This Day in Boxing -- November 14
by Sin City Richey
1916:
Jack Britton D 12 Ted (Kid) Lewis, Boston. Retains World Welterweight
Title.
Mike O'Dowd KO 6 Al McCoy, Brooklyn. Wins World Middleweight Title.
1930:
Tony Canzoneri KO 1 Al Singer, NYC. Wins World Lightweight Title.
Canzoneri sets a record for the fastest KO in a lightweight title fight by
flattening Singer in 66-seconds
1944:
Manuel Ortiz KO 9 Luis Castillo, Los Angeles. Retains World
Bantamweight Title.
1948: Jimmy Young born.
1951:
Jimmy Carter W 15 Art Aragon, Los Angeles. Retains World Lightweight
Title.
1966:
Muhammad Ali KO 3 Cleveland Williams, Houston. Retains World
Heavyweight Title.
1967:
Ken Norton KO 9 Grady Brazell, San Diego. Norton's pro debut.
1980:
Jeff Chandler KO 14 Julian Solis, Miami. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.
1981:
Aaron Pryor KO 7 Dujuan Johnson, Cleveland. Retains WBA Super
Lightweight Title.
1995:
Orzubek Nazarov W 12 Dindo Canoy, Iwaki City, Japan. Retains WBA
Lightweight Title.
1998:
Fabrice Tiozzo KO 2 Ezequiel Paixao, Mont-de-Marsan, France. Retains
WBA Cruiserweight Title.
Roy Jones Jr. KO 10 Otis Grant, Masnantucket, Conn. Retains
WBC/WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
Sugar Shane Mosley KO 9 Jesse James Leija, Mashantucket, Conn.
Retains IBF Lightweight Title.
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