On This Day in History: April 29

A day like today, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, defended his WBC lightweight championship

March 29th

1994

Mexican, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, defended his WBC lightweight championship defeating Jean Baptiste Mendy with a fifth round TKO. The clash took place at the Palace Marcel Cerdan de Levallois-Perret, France. It abruptly ended at two minutes 49 seconds of the mentioned round, when Referee, Arthur Mercante, stopped the fight. The Judges were Franz Marti, Tom Kaczmarek and Chuck Hassett.