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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Joe Joyce should never be allowed to fight again. Good grief, if he doesn't retire, or be forced to, you are just asking for a grave situation with him inside the ring.. #boxing

Arturo "Thunder" Gatti, one of boxing's great warriors, was found dead in a hotel in Brazil in mysterious circumstances #OnThisDay in 2009. Gatti, who was on vacation with his Brazilian wife, was 37.

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Long past it Joe Joyce needs to hang them up after getting stopped in Russia today. Amazingly he gave Daniel Dubois his first loss, after that fight, if you would told anyone Dubois would have a lot better career than Joyce, most would've laughed, but after that fight, Joyce had

Billy Thornton (left) and 14-year-old Bobby Cassidy hold an amateur trophy, posing for photographers, on July 11, 1958.

The southpaw Cassidy would go 59-16-3 (27 KO's) as a pro from 1963-80 at light heavyweight.
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WBC Featherweight Champion Salvador Sanchez (left) wins a 10-round unanimous decision over Nicky Perez (right), on July 11, 1981, in a non-title bout at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Next up for Sanchez is a title defense against WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Wilfredo

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Lost in the shuffle of the PBC-DAZN deal announcement, but uncovered by Thee OG that @StephenEspinoza has lost his deal & position with PBC, as DAZN is now doing all production for every PBC event. So now the Weasel is Gonzo, officially nolonger in Boxing! Thank you Al Haymon.

Program for Sugar Ray Robinson's 1st defense of the Middleweight Title. He'd get shocked by Randy Turpin, dropping a 15-round UD.

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Ernie Terrell cracks Doug Jones with a hard left hook in their 1966 duel at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Texas. Terrell won by 15 round decision, the victory leading to a big money clash against world champ Muhammad Ali the following year. #Heavyweight #History #Boxing

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Future middleweight king and reigning American Light Heavyweight Champion Harry Greb beat future World LHW Champ Tommy Loughran #OTD in 1922 via an 8-round newspaper decision victory in Philadelphia. The battle was the first of six between Greb and the "Phantom of Philly".

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In a heavyweight bout billed as "The Battle of the Jaw Breakers" - as Larry Middleton (right) had broken Joe Bugner's jaw, and Ken Norton (left) had broken the jaws of Gary Bates, Vic Brown and Muhammad Ali - on July 10, 1976 Ken Norton (left) scores a 10th round TKO of Larry

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View from the upper deck at Yankee Stadium as the crowd gathers in 1938 for the eagerly awaited Joe Louis vs Max Schmeling rematch. Over 72 000 fans saw Louis unleash a devastating attack at the opening bell and win by 1st round KO. #Heavyweight #History #Boxing

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Hedgemon Lewis wins a 10-round unanimous decision over Ernie "Indian Red" Lopez on July 10, 1969 at Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles.

"The difference in the 10 rounder was an 8 count knockdown scored by Lewis in the 4th round. A right and left followed by a second right dumped

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I remember watching this live broadcast like it was yesterday. There was a LOT of live boxing on network TV that summer (spent in Philly on a PBS internship than enabled me to watch everything): Benn-Barkley, Breland-Davis, Harding-Andries 2, and Carbajal-Kittikasem come to mind

Great point by @ACarter86946242. Not one shiny belt at stake. No elaborate ring walks. No 900 experts giving endless analysis. No fake animosity. Just cable TV in a blistering hot arena where the ref is kicking debris off the canvas. Yet 45 years later, we all remember this. This

The funeral procession for the legendary Joe Humphreys passes, (Where else but?) Madison Square Garden, after his death on July 10, 1936.

Joseph Edward Humphreys was an American boxing official and announcer. He was one of the most popular fight announcers from the turn of the

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IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED 🤯

PBC has officially signed a multi-year deal with DAZN, making it the home of every major boxing promoter except Zuffa Boxing.

Fights should now be much easier to make with every major promoter on the same platform 🥊

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Undefeated (21-0 coming in) welterweight Gil Turner KO's tough veteran Charley Fusari (64-10-1) in the 11th of 12 scheduled rounds on July 9, 1951 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.

Turner won every round on the UP's scorecard except for the 8th round when Fusari dropped Turner, and

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Poster for one of the all-time great championship battles, Jersey Joe Walcott vs Rocky Marciano in 1952. Walcott scored an early knockdown and was well ahead in a violent and bloody slugfest when Rocky got the brutal, one-shot KO in round 13. #Heavyweight #History #Boxing

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Boxing Media types are labeling the PBC-DAZN deal as "historic" When in reality the only thing historic about PBC is the amount of money they have lost since it's 2015 inception, including stiffing Waddle-Reed of 925 million, per Federal required SEC filings! Now that's historic!

This fight being on PPV is telling you these guys are overpaid. Makes sense why Dana no sold Lopez at Brand Risk. This is not a PPV fight but DAZN has no budget so they have to pass the hat. A never ending going out of biz sale.Grab every penny because it won't be there for long

John L Sullivan famously retained his bareknuckle heavyweight crown #OTD in 1889 when his fight with Jake Kilrain in Richburg, Mississippi, was stopped after 75 rounds when Kilrain's corner threw in the sponge to save him from further punishment. The battle, under London Prize

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I'll never forget when this fight was made, I asked Cameron Dunkin (who was managing Donaire at the time) why he pulled the trigger on this fight. He said calmly, ''Steve, I like my guy." He had faith. When managers turn down certain fights, it tells you something #boxing