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Joe Frazier Now in his second year, in September 1966 and somewhat green, Frazier won a close decision over rugged contender Oscar Bonavena, despite Bonavena flooring him twice in the second round.
Jesse James LeijaOn January 21, 1989, he defeated Joe Mitchell by a decision in four at the Trump Plaza hotel in New Jersey.
Barbados Joe Walcott Walcott first challenged for the Lightweight Championship on October 29, 1897, but was TKO'ed by the champion George'' Kid'' Lavigne in the 12th round.
Bert CooperHowever Cooper bounced back in 1991, stopping Joe Hipp in 5 rounds then being matched on short notice with Evander Holyfield for the undisputed heavyweight championship after two opponents dropped out.
Fernando MontielOn March 28, 2009, he defeated Diego Oscar Silva (24 -- 1 -- 3) by third round knock out to win the Interim WBO Bantamweight title.
Dennis AlexioAt the end of 1990, he re-located to Honolulu, Hawaii where he fought twenty times at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center, winning all twenty by knockout.
Jamie VarnerHe next retained his title on January 25, 2009, defeating Donald Cerrone via technical split decision at WEC 38.
Buster DouglasIn 1998 Douglas was knocked out in the first round of a fight with heavyweight contender Lou Savarese.
Enzo Maccarinelli Following his two quick comeback wins Maccarinelli's next fight took place on 27 April 2010 when he fought Russian prospect Alexander Kotlobay in St Petersburg for the vacant European cruiserweight title.
Dick Richardson (boxer)Richardson won the next defence of his title, in February 1962, against the German, Karl Mildenberger, by an astonishing first-round knockout.
Pongsaklek WonjongkamWonjongkam was ranked as The Ring s number one flyweight until his shocking loss to Daisuke Naito on July 18, 2007.
Abner Mares On September 7, 2007, he won the WBO NABA Bantamweight Championship by defeating former WBO Champion Isidro García.
Katsuo TokashikiTokashiki got a rematch in October, 1983, but lost a close unanimous decision in 15 rounds.
Ann WolfeOn August 20, 2005, she fought and defeated Valerie Mahfood for the second time, by a ten round decision.
Nino BenvenutiA rematch with Mazzinghi took place on 17 December 1965, and Benvenuti retained the world junior middleweight crown with a fifteen-round decision.
Reynaldo BautistaOn November 22, 2008, after administering three more wins to build his confidence following his first round knockout loss to Ponce de León, Bautista was vanquished by Heriberto Ruiz of Mexico, who had a record of (39-7-2) coming into the bout.
Prince ArronOn 18 December 2009 however Arron's hopes of completing a series of wins in the year were dashed with his first career draw against Max Maxwell over six rounds at the York Hall.
Riddick BoweBowe's second reign as heavyweight champion was in 1995 when he won the WBO title.
Valerie MahfoodOn August 20, 2005, Mahfood fought Ann Wolfe, losing a ten round decision to Wolfe, who is actively looking for a fight with Ali.
HarashimaHis next title defence was on February 25, 2007, where he beat Danshoku Dieno.
Stevie JohnstonIn 2008, Johnston suffered another defeat by way of KO at the hands of a taller and younger Edner Cherry.
Jermain Taylor HBO promotional poster for his fight against Winky Wright On June 17, 2006, Taylor fought Winky Wright at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.
Andr? RoutisIn February 1921 he fought outside France for the first time when he faced Ali Ben Said in Casablanca, Morocco, he won the fight by disqualification.
Danny McIntoshOne more victory in February 2008 enhanced his record to 7-0 and set him up for a shot at the English light heavyweight title.
Roberto CoccoHe had some success on other circuits, however, defeating Roberto Castro in 2005 to claim the W. A. K. O. Pro world title.
Paulie Malignaggi Malignaggi vs. Senchenko On April 29, 2012 Malignaggi fought against WBA Welterweight Champion Viacheslav Senchenko took place in Donetsk, Ukraine.
Antonio Tarver On June 10, 2006, Tarver faced former undisputed world middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins for Tarver's The Ring title at The Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ.
Dominick GuinnIn 2007 he continued his slide with losses against unbeaten Eddie Chambers in May and Robert Hawkins in December.
