This Day in Boxing -- November 12
by Sin City Richey
1937: Mills Lane born.
1942: Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, 64, dies.
1943: Jake LaMotta W 10 Fritzie Zivic, NYC.
1967: Michael Moorer born.
1976: Aaron Pryor KO 2 Larry Smith, Cincinnati. Pryor's pro debut.
1978: Ricardo Cardona W 15 Soon Hyun Chung, Seoul. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
1982: Aaron Pryor KO 14 Alexis Arguello, Miami. Retains WBA Super Lightweight Title. A fight of the year candidate!
1987: Roger Mayweather KO 6 Rene Arredondo, Los Angeles. Wins WBC Super Lightweight Title.
1988: Yong Kang Kim W 12 Emil Matsushima, Chongiu, S. Korea. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.
1994: Orlin Norris KO 2 James Heath, Mexico City, MX. Retains WBA Cruiserweight Title.
Luis Santana W disq. 5 (Terrible) Terry Norris, Mexico City. Wins WBC Super Welterweight Title.
Genaro Hernandez W 12 Jimmy Garcia, Mexico City. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.
Ricardo Lopez KO 8 Javier Varguez, Mexico City. Retains WBC Strawweight Title.
1995: Saman Sorjaturong KO 4 Yuichi Hosono, Ratchaburi, Thailand. Retains WBC/IBF Junior Flyweight Title.
1997: Chatchai (Dutchboy Gym) Sasakul W 12 Yuri Arbachakov, Sapporo, Japan. Wins WBC Flyweight Title.
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