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Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Frankie Randall (2nd meeting)

2020-02-01T04:29:10Z

Cob1971:

<fight>13994</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Council]] World Super Lightweight Title''' (1st defense by Randall)
*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] ([[Don King Productions]])
*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Jimmy Lennon Jr.]]
*'''Aired On:''' [[Showtime|SET PPV]] / [[KingVision PPV]] (Main Event)

== Notes ==
*Bout stopped due to a cut over Chavez' right eye after a headbutt.
*Under the absurd WBC rules, Randall was penalized 1 point in the 8th for an ACCIDENTAL headbutt. This wound up being the difference in the fight, as the fight would have otherwise been ruled a draw. The absurdity of the rule is that the fighter gets penalized for something that WAS NOT a foul.

Marty Jakubowski

2020-01-22T04:51:26Z

Cob1971:

[[File:Marty Jakubowski- 100 wins USA.jpg|left]]

<boxer>007022</boxer>
* '''[[:Category:Marty Jakubowski Gallery|Marty Jakubowski Gallery]]'''

== Factoids ==
*Former Mid-American & USBA Lightweight Champion
*Made a comeback in his mid-thirties and boxed on cards that he co-promoted
*Fought out of the [[Whitting Gym]] in N.W. Indiana and also fought out of the [[Portage Park Gym, Chicago]] when competing in Chicago tournaments.
*Brother of [[Eric Jakubowski]]
*Note several of Jakubowski's bouts are listed as ND, no-decisions.
*Jakubowski was a Hammond Indiana Sports 'Hall of Fame' Inductee in 2011

Jakubowski was a 1987 Clark graduate and boxer who began his amateur career at age 9. Marty was a 2-time Chicago Golden Gloves Open Division runner-up and Chicago Park District champion. Jakubowski compiled a '''125-35''' amateur record. At age 17, Marty turned professional and finished with a '''118 - 7''' pro record, including 52 consecutive victories. Entering his world title bout against [[Miguel Angel Gonzalez]] in 1995, Jackubowski had a record of 89-1. Jakubowski's record included 12 ND bouts, and not a single draw.
Jakubowski won regional titles such as the Mid-American and Mid-West belts and also the [[IBF]]/[[USBA]] title in 1994 and also fought for [[WBC]] World Lightweight, [[WBO]] World Lightweight and [[WBA]] Junior Welterweight World title belts during the 1990s. Jakubowski earned a top 10 ranking in all three of boxing's major sanctioning bodies: the [[WBA]], the [[WBC]], and the [[IBF]].

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Inaugural Title]]|
title=[[USA Mid West Lightweight title]]|
after=[[Damian Fuller]]|
years=1993 April 13 – 1994 Oct 20 '''Vacated'''|
}}

{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jakubowski, Marty}}
[[Category:Polish American Boxers]]
[[Category:Chicago Park District Sectional Champions]]
[[Category:Chicago Park District Champions]]
[[Category:Chicago City Golden Gloves Sectional Champions]]

Marty Jakubowski

2020-01-22T04:50:32Z

Cob1971:

[[File:Marty Jakubowski- 100 wins USA.jpg|left]]

<boxer>007022</boxer>
* '''[[:Category:Marty Jakubowski Gallery|Marty Jakubowski Gallery]]'''

== Factoids ==
*Former Mid-American & USBA Lightweight Champion
*Made a comeback in his mid-thirties and boxed on cards that he co-promoted
*Fought out of the [[Whitting Gym]] in N.W. Indiana and also fought out of the [[Portage Park Gym, Chicago]] when competing in Chicago tournaments.
*Brother of [[Eric Jakubowski]]
*Note several of Jakubowski's bouts are listed as ND, no-decisions.
*Jakubowski was a Hammond Indiana Sports 'Hall of Fame' Inductee in 2011

Jakubowski was a 1987 Clark graduate and boxer who began his amateur career at age 9. Marty was a 2-time Chicago Golden Gloves Open Division runner-up and Chicago Park District champion. Jakubowski compiled a '''125-35''' amateur record. At age 17, Marty turned professional and finished with a '''118 - 7''' pro record, including 52 consecutive victories. Entering his world title bout against [[Miguel Angel Gonzalez]] in 1995, Jackubowski had a record of 89-1. Jakubowski's record included 12 ND, No decision bouts and not a single draw.
Jakubowski won regional titles such as the Mid-American and Mid-West belts and also the [[IBF]]/[[USBA]] title in 1994 and also fought for [[WBC]] World Lightweight, [[WBO]] World Lightweight and [[WBA]] Junior Welterweight World title belts during the 1990s. Jakubowski earned a top 10 ranking in all three of boxing's major sanctioning bodies: the [[WBA]], the [[WBC]], and the [[IBF]].

