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February 29

BOXING

FEBRUARY 29, 1988
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (THE FORUM)
Daniel Zaragoza def. Carlos Zarate Serna via TKO. (R10, 2:54) - WBC Super Bantamweight title
Azumah Nelson defeated Mario Martinez to win the vacant WBC Super Featherweight championship.

FEBRUARY 29, 2000
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (PLAZA HOTEL)
Radford Beasley def. Renor Rojas Claure via TKO. (R5, 0:33) - NABA Featherweight title
Larry Donald def. Mark Bradley via TKO. (R2, 1:02) - NABA Heavyweight title

FEBRUARY 29, 2008
LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA (TACHI PALACE)
Robert Guerrero def. Jason Litzau via KO. (R8, 2:25) - IBF Featherweight title

FEBRUARY 29, 2008
MONTREAL, QUEBEC (BELL CENTRE)
Lucian Bute def. William Joppy via TKO. (R10, 1:08) - IBF Super Middleweight title

MIXED MARTIAL-ARTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2008
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (ORLEANS ARENA)
INTERNATIONAL FIGHT LEAGUE
Ian Loveland defeated Dennis Davis by submission
Rafael Dias defeated Santino DeFranco by submission
Josh Haynes defeated Leopoldo Serao by unanimous decision
Alexandre Ferreira defeated Lew Polley by submission
Jake Ellenberger defeated Pat Healy by unanimous decision
Ryan Schultz defeated John Gunderson by unanimous decision - IFL Lightweight title
Roy Nelson defeated Fabiano Scherner by TKO - IFL Heavyweight title
Ryan McGivern defeated Matt Horwich via unanimous decision. - IFL Middleweight title

PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

1964
San Francisco, California
Ray Stevens beat Dominic DeNucci to win San Francisco's United States Heavyweight title.

1972
Mobile, Alabama
Gorgeous George Jr. defeated The Wrestling Pro to win the Gulf Coast Heavyweight championship.

FEBRUARY 29, 1988
TOKYO, JAPAN (KORAKUEN HALL)
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
Akira Nogami defeated Shigeo Miyato
Masakatsu Funaki defeated Yoji Anjo
Keiichi Yamada and Tatsutoshi Goto defeated Hiro Saito and Kensuke Sasaki
Norio Honaga defeated Black Cat
Kuniaki Kobayashi and Super Strong Machine defeated Kazuo Yamazaki and Osamu Kido
George Takano defeated Midnight Soldier by disqualification
Nobuhiko Takada defeated Vinnie Valentino
Kengo Kimura and Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated Ray Candy and Samurai Warrior (10:59)
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Jerry Grey
Hiroshi Hase, Masa Saito and Riki Choshu def. Antonio Inoki, Dick Murdoch and Shiro Koshinaka

FEBRUARY 29, 1992
CUERNAVACA, MEXICO (LA ARENA ISABEL)
Dragón Chino #1, Dragón Chino #2 & Lasser def. El Mohicano, El Mohicano #2 & Momotaro
Dr. Wagner Jr. and Tigre Canadiense defeated El Celestial and Transformer
Enrique Vera, Silver King & El Texano def. Fishman, The Killer & Negro Casas by DQ.
Gran Hamada defeated El Engendro in a hair vs. hair match.

FEBRUARY 29, 1992
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (MECCA ARENA)
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
SUPERBRAWL II
ATTENDANCE: 5,000
Big Josh def. Dallas Page.
Brian Pillman pinned Jushin Liger to win the WCW World Light Heavy title.
Ron Simmons pinned Cactus jack.
Tom Zenk & Van Hammer def. Richard Morton & Vinnie Vegas.
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes def. Larry Zbyszko & Steve Austin.
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton def. Rick & Scott Steiner via DQ to retain the WCW Tag title.
Rick Rude pinned Ricky Steamboat to retain the WCW U.S. Heavy title.
Sting pinned Lex Luger to win the WCW World Heavy title.

FEBRUARY 29, 1992
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK (MADISON SQUARE GARDEN)
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
The Berzerker def. Jim Brunzell. (8:44)
The Nasty Boys def. The Bushwhackers.
The Warlord def. Chris Walker. (11:14)
Sid Justice def. Hercules Hernandez. (0:25)
Roddy Piper def. Repo Man to retain the WWF Intercontinental Heavy title. (3:31)
The Undertaker def. Davey Boy Smith. (5:19)
Rick Martel def. The Big Boss Man. (13:49)
Sid Justice won a 20-man battle royal. (16:37)

FBRUARY 29, 2004
OSAKA, JAPAN (OSAKA DOME SKY HALL)
GAEA
Chikayo Nagashima defeated Hitoshi Hayashi (5:42)
Chigusa Nagayo defeated Sakura Hirota (9:35)
Dynamite Kansai defeated Carlos Amano (11:41)
Devil Masami, Lioness Asuka & Aja Kong def. Ayako Hamada, Sugar Sato & Chikayo Nagashima (12:03)
Meiko Satomura defeated Mayumi Ozaki (12:48)
Toshie Uematsu and Ran YuYu defeated Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada to retain the AAAW Tag title. (14:17)

