2013 Event American boxer Floyd Mayweather defeats Robert Guerrero and retains his WBC Welterweight title in a unanimous decision 2004 Death Robert Pastorelli, actor/boxer, Murphy Brown, dies at 49 2003 Death Trevor Goddard, actor/boxer, JAG, dies at 37 1997 Death Bruce Woodcock, boxer, British and Empire heavyweight champion 1945 - 1950, dies at 76 1997 Event New York jury awards boxer Mitch Green $45,000 in civil lawsuit against Mike Tyson, for street brawl in 1988 1995 Death Buster Mathis, heavyweight boxer, dies at 52 1995 Event Boxer Mike Tyson released from jail after serving 3 years 1994 Death Joseph Paul Jack Sharkey Zukauskas, boxer, dies at 91 1994 Death Wangila Napunyi, welterweight boxer, Gold Medal 1988 Olympics, dies at 26 1994 Event Boxer Buster Douglas comes out of a diabetic coma 1994 Death Jersey Joe Walcott, boxer, dies at 80 1993 Death Billy Conn, boxer (fought Joe Louis 1951), dies of pneumonia at 75 1993 Death Billy Conn, boxer/actor (Pittsburgh Kid), dies at 75 1992 Death Arthur Lang, U.S. boxer/businessman, dies at 115 1992 Death Warren Neal Boxer, dies of AIDS at 34 1992 Death William T "Champion Jack" Dupree, U.S. boxer/pianist, dies at 81 1990 Death Rocky Graziano, boxer/writer/actor (Mr Rock and Roll), dies 1990 Death Rocky Graziano, boxer, dies at 71, of heart failure 1989 Event Boxer Mike Tyson divorces actress Robin Givens 1988 Event South Korean coaches attack New Zealand referee after disputing his decision, Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in 1988 Event New York Daily News reports boxer Mike Tyson is seeing a psychiatrist 1986 Death [Irving] Lee Dorsey, Kid Chocolate, U.S. boxer/singer, dies at 59 1983 Event Undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault 1982 Death Duk Koo Kim, S Korean boxer, legally declared dead 1982 Event Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim fatally injured when KOed by Ray Mancini 1981 Death Roy James Brown, U.S. boxer/singer (Good rockin' tonight), dies at 55 1981 Event Boxer Leon Spinks is mugged, his assailants even took his gold teeth 1979 Death Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, boxer/actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 69 1977 Birthday Fernando Vargas, Oxnard California, welterweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Floyd Mayweather, Grand Rapids, Michigan, featherweight boxer, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Rhoshii Wells, born in Austin, Texas, middleweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze 1976 Birthday Zahir Raheem, Philadelphia, bantamweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday David Diaz, born in Chicago, Illinois, light welterweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Terrance Cauthen, Trenton, New Jersey, lightweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze 1976 Birthday Phil Boudreault, Copper Cliff Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Nick Farrell, East York Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Eric Morel, PR, U.S. flyweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Troy Amos Ross, born in Georgetown, Guyana, Canadian boxer 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Hercules Kyvelos, born in Montreal, Quebec, boxer 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Casey Patton, London Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Garth John Da Silva, Auckland New Zealand, heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday David Reid, Philadelphia, light middleweight boxer, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Birthday Jean Francois Bergeron, born in St. Jerome, Quebec, boxer 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Oscar de la Hoya, born in Los Angeles, California, boxer, light middleweight, Mexican-American, nicknamed 'The Golden Boy', defeated 17 world championships, won 10 world titles in six different weight classes 1972 Birthday Nate Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze 1971 Birthday David Defiagbon, Sapele Nigeria, Canadian boxer, 1996 Olympics silver 1971 Birthday Raul Marquez, Mexico, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics 1971 Birthday Ivan Robinson, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics 1971 Death Sonny Liston, World Champ hw boxer (1962-64), found dead at 36 1970 Death Charles "Sonny" Liston, heavyweight boxer champ (1962-64), dies 1970 Birthday Mike Strange, born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics 1969 Event Simon and Garfunkel releases "Boxer" 1969 Birthday Domenic "Filane" Figliomeni, Terrace Bay Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Claude