Boxing
- July 22 – Sonny Liston wins the Heavyweight Championship of the world by knocking out Floyd Patterson in the 1st round of their bout in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- August 27 to September 7 – Pan American Games held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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