Yamil ChadeOn May 17, 1951, Gavilán became Chade's first world boxing champion when he defeated Johnny Saxton by a decision in fifteen rounds to win the world Welterweight title.
Paul TruscottIn his first fight of 2011 on 5 March Truscott traveled to Huddersfield and once again defeated the Hungarian journeyman Zsolt Nagy, winning on points over 6 rounds.
Vincent PettwayIn 1996 he took on Terry Norris for the WBC and IBF light middleweight Titles, but was TKO'd in the 8th.
Sam LangfordHe defeated former World Light Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O'Brien on August 15, 1911 by fifth round technical knockout.
Kevin McIntyre (boxer)In November 2007 McIntyre again found himself challenging for the British welterweight title and this time faced fellow Scot Kevin Anderson.
Pinky MitchellHis defense against Mushy Callahan saw Mitchell lose his title in September 1926.
Acelino Freitas Next, he went to Phoenix, to fight Nigeria n Daniel Attah, with only the WBO belt on the line, winning a 12 round decision on August 3, 2002.
Craig Snyder (boxer)Snyder held the title until April 27, 1996, and lost it in a split decision to West Virginia Middleweight Champ Billy Fox at Mountaineer Race-track/Casino in Chester, West Virginia.
Yuh Myung-wooOn December 12, 1991, Yuh stepped into the ring as a heavy favorite to make his 18th successful defense against former WBC strawweight champion Hiroki Ioka.
Sugar JacksonIn February 2007, almost exactly two years after his IBC title, Jackson defeated Nordin Mouchi, capturing the EBU world title.
Zab Judah On August 2, 2008, Judah lost to Joshua Clottey by technical decision in a fight for the vacant IBF Welterweight title at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Tomasz AdamekHe then went on to defeat Bobby Gunn before a large crowd at the Prudential Center on July 11, 2009, with the referee stopping the bout at the ring physician's advice between rounds four and five.
Orlin NorrisLater in 1999 Norris lined up a memorable fight with Mike Tyson in 1999.
Takefumi SakataHe marked five straight wins after his losses against Parra, and fought Roberto Vasquez in Paris, France, for the WBA Flyweight interim title on December 2, 2006.
Rudell StitchOn December 28, 1958, Stitch defeated middleweight Chico Vejar by a ten-round unanimous decision at the Jefferson County Armory in Louisville.
F?lix Trinidad Trinidad vs. Jones Trinidad came out of his second retirement for the fight against Roy Jones, a former four-division champion on January 19, 2008.
Vitali KlitschkoOn 17 August 2010, it was announced that Klitschko would defend his WBC title against Shannon Briggs on 16 October of that year.
Rogers MtagwaOn 23 January 2010 Mtagwa stepped up to featherweight to unsuccessfully challenge the Cuba n Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBA featherweight title.
Nicky PiperPiper's next fight was a win in an uneven contest against American Tim Bryan in June 1995, followed by a victory over John Keeton, both fights held in Cardiff.
Danny RomeroRomero won three fights in a row, then lost, on Halloween night, 1998 to Vujani Bungu by a twelve round decision in an attempt to win a title in a third division, this time the IBF Super-Bantamweight title.
Danny Boy CollinsDespite losing his TV debut to veteran heel'' Crybaby'' Jim Breaks, Collins would come back in 1984 to defeat Breaks first in an elimination tournament final, then in a # 500-per-fall challenge, before finally capturing Breaks' British Welterweight Title.
Pedlar PalmerIn November 1900 Palmer lost the British bantamweight title to Harry Ware, and although he won two out of three fights with George Dixon and beat Digger Stanley, another world champion, he was twice beaten in British featherweight title fights by Ben Jordan and Joe Bowker.
George ForemanHis first opponent was to be Ron Lyle, who had been defeated by Muhammad Ali in 1975, via 11-th round TKO.
Miguel CottoOn June 9, 2007, Cotto defended the WBA Welterweight Title against Zab Judah in New York City, performing before a sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden.
Leo GamezGamez joined the exclusive group of champions to win titles in three or more divisions, at the same time becoming the first one among those to be world Flyweight champion, when he knocked out defending WBA world Flyweight champion Hugo Rafael Soto in the third round on March 13, 1999.
