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On This Day: September 9th

1995: In their hotly anticipated rematch at Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Steve Collins again defeated Chris Eubank to retain his WBO

1991: David Boy McAuley successfully defended his IBF flyweight title for the fight and final time. The Larne puncher knocked

2014: In front of 16,000 fans at a purpose-built stadium in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter, Carl Frampton outpointed Kiko Martinez to

1892: Cork’s Jack McAuliffe defended his World lightweight title against Billy Myer at the Olympic Club in New Orleans. Napolean

1936: Derry legend Spider Jim Kelly knocked out Belfast’s Frank McAloran in the fourteenth round to win the vacant BBBoC

1939: On the day that World War 2 began, two vacant Irish titles were fought for in Tolka Park. Dubliner

1995: Prince Nassem Hamed defended his WBO featherweight title for the third time at Dublin’s point depot. The unorthodox Sheffield

1906: Legendary Wexford fighter Jem Roche successfully defended his Irish heavyweight title for a second time at the Empire Theatre

1994: Neil Sinclair and James Webb took home Commonwealth gold from the Games in Victoria, Canada. Belfast welterweight banger Sinclair

1994: Chris Eubank stopped Belfast’s Sam Storey in the seventh round to defend his WBO super middleweight title in Cardiff