This Day in Boxing -- October 30
by Sin City Richey
1906: Abe Attell W 20 Harry Baker, Los Angeles. Retains World Featherweight Title.
1933: Vince Dundee W 15 Lou Brouillard, Boston. Wins New York & NBA Middleweight Title (but not the Lineal!).
1939: Henry Armstrong KO 4 Bobby Pacho, Denver. Retains World Welterweight
Title. Armstrong's 5th defense in 21-days.
1974: Muhammad Ali KO 8 George Foreman, Kinshasa, Zaire. Regains World
Heavyweight Title.
Angel Manfredy born.
1977: Luis Estaba W 15 Netmoi Vorasingh, Caracas. Retains WBC Junior
Flyweight Title.
1982: Marvin Hagler KO 5 Fulgencio Obelmejias, San Remo, Italy. Retains
World Middleweight Title.
1986: Joe Manley KO 10 Gary Hinton, Hartford. Wins IBF Super lightweight
Title.
1993: Orzoubek Nazarov W 12 Dingnaan Thobela, Johannesburg, SA. Wins WBA
Lightweight Title.
1995: South African light heavyweight champion Ginger Tshabalala, 29, is
shot to death by suspected car highjackers in Johannesburg. Tshabalala,
18-1-1, was ranked third by the WBC at the time of his death.
1998: Arthur Williams KO 9 Imamu Mayfield, Biloxi, MS. Wins IBF
Cruiserweight Title.
Cesar Bazan W 12 Mauro Lucero, Mexico City. Retains WBC
Lightweight Title.
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