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April 10, 1980 |
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On this day in 1980, Frank "The Animal" Fletcher opened the first ESPN championship boxing tournament with an 8-round decision over Ben Serrano at Resorts International Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. The win raised Fletcher's record to 5-2-1 with 3 KOs. It was his first exposure on national TV and advanced him in the high-profile tournament. But on this date, Fletcher was just getting started. One month later he stopped Jerome Jackson in round five to take another step in the tournament. Then in July, Fletcher KO'd Bill "Caveman" Lee in the fourth round to advance to the final match of the series. Finally on September 4, 1980, the Animal KO'd Randy McGrady in seven rounds to take the network's championship belt. |
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| FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
| 1934 - Leroy Haynes W10 Dynamite Jackson at Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| 1961 - Jimmy Soo W8 Tony Christy at the Alhambra in South Philly | ||||
| 1961 - Percy Manning KO1 Lou Tolard at the Alhambra in South Philly | ||||
| 1978 - Victor Abraham W10 'Skinny' Jimmy Rothwell at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1978 - Archie Andrews W10 Rudy Donato at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1979 - Jerome Jackson W8 Clifford Willis at the Blue Horizon in North Philly | ||||
| 1979 - Gary Hinton KO2 Lou Daniels at the Blue Horizon in Philadelphia | ||||
| 1979 - Charlie 'Choo Choo' Brown KO1 Wayne Dabney at the Blue Horizon (Brown's pro debut) | ||||
| 1981 - Jimmy Young TKO10 Gordon Racette at Nanimo, British Columbia | ||||
| 1983 - Tony Tubbs W10 Jimmy Young at Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
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FLETCHER
OPENS ESPN TOURNEY WITH WIN