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Tom Spring defeated Jack Langan in a British championship boxing match that lasted 2½ hours.
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English boxer Tom Sayers fought John Heenan of the US for 37 rounds in an international bare-knuckle match at Farnborough, Hampshire, that was called a draw. Heenan was later acclaimed as the "World Boxing Champion."
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In Mississippi Jake Kilrain fought boxing champion John L. Sullivan in the last world heavyweight championship prizefight decided with bare knuckles under London Prize Ring rules in history. Sullivan defeated Kilrain in a match that went to 75 rounds.
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In New Orleans the 1st heavyweight-title boxing match, fought with gloves under the rules of the Marquis of Queensbury , aka John S. Douglas, ended when James J. Corbett knocked out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round.
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Jack Johnson of Texas knocked out Tommy Burns in Australia to become the 1st black world heavyweight boxing champion. He was not officially given the title until 1910 when he beat Jim Jeffries in Las Vegas.
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Jack Johnson, 1st black heavyweight champion, died in car accident.
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The first title match in boxing to be televised takes place in New York City, as Joe Louis defeated Billy Conn for the heavyweight championship. Three NBC TV stations carried the fight.
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Idi Amin became the heavyweight boxing champion of Uganda, holding the title until 1960.
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Sugar Ray Robinson former middleweight boxing champion, died in Culver City, Ca., after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
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TysonMike Tyson knocked out Trevor Berbick and won the WBC title to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history.
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CrownMike Tyson retained the undisputed heavyweight crown as he knocked out Michael Spinks 91 seconds into the first round of a championship fight in Atlantic City, N.J.
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BoxingGeorge Foreman, 45, became boxing's oldest heavyweight champion by knocking out Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas.
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BoxingIn a wild rematch, Mike Tyson was disqualified in the 3rd round in the boxing heavyweight title for biting Evander Holyfield's ear in Las Vegas. Tyson complained of head buts by Holyfield.
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BoxingMike Tyson got his boxing license back after pleading with the Nevada Athletic Commission not to "torture" him anymore for biting Evander Holyfield's ears in the ring 15 months earlier
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BoxingEvander Holyfield, the WBA and IBF champion, and Lennox Lewis, the WBC champion, kept their respective titles after fighting to a controversial draw in New York.
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BopxingLaila Ali, the 21-year-old daughter of Muhammad Ali, made her professional boxing debut by knocking out opponent April Fowler 31 seconds after the opening bell in Verona, New York.
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BoxingLennox Lewis became the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, winning a unanimous decision over Evander Holyfield in Las Vegas.
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BoxingLennox Lewis won a unanimous 12-round decision over David Tua in Las Vegas to retain his WBC and IBF heavyweight titles.
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Boxing John Ruiz became the first Hispanic WBA heavyweight champion by defeating Evander Holyfield in a unanimous 12-round decision.
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Lennox Lewis knocked out Hasim Rahman in the fourth round to get back his WBC and IBF heavyweight titles.
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BoxingEvander Holyfield was denied a fifth heavyweight championship when his third fight against John Ruiz was called a draw after 12 rounds in Mashantucket, Conn.
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Lennox Lewis kept his heavyweight titles by stopping Mike Tyson in the eighth round of their fight in Memphis, Tenn.Boxing
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BoxingJohn Ruiz retained the WBA heavyweight title in Las Vegas after his opponent, Kirk Johnson, was disqualified for hitting low blows.
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Boing In Texas Manny Pacquiao, boxer and Filipino congressman, cemented his claim to being the best fighter in the world by dominating the bigger but slower Antonio Margarito of Mexico. Pacquiao earned a guaranteed $15 million.
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Joe Frazier , the boxer who first beat Muhammad Ali in March 1971, died in Philadelphia after a brief battle with liver cancer.
