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August 12th in Boxing History

1951: Cecilio Lastra is born. WBA Featherweight Champion.

1955: Ike Williams KO 9 Beau Jack. Ossie Ocasio is born. WBA Cruiserweight Champion.

1957: Chalky Wright dies age 45. World Featherweight Champion.

1959: Archie Moore KO 3 Yvon Durelle. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.

1967: Horacio Accavallo W 15 Hiroyuki Ebihara. Retains WBA Flyweight Title.

Regilio Tuur is born.

1969: Julio Cesar Borboa is born. IBF Jr. Bantamweight Champion.

1978: Betulio Gonzalez W 15 Guty Espadas. Wins WBA Flyweight Title.

1982: Salvador Sanchez dies age 23. Legendary Mexican Featherweight Champion.

1988: Jeff Fenech KO 5 Tyrone Downes. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1991: Manuel Medina W 12 Troy Dorsey. Wins IBF Featherweight Title.

1994: Jorge Castro W 12 Reggie Johnson. Wins WBA Middleweight Title.

Frankie Liles W 12 Steve Little. Wins WBA Super Middleweight Title.

1995: Paul Vaden KO 12 Vincent Pettway. Wins IBF Jr. Middleweight Title.

2000: Evander Holyfield W 12 John Ruiz. Wins WBA Heavyweight Title.

Joe Calzaghe KO 5 Omar Sheika. Retains WBO Super Middleweight title.

Bebis Mendoza W DQ 7 Rosendo Alvarez. Wins WBA Jr. Flyweight Title.

2005: Jorge Barrios TKO 2 Victor Santiago. Retains WBO Jr. Lightweight Title.

2006: Oleg Maskaev TKO 12 Hasim Rahman. Wins vacant WBC Heavyweight Title.

David Diaz TKO 10 Jose Santa Cruz. Wins vacant WBC Lightweight Title.