{"id":640848,"date":"2026-04-30T15:51:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/640848\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:51:13","slug":"on-this-day-in-boxing-april-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/640848\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day in Boxing\u2026 April 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On This Day in Boxing\u2026 April 30<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">1967.- Japan\u2019s Paul Fuji delivered a spectacular display of power by knocking out Italy\u2019s Sandro Lopopolo in just 2 rounds in Tokyo, Japan, capturing the WBC World Super Light title and cementing his status as a historic figure in Japanese pugilism.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">1971.- Filipino star Erbito Salavarria successfully defended his WBC Flyweight title by defeating Japan\u2019s Susumu Hanagata via decision in a high-intensity bout held in Manila, Philippines, where the champion\u2019s speed proved to be the key to victory.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">1976.- The legendary Muhammad Ali retained his WBC Heavyweight crown by defeating Jimmy Young by decision in Landover, Maryland, in a contest where Ali had to rely on all of his experience to overcome the challenger\u2019s tricky defensive style.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">1988.- At the iconic Plaza de Toros in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia\u2019s Miguel \u201cHappy\u201d Lora provided an exhibition of technique and elegance to retain his WBC Bantamweight title, defeating Argentina\u2019s Lucio L\u00f3pez by decision before a jubilant home crowd.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">2010.- Mexico\u2019s Fernando \u201dKochulito\u201d Montiel starred in one of the most memorable victories for Mexico in Asia by capturing the WBC Bantamweight title, after ruthlessly knocking out the solid Japanese champion Hozumi Hasegawa in the fourth round in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">2010.- On that same historic night in Tokyo, Japan, Toshiaki Nishioka reaffirmed his elite status by knocking out the Philippines\u2019 Balweg Bangoyan in the fifth round, successfully defending his WBC Super Bantamweight title with a dominant offensive display.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">2011.- In an authentic \u201ccivil war\u201d between Mexican warriors, Adri\u00e1n \u201cConfesor\u201d Hern\u00e1ndez captured the WBC Light Flyweight title by knocking out Gilberto Keb Baas in 11 rounds, during a drama-filled duel held in Texcoco, State of Mexico.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">2022.- American Shakur Stevenson established himself as a global star by capturing the WBC Super Featherweight title, defeating Mexico\u2019s \u00d3scar Valdez by decision in a unification bout, showcasing a nearly impenetrable defense in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_181914\" class=\"pvc_stats all  pvc_load_by_ajax_update\" data-element-id=\"181914\" style=\"\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764343693_289_ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On This Day in Boxing\u2026 April 30 1967.- Japan\u2019s Paul Fuji delivered a spectacular display of power by&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":640849,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-640848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/640849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}