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This Day in Boxing -- October 19
by Sin City Richey

1917:
Benny Leonard ND 10 Jack Britton, NYC.
1926:
Tod Morgan W 10 Johnny Dundee, San Francisco. Retains World Super Featherweight Title.
1955:
Bud Smith W 15 Jimmy Carter, Cincinnati. Retains World Lightweight Title.
1962:
Evander Holyfield born.
1964:
Jorge Luis Gonzalez born.
1966:
Meldrick Taylor born.
1969:
Bernabe Villacampo W 15 Hiroyuki Ebihara, Osaka. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.
1983:
Bruce Curry W 12 Leroy Haley, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Lightweight Title.
1984:
Marvelous Marvin Hagler KO 3 Mustafa Hamsho, NYC. Retains World Middleweight Title.

Mike McCallum W 15 Sean Mannion, NYC. Wins vacant WBA Super Welterweight Title.
1985:
Lee Roy Murphy KO 12 Chrisanda Mutti, Monte Carlo. Retains IBF Cruiserweight Title.

Barry Micheal KO 4 Jin Shik Choi, Darwin, Australia. Retains IBF Super Featherweight Title.
1991:
Charles Williams KO 2 Freddie Delgado, Williamsburg, VA. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

Israel Contreras KO 5 Luisito Espinosa, Manila. Wins WBA Bantamweight Title.
1996:
Keith Holmes KO 12 Richie Woodhall, Upper Marlboro, MD. Retains WBC Middleweight Title.

William Joppy KO 5 Ray McElroy, Upper Marlboro, MD. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.

Phillip Holiday W 12 Joel Diaz, Johannesburg. Retains IBF Lightweight Title.

Saman Sorjaturong KO 2 Ali Galvez, Samut Praken, Thailand. Retains Lineal & WBC Junior flyweight Title.
1998:
The Nevada State Athletic Commision votes 4-1 to relicense former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Tyson's boxing license had been revoked after he was DQ'd for biting Evander Holyfield's ear in a June 28, 1997, WBA heavyweight title bout in Las Vegas.
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