Boxing History, This Day in Boxing FIRST FIGHT EVER FILMED Bob Fitzsimmons KOs Jim Corbett March 17, 1897 Heavyweight Title SteveMarch 18, 2019, 12:20 amMarch 18, 2019 189 Facebook Twitter Google+ FIRST FIGHT EVER FILMED Bob Fitzsimmons KOs Jim Corbett March 17, 1897 Heavyweight Title Bob Fitzsimmons 167 James J. Corbett 184 The Race Track Arena, Carson City KO 14 referee: George Siler World Heavyweight Title Previous ArticleSugar Ray Robinson Beats Henry Brimm in Buffalo This Day March 16, 1948Next Article“Iron Mike” Tyson KOs Slick Boxing Tony Tubbs in Japan This Day March 21, 1988 Heavyweight Title