On This Day… May 24

1968.- At Madison Square Garden in New York, Bob Foster conquered the WBC light heavyweight title by knocking out Dick Tiger in 4 rounds.

1969.- Bob Foster defended his WBC light heavyweight title by knocking out Andy Kendall in 4 rounds. The bout took place at the Eastern States Coliseum in West Springfield, Massachusetts.

1976.- The legendary Muhammad Ali defended his WBC heavyweight title by knocking out Richard Dunn in 5 rounds, in Munich, Germany.

1995.- Japanese Hiroshi Kawashima defeated Korean Seungkoo Lee by decision in Yokohama, Japan. In this fight the WBC super flyweight title was at stake.

2014.- Mexican Jhonny Gonzalez defended his WBC featherweight title by defeating Clive Atwell from Guyana. The match took place in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.

2014.- Canadian Adonis Stevenson defeated Polish Andrzej Fonfara by decision in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. With this triumph Adonis defended his WBC light heavyweight title.