On This Day… May 22nd

1982.-  Nicaraguan Alexis Arguello knocked out American Andy Ganigan in 5 rounds to retain his WBC lightweight title. The match took place in Las Vegas, Nevada.

1999.- At the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, American Floyd Mayweather Jr. defended his WBC super featherweight title by knocking out Ugandan Justin Juuko in the ninth round.

1999.- Oscar De La Hoya defended his WBC welterweight title by knocking out Oba Carr in the eleventh round, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2015.- Russian Grigory Drozd defended his WBC cruiserweight title by knocking out Polish Lukasz Janik in nine rounds in Moscow, Russia. After this fight Drozd retired from boxing.

2021.- Scotsman Josh Taylor was crowned the undisputed super lightweight champion by defeating American José Carlos Ramírez in a great fight. The match took place in Las Vegas, Nevada.