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Inaugural Title]]|
title=[[USA Mid West Lightweight title]]|
after=[[Damian Fuller]]|
years=1993 April 13 – 1994 Oct 20 '''Vacated'''|
}}

{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jakubowski, Marty}}
[[Category:Polish American Boxers]]
[[Category:Chicago Park District Sectional Champions]]
[[Category:Chicago Park District Champions]]
[[Category:Chicago City Golden Gloves Sectional Champions]]

Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury (1st meeting)

2020-01-19T02:44:40Z

Cob1971: /* Bout Summary */

[[File:Deontay-Wilder-vs.-Tyson-Fury.jpg|275px|thumb|right|Wilder vs. Fury Fight Poster]]
<fight>2281110</fight>
*'''[[WBC]] World Heavyweight Title''' (8th defense by Wilder)
*'''Promoters:''' [[Frank Warren]] ([[Queensberry Promotions]]), [[Tom Brown]] ([[TGB Promotions]]), [[Lou DiBella]] ([[DiBella Entertainment]])
*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Jimmy Lennon Jr.]]
*'''Aired On:''' [[Showtime|Showtime PPV]], [[BT Sport|BT Sport Box Office]] (Main Event)

== Bout Summary ==
Wilder retained his WBC World Heavyweight title on a split decision draw, marking the first time both the 40-0 Wilder and the 27-0 Tyson Fury did not win. Maintaining a consistent herky jerky style with nonstop feigning and continuous foot movement, the bigger and taller Fury had reach advantage and ultimately proved hard to hit, and appeared to win rounds three through eight, with other rounds somewhat closer. Wilder bloodied Fury's nose with jabs in the fourth round. Referee [[Jack Reiss]] had only to deal with occasional holding by Fury whenever Wilder tried to get inside. Wilder missed punches when his reach fell short, but he did drop Fury about a minute in the ninth round from what appeared to be a short glancing right hand to the left ear. Fury beat the count, and Wilder could not land another big shot despite his 10-8 round. Instead, Fury landed hard rights in the the remainder of the ninth round and early in the tenth round. At times, Fury showboated, putting his hands behind his back, and sticking out his tongue, but Wilder remain composed and focused. A solid right-left combination from Wilder floored Fury onto his back in the twelfth and final round, who looked out but somehow got up and beat the count yet again, and finished the bout.

Ringside commentator [[Paul Malignaggi]] felt Fury won the bout, and stated judge [[Alejandro Rochin]]'s 115-111 scorecard was wrong. Fury was graceful and grateful after the bout, embracing Wilder warmly, thanking Wilder for the opportunity and stating "God Bless America", and making chicken gestures in reference to the other heavyweight champion, [[Anthony Joshua]] still not fighting either himself nor Wilder. Ringside commentator and boxing historian Steve Farhood had it 115-111 for Fury. Not everyone agreed.

Fury held the lineal heavyweight title coming into this bout, having taken two and a half years off to seek treatment for alcoholism, cocaine addiction, and depression, and had to come down from almost 400 pounds to 256 under the guidance of trainer Ben Davison. [[Freddie Roach]] and [[Ricky Hatton]] were also in his corner. Trainer [[Mark Breland]] was in Wilder's corner. This was not the first time two undefeated heavyweight champions had met in a heavyweight titular contest. 26-0 Smokin' [[Joe Frazier]] dropped the then 31-0 [[Muhammad Ali]] in round 15 and went on to retain the overall world heavyweight title and add the linear world heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden in 1971.

Both Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, in the post fight commentary, entertained the possibility of a USA Showtime rematch in the future. Wilder had a mandatory rematch clause in his contract if he had lost the bout. USA Showtime broadcast the four main event bouts on the eleven bout card, including heavyweight [[Luis Ortiz]]' tenth round stoppage of [[Travis Kauffman]] in a scheduled 10 rounder. Wilder's younger brother, 2-0 cruiserweight [[Marsellos Wilder]], opened the card with a four round unanimous decision over David Damore. Former heavyweight contender [[Chris Arreola]] and 2016 Olympic Games Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist [[Joe Joyce]] both won on the untelevised portion of the card. Boxers in attendance at ringside included [[Evander Holyfield]], [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]], and [[Riddick Bowe]].

== Notes ==
*Attendance: 17,698.
*[[:File:2018-12-01 - Deontay Wilder vs, Tyson Fury (Official Scorecards).jpeg|Official Scorecards]].
*[[Compubox]] Punch Statistics [http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/File:2018-12-01_-_Deontay_Wilder_vs._Tyson_Fury_(Compubox).jpg]:
**Punches Landed & Thrown: Tyson Fury 84 of 327, Deontay Wilder 71 of 430.
**Power Shots Landed & Thrown: Tyson Fury 38 of 104, Deontay Wilder 31 of 182.
**Jabs Landed & Thrown: Tyson Fury 46 of 223, Deontay Wilder 40 of 248.
*The fight generated 325,000 pay-per-view buys on Showtime and $24.3 million in pay-per-view revenue. [http://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=25519401]

