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He is the former IBF Super Lightweight world champion. He won the title last year, after defeating Jeremias Ponce last year, and defended it once, before losing it to Liam Paro in his most recent fight.
Catterall was viewed as a routine title defense for Taylor in a homecoming, but it turned out to be anything but. Catterall put on a display with impressive fundamentals. He floored Taylor, cut him over his eye and appeared to deserve the nod on the scorecards. He was forced to settle for a controversial split decision, but has an opportunity to set the record straight when they meet again on Feb 4.
Despite the addition of Cruiser, however, the Light Heavyweight scene has remained a dramatic, crowd-pleasing draw, with several of its finest talents managing to demonstrate their pugilistic prowess even further north at Cruiser and Heavy.
On February 11, 1990, in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, Tyson lost the championship to lightly regarded James ("Buster") Douglas, who scored a technical knockout in the 10th round. Tyson rebounded from the loss with four straight victories. In 1991, however, he was accused of having raped a beauty pageant contestant, and he was convicted of the charge in 1992.
31. Mikkel Kessler WBC Super Middleweight Titleholder 43-2 (32) Last Year’s Ranking: 19 Status Report: We’ll forgive Kessler for starting the stampede that left the Super Six tourney a shell of its former ambitious self, and note that his loss to Andre Ward (Tech Dec 11) and his razor-thin win over Carl Froch (W 12) both were exciting bouts that revealed the sorry truth that he gave his last very good performance against Joe Calzaghe. It won’t get better from here. Hence the demotion. Future: At just 31 Kessler can still make money fighting outside the Super Six tournament once his "injury" has healed, and he will, against soft WBC mandatories.
The champion has rebounded with wins over Sarah Mahfoud, Erika Cruz Hernandez, and Heather Hardy in a rematch. The first featherweight champion ever, Serrano made more history by fighting Danila Ramos over 12-three-minute rounds (the first female fight to be scheduled for that distance since 2007) in October and claimed a split decision.
On June 22, 2018, in just her sixth professional fight, Shields defeated Hanna Gabriel by unanimous decision, winning the vacant WBA and inaugural IBF middleweight belts, breaking the record for becoming a two-weight world champion in the fewest professional fights, a record previously held by Vasyl Lomachenko. During Round 1, she experienced the first knock down of her professional career. She dropped down from 168 pounds to 160 pounds boxing division for the fight. This was her first fight with trainer John David Jackson, having worked with Jason Crutchfield for the previous 5.
Boxing’s early days looked nothing like how the combat sport looks today, including its confusing and difficult to remember division designations that incrementally increased from 105 lbs to 201 lbs and up. You see, back in the day, weights didn’t really matter when making a fight. Men just slugged it out without any mind paid to size differentials. However, that changed starting in the 1890s when the Marquess of Queensbetter Rules instituted universal regulations for professional boxing.
Mike Tyson's first professional fight ended in the first round. His quick fists and impressive defense for a man of his size was noted by many, earning him the nickname of 'Iron' Mike Tyson. Tyson recorded countless knockout victories that year and was eyeing up a world heavyweight title fight.
After claiming the vacant WBO bantamweight crown and defending it three times, Thorslund elected to drop down in weight and seek more gold at bantamweight. She defeated Jasseth Noriega to win the WBO crown and made another three defences before adding the WBC and Ring titles at the expense of Yuliahn Luna Avila.
What does Julio Cesar Chavez do in that list? This list was written by a mexicanofilo fan? Chavez was a "bird of passage" at 135 pounds; his three biggest achievements in his career were against Camacho, Taylor and Haugen and he was at 140 pounds, NOT in the Lightweights. If Chavez is included among the best Lightweights undeservedly, then to Duran for having defeated Leonard and Palomino, they should include him among the best Welter.
Errol Spence Jr is one of the best active Black Boxers in the world right now. He has an excellent boxing record of 28 wins and 1 loss and is the former unified WBA (super), WBC, and IBF welterweight world champion.
In addition to his in-ring accomplishments, Benny Leonard played a significant role in popularizing and legitimizing the sport of boxing during his era. He was a charismatic figure who drew large crowds and was widely regarded as a true sportsman both inside and outside the ring. His technical innovations and contributions to the sweet science continue to influence the sport to this day. Benny Leonard’s legacy as a pioneering lightweight champion and a boxing genius remains an integral part of the sport’s rich history, and his impact on the world of boxing endures as an inspiration for generations of fighters and fans alike.