8 Epic Sports Events That Took Place Today: February 2

1. Longest Boxing Match

Year: 1892 - The Longest boxing match under modern rules took place. Harry Sharpe & Frank Crosby battled it out in 77 rounds. The event was held in Nameoki, Illinois.

2. Kunwar Digvijay Singh's birthday

Year: 1922 - The birthday of Kunwar Digvijay Singh took place. He was an Indian field hockey player. Today he was 2 stadiums named after him in Barabanki and Lucknow.

3. 1st Winter Olympics

Year: 1924 - Officially called the I Olympic Winter Games, the first Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France. The events predominantly took place in Stade Olympique de Chamonix.

4. First NHL match held outdoors

Year: 1954 – The first outdoor hockey game by any NHL team was played by The Detroit Red Wings against the Marquette Branch Prison Pirates. The match was set up in Marquette, Michigan.

5. Tenley Albright overcomes injury

Year: 1956 - during the Cortina dAmpezzo Winter Olympics, despite a severe ankle injury Tenley Albright led an American 1-2 in womens figure skating. Carol Heiss took the silver medal.

6. Roger Federer Ranks No. 1 in Men's Singles

Year: 2004 – Swiss tennis player Roger Federer earns the No. 1 ranking amongst mens singles players. He held this position for a record 237 weeks.

7. Sam Gagner becomes highest scorer

Year: 2012 - NHL player Sam Gagner becomes the first player after 1989 to score eight points in a game for the Edmonton Oilers against the Chicago Blackhawks.

8. Novak Đoković Breaks Record

Year: 2020 - During the Australian Open Mens Tennis tournament, Novak Đoković of Serbia beat Austrian Dominic Thiem with scores of 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. He won a record-extending eighth title at the Melbourne Park.