== Boxing Trivia ==
Seven undefeated world heavyweight champions existed at the time of this bout, claimants to both major and minor versions of the world title: [[Deontay Wilder]] (40-0), holder of the World Boxing Council version of the world heavyweight title; [[Tyson Fury]] (27-0), holder of the lineal heavyweight title; [[Anthony Joshua]] (22-0), holder of the World Boxing Association Super World Heavyweight title, World Boxing Organization World Heavyweight Title, International Boxing Federal World Heavyweight Title, and International Boxing Organization World Heavyweight Title; claimant [[Trevor Bryan]] (20-0), holder of the World Boxing Association regular version of the world heavyweight title; [[Michael Wallisch]] (19-0), holder of the Global Boxing Union version of the World Heavyweight title; [[Erzen Rrustemi]] (13-0), the World Boxing Federation World Heavyweight titleholder; and [[Alexander Frank]] (15-0-1), holder of the Universal Boxing Organization version of the world heavyweight title. Not all were undefeated, however. [[Ivica Perkovic]], holder of the World Boxing Union (German Version) World Heavyweight title, with an undistinguished record of 26-34.

Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury (1st meeting)

2020-01-19T02:44:26Z

Cob1971: /* Bout Summary */

[[File:Deontay-Wilder-vs.-Tyson-Fury.jpg|275px|thumb|right|Wilder vs. Fury Fight Poster]]
<fight>2281110</fight>
*'''[[WBC]] World Heavyweight Title''' (8th defense by Wilder)
*'''Promoters:''' [[Frank Warren]] ([[Queensberry Promotions]]), [[Tom Brown]] ([[TGB Promotions]]), [[Lou DiBella]] ([[DiBella Entertainment]])
*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Jimmy Lennon Jr.]]
*'''Aired On:''' [[Showtime|Showtime PPV]], [[BT Sport|BT Sport Box Office]] (Main Event)

== Bout Summary ==
Wilder retained his WBC World Heavyweight title on a split decision draw, marking the first time both the 40-0 Wilder and the 27-0 Tyson Fury did not win. Maintaining a consistent herky jerky style with nonstop feigning and continuous foot movement, the bigger and taller Fury had reach advantage and ultimately proved hard to hit, and appeared to win rounds three through eight, with other rounds somewhat closer. Wilder bloodied Fury's nose with jabs in the fourth round. Referee [[Jack Reiss]] had only to deal with occasional holding by Fury whenever Wilder tried to get inside. Wilder missed punches when his reach fell short, but he did drop Fury about a minute in the ninth round from what appeared to be a short glancing right hand to the left ear. Fury beat the count, and Wilder could not land another big shot despite his 10-8 round. Instead, Fury landed hard rights in the the remainder of the ninth round and early in the tenth round. At times, Fury showboated, putting his hands behind his back, and sticking out his tongue, but Wilder remain composed and focused. A solid right-left combination from Wilder floored Fury onto his back in the twelfth and final round, who looked out but somehow got up and beat the count yet again, and finished the bout.

Ringside commentator [[Paul Malignaggi]] felt Fury won the bout, and stated judge [[Alejandro Rochin]]'s 115-111 scorecard was wrong. Fury was graceful and grateful after the bout, embracing Wilder warmly, thanking Wilder for the opportunity and stating "God Bless America", and making chicken gestures in reference to the other heavyweight champion, [[Anthony Joshua]] still not fighting either himself nor Wilder. Ringside commentator and boxing historian Steve Farhood had it 115-111 for Fury. Not everyone agreed.

Fury held the lineal heavyweight title coming into this bout, having taken two and a half years off to seek treatment for alcoholism, cocaine addiction, and depression, and had to come down from almost 400 pounds to 256 under the guidance of trainer Ben Davison. [[Freddie Roach]] and [[Ricky Hatton]] were also in his corner. Trainer [[Mark Breland]] was in Wilder's corner. This was not the first time two undefeated heavyweight champions had met in a heavyweight titular contest. 26-0 Smokin' [[Joe Frazier]] dropped the then 31-0 [[Muhammad Ali]] in round 15 and went on to retain the overall world heavyweight title and added the linear world heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden in 1971.

Both Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, in the post fight commentary, entertained the possibility of a USA Showtime rematch in the future. Wilder had a mandatory rematch clause in his contract if he had lost the bout. USA Showtime broadcast the four main event bouts on the eleven bout card, including heavyweight [[Luis Ortiz]]' tenth round stoppage of [[Travis Kauffman]] in a scheduled 10 rounder. Wilder's younger brother, 2-0 cruiserweight [[Marsellos Wilder]], opened the card with a four round unanimous decision over David Damore. Former heavyweight contender [[Chris Arreola]] and 2016 Olympic Games Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist [[Joe Joyce]] both won on the untelevised portion of the card. Boxers in attendance at ringside included [[Evander Holyfield]], [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]], and [[Riddick Bowe]].