Lambert, born in Montreal, Quebec, boxer 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Roy Jones, Pensacola, Florida, Light-MW boxer 1988 Olympics silver 1968 Birthday Antonio Tarver, Orlando, Florida, light heavyweight boxer, Olympics-br-96 1968 Birthday Ritchie Woodhall, born in Woodside, Telford, England, boxer, athlete, television and radio broadcaster, bronze medal winer, 1988 Seoul Olympics, 1990 Gold Commonwealth Games 1967 Death Edward Eagan, boxer, bobsledder, Gold Medal 1920, 1932 Olympics, dies at 69 1967 Birthday Kenneth Gould, born in Chicago, Illinois, Welterweight boxer 1988 Olympics bronze 1967 Birthday Emily Watson, actress, Breaking the Waves, Boxer 1967 Event Louisville, Kentucky, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali 1967 Birthday Larry Donald, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics 1966 Death Pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer, dies at 63 1966 Birthday Mike Tyson, born in Brooklyn, New York, professional boxer, youngest man to win WBC, WBA IBF world heavyweight titles, nickname 'Iron Mike' 1966 Birthday Vladislav Neiman, born in Israel, Men's flyweight boxer, 1996 Olympics 1966 Death Randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home 1965 Birthday Romallis Ellis, Washington D.C., lightweight boxer 1988 Olympics bronze 1965 Birthday Lawrence Clay-Bey, Hartford, Connecticut, super heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Lennox Lewis, born in West Ham, England, professional boxer, won World heavyweight championship three times, 1988 Olympic Games gold medalist 1964 Birthday Randall Thompson, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, boxer 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Jeff Fenech, born in Marrickville, Australia, professional boxer, boxing trainer, world champion, represented Australia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles 1964 Birthday Virgil Hill, Missouri, middleweight boxer 1984 Olympics silver 1964 Birthday Pernell Whitaker, boxer, Olympic-gold 1963 Birthday Mark Breland, born in Brooklyn, New York, welterweight boxer 1984 Olympics gold 1963 Death David Moore, U.S. feather weight boxer, dies at 29 1962 Birthday Evander Holyfield, Atmore Ala, boxer, Olympic-bronze-1988, champ, 1990 - 1992 1962 Death Benny "Kid" Paret, U.S. welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at 24 1961 Birthday Frank Bruno, British boxer, European champ 1961 Birthday Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, boxer, killed a boxer in the ring 1960 Birthday Tyrell Biggs, Philadelphia, super HW boxer 1984 Olympics gold 1960 Event Cassius Clay wins 1st battle as professional boxer 1960 Birthday Barry McGuigan, born in Clones, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, professional boxer, world featherweight champion, number one featherweight challenger in the World Boxing Association 1958 Birthday Wilfredo Benitez, PR, boxer, world champ at 17y176d 1958 Birthday Tony Sibson, born in Leicester, England, professional boxer, Middleweight, Light heavyweight, during the 1970's and 1980's 1957 Birthday Adolfo Horta, born in Camaguey, Cuba, HW boxer, 1980 Olympics silver 1956 Birthday Gerry Cooney, heavyweight boxer, U.S. Olympics team 1980 1956 Birthday Michael Spinks, U.S., middleweight boxer 1976 Olympics gold 1956 Birthday Charlie Magri, world champ flyweight boxer, 1983 1956 Birthday Howard Edward Davis, Jr., Glen Cove, New York, lw boxer 1976 Olympics silver 1955 Birthday John Tate, U.S., heavyweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze 1953 Birthday Mickey Rourke, boxer/actor, Wild Orchid, Barfly 1952 Birthday Angel Herrera, born in Cuba, FW/LW boxer, Gold Medals 1976, 1980 Olympics 1952 Birthday Alexis Arguello, born in Managua, Nicaragua, featherweight boxer, 1974 champ 1952 Birthday Teofilo Stevenson, born in Cuba, heavyweight boxer, Gold Medal 1972, 1976, 1980 Olympics 1951 Birthday Alan Minter, England, light-middleweight boxer 1972 Olympics bronze 1951 Birthday Roberto Duran, boxer, fists of stone 1951 Birthday John Conteh, born in Liverpool, England, athlete, former British boxer, world light-heavyweight boxing champion 1950 Birthday Benjamin Peterson, U.S., heavyweight boxer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1950 Birthday Joe Bugner, Hungarian/British/Australian boxer, European Champ 1971 1949 Birthday Ricardo Luis Carreras, New York City, bantamweight boxer 1972 Olympics bronze 1949 Birthday John Baldwin, Detroit, light middleweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze 1948 Birthday Ronald W. Harris, born