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Philly Boxing History |
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FEBRUARY 21, 1977 |
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EVERETT KOs VEGA, LOOKS TOWARD ESCALERA REMATCH The great Tyrone Everett rebounded from his outrageous, controversial decision loss in November to champion Alfredo Escalera, by beating Memo Vega in the 8th round, on this day in 1977. The bout was held at the Philadelphia Spectrum. With the win, Tyrone moved to 35-1 (19 KOs) and stayed on track for a return bout with Escalera. That rematch for the title would never take place however. Just a few months later, after one additional bout, Everett was shot and killed by his girlfriend. He was 24. |
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1967 - Joe Frazier KO5 Doug Jones at the Philadelphia Arena |
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| 1967 - Perry Abney wins pro debut (KO2 David Adkins) at the Philadelphia Arena | ||||||
| 1977 - Marvin Johnson W10 Johnny Townsend at the Spectrum | ||||||
| 1977 - Jeff Chandler W6 Fernando Sanchez at the Spectrum | ||||||
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| 1965 - Rodney Moore | ||||||
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Official Spectrum Program