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This Day in Boxing -- October 20
by Sin City Richey

1902:
Jack Johnson KO 12 Frank Childs, Los Angeles. Payback is a bitch! For a brief period Childs shared an apartment with Johnson. That arrangement ended during the wee hours of a bitterly cold winter night due to the unexpected arrival of Childs's cousin. Despite Johnson's pleads, Childs pointed to the door.

1930:
(Slapsie) Maxie Rosenbloom KO 11 Abie Bain, NYC. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1933:
Primo Carnera W 15 Paolino Uzcudun, Rome. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

1953:
Bobo Olson W 15 Randy Turpin, NYC. Wins vacant World Middleweight Title.

1961:
Duilio Loi D 15 Eddie Perkins, Milan. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1965:
Dick Tiger W 15 Joey Giardello, NYC. Regains World Middleweight Title.

Welcome Ncita born.

1966:
Sandro Lopopolo KO 8 Vicente Rivas, Rome. Retains World Super Lightweight Title.

1968:
Curtis Cokes W 15 Ramon LaCruz, New Orleans. Retains World Welterweight Title.

1972:
Koichi Wajima KO 3 Matt Donovan, Tokyo. Retains World Super Welterweight Title.

1973:
Eder Jofre KO 4 Vicente Saldivar, Salvador, Brazil. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1978:
Danny Lopez DQ 4 Fel Clemente, Pesaro, Italy. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1979:
Sung Jun Kim W 15 Rey Melendez, Seoul. Retains WBC Junior Flyweight Title.

1988:
Charles Williams KO 3 Rufino Angulo, Villenave d' Omon, France. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

1989:
Glen McCrory KO 11 Siza Makhatini, Langbourgh, England. Retains IBF Cruiserweight Title.

1993:
Leo Gamez KO 9 Shiro Yahiro, Tokyo, Japan. Wins vacant WBA Junior Flyweight Title.
1995:
Yong Soo Choi KO 10 Victor Hugo Paz, Salta, Argentina. Wins vacant WBA Super Featherweight Title.
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