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Philly Boxing History |
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FEBRUARY 21, 1977 |
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The great Tyrone Everett rebounded from his outrageous, controversial decision loss to champion Alfredo Escalera in November by beating Memo Vega in the 8th round, on this day in 1977. The bout was held at the Philadelphia Spectrum. With the win, Tyrone improved to 35-1 (19 KOs) and stayed on track for a return bout with Escalera. That rematch for the title would never take place however. Just a few months later, after one additional bout, Everett was shot and killed by his girlfriend. He was 24. |
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| OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
| 1923 - George Godfrey KO1 Johnny Pierson at New York | ||||
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1967 - Joe Frazier KO5 Doug Jones at the Arena in West Philly |
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| 1967 - Perry Abney wins pro debut (KO2 David Adkins) at the Arena in West Philly | ||||
| 1977 - Marvin Johnson W10 Johnny Townsend at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1977 - Jeff Chandler W6 Fernando Sanchez at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1986 - Uriah Grant W10 Matthew Saad Muhammad at Ft. Lauderdale, FL | ||||
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| 1965 - Rodney Moore | ||||
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EVERETT
KOs VEGA, LOOKS TOWARD ESCALERA REMATCH
Official Spectrum Program