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Jose Zepeda vs. Ivan Baranchyk was a super lightweight boxing match held on October 3, 2020, inside the MGM Grand Bubble in Las Vegas. The bout is notable for its unusually high number of knockdowns, with both fighters hitting the canvas a combined eight times over five rounds. Zepeda ultimately sec...
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Consensus modern classic featuring eight knockdowns, relentless reversals, exceptional resilience, and a devastating conclusive knockout.
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The 1982 Alexis Arguello versus Aaron Pryor super-lightweight title fight remains a landmark event in boxing history. Pryor’s decisive stoppage of Arguello in the fourteenth round at the Miami Arena showcased explosive power and aggressive tactics. This bout is notable for its dramatic conclusion an...
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All-time classic with elite pace, controversy, late stoppage, and frequent top-fight rankings.
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The 1990 bout between Julio Cesar Chavez and Meldrick Taylor remains a notable event in super-lightweight boxing history. Chavez secured a decisive stoppage victory over Taylor in the twelfth round, finishing a highly contested fight with just two seconds remaining. This dramatic finish captivated a...
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Legendary last-second stoppage, elite drama, controversy, and permanent all-time junior welterweight status.
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The boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton took place on May 2, 2009, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It was contested for the IBO and Ring Magazine light-welterweight titles. Pacquiao, moving up in weight class, overwhelmed Hatton with his speed and power, ultimately winni...
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Spectacular Pacquiao knockout, peak star performance, and lasting highlight status, though brief and one-sided.
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The October 2019 boxing match between Regis Prograis and Josh Taylor was the final of the World Boxing Super Series at super-lightweight. Contested at the O2 Arena in London, the bout unified Taylor's IBF title with Prograis's WBA championship. Taylor won by majority decision, with scorecards of 114...
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Excellent WBSS final, high-level close action, Prograis-Taylor rivalry, and strong 140-pound significance.
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Amir Khan defeated Marcos Maidana by unanimous decision in their December 2010 boxing match at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Khan successfully defended his WBA super lightweight title against the hard-hitting mandatory challenger. The fight featured a dominant early start by Khan, inc...
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Excellent junior welterweight action fight, though description reverses the winner; Khan officially beat Maidana.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton was a professional boxing match held on December 8, 2007, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout featured undefeated welterweight champion Mayweather defending against undefeated British challenger Ricky Hatton. Mayweather won by technical...
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High-energy atmosphere, meaningful tactical resistance, and an emphatic knockout make this one of Mayweather's more entertaining major fights.
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The December 2013 boxing match between Adrien Broner and Marcos Maidana was a WBA welterweight title fight held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Maidana defeated the previously unbeaten Broner by unanimous decision, handing the defending champion his first professional loss. The Argentine cha...
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Memorable Maidana upset over Broner with knockdowns, crowd energy, and strong schadenfreude consensus.
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Ryan Garcia vs. Devin Haney was a professional super lightweight boxing match held on April 20, 2024, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Garcia missed the weight limit, meaning Haney's WBC title was not at stake for the challenger, though it remained a championship defense for Haney. Duri...
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Three knockdowns and major upset drama earned acclaim, but Garcia's missed weight and failed drug test severely damaged the bout's reputation.
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In May 2021, Josh Taylor defeated Jose Ramirez by unanimous decision to become the undisputed super lightweight champion, unifying all four major world title belts. The fight took place at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas and saw Taylor knock Ramirez down twice during the bout. By securing the WBA, WBC,...
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Excellent undisputed 140-pound fight with knockdowns and high stakes, major Taylor achievement.
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Ricky Hatton defeated reigning champion Kostya Tszyu in an IBF and The Ring light welterweight title fight held in Manchester in June 2005. Hatton applied relentless pressure throughout the bout, ultimately leading Tszyu to decline answering the bell for the 12th round, resulting in an 11th-round st...
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Major Manchester upset, intense pressure fight, and defining Hatton achievement over elite Tszyu.
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Terence Crawford faced Julius Indongo on August 19, 2017, in Lincoln, Nebraska, in a junior welterweight title unification bout. Crawford stopped Indongo with a body shot in the third round, adding the WBA and IBF belts to the WBC and WBO titles he already held. The victory made Crawford the undispu...
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Historic undisputed 140-pound win with spectacular body-shot finish, though brief and one-sided.
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Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia was a professional boxing match contested on April 22, 2023, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Competed at a catchweight of 136 pounds, the bout saw Davis secure a victory by knockout in the seventh round. The event was a major commercial success, drawing significant...
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Major crossover attraction with genuine tension and a clean body-shot finish, though cautious stretches and a rehydration clause drew criticism.
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Alexis Arguello versus Aaron Pryor II was a 1983 rematch for Pryor's WBA junior-welterweight title, held in Las Vegas. Arguello, a champion in three lower weight divisions, was again attempting to win a world title at 140 pounds after losing their first contest in 1982. Pryor controlled much of the...
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Definitive Pryor rematch win, historically important but less dramatic and less debated than the first fight.
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The bout between Danny Garcia and Lucas Matthysse was a super lightweight title fight held in September 2013 on the undercard of the Mayweather vs. Canelo event. Garcia, holding the WBA and WBC super lightweight championships, faced Argentine power-puncher Matthysse in a highly anticipated contest....
