#OnThisDay Mike Tyson vs. Larry Holmes, billed as Heavyweight History, was a professional boxing match contested on January 22, 1988, for the WBA, WBC, and IBF Heavyweight Championships. Iron Mike Tyson had three fights in 1988. He faced Larry Holmes, and defeated the legendary former champion by TKO in the fourth round. This was the only knockout loss Holmes had in 75 professional bouts. #boxinghistory #boxing #boxeo | Oman Fights Updates

Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Juan Díaz, billed as A Battle for the Ages. A Fight for Supremacy, was a boxing lightweight title superfight, for the vacant WBO and WBA lightweight championship, and Marquez's The Ring lightweight title. The bout was held on February 28, 2009, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States. Marquez won the fight via technical knockout in the ninth round. #boxinghistory #boxeo #boxing | Oman Fights Updates

In 1998, James Page scored a brutal second-round knockout of Andrey Pestryaev to capture the vacant WBA welterweight title. The belt had been recently held by Ike Quartey, and Page made a thunderous statement in his title moment. Known for his explosive power and aggression, Page wasted no time, ending matters emphatically and announcing himself as a world champion in devastating fashion. #Boxing #BoxingHistory #JamesPage #AndreyPestryaev #WBA #Welterweight #WorldChampion #Knockout #90sBoxing |

Erislandy Lara defeated Alfredo Angulo by TKO in the 10th round on June 8, 2013, winning the vacant interim WBA junior middleweight title in a brutal fight where Lara was knocked down twice but overwhelmed Angulo with a vicious left hand to the eye, causing severe swelling that led to the stoppage. #boxeo #boxing #boxinghistory | Oman Fights Updates