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The thought of the world heavyweight title kept me going, but he was just too good." [13] There was talk of bout between Klitschko and former champion Hasim Rahman with his promoter Don King saying "I think Rahman beats Klitschko, but whatever happens I guarantee he will hit Klitschko properly at some stage, unlike Williams who was useless ...
Holyfield won a disputed unanimous decision to take the championship and become the first four-time heavyweight champion in boxing history, but in a rematch ordered by the WBA he lost a unanimous decision to Ruiz in 2001. A third fight between the two ended in a draw in December 2001.
Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz was a professional boxing match contested on April 16, 2011, for the WBC Welterweight championship. [1] [2]As part of an HBO World Championship Boxing broadcast, the split-site double-header included WBA junior welterweight Championship Amir Khan vs. Paul McCloskey, Khan fighting from his native England.
Mike Tyson wears the WBC title belt after defeating Frank Bruno in the WBC championship bout at the MGM Grand. ... Douglas' win is considered one of the most shocking upsets in the history of boxing.
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 ...
HBO World Championship Boxing (in later years stylized in its title card as HBO Boxing – World Championship) is an American sports television series on premium television network HBO. It premiered on January 22, 1973, with a fight that saw George Foreman defeat Joe Frazier in Kingston, Jamaica .
Boxing on ABC refers to a series of boxing events [1] that have been televised on the American Broadcasting Company.Many of these events aired under the Wide World of Sports [2] banner which began on April 11, 1964 when challenger Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, defeated champion Sonny Liston in the seventh round.
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.