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49 Melankomas is the boxing champion at the 207th Olympic Games.
1882 In Mississippi City the last heavyweight boxing championship bareknuckle fight takes pla
1910 African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer James J. Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match sparking race riots across the United States.
1934 Max Baer defeats champion Primo Carnera for the world heavyweight boxing title.
1936 Max Schmeling knocks out Joe Louis in the twelfth round of their heavyweight boxing match at Yankee Stadium in New York City.
1938 Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling in the first round of their rematch at Yankee Stadium in New York City.
1954 Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in color.
1973 George Foreman breaks Joe Frazier's professional career undefeated heavyweight world boxing champion status.
1980 In Poland, a plane crashes during an emergency landing near Warsaw, killing a 14-man American boxing team and 73 others.
1990 Evander Holyfield defeats James 'Buster' Douglas for the Heavyweight Boxing crown.
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