== Notes ==
*Attendance: 17,698.
*[[:File:2018-12-01 - Deontay Wilder vs, Tyson Fury (Official Scorecards).jpeg|Official Scorecards]].
*[[Compubox]] Punch Statistics [http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/File:2018-12-01_-_Deontay_Wilder_vs._Tyson_Fury_(Compubox).jpg]:
**Punches Landed & Thrown: Tyson Fury 84 of 327, Deontay Wilder 71 of 430.
**Power Shots Landed & Thrown: Tyson Fury 38 of 104, Deontay Wilder 31 of 182.
**Jabs Landed & Thrown: Tyson Fury 46 of 223, Deontay Wilder 40 of 248.
*The fight generated 325,000 pay-per-view buys on Showtime and $24.3 million in pay-per-view revenue. [http://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=25519401]

== Boxing Trivia ==
Seven undefeated world heavyweight champions existed at the time of this bout, claimants to both major and minor versions of the world title: [[Deontay Wilder]] (40-0), holder of the World Boxing Council version of the world heavyweight title; [[Tyson Fury]] (27-0), holder of the lineal heavyweight title; [[Anthony Joshua]] (22-0), holder of the World Boxing Association Super World Heavyweight title, World Boxing Organization World Heavyweight Title, International Boxing Federal World Heavyweight Title, and International Boxing Organization World Heavyweight Title; claimant [[Trevor Bryan]] (20-0), holder of the World Boxing Association regular version of the world heavyweight title; [[Michael Wallisch]] (19-0), holder of the Global Boxing Union version of the World Heavyweight title; [[Erzen Rrustemi]] (13-0), the World Boxing Federation World Heavyweight titleholder; and [[Alexander Frank]] (15-0-1), holder of the Universal Boxing Organization version of the world heavyweight title. Not all were undefeated, however. [[Ivica Perkovic]], holder of the World Boxing Union (German Version) World Heavyweight title, with an undistinguished record of 26-34.

Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury (1st meeting)

2020-01-19T02:43:44Z

Cob1971:

[[File:Deontay-Wilder-vs.-Tyson-Fury.jpg|275px|thumb|right|Wilder vs. Fury Fight Poster]]
<fight>2281110</fight>
*'''[[WBC]] World Heavyweight Title''' (8th defense by Wilder)
*'''Promoters:''' [[Frank Warren]] ([[Queensberry Promotions]]), [[Tom Brown]] ([[TGB Promotions]]), [[Lou DiBella]] ([[DiBella Entertainment]])
*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Jimmy Lennon Jr.]]
*'''Aired On:''' [[Showtime|Showtime PPV]], [[BT Sport|BT Sport Box Office]] (Main Event)

== Bout Summary ==
Wilder retained his WBC World Heavyweight title on a split decision draw, marking the first time both the 40-0 Wilder and the 27-0 Tyson Fury did not win. Maintaining a consistent herky jerky style with nonstop feigning and continuous foot movement, the bigger and taller Fury had reach advantage and ultimately proved hard to hit, and appeared to win rounds three through eight, with other rounds somewhat closer. Wilder bloodied Fury's nose with jabs in the fourth round. Referee [[Jack Reiss]] had only to deal with occasional holding by Fury whenever Wilder tried to get inside. Wilder missed punches when his reach fell short, but he did drop Fury about a minute in the ninth round from what appeared to be a short glancing right hand to the left ear. Fury beat the count, and Wilder could not land another big shot despite his 10-8 round. Instead, Fury landed hard rights in the the remainder of the ninth round and early in the tenth round. At times, Fury showboated, putting his hands behind his back, and sticking out his tongue, but Wilder remain composed and focused. A solid right-left combination from Wilder floored Fury onto his back in the twelfth and final round, who looked out but somehow got up and beat the count yet again, and finished the bout.

Ringside commentator [[Paul Malignaggi]] felt Fury won the bout, and stated judge [[Alejandro Rochin]]'s 115-111 scorecard was wrong. Fury was graceful and grateful after the bout, embracing Wilder warmly, thanking Wilder for the opportunity and stating "God Bless America", and making chicken gestures in reference to the other heavyweight champion, [[Anthony Joshua]] still not fighting either himself nor Wilder. Ringside commentator and boxing historian Steve Farhood had it 115-111 for Fury. Not everyone agreed.

Fury held the lineal heavyweight title coming into this bout, having taken two and a half years off to seek treatment for alcoholism, cocaine addiction, and depression, and had to come down from almost 400 pounds to 256 under the guidance of trainer Ben Davison. [[Freddie Roach]] and [[Ricky Hatton]] were also in his corner. Trainer [[Mark Breland]] was in Wilder's corner. This was not the first time two undefeated heavyweight champions had met in a heavyweight titular contest. 26-0 Smokin' [[Joe Frazier]] dropped the then 31-0 [[Muhammad Ali]] in round 15 and went on to retain the overall heavyweight title and added the linear world heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden in 1971.