FEBRUARY 29, 2016
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (BRIDGESTONE ARENA)
WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT
TV TAPING (RAW)
ATTENDANCE: 10,000
Adrian Neville def. Viktor.
Natalya Neidhart def. Summer Rae.
Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks - draw. (9:50)
Mike Mizanin def. Dolph Ziggler. (1:03)
Alexander Rusev & Sheamus def. The Lucha Dragons. (5:04)
Ryback def. Adam Rose. (2:25)
Chris Jericho & AJ Styles def. Kofi Kingston & Big E. Langston. (8:58)
Bubba Ray Dudley def. Jey Uso. (2:13)
The Big Show def. Kevin Owens via countout. (2:40)
Naomi def. Brie Bella. (4:08)
Dean Ambrose def. Alberto del Rio via DQ. (9:10)

FEBRUARY 29, 2020
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (WINTRUST ARENA)
ALL ELITE WRESTLING
REVOLUTION
ATTENDANCE: 11,000
Penelope Ford & Britt Baker def. Yuka Sakazaki & Riho. (7:46)
Stu Grayson & Evil Uno def. Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky. (9:24)
Jake Hager def. Dustin Rhodes via submission. (14:43)
Darby Allin pinned Sammy Guevara. (4:58)
Adam Page & Kenny Omega def. Nick & Matt Jackson to retain the AEW Tag title. (30:05)
Nyla Rose pinned Kris Statlander to retain the AEW Women's title. (12:46)
Maxwell Jacob Friedman pinned Cody Rhodes. (24:38)
Pac pinned Orange Cassidy. (13:01)
Jon Moxley pinned Chris Jericho to win the AEW World Heavy title. (22:20)

FEBRUARY 29, 2020
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (ARENA COLISEO)
CONSEJO MUNDIAL DE LUCHA LIBRE
Leono and Bengala defeated Príncipe Odín Jr. and Apocalipsis
Último Dragoncito, Shockercito and Kaligua def. Pierrothito, Universito Dos Mil and El Mercurio
Tiger, Raziel and El Cancerbero defeated Magia Blanca, Eléctrico and Diamond
El Audaz defeated Shigeo Okumura by disqualification
Damián el Terrible, El Templario and El Mephisto defeated Kraneo, Diamante Azul and Titán
Último Guerrero, El Forastero and Euforia defeated Flyer, Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja

FEBRUARY 29, 2020
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK (LA BOOM)
EVOLVE 145
Brendan Vink defeated JD Drake
Jessi Kamea defeated Alyx Sky
Jon Davis defeated Vinny Pacifico
Jake Atlas defeated Stephen Wolf
Colby Corino defeated Joe Gacy
Brandi Lauren defeated Avery Taylor
Harlem Bravado defeated Denzel Dejournette
Josh Briggs defeated Anthony Greene in an anything goes match to retain the EVOLVE Heavy title.
AR Fox & Leon Ruff vs. Liam Gray & Adrian Alanis was ruled no contest.
Mansoor defeated Curt Stallion

FEBRUARY 29, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (THE WRESTLE FACTORY)
CHIKARA
STEM THE HEMORRHAGING OF POLKA
Devantes defeated ZERO in a crucible rules match
EM Demorest defeated Josue Ibanez in a crucible rules match.
Xavier Faraday defeated Tunku Amir in a crucible rules match.
Matt Makowski defeated Joshua Wells in a crucible rules match.
Dasher Hatfield and Molly McCoy defeated Xyberhawx Techno Union
Cabana Man Dan defeated Terry Zeller
The Spoiler defeated Masked Enforcer #2
The Whisper defeated Mobius
Icarus and Travis Huckabee defeated Boomer Hatfield and ZERO
Solo Darling and Willow Nightingale defeated Green Ant #2 and Thief Ant
Ophidian defeated Mike Quackenbush

FEBRUARY 29, 2020
ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI (FAMILY ARENA)
RING OF HONOR
GATEWAY TO HONOR
ATTENDANCE: 1,000
Nicole Savoy, Eli Isom and Cheeseburger defeated Sumie Sakai, Brian Johnson and PJ Black
Marty Scurll, Brody King and Flip Gordon defeated Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe and Slex (10:49)
Dan Maff defeated Alex Shelley (9:21)
The Righteous defeated Silas Young and Josh Woods (9:08)
Angelina Love defeated Martina (7:44)
Dalton Castle defeated Jeff Cobb and Kenny King and Tracy Williams in a four way match. (10:06)
Bully Ray defeated Caprice Coleman (1:04)
Dragón Lee defeated Dak Draper to retain the ROH TV title. (9:21)
Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham defeated El Bandido and Rey Horus (12:06)
Rush defeated Mark Haskins and Pierre Carl Oullete in a three way to win the ROH World Heavy title. (10:22)