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Philly Boxing History |
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JANUARY 31, 1981 |
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CHANDLER DEFENDS Joltin' Jeff Chandler made the first defense of his WBA Bantamweight title against tough Jorge Lujan (W15) at Philadelphia's Franklin Plaza Hotel, on this day in 1981. The great Chandler won his crown two months before against Julian Solis in Miami and went on to make nine successful defenses before ceding the title to Richie Sandoval. His Hall of Fame career only lacked a unification bout with Lupe Pintor, who repeatedly avoided it. |
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| OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
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1933 - George Godfrey W10 Tiger Jack Fox at Indianapolis, IN |
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| 1975 - Eugene 'Cyclone' Hart KO8 Redames Cabrera at The Philadelphia Arena | ||||
| 1975 - Mike Youngblood Williams W6 Luis Carrasquillo at The Philadelphia Arena | ||||
| 1998 - Bernard Hopkins TKO6 Simon Brown in Atlantic City, NJ | ||||
| BIRTHDAYS: | ||||
| 1914 - Jersey Joe Walcott | ||||
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| 1997 - Santa Bucca | ||||
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