Boxing
Events
- 26 July — Gene Tunney's final fight is a 12th round technical knockout of Tom Heeney in the Bronx; the World Heavyweight Championship becomes vacant until 1930
Lineal world champions
- World Heavyweight Championship – Gene Tunney → vacant
- World Light Heavyweight Championship – Tommy Loughran
- World Middleweight Championship – Mickey Walker
- World Welterweight Championship – Joe Dundee
- World Lightweight Championship – Sammy Mandell
- World Featherweight Championship – vacant → Tony Canzoneri → Andre Routis
- World Bantamweight Championship – vacant
- World Flyweight Championship – vacant
Read more about this topic: 1928 In Sports
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