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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