in Canton, Ohio, lightweight boxer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1947 Birthday Rolando Garbey, Oriente Cuba, light MW boxer, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1946 Birthday Alfred Jones, born in Grace, Mississippi, middleweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze 1946 Birthday Fighting Mack, Edwin Alberto, Antillian welterweight boxer 1945 Birthday Pete Postlethwaite, actor, The Boxer 1944 Death Anthony Stefanich, British boxer/captain, killed in Arnhem 1944 Birthday Joe Frazier, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, heavyweight boxer, 1964 Olympic gold medal, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion 1968 - 1973 1942 Birthday Carlos Monzon, boxer/actor, La Mary, Sonar Sonar 1942 Birthday Muhammad Ali, heavyweight champ boxer, 1964 - 1967 1974 - 1978 1941 Birthday Quincey Daniels, born in Biloxi, Mississippi, boxer 1960 Olympics bronze 1941 Birthday Major Lance, U.S. boxer, dancer and singer, Hey Little Girl 1940 Birthday Barbara Boxer, born in Brooklyn, New York, Representative-D-California, 1983 - 1992 and Senator-D-CA, 1993 - 1940 Birthday Jerzy Kulej, Poland, light welterweight boxer, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics 1939 Birthday Sandro Lopopolia, Italy, lightweight boxer, Silver Medal 1960 Olympics 1939 Birthday Carmelo Bossi, Italy, light middleweight boxer 1960 Olympics silver 1939 Birthday Charles Brown, Cin, Ohio, featherweight boxer 1964 Olympics bronze 1938 Birthday Boris Lagutin, U.S.S.R., light-middleweight boxer, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics 1938 Birthday Johnny Caldwell, Ireland, flyweight boxer 1956 Olympics bronze 1937 Birthday Manfred Krug, Duisburg Germany, actor, Boxer 1936 Event German boxer Max Schmeling World Champion KOs Joe Louis 1936 Birthday Jose Torres, U.S., boxer, Olympics 1933 Birthday Nathan Eugene Brooks, born in Cleveland, Ohio, flyweight boxer 1952 Olympics gold 1932 Birthday Wilson "Papa" Godett, Curacaos worker's union leader/boxer 1932 Birthday Charles Adkins, U.S., light welterweight boxer 1952 Olympics gold 1930 Birthday James Felton Boyd, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, light HW boxer 1956 Olympics gold 1929 Birthday Edward Crook, born in Detroit, Michigan, middleweight boxer 1960 Olympics gold 1928 Birthday Hans Nielsen, Denmark, lightweight boxer 1924 Olympics gold 1927 Birthday George Hunter, born in South Africa, light heavyweight boxer, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics 1926 Birthday Laszlo Papp, born in Hungary, Olympic Boxer, Gold-1948, 1952, 1956 1925 Birthday Roy James Brown, New Orleans, boxer/soul singer, Good Rockin' Tonight 1924 Birthday Norvel la Follette Ray Lee, lt-HW boxer 1952 Olympics gold 1923 Birthday Rocky Marciano, heavyweight champion boxer, 1952 - 1956 1921 Birthday Bruce Woodcock, born in England, boxer, British and Empire heavyweight champion 1945 - 1950, European heavyweight champion 1946 - 1949, events attracted sellout crowds 1920 Birthday Sugar Ray Robinson, Walter Smith, middle/welterweight boxer, champ 1913 Birthday Lou Salica, U.S., flyweight boxer, Olympic-bronze-1932 1910 Birthday William T "Champion Jack" Dupree, U.S. boxer/slaughterhouse pianist 1910 Birthday Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, born in Orange, New Jersey, boxer/actor, On the Waterfront 1908 Birthday Jackie Fields, U.S., featherweight boxer 1924 Olympics gold 1906 Birthday Primo Carnera, Italian boxer, champ-1933 1905 Birthday Laszlo Papp, Hungary, middleweight boxer, Gold Medals 1948, 1952, 1956 Olympics 1903 Birthday Pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer 1902 Birthday Joseph Paul Sharkey Zukauskas, boxer 1901 Event Peace of Peking - Ends Boxer Rebellion in China 1901 Death Chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded 1901 Death Hsu Cheng-yu, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded 1900 Event 2,000 marines land to capture Beijing, ending Boxer rebellion 1900 Event China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Christians 1900 Event U.S. troops arrive in Beijing, help put down Boxer Rebellion 1898 Birthday Eddie Eagan, born in Denver, boxer, bobsledder, Gold Medals 1920, 1932 Olympics 1877 Birthday Arthur Lang, U.S., boxer/businessman, Died Aug 8, 1992 at 115 1866 Birthday James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, heavyweight champion boxer, 1892-97 1853 Birthday George Godfrey, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxer, Old Chocolate 1831 Birthday John Morrissey, boxer/developer of Saratoga Springs horse race track
