On this day 21 February 1998 (Exactly 21 years ago) Ghana’s Nana Yaw Konadu successfully defended his WBA World bantamweight title when he knocked out Abraham Torres of Venezuela in the second round of their scheduled 12-round title fight at the Estadio Polideportivo, Mardel Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
On this day 21 February 1967 (Exactly 52 years ago) Joe Tetteh TKOs Ivan Whiter in round 4 of their Super Lightweight Contest at the Townhall Shoreditch, London, UK
On this day 21February 1995 (Exactly 24 years ago) Bill Hardy of the United Kingdom made a defence of his Commonwealth (British Empire) Featherweight title , against Percy Commey, of Ghana at the Crowtree Leisure Centre United Kingdom, Tyne and Wear, Sunderland. Hardy won by a technical knockout in the eleventh round.
On this day 21 February 1993 (Exactly 36 years ago) Ukrainian former pole vaulter, Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.15 m) in Donetsk, Ukraine
Bubka held the record for almost 21 years until France’s Renaud Lavillenie cleared 6.16 metres on 15 February 2014 at the same meet in the same arena.
NB:Bubka won six consecutive IAAF World Championships, an Olympic gold medal and broke the world record for men’s pole vault 35 times. Sergey has also beaten his own record 14 times. He was the first pole vaulter to clear 6.0 metres and 6.10 metres.
By George ‘Alan Green’ Mahamah