Both Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, in the post fight commentary, entertained the possibility of a USA Showtime rematch in the future. Wilder had a mandatory rematch clause in his contract if he had lost the bout. USA Showtime broadcast the four main event bouts on the eleven bout card, including heavyweight [[Luis Ortiz]]' tenth round stoppage of [[Travis Kauffman]] in a scheduled 10 rounder. Wilder's younger brother, 2-0 cruiserweight [[Marsellos Wilder]], opened the card with a four round unanimous decision over David Damore. Former heavyweight contender [[Chris Arreola]] and 2016 Olympic Games Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist [[Joe Joyce]] both won on the untelevised portion of the card. Boxers in attendance at ringside included [[Evander Holyfield]], [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]], and [[Riddick Bowe]].

== Notes ==
*Attendance: 17,698.
*[[:File:2018-12-01 - Deontay Wilder vs, Tyson Fury (Official Scorecards).jpeg|Official Scorecards]].
*[[Compubox]] Punch Statistics [http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/File:2018-12-01_-_Deontay_Wilder_vs._Tyson_Fury_(Compubox).jpg]:
**Punches Landed & Thrown: Tyson Fury 84 of 327, Deontay Wilder 71 of 430.
**Power Shots Landed & Thrown: Tyson Fury 38 of 104, Deontay Wilder 31 of 182.
**Jabs Landed & Thrown: Tyson Fury 46 of 223, Deontay Wilder 40 of 248.
*The fight generated 325,000 pay-per-view buys on Showtime and $24.3 million in pay-per-view revenue. [http://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=25519401]

== Boxing Trivia ==
Seven undefeated world heavyweight champions existed at the time of this bout, claimants to both major and minor versions of the world title: [[Deontay Wilder]] (40-0), holder of the World Boxing Council version of the world heavyweight title; [[Tyson Fury]] (27-0), holder of the lineal heavyweight title; [[Anthony Joshua]] (22-0), holder of the World Boxing Association Super World Heavyweight title, World Boxing Organization World Heavyweight Title, International Boxing Federal World Heavyweight Title, and International Boxing Organization World Heavyweight Title; claimant [[Trevor Bryan]] (20-0), holder of the World Boxing Association regular version of the world heavyweight title; [[Michael Wallisch]] (19-0), holder of the Global Boxing Union version of the World Heavyweight title; [[Erzen Rrustemi]] (13-0), the World Boxing Federation World Heavyweight titleholder; and [[Alexander Frank]] (15-0-1), holder of the Universal Boxing Organization version of the world heavyweight title. Not all were undefeated, however. [[Ivica Perkovic]], holder of the World Boxing Union (German Version) World Heavyweight title, with an undistinguished record of 26-34.

Fight:30388

2020-01-18T14:53:53Z

Cob1971:

<fight>30388</fight>
Galindez was knocked down twice in the 7th round.

Burnett was a substitute for [[Marvin Camel]], who pulled out of the fight with Galindez on June 9th, after suffering an eye injury.

Source: ''Los Angeles Times''

James Green

2020-01-02T14:04:39Z

Cob1971:

[[file:James Green.jpg|left|250px]]
<boxer>002714</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[Lou Duva]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Lou Duva]]

== Career Overview ==
'''James Green''' was a pressure in-fighter who enjoyed success early in his career with wins over [[Wilford Scypion]], [[Ernie Singletary]] and [[Teddy Mann]]. He then suffered setback against [[Frank Fletcher]]. After close losses to [[David Braxton]] and [[John Mugabi]], he won a couple of fights against some softer competition, but followed them with losses against an undefeated world champion [[Donald Curry]], [[Kevin Watts]], and finally a loss against [[Michael Olajide]] that sent him into retirement. After an 8-and-a-half year hiatus, he came back as a super middleweight and middleweight with little success. He finally hung his gloves up in 1996, at the age of 38.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, James}}
[[Category:Diamond Belt Champions]]
[[Category:African American Boxers]]

Floyd Favors

2020-01-01T15:58:26Z

Cob1971:

<boxer>39138</boxer>

'''Floyd Favors''' won the 1982 World Amateur Championship at bantamweight.

Favors also was the 1982 National AAU (spring) Bantamweight champion.

== World amateur championships results ==
'''1982''' (as a bantamweight)
*Defeated [[Roma Davidov]] (Israel) 5-0
*Defeated [[Jo Rion-Sik]] (North Korea) 3-2
*Defeated [[Sami Bazoli]] (Yugoslavia) 3-2
*Defeated [[Viktor Miroshnichenko]] (Soviet Union) 3-2

{{DEFAULTSORT:Favors, Floyd}}
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]
[[Category:World Amateur Champions]]

Rocky Mattioli

2019-12-23T18:14:53Z

Cob1971:

[[file:Rocco Mattioli.JPG|left|thumb|Rocky Mattioli]]
[[file:Rocky mattioli.JPG|right|thumb]]
<boxer>020665</boxer>
[[:Image:Rocky mattioli2.jpg|Photo #3]], [[:Image:Rocco Mattioli 3.JPG|Photo #4]]
 
'''Rocco 'Rocky' Mattioli''' was born on 20 July 1953 in Ripa Teatina, Italy before immigrating with his family to Morwell in 1958. Rocky attended the Sacred Heart Primary School and then later Morwell Technical Secondary school.

