On this day in history, Emile Griffith defeats Dick Tiger and conquers middleweight crown

On this day in history, legendary Emile Griffith climb up to middleweight division to defeat Dick Tiger and conquer the world crown; Emile got the victory by unanimous decision.

 

Griffith is considered as one of the greatest fighters on his era, he faced fighters like: Nino Benevenuti, Carlos Monzon, Jose Napoles, Rubin Carter, just to name a few.

WBC Press Release