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Philly Boxing History |
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JANUARY 19th |
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TAYLOR WINS WELTER TITLE FROM DAVIS On this day in 1991, Meldrick Taylor won his second world title by taking the WBA Welterweight crown from Aaron Davis via 12-round decision at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City. Taylor, rebounding nicely from the loss of his Jr. Welterweight title to Julio Cesar Chavez the year before, used his trademark speed to again become a champion. |
BASSETT BEATS GIOSA THIS TIME OUT West Philly's Percy Bassett avenged a prior defeat to South Philadelphian Eddie Giosa with his own 10-round decision at The Met in Philadelphia, on this day in 1950. The two never broke their 1-1 tie. |
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| OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||||||
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1934 - Abe Feldman W8 Al Ettore at Madison Square Garden in New York |
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| 1939 - Bob Montgomery KO1 Harvey Jacobs in Atlantic City, NJ (7th pro fight) | ||||||||
| 1950 - Percy Bassett W10 Eddie Giosa II at the Met in North Philly | ||||||||
| 1952 - Jay Anderson W8 Dave Tucker at the Cambria A.C. in Kensington (NE Philly) | ||||||||
| 1982 - Richie Bennett KO6 Willie Ray Taylor at the Golden Gloves Center in Philadelphia | ||||||||
| 1991 - Meldrick Taylor W12 Aaron Davis at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City | ||||||||
| 1996 - Terence Lewis TKO3 Lou Turchiarelli at the Blue Horizon in North Philly | ||||||||
| 2013 - Gennady Golovkin TKO7 Gabriel Rosado at the Theater at Madison Square Garden | ||||||||
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