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On January 17, 1986 at The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, WBA heavyweight champion Tony “TNT” Tubbs, from Cincinnati, Ohio, fought “Terrible” Tim Witherspoon, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in defense of the title he won from Greg Page seven months earlier. Tubbs was undefeated…
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On January 16, 1999 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, Zab Judah, from Brooklyn, New York, fought Wilfredo Negron, from Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, for the interim IBF light welterweight title. Judah was undefeated at 18-0 going in. Negron was 17-3. The fight was scheduled for 12 rounds…
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On January 15, 2000 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, WBC/WBA/IBF light heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr., from Pensacola, Florida, defended his titles against David Telesco, from Port Chester, New York. Jones was 40-1, his single loss coming by DQ to Montell Griffin in 1997 (and later avenged).…
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On January 14, 2006 at Brondby Hallen in Brondby, Denmark, WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler, aka Viking Warrior, from Copenhagen, Denmark defended his title against WBC Continental Americas super middleweight champion Eric Lucas, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Kessler was undefeated…