{"id":544687,"date":"2026-03-18T14:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/544687\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:45:11","slug":"on-this-day-in-boxing-history-march-18th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/544687\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day in Boxing History\u2026 March 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On This Day in Boxing History\u2026 March 18th<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\">1978.- Mexican standout Carlos Palomino successfully defended his WBC World Welterweight title. Palomino showcased his power by scoring a ninth-round technical knockout over Moroccan challenger Mimoun Mohatar. The bout, held at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, further established Palomino as one of the most dominant champions of the division during that era.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\">1983.- In a historic unification battle at the Atlantic City Convention Center, Michael Spinks became the undisputed light heavyweight monarch by defeating Dwight Muhammad Qawi via 15-round unanimous decision. With this victory, Spinks added the WBC Green and Gold belt to his collection in a duel that featured two of the most skilled technical exponents at 175 pounds.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\">1990.- Australian Jeff Harding, renowned for his relentless stamina, successfully defended his WBC World Light Heavyweight championship by knocking out Argentina\u2019s Nestor Giovannini in the 11th round. The contest took place in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where Harding had to dig deep to overcome the spirited resistance of the South American challenger.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0\">1991.- The legendary Mexican champion Julio C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez put on an exhibition of power and precision at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. Ch\u00e1vez defended his WBC World Super Lightweigh title by dispatching American John Duplessis via technical knockout in just four rounds. This victory was yet another testament to the absolute dominance \u201cEl C\u00e9sar del Boxeo\u201d held on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,4,0\">1991.- In a high-impact unification clash, Jamaica\u2019s Simon Brown defeated American Maurice Blocker by knockout in the 10th round. With this victory in Las Vegas, Brown claimed the WBC World Welterweight title, ending a highly competitive bout that kept fans on the edge of their seats.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,5,0\">2000.- A young and talented Floyd Mayweather Jr. continued his meteoric rise to stardom by defending his WBC World Super Featherweight championship. \u201cPretty Boy\u201d defeated the gritty Mexican Gregorio \u201cGoyo\u201d Vargas via a wide unanimous decision at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Despite Vargas\u2019s heart and bravery, Mayweather\u2019s speed and defense were the defining factors of the night.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,6,0\">2006.- In a heavyweight clash in Atlantic City, champion Hasim Rahman and challenger James Toney fought to a majority draw after 12 rounds of non-stop action. The result allowed Rahman to retain his WBC World Heavyweight title in a clash of styles where Rahman\u2019s power met Toney\u2019s defensive wizardry and counter-punching.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,7,0\">2017.- In one of the biggest upsets of the year, Thailand\u2019s Srisaket Sor Rungvisai captured the WBC World Super Flyweight title by defeating the then-consensus pound-for-pound king, Nicaragua\u2019s Rom\u00e1n \u201cChocolatito\u201d Gonz\u00e1lez, via majority decision. The fight, held at New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden, was an all-out war that ended the legendary Central American boxer\u2019s undefeated streak.<\/p>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_178455\" class=\"pvc_stats all  pvc_load_by_ajax_update\" data-element-id=\"178455\" style=\"\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On This Day in Boxing History\u2026 March 18th 1978.- Mexican standout Carlos Palomino successfully defended his WBC World&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":544688,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-544687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544687\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/544688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}