This Day in Boxing -- November 7
by Sin City Richey
1951:
Dan Duva born.
1952:
Sammy Serrano born.
1967:
Sammy Mandell, 63, dies.
1970:
Carlos Monzon KO 12 Nino Benvenuti, Rome. Wins World Middleweight Title.
1971:
Alfredo Marcano KO 4 Konji Iwata, Caracas.
Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.
Jongkwon Baek born.
1978:
Gene Tunney, 81, dies.
1981:
Michael Spinks KO 7 Vonzell Johnson, Atlantic City. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
Tadashi Mihara W 15 Rocky Fratto, Rochester. Wins vacant WBA Super Welterweight Title.
1988:
Sugar Ray Leonard KO 9 Don Lalonde, Las Vegas. Wins WBC Light Heavyweight & newly created WBC Super Middleweight Title.
Roger Mayweather W 12 Vinny Pazienza, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.
Gilberto Roman W 12 Baby Sugar Rojas, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.
1989:
Nana Konadu W 12 Gilberto Roman, Mexico City. Wins WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
1992:
Azumah Nelson W 12 Calvin Grove, Stateline, NV. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.
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