Heavyweight Champ Ezzard Charles Defeats Joe Louis On this day, in 1950 heavyweight boxer Joe Louis lost to Ezzard Charles by unanimous decision at Yankee Stadium, in the Bronx, NY. September 27, 1950 Sport: Boxing Trivia What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? sports in this article Boxing tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine