisco. Retains World Super
Featherweight Title.
1955: Bud Smith W 15 Jimmy Carter, Cincinnati. Retains World Lightweight
Title.
1962: Evander Holyfield born.
1964: Jorge Luis Gonzalez born.
1966: Meldrick Taylor born.
1969: Bernabe Villacampo W 15 Hiroyuki Ebihara, Osaka. Wins WBA Flyweight
Title.
1983: Bruce Curry W 12 Leroy Haley, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight
Title.
1984: Marvelous Marvin Hagler KO 3 Mustafa Hamsho, NYC. Retains World
Middleweight Title.
Mike McCallum W 15 Sean Mannion, NYC. Wins vacant WBA Super
Welterweight Title.
1985: Lee Roy Murphy KO 12 Chrisanda Mutti, Monte Carlo. Retains IBF
Cruiserweight Title.
Barry Micheal KO 4 Jin Shik Choi, Darwin, Australia. Retains IBF
Super Featherweight Title.
1991: Charles Williams KO 2 Freddie Delgado, Williamsburg, VA. Retains IBF
Light Heavyweight Title.
Israel Contreras KO 5 Luisito Espinosa, Manila. Wins WBA
Bantamweight Title.
1996: Keith Holmes KO 12 Richie Woodhall, Upper Marlboro, MD. Retains WBC
Middleweight Title.
William Joppy KO 5 Ray McElroy, Upper Marlboro, MD. Retains WBA
Middleweight Title.
Phillip Holiday W 12 Joel Diaz, Johannesburg. Retains IBF
Lightweight Title.
Saman Sorjaturong KO 2 Ali Galvez, Samut Praken, Thailand. Retains Lineal &
WBC Junior flyweight Title.
1998: The Nevada State Athletic Commision votes 4-1 to relicense former
heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Tyson's boxing license had been revoked
after he was DQ'd for biting Evander Holyfield's ear in a June 28, 1997, WBA
heavyweight title bout in Las Vegas.
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