For those wondering, Spence landed safely in Sydney Ithis morning.

He was greeted with an indigenous Welcome to Country ceremony, which he seemed to enjoy.

No update on the status of Charlo.

Poster for the Evander holyfield-James "Quick" Tillis bout, held on July 16, 1988, at Caesar's Tahoe in Stateline, Nevada.
This was 'The Real Deal's' 1st fight in the heavyweight ranks and he would stop Tillis in 5 rounds.
Holyfield said before the fight that he would not return

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The WBA mourns the passing of former world champion José Legrá, a remarkable fighter whose achievements and dedication to the sport left a lasting mark on boxing history.

We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and loved ones during this difficult time 🕊️

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The boxing world mourns the passing of Cuban-Spanish legend José “Pepe” Legrá at 83. Known as “The Puma of Baracoa” and “The Little Cassius Clay,” he became a two-time world featherweight champion and one of Spanish boxing’s greatest icons.
Rest in peace, champion. 🇨🇺🇪🇸🥊.

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Former World Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Dick Tiger had his last professional fight #OnThisDay in 1970 when he lost to Emile Griffith via a 10-round unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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Kid Chocolate became Cuba's first professional boxing world champion #OnThisDay in 1931 when he won the NBA junior lightweight crown with a Round 7 TKO of Benny Bass in front of around 15,000 fans at the Phillies' Ball Park in Philadelphia.

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Light heavyweight contender Jack Delaney hotfoots it away from a mob of fans in New York #OnThisDay in 1926 after weighing in for his eagerly anticipated world title clash with champion Paul Berlenbach. The pair were due to fight that evening at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn but the

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Middleweight George Benton (right) fires a right at Holly Mims, on July 15, 1959, enroute to a 10-round unanimous decision win at the Miami Beach Auditorium.

UPI, which unofficially scored it 97-94 in favor of Mims, would write:

"Using his familiar inside tactics, veteran

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Lennox Lewis TKO's Francois Botha in the 2nd round, on July 15, 2000, at London Arena in Milwall, London, UK, to retain the WBC/IBF versions of the fractured Heavyweight Championship.

Botha, a 15 to 1 underdog, had not been ranked by the WBC at the time of the fight's

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Ronnie Shields who was a pretty good fighter in his days, turned into a way better trainer after he hung up his gloves. He was managed and trained by my good friend, the late great Willie Savannah and then later moved on to be an assistant coach for legends Lou Duva and George

This fight probably will be entertaining, but both of these guys are two of the more disliked fighters in the boxing game by a lot of fans. Ryan Garcia brings a crowd out though. Conor Benn will be in hostile territory.

Heavyweight Champion joe Frazier fights exhibitions with Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams and James Helwig on July 14, 1971 at AstroHall in Houston, Texas.

The event also featured Muhammad Ali, who engaged in some showmanship at the start of Frazier's four rounds of exhibition

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Ezzard Charles rebounds from a 2nd round knockdown to KO Fitzie Fitzpatrick in the 5th round at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 14, 1947.
From The Cincinnati Enquirer:
Charles opened a cut over Fitzpatrick's right eye in the 1st round, and the cut bled throughout the

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Arturo "Thunder" Gatti had his final fight #OnThisDay in 2007 when he suffered a Round 7 TKO defeat to Alfonso Gomez at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Gatti, 35, announced his retirement following the bout, commenting: "Hasta la vista, baby."

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Triple-weight world champion Bob Fitzsimmons was arrested in New York #OnThisDay in 1904 for allegedly stealing a baby lion from a local animal arena. Fitz was subsequently released on $1000 bail and later allowed to keep the beast, named Senator Reynolds, after an ownership

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A life cut tragically short - World Flyweight Champion Pancho Villa died in a San Francisco hospital #OnThisDay in 1925 during an operation to tackle a throat infection linked to dental issues. He was only 23.

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Heavyweight contenders Harry Matthews and Rocky Marciano squaring off, with then Heavyweight Champion Jersey Joe Walcott looking on, at the contract signing for the fight on July 14, 1952 in New York, with the winner to earn a September shot at Jersey Joe's title.

Marciano would

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Future heavyweight king Jack Dempsey fought a 10-round no decision bout with John Lester Johnson #OTD in 1916 at the Harlem SC in New York. Press opinions differed as to who won but Dempsey later said that Johnson "socked me like a bulldozer" and "almost finished my career". The

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A legend's final bow - 50-year-old Roberto Duran had his last professional fight #OnThisDay in 2001 when he suffered a 12-round unanimous decision loss to 39-year-old Hector Camacho at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

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He retained his WORLD title.
No one gave a rat's ass about those alphabet groups when boxing was a major sport.

Jake LaMotta (left) wins a 15-round UD over Tiberio Mitri, on July 12, 1950, at Madison Square Garden, in the first defense of the Middleweight Championship he had won from Marcel Cerdan.

This was Mitri's only world title shot, he'd fight exclusively in Europe for the remainder

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Evander Holyfield won his first world title in his 12th pro bout #OTD in 1986 when he secured the WBA cruiserweight crown with a 15-round SD over Dwight Muhammad Qawi at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the first medalist from the '84 US Olympic boxing team to bag world

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