On This Day… May 21

1966.- The legendary Muhammad Ali knocked out Henry Cooper in 6 rounds, defending his WBC heavyweight title. The match took place in London, England.
1977.- At the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rican Wilfredo Gómez knocked out Korean Dong Kyun Kim in 12 rounds, defending his WBC super bantamweight title.
1999.- At the National Stadium in Sara Buri, Thailand, Veeraphol Nakhonluang defended his WBC bantamweight title by knocking out Uruguayan Mauro Blanc in 5 rounds.
2005.- Polish Tomasz Adamek conquered the WBC light heavyweight title, defeating New Zealander Paul Briggs. The match took place in Chicago, Illinois.
2011.- In a fight between Mexicans, Tomas “Gusano” Rojas knocked out Juan José “Goofy” Montes in 11 rounds, defending his WBC super flyweight title. The match took place in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico.
2016.- In an entertaining fight between North American warriors, Jermell Charlo conquered the WBC super welterweight title by knocking out John Jackson in 8 rounds. The match took place in Las Vegas, Nevada.
2022.- American David Benavides conquered the WBC interim super middleweight title, by knocking out Canadian David Lemieux in the third round. The match took place in Glendale, Arizona.