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Philly Boxing History |
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March 16, 1925 |
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| FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
| 1939 - Bob Montgomery KO4 Frankie Saia at the Olympia in South Philly | ||||
| 1939 - Obie Walker W15 Leroy Haynes II at Miami | ||||
| 1943 - Eddie Giosa KO4 Al White at the Broadwood A.C. in N. Philadelphia (Giosa's pro debut) | ||||
| 1943 - Frankie Carto KO6 Jimmy McAllister at the Broadwood A.C. in N. Philadelphia | ||||
| 1951 - Bob Murphy KO5 Dan Bucceroni at Madison Square Garden | ||||
| 1959 - Charlie Scott W10 Isaac Logart I at St. Nicholas Arena in New York | ||||
| 1959 - Sidney 'Sweet Pea' Adams TKO4 Charley Fisher at the Cambria AC in NE Philly | ||||
| 1964 - George Benton KO4 Ernie Burford at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1968 - Sonny Liston KO4 Bill McMurray at the Reno Coliseum | ||||
| 1970 - Bennie Briscoe KO7 Joe Shaw II at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1970 - Augie Pantellas W10 Ruben DeJesus at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1970 - Skinny Jimmy Rothwell W6 William Murphy at the Blue Horizon in North Philly | ||||
| 1996 - Bernard Hopkins TKO4 Joe Lipsey at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas (2nd title defense) | ||||
| BIRTHDAYS: | ||||
| 1956 - Fred Jenkins Sr. | ||||
| DEATHS: | ||||
| 2016 - Dorsey Lay | ||||
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