Rocco started his amateur boxing career at the age of 13 under the guidance of trainer Stan Mounsey in an old shed adjacent to the Morwell RSL. At the age of 16 Rocco won the Victorian Amateur Championships Title and finished runner-up at the National Championships in 1969. At 17 Rocco turned professional on the popular television show 'TV Ringside'. Moving to Melbourne, he came under the guidance of [[Ambrose Palmer]], enjoying several years of success before Mattioli left Palmer and teamed up with [[Oscar Minari]].

In 1973 he won the Australian Welterweight Title from [[Jeff White]], after years of various results Rocco stood tall. On 6 August 1977 in Berlin, Rocco Knocked-Out [[Eckhard Dagge]] and by doing so claimed the [[World Boxing Council]] (WBC) Light Middleweight Title. Over the next 2 years, Rocco successfully defended his title 2 times before losing to [[Maurice Hope]] by a Technical Knock-Out in his 3rd defense. He tried to regain the title in a rematch with Hope in July of 1980, but he was stopped in the 11th round.

Rocco Mattioli's professional career spanned 74 fights; 65 wins (52 KO's) 7 loses and 2 draws. He was inducted into the [[Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame]] in October 2004.

Source: http://www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/Events/Events/PastEvents/HOF/Legends/

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Eckhard Dagge]]|
title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Maurice Hope]]|
years=1977 Aug 6 – 1979 Mar 4
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mattioli, Rocky}}
[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Italian World Champions]]
[[Category:Australian World Champions]]

Rocky Mattioli

2019-12-23T18:11:33Z

Cob1971:

[[file:Rocco Mattioli.JPG|left|thumb|Rocky Mattioli]]
[[file:Rocky mattioli.JPG|right|thumb]]
<boxer>020665</boxer>
[[:Image:Rocky mattioli2.jpg|Photo #3]], [[:Image:Rocco Mattioli 3.JPG|Photo #4]]
 
'''Rocco 'Rocky' Mattioli''' was born on 20 July 1953 in Ripa Teatina, Italy before immigrating with his family to Morwell in 1958. Rocky attended the Sacred Heart Primary School and then later Morwell Technical Secondary school.

Rocco started his amateur boxing career at the age of 13 under the guidance of trainer Stan Mounsey in an old shed adjacent to the Morwell RSL. At the age of 16 Rocco won the Victorian Amateur Championships Title and finished runner-up at the National Championships in 1969. At 17 Rocco turned professional on the popular television show 'TV Ringside'. Moving to Melbourne, he came under the guidance of [[Ambrose Palmer]], enjoying several years of success before Mattioli left Palmer and teamed up with [[Oscar Minari]].

In 1973 he won the Australian Welterweight Title from [[Jeff White]], after years of various results Rocco stood tall. On 6 August 1977 in Berlin, Rocco Knocked-Out [[Eckhard Dagge]] and by doing so claimed the [[World Boxing Council]] (WBC) Light Middleweight Title. Over the next year and-a-half, Rocco successfully defended his title 3 times before losing to [[Maurice Hope]] by a Technical Knock-Out.

Rocco Mattioli's professional career spanned 74 fights; 65 wins (52 KO's) 7 loses and 2 draws. He was inducted into the [[Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame]] in October 2004.

Source: http://www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/Events/Events/PastEvents/HOF/Legends/

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Eckhard Dagge]]|
title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Maurice Hope]]|
years=1977 Aug 6 – 1979 Mar 4
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mattioli, Rocky}}
[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Italian World Champions]]
[[Category:Australian World Champions]]

Andy Ruiz Jr.

2019-12-08T06:01:49Z

Cob1971: /* External Links */

[[File:489762.jpeg|250px|left]]
<boxer>489762</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[Manny Robles (Trainer)| Manny Robles]] 
'''Promoter:''' [[Bob Arum]] (2009-2018) 
'''Advisor:''' [[Al Haymon]] (2018-)
== Amateur Career ==
*Claimed Amateur Record: 105-5
*'''2007''' and '''2008''' Mexican National Champion (+91kg).
*'''2007''' [[AIBA]] World Championships participant in Chicago, United States (+91kg):
**Lost to [[Michael Hunter Jr.]] (United States) RSC-OS 3
*'''2007''' Pre-Olympic Tournament participant in Beijing, China (+91kg):
**Lost to [[Zhang Zhilei]] (China) 9:28
*'''2008''' 1st America´s Olympic Qualifier participant in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago (+91kg):
**Defeated [[Gerardo Bisbal]] (Puerto Rico) 24:7
**Lost to [[Robert Alfonso]] (Cuba) 3:7
*'''2008''' 2nd America´s Olympic Qualifier participant in Guatemala City, Guatemala (+91kg):
**Defeated [[German Sandi]] (Costa Rica) RSC 1
**Lost to [[Oscar Rivas]] (Colombia) 4:16

