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After NBC-TV's cancellation of The Gillette Cavalcade of Sports in the spring of 1960, ABC took over the prime time boxing program, although it was renamed Fight of the Week. Legendary boxing commentator Don Dunphy did the blow-by-blow description of the bouts, which took place on Saturday beginning in October 1960 and running through September ...
Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight odds: Latest betting lines for Netflix fight Mike Tyson's first fight. After years of fighting as an amateur, Tyson made his professional debut at 18 years old on ...
Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman, was a boxing match for the WBA (Super) welterweight championship. [2] The event took place on July 20, 2019 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas , Nevada . Pacquiao won the fight by split decision , and at 40 years old, became the oldest welterweight to win a major world title in boxing history. [ 3 ]
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.
Leonard stopped Benitez in the 15th to win the WBC welterweight title. ... of the greatest in the history of boxing.” ... Sr. in an ill-advised comeback bout in 1997. The win over Hagler was the ...
On October 18, 1991, the then-undefeated Tommy Morrison lost to Ray Mercer via 5th-round knockout in his first attempt at capturing the WBO heavyweight title.. Following his loss, Morrison strung together eight consecutive victories before landing another shot at the vacant WBO title against popular 44-year-old former heavyweight champion George Foreman.
By mid 1985, Larry Holmes had made 19th successful defenses of the Heavyweight championship he won against Ken Norton in June 1978, following Leon Spinks' vacating of WBC title in order to have a rematch against Muhammad Ali. He was also one win away from tying Rocky Marciano's record of 49–0.
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 ...