Boxing in The 1960s - 1964

1964

• February 15- Carlos Ortiz retains the world Lightweight title with a fourteenth round knockout of world Jr. Lightweight champion Flash Elorde, Manila, Philippines.
• February 25- Cassius Clay, in his own words, shocks the world, with a seventh round knockout of Sonny Liston to win the world's Heavyweight title, in Miami.
• April 18- Eddie Perkins retains the world Jr. Welterweight title over Bunny Grant, who was attempting to be Jamaica's first boxing world champion, with a fifteen round decision, Kingston, Jamaica.
• May 9- Sugar Ramos retains the world Featherweight title with a controversial fifteen round decision over Floyd Robertson, Accra, Ghana.
• June 12- Emile Griffith and Luis Rodriguez close their series of bouts, with Griffith retaining the world's Welterweight title with a fifteen round decision.
• September 26- Vicente Saldivar wins the world Featherweight title, knocking out Sugar Ramos in round twelve at Mexico City, Mexico.
• December 14- Joey Giardello defeats Rubin Carter by a fifteen round unanimous decision to retain the world Middleweight title, in Philadelphia. Giardello would later sue producers of The Hurricane for the way in which this fight was depicted in that film.