6.9K views · 78 reactions | WBA super-middleweight champion Michael Nunn retained his crown with a six-round technical knockout against Crawford Ashley at the Pyramid in Memphis #OnThisDay in 1993. It was Nunn’s third title defence that year. He won the WBA title in September of 1992 from Victor Cordoba in Las Vegas. #boxing #boxeo #boxingnewsandhistory #boxinghistory #boxingnews #michaelnunn #crawfordashley #nunnashley | Boxing News and History | Facebook

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Michael Nunn vs. James Toney, billed as Rumble on the Riverbank, was a professional boxing match contested on May 10, 1991, for the IBF middleweight title. In the midst of a near three-year reign as the IBF middleweight champion, Michael Nunn, with help from his promoter Bob Arum, successfully lobbied for and received a chance to defend his title in his hometown of Davenport, Iowa. Arum had originally declined Nunn’s proposal for a hometown fight, but eventually relented when riverboat casino ty

Michael Nunn vs. James Toney, billed as Rumble on the Riverbank, was a professional boxing match contested on May 10, 1991, for the IBF middleweight title. In the midst of a near three-year reign as the IBF middleweight champion, Michael Nunn, with help from his promoter Bob Arum, successfully lobbied for and received a chance to defend his title in his hometown of Davenport, Iowa. Arum had originally declined Nunn’s proposal for a hometown fight, but eventually relented when riverboat casino ty