2015 Event The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has taken back Floyd Mayweather's welterweight title belt, won after his recent victory over Manny Pacquiao; WBO stripped the title after Mayweather failed to pay a $200,000 fee and vacate his existing titles 2013 Event American boxer Floyd Mayweather defeats Robert Guerrero and retains his WBC Welterweight title in a unanimous decision 1994 Death Wangila Napunyi, welterweight boxer, Gold Medal 1988 Olympics, dies at 26 1982 Event Tommy Hearns wins WBC Welterweight title in decision over Benitez 1981 Death Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight champ (1922-26) dies at 79 1980 Event Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Duran regains WBC welterweight championship 1980 Event Roberto Duran takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous decision 1977 Birthday Fernando Vargas, Oxnard California, welterweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday David Diaz, born in Chicago, Illinois, light welterweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Kenneth Gould, born in Chicago, Illinois, Welterweight boxer 1988 Olympics bronze 1967 Death Barney Ross, welterweight Boxing Champ (1934), dies at 57 1963 Birthday Mark Breland, born in Brooklyn, New York, welterweight boxer 1984 Olympics gold 1962 Death Benny "Kid" Paret, U.S. welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at 24 1962 Event Benny Paret, KOed in a welterweight title, he dies 10 days later 1960 Birthday Lloyd Honeyghan, English welterweight boxing champ, 1986 1946 Birthday Fighting Mack, Edwin Alberto, Antillian welterweight boxer 1940 Birthday Jerzy Kulej, Poland, light welterweight boxer, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics 1932 Birthday Charles Adkins, U.S., light welterweight boxer 1952 Olympics gold 1920 Birthday Sugar Ray Robinson, Walter Smith, middle/welterweight boxer, champ 1912 Birthday Henry Armstrong, held feather/light/welterweight boxing titles, 1938 1909 Birthday Barney Ross, New York City, Welterweight Boxing Champ, 1934 1901 Birthday Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight boxing champ, 1922-26
