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Welterweight
1994 Wangila Napunyi, welterweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1988), dies at 26

1982 Tommy Hearns wins WBC Welterweight title in decision over Benitez

1981 Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight champ (1922-26) dies at 79

1980 Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Duran regains WBC welterweight championship

1980 Roberto Duran takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous decision

1977 Fernando Vargas, Oxnard California, welterweight boxer 1996 Olympics

1976 David Diaz, born in Chicago, Illinois, light welterweight boxer 1996 Olympics

1967 Kenneth Gould, born in Chicago, Illinois, Welterweight boxer 1988 Olympics bronze

1967 Barney Ross, welterweight Boxing Champ (1934), dies at 57

1963 Mark Breland, born in Brooklyn, New York, welterweight boxer 1984 Olympics gold

1962 Benny "Kid" Paret, U.S. welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at 24

1962 Benny Paret, KOed in a welterweight title, he dies 10 days later

1960 Lloyd Honeyghan, English welterweight boxing champ, 1986

1946 Fighting Mack, [Edwin Alberto], Antillian welterweight boxer

1940 Jerzy Kulej, Poland, light welterweight boxer, Olympics gold 1964, 68

1932 Charles Adkins, U.S., light welterweight boxer 1952 Olympics gold

1920 Sugar Ray Robinson, [Walter Smith], middle/welterweight boxer, champ

1912 Henry Armstrong, held feather/light/welterweight boxing titles, 1938

1909 Barney Ross, New York City, Welterweight Boxing Champ, 1934

1901 Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight boxing champ, 1922-26



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