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Harold Johnson (August 9, 1928 – February 19, 2015) was a professional boxer. He held the NYSAC , NBA/WBA , and The Ring light heavyweight titles from 1962 to 1963. Boxing career
Willie Pastrano, a 6 to 1 underdog challenger, won the world light heavyweight boxing championship, defeating titleholder Harold Johnson. Although most sportswriters thought that Johnson had won the 15-round bout in Las Vegas , Pastrano was declared the winner by the judges in a 2 to 1 decision.
Harold Johnson (boxer) (1928–2015), professional boxer Harold Johnson (cyclist) , Australian cyclist Harold Johnson (sportscaster) (born c. 1948), sports director of WSOC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1980–2006
The following is a list of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing. In February 1995, it was estimated that "approximately 500 boxers have died in the ring or as a result of boxing since the Marquess of Queensberry Rules were introduced in 1884." [1] 22 boxers died in 1953 alone. [1]
Harold Johnson: SD 15 Jun 1, 1963 Las Vegas Convention Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles: 76 Win 57–11–8 Wayne Thornton MD 10 May 4, 1963 Las Vegas Convention Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. 75 Draw 56–11–8 Wayne Thornton MD 10 Mar 23, 1963 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U ...
January 14 - Paul Pender knocks out Terry Downes in the 7th round to retain the world middleweight title in Boston. March 4 – Sugar Ray Robinson's last world title attempt, as he and Gene Fullmer close their rivalry with Fullmer retaining the National Boxing Association's world Middleweight title with a fifteen-round unanimous decision at Las Vegas.
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He won the vacant Michigan version of the world light heavyweight championship in 1963, outpointing Henry Hank over 15 rounds, and twice unsuccessfully challenged for the world title, losing to Harold Johnson for the National Boxing Association title in 1961, and in 1966 losing what many felt was a controversial decision to José Torres for the ...