Boxing in The 1930s - 1930

1930

• February 10- In the decade's first world title fight, Jimmy Slattery becomes world Light-Heavyweight champion, beating Lou Scozza by decision in fifteen rounds for the vacant title, at Buffalo.
• February 18- Jack Kid Berg becomes world Jr. Welterweight champion, knocking out Mushy Callahan in eleven rounds, London.
• March 21- Midget Wolgast wins the vacant New York Flyweight title with a fifteen round decision over Black Bill, New York City.
• June 11- Max Schmeling wins the undisputed World Heavyweight title, defeating NBA champion Jack Sharkey by a four round disqualification, after being hit with a damaging low blow. Schmeling became the first boxer to win the title by disqualification, and he remains as of 2004, the only one to win it that way, in New York.
• June 25- Maxie Rosenbloom wins the world Light-Heavyweight title with a fifteen round decision over Jimmy Slattery, in Buffalo.
• July 17- Al Singer wins the world Lightweight title with a first round knockout over Sammy Mandell, setting a record for the fastest fight in that division's history, New York.
• September 14- Tony Canzoneri wins his second world title, knocking out Al Singer (who in the process became the first world boxing champion in history to both win and lose the title by first round knockout) in the first round and breaking Singer's record for the fastest finish in a world Lightweight title fight, in New York.
• October 4- Panama Al Brown retains the world Bantamweight title with a fifteen round decision over Eugene Huat, in Paris.
• December 11- Battling Battalino retains the world Featherweight title with a fifteen round decision over Kid Chocolate, in New York.
• December 26- Frankie Genaro and Midget Wolgast try to unify the world Flyweight title, but their fight results in a draw, in New York.