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Philly Boxing History |
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JANUARY 31, 1981 |
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Joltin' Jeff Chandler made the first defense of his WBA Bantamweight title against tough Jorge Lujan (W15) at Philadelphia's Franklin Plaza Hotel, on this day in 1981. The great Chandler won his crown two months before against Julian Solis in Miami and went on to make nine successful defenses before ceding the title to Richie Sandoval. His Hall of Fame career only lacked a unification bout with Lupe Pintor, who repeatedly avoided it. |
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| OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
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1933 - George Godfrey W10 Tiger Jack Fox at Indianapolis, IN |
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| 1949 - Percy Bassett W10 Brown Lee at Philadelphia | ||||
| 1975 - Eugene 'Cyclone' Hart KO8 Redames Cabrera at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1975 - Mike Youngblood Williams W6 Luis Carrasquillo at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1985 - Tyrone Crawley W10 Nick Parker at Resorts International in Atlantic City | ||||
| 1998 - Bernard Hopkins TKO6 Simon Brown in Atlantic City, NJ | ||||
| BIRTHDAYS: | ||||
| 1914 - Jersey Joe Walcott | ||||
| 1983 - Victor Vasquez | ||||
| Deaths: | ||||
| 1997 - Santa Bucca | ||||
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CHANDLER
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