On this day in Chicago in 1929, seven members of George “Bugs� Moran’s gang were lined up against a garage wall on the North Side and gunned down by members of Al Capone’s crew. The event became known as the “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.�
WBC Flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (64-2, 33 KOs) is heading to Japan in March or April to defend his title but will first fight on March 30th in Bangkok against Korea’s Yo Sam Choi.
A welterweight to watch, Delvin Rodriguez, takes center stage on March 23 when he gets the headlining spot on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights.
On this day in 1967, Johnny Tapia was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Johnson traveled up to Kissimmee, Florida on Feb. 3 with his manager Henry Foster, and his promoter Leon Margules of Seminole Warriors Boxing, to see Dawson fight, congratulate the new champion, and challenge him to fight.
On this day in 1974, Naseem Hamed was born in Sheffield, England.
On this day in 1990, James “Buster� Douglas won the undisputed heavyweight title with a 10th-round knockout of Mike Tyson in Tokyo, Japan. It was, and may always be, the biggest upset in boxing history.
On this day in 1919, Bob Montgomery was born in Sumter, South Carolina. He moved to Philadelphia and became a two-time lightweight champion.
Live from the Suffolk Community College in Selden, NY, in a card broadcast on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, Fast Eddie Chambers (28-0, 16 KOs) handed formerly unbeaten Derric Rossy (15-1, 9 KOs) his first loss with a stunning seventh round TKO stoppage.
The Johnny Bos Roast is going on as scheduled next Thursday night at 7 pm at Hurley’s Steakhouse, located at 48th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.