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[NABF]] heavyweight title
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental heavyweight title
*[[IBO]] World heavyweight title

==Professional Record==
'''Championship Record'''
*1-2-0 (1 KO’s) in world championship bouts.
*2-2-0 (1 KO’s) against former or current world champions.
**Won against [[Siarhei Liakhovich]] & [[Anthony Joshua]].
**Lost against [[Joseph Parker]] & [[Anthony Joshua]].
'''Variant Record'''
*Defeated 2 undefeated opponent with ten or more bouts: [[Joe Hanks]] & [[Anthony Joshua]].

== External Links ==
*[http://www.toprank.com/fighters/andy-ruiz Top Rank Bio]

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Anthony Joshua]]|
|years=2019 June 01 – 2019 Dec 07 |
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|
title=[[WBO Heavyweight Champion]]|
years=2019 June 01 – 2019 Dec 07 |
after=[[Anthony Joshua]]|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|
title=[[IBO Heavyweight Champion]]|
years=2019 June 01 – 2019 Dec 07 |
after=[[Anthony Joshua]]|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Anthony Joshua]] Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=_ [[Anthony Joshua]]|
years=2019 June 01 – 2019 Dec 07 '''Super Champion''' |
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruiz Jr, Andy}}
[[Category:Mexican World Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:NABF Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]

Andy Ruiz Jr.

2019-12-08T05:54:25Z

Cob1971: /* External Links */

[[File:489762.jpeg|250px|left]]
<boxer>489762</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[Manny Robles (Trainer)| Manny Robles]] 
'''Promoter:''' [[Bob Arum]] (2009-2018) 
'''Advisor:''' [[Al Haymon]] (2018-)
== Amateur Career ==
*Claimed Amateur Record: 105-5
*'''2007''' and '''2008''' Mexican National Champion (+91kg).
*'''2007''' [[AIBA]] World Championships participant in Chicago, United States (+91kg):
**Lost to [[Michael Hunter Jr.]] (United States) RSC-OS 3
*'''2007''' Pre-Olympic Tournament participant in Beijing, China (+91kg):
**Lost to [[Zhang Zhilei]] (China) 9:28
*'''2008''' 1st America´s Olympic Qualifier participant in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago (+91kg):
**Defeated [[Gerardo Bisbal]] (Puerto Rico) 24:7
**Lost to [[Robert Alfonso]] (Cuba) 3:7
*'''2008''' 2nd America´s Olympic Qualifier participant in Guatemala City, Guatemala (+91kg):
**Defeated [[German Sandi]] (Costa Rica) RSC 1
**Lost to [[Oscar Rivas]] (Colombia) 4:16

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[NABF]] heavyweight title
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental heavyweight title
*[[IBO]] World heavyweight title

==Professional Record==
'''Championship Record'''
*1-2-0 (1 KO’s) in world championship bouts.
*2-2-0 (1 KO’s) against former or current world champions.
**Won against [[Siarhei Liakhovich]] & [[Anthony Joshua]].
**Lost against [[Joseph Parker]] & [[Anthony Joshua]].
'''Variant Record'''
*Defeated 2 undefeated opponent with ten or more bouts: [[Joe Hanks]] & [[Anthony Joshua]].

== External Links ==
*[http://www.toprank.com/fighters/andy-ruiz Top Rank Bio]

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Anthony Joshua]]|
|years=2019 June 01 – Present |
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|
title=[[WBO Heavyweight Champion]]|
years=2019 June 01 – Present |
after=[[Anthony Joshua]]|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|
title=[[IBO Heavyweight Champion]]|
years=2019 June 01 – Present |
after=[[Anthony Joshua]]|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Anthony Joshua]] Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=_ [[Anthony Joshua]]|
years=2019 June 01 – Present '''Super Champion''' |
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruiz Jr, Andy}}
[[Category:Mexican World Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:NABF Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]

Jose Ernesto Espana Graffe

2019-11-14T21:00:25Z

Cob1971:

[[File:ErnestoEspana2018.jpeg|250px|left|Photo: Vincent Ethier]]
<boxer>655852</boxer>

* This Venezuelan Ernesto Espana's real name is Jose Graffe. His father [[Ernesto Espana]] and uncle [[Crisanto Espana]] were world champions.