Archie MooreBy Moore's standards, 1950 was a vacation year for him : he only had two fights, winning both, including a 10 round decision in a rematch with Lydell.
Mike TysonHe faced Larry Holmes on January 22, 1988, and defeated the legendary former champion by a fourth round KO.
John L. Gardner (boxer) Gardner defeated the Netherlands Rudy Guawe by TKO in 1980 for the Vacant European Heavyweight Championship.
Harold Johnson (boxer)He defended that undisputed title twice, but lost it in his second defense to Willie Pastrano in 1963, by a split decision in fifteen rounds.
Graham EarlIn December 2007, Earl fought for the Commonwealth lightweight title against the promising young boxer, Amir Khan, in Khan's hometown of Bolton.
Callum SmithIt was announced that he would make his debut on the undercard of Carl Froch vs. Yusaf Mack in Nottingham's Capital FM Arena on 17 November 2012.
Marcos MaidanaIn his first fight following the Alexander loss, Maidana defeated Jesus Soto Karass on September 15, 2012 by eighth round TKO in a back-and-forth slugfest.
David KoteiLater on 7 December 1974, he also won the Commonwealth featherweight title with a technical knock out over Evans Armstrong, a British boxer in round 10 of a scheduled 15 rounds bout.
Tracy Byrd (boxer)Byrd rebounded with three consecutive decision wins, and she was given a second chance at becoming a world champion, when she met Laura Serrano of Mexico on September 2, 1999.
Larry HolmesHolmes's victory over Shavers set up a title shot between Holmes and WBC Heavyweight Champion Ken Norton in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 9, 1978.
Otis Grant After a successful career thus far as the middleweight title holder, Grant vacated his belt to challenge prevailing champ Roy Jones Jr in 1998 for the WBC and WBA light heavyweight titles, moving up two weight classes to make his debut in the light heavyweight division.
Leavander JohnsonThe fight, which was fought in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, ended with Johnson suffering his first loss as a professional, the fight being stopped in the eighth round Johnson got his second world title shot in May 1997, this time challenging Orzubek Nazarov for the WBA version of the lightweight world title.
Evander HolyfieldFor his third and final bout of 1988, he beat former Heavyweight Champion Pinklon Thomas, also by knockout, in seven rounds.
Gavin ReesRees fought Adrien Broner for the World Boxing Council lightweight world title at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on 16 February 2013.
Vic DarchinyanIn a bantamweight double header (an extension of Showtime's Bantamweight Tournament), Vic faced WBA (Super) Champion Anselmo Moreno on 3 December 2011 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Fulgencio ObelmejiasThe third time proved to be the charm for Obelmejias, when he beat Park by a twelve round decision on May 23, 1988 at South Korea.
Arnold TaylorOn 19 February 1968, he won the South African Bantamweight title ; in only his fourth fight, beating Andries Steyn over twelve rounds by decision.
Ricky Hatton Hatton vs. Collazo Hatton moved up a division to meet American Luis Collazo for the WBA Welterweight Championship crown which took place on 13 May 2006.
Amir ZeyadaSince the second Spong victory Amir's career has failed to really take off, losing a Dutch title fight on his K-1 debut and making an unsuccessful bid for the World Full Contact Association (W. F. C. A.) European title against holder Imro Main in 2008 as he has moved up through the divisions.
Magomed Abdusalamovhe defended the USNBC title twice with stoppage wins in 2013, against Victor Bisbal in Atlantic City, New Jersey in March 2013, and Sebastian Ceballos in Buenos Aires, Argentina in April 2013.
Oleg MaskaevMaskaev fought against Samuel Peter for the WBC Heavyweight title on March 8, 2008 and was doing well in the early rounds, despite Peter's repeated rabbit punching and the referee's warnings.
Hasim RahmanAfter this third rescheduling, Rahman, fought for a WBC'' Interim'' heavyweight championship and defeated Monte Barrett on August 13, 2005, via unanimous decision.
Duncan DokiwariIn December 2006 Dokiwari won the WBC USNBC Heavyweight title with an impressive 4th round knockout of strong and durable Wllie Palms in Laughlin, Nevada.
