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Although Cooney had only fought three official bouts in five years following his loss to Holmes, in 1987 he challenged former world heavyweight and world light heavyweight champion Michael Spinks in a title bout. Cooney appeared past his prime and Spinks, boxing carefully with constant sharp counters, knocked him out in round 5.
Title Bout Championship Boxing displays a boxing ring with fighters who trade blows, an immersive blow-by-blow text, a crowd that cheers, and ring card girls who flash up between rounds. The game features over 6,660 boxers past and present and in every weight class, allowing players to not only recreate historical fights but also stage bouts ...
Backus, who is the nephew of boxing legend and former world champion Carmen Basilio, started his career by winning only 7 of his first 19 bouts.In 1964, things looked promising when he won four bouts in a row, but then he suffered a three fight losing streak.
Written off from boxing by doctors after the accident, Pazienza would return to the ring with a win over Luis Santana, a fight which also aired on Tuesday Night Fights. Another title fight aired by USA was the 1988 IBF featherweight title bout between defending champion Calvin Grove and contender Jorge Paez that took place in Mexicali, Mexico ...
Riggs' dream of fighting in the UFC materialized in 2004, in a winning bout against Canadian fighter Joe Doerksen. After that Riggs moved down to Welterweight to fight veteran Chris Lytle. Riggs went on to win the fight by 2nd-round TKO. And was the 1st and only man to ever stop the very popular battler Chris Lytle.
For example, a world title fight in men’s boxing – a professional bout – will always be scheduled for 12 three-minute rounds; and a women’s world title fight will be scheduled for 12 two ...
6 Win 6–0 Eni Latu TKO 3 (6), 1:14: 16 Nov 2001 Nineveh Sports Club, Sydney, Australia: 5 Win 5–0 Heath Stenton RTD: 2 (10), 3:00: 26 Oct 2001 Nineveh Sports Club, Sydney, Australia: Won vacant Oceanic Boxing Association light-heavyweight title: 4 Win 4–0 Jason Rarere KO: 2 (6) 18 Oct 2001 Star City Casino, Sydney, Australia: 3 Win 3–0 ...
On July 21, 2001, Margarito's bout with WBO welterweight champion Daniel Santos ended in a no contest after the fighters' heads collided in the first round and a deep cut was opened over the corner of Margarito's right eyebrow. [19] He would get another opportunity to win the WBO title on March 16, 2002 against Antonio Diaz.