BOXING

1909
San Francisco, California
Jimmy Reagan defeated Jimmy Walsh to win the World Bantamweight championship.

1984
Beaumont, Texas
Billy Costello beat Bruce Curry via TKO to win the WBC Super Lightweight title.

1993
Columbia, South Carolina
Lawrence Carter defeated Pinklon Thomas to win the WBF Heavyweight championship.

1994
Las Vegas, Nevada
Frankie Randall beat Julio Cesar Chavez via split decision to win the WBC Light Welterweight title.

1999
Leganes, Spain
Javier Castillejo defeated Keith Mullings via majority decision to win the WBC Light Middleweight championship.

2002
Keitaro Hoshino beat Joma Gamboa via unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA Minimumweight title.

2006
Fukuoka, Japan
Takashi Koshimoto defeated In Jin Chi via split decision to win the WBC Featherweight championship.

2010
The IBO Lightweight championship was left vacant after champion Mlungisi Diamani was tragically killed in a car accident.

Las Vegas, Nevada
IBA Light Heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov defeated Gabriel Campillo to win the WBA Light Heavyweight championship.

2011
Detroit, Michigan
WBO Light Welterweight champion Timothy Bradley beat Devon Alexander via technical decision to win the WBC Light Welterweight title.

2020
Miami, Florida
Murodjon Akhmadaliev beat Daniel Roman via split decision to win the IBF Super Bantamweight title.

2021
Hollywood, Florida
Trevor Bryan beat Bermane Stiverne via TKO to win the vacant WBA Heavyweight title.

PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

1981
Biloxi, Mississippi
The Junkyard Dog & Karl Kox defeated Ernie Ladd & Leroy Brown to win the Mid-South Tag Team championship.

1983
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Pierre Martel beat Mad Dog Lafaib to win the WWC North American Heavyweight title.

1996
Canton, Ohio
Konnan defeated The One Man Gang to win the WCW United States Heavyweight championship.

2012
St. Louis, Missouri
Sheamus won the WWE Royal Rumble.

2017
San Antonio, Texas
Randy Orton won the WWE Royal Rumble. … John Cena defeated A.J. Styles to win the WWE World Heavyweight title. … Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson beat Antonio Cesaro & Sheamus to win the WWE Raw Tag team title.


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