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Michael Chang
Michael ChangBorn: Feb. 22, 1972Tennis won the 1989 French Open , becoming the youngest men's champion of a grand slam event (17 years, 3 months.); went 11 consecutive years (1988-98) with at…1998-99 Boxing Welterweights <span class="rm" >(147 lbs)</span>
Date Winner Loser Result Title Site Nov. 20 Oba Carr Verdell Smith Wu 8 — Las Vegas Nov. 28 Ahmed Kotiev Santos Cardona Wu 12 WBO Lubeck, GER Dec…Cinco de Mayo
A U.S. celebration of Mexican Heritage The Battle of Puebla Victory Monument Related Links Mexico Puebla Benito Juárez Cesar Chavez Calendar & Holidays Cinco de…Pernell Whitaker
Pernell WhitakerBorn: Jan. 2, 1964Boxer won Olympic gold medal as lightweight in 1984; won 4 world championships as lightweight, jr. welterweight, welterweight and jr. middleweight; outfought…Major Bouts, 1997-98: Welterweights (147 lbs)
DateWinnerLoserResultTitleSiteOct. 17Pernell WhitakerAndrei PastriaevWu 12—Ledyard, Conn.Oct. 17Ike QuarteyJose Luis LopezDm 12WBALedyard, Conn.Oct. 18Daniel SantosMiguel A. GonzalezTKO 7—…1996-97 Boxing Welterweights (147 lbs)
Welterweights (147 lbs) Date Winner Loser Result Title Site Oct. 10 Meldrick Taylor Tommy Small Wu 10 Non-title Washington, D.C. Oct. 23 Vincent Pettway…State Holidays
Below is a list of the official holidays of every U.S. state—plus Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands—on which state employees have the day off…Don King
Don KingBorn: Aug. 20, 1931Boxing promoter First major Black promoter who has controlled heavyweight title off and on since 1978; first big promotion was Muhammad Ali's fight against George Foreman…Edwin (Chapo) Rosario Biography
Edwin (Chapo) RosarioAge: 34 three-time world champion boxer who won the his first world title in 1983, defeating Joe Luis Ramirez for the WBC lightweight belt; after losing the title to…U.S. History
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