November 2004 in Sports - November 13, 2004

November 13, 2004

• Football (soccer): In a CONCACAF World Cup qualifying match previously postponed due to weather, Mexico defeats St. Kitts and Nevis 5–0.
• Rugby union:
  • Ireland defeats the Springboks (South Africa) 17–12 at Lansdowne Road in Dublin. (BBC)
  • A mostly experimental All Blacks (New Zealand) side smashes Italy 59–10 in Rome. (BBC)
  • France defeats the Australian Wallabies 27–14 at Stade de France in suburban Paris. (BBC)
• Rugby League Tri-Nations: Great Britain defeat the Kangaroos 24–12 at the JJB Stadium in Wigan. It is the first time the Lions have beaten Australia since 2001, and the first time since 1992 that the winning margin has been higher than 11 points.
• Boxing: Madison Square Garden Heavyweights undercard:(BoxingCentral)
  • John Ruiz recovers from two knockdowns and one point reduction to retain his WBA world Heavyweight title with a twelve round unanimous decision over Andrzej Gołota. His manager, Norman Stone, has an altercation with the referee and also punches Gołota's trainer after round one.
  • Chris Byrd also recovers from a knockdown, to retain his IBF world Heavyweight title with a twelve round split decision over Jameel McCline.
  • Experienced Larry Donald defeats former world Cruiserweight and Heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield with a twelve round unanimous decision.
  • Former world Heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman sco-res a fourth round knockout victory over former WBO world title challenger Kali Meehan.