On this Day in Fistiana... 1/29/94 Randall vs. Chavez & more

On this Day in Fistiana…

Frankie Randall vs. Julio Cesar Chavez
Thomas Hearns vs. Dan Ward
Meldrick Taylor vs. Craig Houk 
January 29, 1994

On this day in fistiana, Don King put on a fight card and a half from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. A young Felix Trinidad defeated Hector Camacho, Hearns won a Cruiserweight title, Julio Cesar Chavez suffered his first defeat, Meldrick Taylor scored a quick kayo and plenty more names saw action, see below.

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

commission: Nevada Athletic Commission

inspector: Marc Ratner

promoter: Don King (Don King Productions)

doctors: Flip Homansky / James Game / Albert Capanna

matchmaker: Peyton Sher

welter Hector Camacho 147 43(20)-2-0 L Felix Trinidad 147 22(19)-0-0 UD12     

referee: Joe Cortez | judge: Dalby Shirley 106-119 | judge: Mike Glienna 109-117 | judge: Glen Hamada 110-116
IBF welterweight title

light middle Simon Brown 153 40(30)-2-0 W Troy Waters 153 21(15)-3(1)-0 MD12         

referee: Mitch Halpern | judge: Jerry Roth 116-112 | judge: Vince Delgado 118-111 | judge: Dae-Eun Chung 114-114
WBC light middleweight title

cruiser Thomas Hearns 184 51(41)-4(3)-1 W Dan Ward 184 19(8)-4(2)-0 TKO1

time: 2:09 | referee: Toby Gibson
vacant NABF cruiserweight title

light welter Julio Cesar Chavez 140 89(75)-0-1 L Frankie Randall 140 48(39)-2(1)-1 SD12

referee: Richard Steele | judge: Abraham Chavarria 114-113 | judge: Angel Luis Guzman 113-114 | judge: Chuck Giampa 111-116
WBC light welterweight title
Chavez suffers the first knockdown of his career in round 11. Chavez was penalized one point in the 7th and 11th for low blows.

light welter Giovanni Parisi 139 26(19)-1(1)-0 W Mike Bryan 139 9(2)-2-0 TKO1 

time: 2:32

welter Meldrick Taylor 146 30(16)-3(3)-1 W Craig Houk 146 45(11)-17(3)-0 KO3

time: 1:02 | referee: Kenny Bayless

heavy Anthony Wade 290 22(5)-3(1)-0 L Donovan Ruddock 241 27(20)-4(3)-1 UD10

referee: Jay Nady | judge: Cindy Bartin 89-100 | judge: Patricia Morse Jarman 89-100 | judge: Paul Smith 89-100

bantam Tim Austin 118 4(4)-0-0 W German Ruiz 120 0-1(1)-0 KO 4         

time: 1:44

light Christy Martin 134 19(14)-1-1 W Susie Melton 140 2-1-0 TKO1

time: 0:40

super fly Andy Agosto 115 6(3)-0-0 W Rodrigo Valenzuela 118 0-1(1)-0 UD6     

59-56 | 58-56 | 59-55

light welter Terron Millett 138 7(5)-0-0 W Jorge Valenzuela   KO1