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High-stakes 140-pound showdown, solid action and Garcia validation, but not explosive enough for classic status.
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Held in September 1993 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, this boxing match featured undefeated junior welterweight champion Julio César Chávez moving up to challenge Pernell Whitaker for the WBC welterweight title. Whitaker utilized his signature defensive prowess and southpaw jab to consisten...
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Historically notorious draw with strong Whitaker consensus, but judging controversy overshadows fight enjoyment.
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Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis faced off in an April 2023 professional boxing match held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Billed as a super lightweight contest, the fight was a major pay-per-view event featuring two undefeated American boxers with large followings. Davis secured the victory by knocki...
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Huge commercial matchup with decisive Davis body-shot finish, but matchup was cautious and one-sided late.
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Zab Judah vs. Kostya Tszyu was a light-welterweight championship boxing match held in Las Vegas on November 3, 2001. Tszyu entered with the WBA and WBC titles, while Judah held the IBF title, making the contest a championship unification bout. Tszyu won by technical knockout near the end of the seco...
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Memorable Tszyu knockout and Judah meltdown, historically famous but short and chaotic.
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Julio Cesar Chavez vs Hector Camacho was a major professional boxing match held on September 12, 1992, for the WBC super lightweight championship. The bout took place at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was one of the most highly anticipated grudge matches of the era. Chavez, known...
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Major grudge-match spectacle and masterful Chavez performance, but prolonged one-sided punishment limits competitive drama.
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Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall was a super lightweight boxing match held on February 26, 2022, at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. Taylor, who held all four major world titles at super lightweight, won by split decision despite being knocked down in the eighth round. The scoring prompted widesprea...
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Catterall's strong performance and dramatic knockdown created intrigue, but a widely condemned decision overshadowed the actual action.
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Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall II was a professional boxing rematch contested in the super-lightweight division on May 25, 2024. The bout took place at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England. Jack Catterall defeated former undisputed champion Josh Taylor via unanimous decision, with judges scoring...
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Clear Catterall revenge win with strong domestic significance, though less dramatic than controversy demanded.
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Oscar De La Hoya vs Julio Cesar Chavez I was a major professional boxing match held on June 7, 1996, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The contest pitted the rising star De La Hoya against the legendary Mexican champion Chavez for the WBC super lightweight title. De La Hoya won the f...
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Major passing-of-the-torch moment, but cuts and Chavez's decline limit competitive quality.
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Mikey Garcia vs Adrien Broner was a professional boxing match held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn in July 2017. Contested at the super lightweight limit, it was not a defense of Garcia's WBC lightweight title. Garcia defeated the former four-division titleholder by unanimous decision after twelve ro...
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Popular Garcia-Broner matchup with clear Garcia superiority, but limited urgency.
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Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall I was an undisputed super lightweight championship fight held in Glasgow in February 2022. Taylor retained his titles by split decision after twelve rounds despite being knocked down and despite Catterall appearing to land the cleaner punches for substantial portions of...
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Notorious disputed Taylor decision, competitive but consensus focuses on perceived judging injustice.
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Kostya Tszyu and Sharmba Mitchell contested two major junior-welterweight bouts. In their first meeting in February 2001, Mitchell was unable to continue after seven rounds because of a knee injury, allowing Tszyu to add Mitchell's WBA title to his WBC belt. Their November 2004 rematch ended more co...
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Solid Tszyu title defense rivalry entry, respected but not a major consensus classic.
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José Ramírez and Viktor Postol met on August 29, 2020, at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas for a WBC and WBO super-lightweight title unification bout. Ramírez won by unanimous decision after twelve rounds, retaining his WBC belt and taking Postol's WBO title. The fight was held without a...
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Solid Ramirez unification points win, technically good but low drama and pandemic-era atmosphere.
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Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia boxed on April 20, 2024, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn in a twelve-round super-lightweight contest. Garcia won by majority decision, but the result was later changed to a no contest after his positive tests for the banned substance ostarine. The New York State Athletic C...
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Chaotic high-profile bout and later no-contest controversy, memorable but compromised by failed test and uneven discipline.
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Terence Crawford vs Kell Brook was a professional boxing match held on 14 November 2020 at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Crawford defended his World Boxing Organization welterweight title against former champion Kell Brook and won by technical knockout in the fourth round. The bout w...
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Crawford's precise stoppage impressed technically, but Brook's decline and the brief, largely controlled action reduced significance.
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Teofimo Lopez vs Pedro Campa was a professional boxing bout held in August 2022. Lopez won by technical knockout in the seventh round, beginning his move from the lightweight division to the super lightweight division. The fight marked his return after losing to George Kambosos Jr. and re-establishe...
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Routine Lopez debut at 140 with stoppage, modest rebound value and limited acclaim.
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Danny Garcia vs. Zab Judah was a professional boxing match held in Brooklyn, New York, on April 27, 2013. Garcia defeated Judah by unanimous decision after twelve rounds, retaining his WBA and WBC junior welterweight titles. The bout matched Garcia, an undefeated champion known for counterpunching a...
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Description appears inaccurate; Garcia-Judah was competitive and went distance, with modest consensus acclaim.
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Jose Zepeda vs Ivan Baranchyk currently leads the Super Lightweight results with a displayed score of 9.68/10. This is an editorial ranking result for the items included on this page, not a universal verdict for every use case.
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