Micka?l PiscitelloIt was reported that he would fight Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym at the WBC World Muay Thai Millennium Championship in Saint-Pierre, Réunion on September 7, 2013.
Nat JacobsHe made a comeback in 1965, winning four of his first five fights (including victory over Jim Swords for the vacant BBBofC Central Area middleweight title), and drawing one (against Harwood).
Scott Lawton (boxer)He would defend the belt only once in May 2006 when he beat Baz Carey at the King's Hall in Stoke.
Emanuel Augustus Augustus was the International Boxing Association light welterweight champion between April 2, 2004, and June 18 of that year.
Gregorio PeraltaAfter winning his next five fights, including four in Uruguay, Peralta faced Mauro Mina, in a widely expected light heavyweight bout between two South American s. On June 15, 1960, Peralta was knocked out by Mina in eight rounds at Lima, Peru.
Marco Antonio Barrera Barrera announced a comeback in 1998 (a year later, and he started off by defeating Angel Rosario by a knockout in round five.
Stevie JohnstonHe defended the title four times, including a victory over Angel Manfredy, but lost the belt in a loss to José Luis Castillo in 2000 via majority decision.
Javier CastillejoThe victory against Tovar was followed by a rematch with Boudouani, who would once again defeat Castillejo, this time around by a twelve round decision, at Levallois, 6 January 1996.
Ed Martin (boxer)Martin met Johnson in a rematch for the colored heavyweight title match in Los Angeles on 18 October 1904 and was knocked out in the second round.
Devon Alexander On August 1, 2009, Alexander defeated Junior Witter to claim the vacant WBC light welterweight championship.
Scott QuiggQuigg defeated Venezuela's Franklin Varela via a 7th round stoppage in his second defense on 23 July 2011, and was ranked fourth in the WBA.
Willie LimondHe had knocked Khan down earlier in the fight but ultimately failed to defeat the 2004 Olympic Silver medallist Khan.
Nicky PiperTwo months later, on 10 April 1993, Piper successfully defended his title against Chris Sande in Swansea.
Lance Revill On 2 February 2008, in Cebu City, Philippines, Lance Revill refereed the Z Gorres - Vic Darchinyan IBF Super Flyweight title eliminator.
Tommy DouglasWeighing 135 pounds, Douglas fought in 1922 for the Lightweight Championship of Manitoba ; and after a six round fight won the title.
Xhavit BajramiBajrami fought Petar Majstorović for the second time on February 9, 2008 in Switzerland and got his own back on the Croatian, winning the decision after three rounds.
Lennox Lewis On 31 October 1992, Lewis knocked out Canadian Donovan'' Razor'' Ruddock in two rounds for the number one contender's position in the WBC rankings.
Para DraineNext, she beat two well known opponents, Jo Wyman and Brenda Burnside, before once again returning to the Flyweight division, to make her first title defense : on April 6, 2000, she lost her title to the then 8-0 Margaret Sidoriff, in Toronto, Canada.
L?o Santa Cruz On June 2, 2012 Santa Cruz beat Africa's Vusi Malinga to win the IBF World Bantamweight Championship.
Saoul MambyHe stopped former WBC lightweight champ Esteban De Jesús in the 13th round in July 1980 on the Holmes - LeDoux undercard ; decisioned Termite Watkins over 15 on the Holmes - Ali undercard ; won a 15-round nod over Jo Kimpuani on yet another undercard for a Larry Holmes fight (this time it was vs. Leon Spinks) ; went to Indonesia to decision Thomas Americo ; and, in his last bout leaving the ring as champion, decisioned Obisio Nwankpa in Nigeria.
Max SchmelingWhen he was matched with undefeated African-American sensation Joe Louis in 1936 for the German's first fight on American soil in more than two years, he was clearly the betting underdog, considered a name opponent for Louis to roll over on his route to the title.
Jeffrey MathebulaHowever, he lost his first world title shot against Caballero via a split decision at the Roberto Duran Arena in Panama on April 30, 2009.
James ToneyOn April 30, 2005, he defeated John Ruiz by a unanimous decision in a 12-round match for the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight Championship.
Antonio Margarito On July 14, 2007, Margarito lost a 12 round unanimous decision to undefeated challenger Paul Williams, losing his WBO belt.