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This Day in Boxing -- October 16
by Sin City Richey

1900:
Matty Matthews W 15 James (Rube) Ferns, Detroit. Regains World Welterweight Title.

1902:
Young Corbett II KO 8 Joe Berstein, Baltimore. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1903:
Frankie Neil D 20 Johnny Reagan, Los Angeles. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1906:
Honey Mellody W 15 Joe Walcott, Chelsea, MA. Wins vacant World Welterweight Title.

1909:
Jack Johnson KO 12 Stanley Ketchel, Colma, CA. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1970:
Chucho Castillo KO 14 Ruben Olivares, Inglewood. Wins World Bantamweight Title.

1976:
  • Wilfred Benitez KO 3 Tony Petronelli, San Juan. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.
  • Samuel Serrano W 15 Ben Villaflor, San Juan. Wins WBA Super Featherweight Title.
  • Alfonso Zamora KO 12 Soo Hwan Hong, Inchon, S. Korea. Retains Lineal & WBA Bantam Title.

    1982:
    Eusebio Pedroza D 15 Bernard Taylor, Charlotte. Retains WBA Featherweight Title. The judges reward Taylor for running.

    1987:
  • Mike Tyson KO 7 Tyrell Biggs, Atlantic City. Retains World Heavyweight Title.
  • Matthew Hilton KO 2 Jack Callahan, Atlantic City. Retains IBF Super Welterweight Title.
  • Jeff Fenech Tech. Dec. 4 Carlos Zarate, Sydney. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.

    1988:
    Juan Jose Estrada KO 11 Takuya Muguruma, Moriguchi, Japan. Retains WBA Super Bantamweight Title.

    1992:
  • Anaclet Wamba W 12 Andrew Maynard, Paris. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.
  • Charley Burley, 75, dies.

    1993:
    Anaclet Wamba KO 7 Akim Tafer, Paris. Retains WBC Cruiserweight Title.

    1999:
    Irene Pacheco KO 4 Ferid Ben Jeddou, Barranquilla, Columbia. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.
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