Boxing in The 1940s - 1944

1944

• March 3- The third chapter of the Bob Montgomery-Beau Jack rivalry, as Montgomery beats Jack by a fifteen round decision, at New York.
• March 10- Sal Bartolo beats Phil Terranova by a decision in fifteen rounds to win the National Boxing Association's world Featherweight title, in Boston. Nonetheless, Willie Pep continues being recognized as the sole world Featherweight champion by most fans and the press.
• May 5- Sal Bartolo retains his NBA world Featherweight title with a fifteen round decision over Phil Terranova at their Boston rematch.
• August 4- The "War Bonds Fight", $36m is raised to fund the war effort as Beau Jack wins a ten round decision over arch-rival Bob Montgomery in New York. A few weeks later, they were both drafted on the same day by the Army.
• September 9- Willie Pep retains the world Featherweight title with a fifteen round decision over Chalky Wright at their New York rematch.
• September 12- Manuel Ortiz retains the world Bantamweight title with a fourth round knockout over Luis Castillo, in Los Angeles.
• November 14- Manuel Ortiz once again retains his world Bantamweight title with a knockout over Luis Castillo in Los Angeles, this time in round nine.