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The 1989 boxing match between Roberto Durán and Iran Barkley was a contest for the WBC middleweight championship. Durán, a veteran moving up in weight, defeated the favored Barkley in a 12-round split decision. The bout, held on February 24, 1989, in Atlantic City, was characterized by its intense,...
Felix Trinidad vs. Fernando Vargas was a super welterweight boxing unification bout held in December 2000 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Felix Trinidad defeated the previously unbeaten Fernando Vargas by technical knockout in the 12th round. Trinidad retained his WBA title and captured Vargas's I...
Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto was a boxing match held on November 14, 2009, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout was contested for Cotto's WBO welterweight title at a catchweight of 145 pounds. Pacquiao defeated Cotto by technical knockout at 55 seconds of the 12th round, b...
The boxing match between Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran took place on June 15, 1984, for the WBA and WBC super welterweight titles. Hearns secured a decisive victory by knocking out Duran in the second round. This bout is historically significant because Duran, a legendary multi-division champion,...
In September 2013, Floyd Mayweather fought Canelo Alvarez in a super welterweight title unification bout held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather won the contest by majority decision, maintaining his undefeated professional record. The event generated massive commercial success, drawing signif...
The rematch between Sergio Martínez and Paul Williams took place on November 20, 2010, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, contested at super welterweight. Martínez knocked Williams out with a single left hook in the second round, ending the fight decisively. The knockout avenged Martíne...
Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castano II was a highly anticipated junior middleweight boxing rematch held on May 14, 2022. The bout determined the undisputed champion of the 154-pound division, unifying the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO titles. Their first encounter ended in a controversial split draw, but Charl...
Manny Pacquiao won an unprecedented eighth world title in eight weight classes by defeating Antonio Margarito for the WBC light middleweight belt in this 2010 fight.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. moved up in weight to defeat Miguel Cotto by unanimous decision, winning the WBA light middleweight title in this 2012 Las Vegas bout.
Jermell Charlo versus Brian Castano I was a July 2021 super-welterweight title unification fight in San Antonio, Texas. Charlo entered with the WBC, WBA, and IBF belts, while Castano held the WBO title, so a victory would have produced an undisputed champion in the four-belt era. The twelve-round co...
This boxing rivalry peaked during their 2007 match, where Mayweather defeated De La Hoya by split decision for the WBC light middleweight championship.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. unified the light middleweight titles by defeating a young Canelo Alvarez via majority decision in this September 2013 mega-fight.
The 2011 boxing match between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito was a highly anticipated rematch for the WBA Super Welterweight title. Held on December 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the bout was Cotto's opportunity to avenge his controversial 2008 loss to Margarito. Cotto systematica...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won the WBC light middleweight title from Oscar De La Hoya via split decision in this May 2007 super welterweight mega-fight.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Oscar De La Hoya by split decision in this 2007 light middleweight championship bout, which set the pay-per-view buy rate record at the time.
Jermell Charlo and Tony Harrison fought a professional boxing rematch in December 2019 for the WBC super welterweight title. The bout took place at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. Charlo avenged his previous decision loss to Harrison by securing an eleventh-round knockout victory. This win...
Manny Pacquiao moved up to welterweight to defeat Oscar De La Hoya via eighth-round TKO in this 2008 cross-divisional mega-fight, effectively ending De La Hoya's career.
Oscar De La Hoya versus Shane Mosley II was a super-welterweight championship rematch held in Las Vegas on 13 September 2003. Mosley won a controversial unanimous decision after twelve rounds, adding De La Hoya's WBA and WBC titles to his record. The result gave Mosley a second victory over De La Ho...
Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Álvarez fought in a 2013 boxing match where Mayweather secured a majority decision to win the WBA and WBC light middleweight titles.
Erislandy Lara vs Canelo Alvarez was a professional boxing match contested at a 155-pound catchweight on July 12, 2014, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The bout featured Cuban WBA light middleweight champion Lara utilizing a highly defensive, counter-punching strategy against the aggressive Mexican s...
Erislandy Lara vs Brian Castano was a super welterweight boxing match held on March 2, 2019, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The bout featured the Cuban veteran Lara challenging the undefeated Argentine fighter Castaño for the WBA Regular super welterweight title. The contest ended in...
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Ricardo Mayorga was a professional boxing match held on May 6, 2006, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. De La Hoya challenged Mayorga for the WBC super welterweight title, knocked him down in the opening round, and won by technical knockout during the sixth. The bout ma...
Jermell Charlo vs. Tony Harrison I was a WBC super welterweight title fight held on December 22, 2018, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Harrison defeated the previously unbeaten Charlo by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the contest in Harrison's favor. The verdict was disputed by ma...
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio Cesar Chavez II was a rematch held on September 18, 1998, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. De La Hoya retained the WBC welterweight title when Chavez's corner stopped the fight after the eighth round, with Chavez having absorbed sustained combinations and suffered...
An August 2017 boxing crossover event in Las Vegas where Floyd Mayweather stopped UFC champion Conor McGregor by TKO in round 10, finishing 50–0.
Long-delayed grudge match between sons of two rival 1990s British legends, contested in 2024 after the original October 2022 date was cancelled following Benn's failed drug test.