David Love

2019-09-27T16:51:45Z

Cob1971:

[[file:16079.jpg|250px|left]]
<boxer>16079</boxer>

'''David Love''' is a boxing trainer of professionals and amateurs in his post-boxing life. He owns and operates his own gym in his hometown of San Diego, CA, USA.
[[Category:Trainers|Love, David]]

William Nack

2019-07-18T16:27:56Z

Cob1971:

[[File:William Nack 104586004.jpg|left|200px]]
'''William Nack''' was a journalist and author.

He wrote for ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' from 1978 to 2001. He covered boxing and horse racing.

Since leaving ''Sports Illustrated'', Nack has done freelance writing for ''Time'', ''GQ'' and ''[[ESPN]].com''.

Nack, along with Edwin Pope of the ''Miami Herald'', was awarded the [[A.J. Liebling]] Award for "Outstanding Boxing Writing" by the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]] in 2004.

Nack died on April 14th of 2018, at the age of 77.

[[Category:Boxing Media|Nack, William]]

William Nack

2019-07-18T16:25:47Z

Cob1971:

Salvador Sanchez vs. Wilfredo Gomez

2019-07-10T03:24:45Z

Cob1971: /* Notes */

[[File:Sanchez floors Gomez.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Sanchez floors Gomez.]]
<fight>18409</fight>
*'''Inspector:''' [[Ray Tennison]]
*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] ([[Don King Productions]])
*'''Complete card results:''' [http://boxrec.com/show/9468]
*'''[[WBC]] Featherweight Title''' (6th defense by Sanchez)
*[[:File:LG=09784110125487.jpg|On Site Poster]]

==Notes==
*Sanchez reportedly received $750,000 and Gomez $500,000.
*The fight was shown on closed circuit television.
*There was a capacity crowd of nearly 5,000 at the [[Caesars Palace]] Sports Pavilion. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19810822&id=B7haAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hlkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5244,1831379&hl=en]

'''SANCHEZ RETAINS HIS TITLE BY STOPPING GOMEZ IN 8TH''' 
By [[Michael Katz]] | New York Times | August 22, 1981

'''LAS VEGAS, Nev., Aug. 21'''— Wilfredo Gomez, who almost lost the battle of the bulge this morning, was routed in the "Battle of the Little Giants" tonight when Salvador Sanchez of Mexico stopped the previously undefeated Puerto Rican at 2:09 of the eighth round of their long-awaited [[World Boxing Council]] featherweight title fight.

Referee [[Carlos Padilla]] stopped the fight after Gomez, with his right cheekbone broken, both eyes closed and his nose bleeding, bravely got up from his second knockdown in this confrontation of champions.

Sanchez, cool and calm as always in defending his title, almost scored a first-round knockout in a wild fight that more than lived up to expectations. He had Gomez down in the opening 30 seconds with a stunning left hook-right cross combination thrown with his back to the ropes. Sanchez then pulverized the cheekbone, which swelled gradually throughout the fight until Gomez's right eye was almost hidden.

Yet Gomez, who had a streak of 33 straight knockout victories - including 14 in title bouts - after starting his pro career with a draw in 1974, somehow survived the opening round and even went back on the attack at the start of the second.

Throughout the fight there were fierce toe-to-toe exchanges as Sanchez, who earned a reputation for an iron chin in stopping Danny (Little Red) Lopez twice last year, did not back away from the smaller man.

'''Trouble Making the Weight'''

Gomez, 24 years old, the W.B.C. superbantamweight (122-pound division) champion since February 1977, was moving up in weight class, but apparently not enough. He had to get up at 4:30 this morning, 4 1/2 hours before the weigh-in, to take off four pounds in order to make the featherweight limit of 126.

"There is no question the weight influenced the outcome immensely," said Gabriel Penagaricano, one of Gomez's lawyers, who represented the battered boxer at the post-fight news conference. "But that is absolutely no excuse. Sanchez proved tonight he was a formidable champion."

Sanchez, 22, trained for the bout, sparring 220 rounds, and was a solid 126 pounds when he entered the Caesars Palace Sports Pavilion ring. He also appeared supremely confident despite the 9-5 odds favoring Gomez.

'''Gomez Starts Quickly'''

Gomez quickly backed Sanchez against the ropes. A mistake. Sanchez, a marvelous counter-puncher, took a combination to the head and then fired back a left hook followed by a straight right that not only sent Gomez down, but dazed him.

Sanchez, better known for his right hands, scored heavily with more hooks as he calmly chased Gomez around the ring. It appeared for a while that Gomez would never survive such a battering. Along the way, Sanchez broke Gomez's cheekbone. Sanchez was unable to finish the fight in the first round, but the damage was done. By the sixth round, Gomez's left eye was also nearly closed and his nose was bleeding.

A few days ago, Sanchez had warned Gomez: "You had better take your picture before the fight because after I get through with you, you won't recognize yourself."

Sanchez carried out his prediction. But this was not as one-sided as Gomez's face, compared with Sanchez's unmarked one, looked. Gomez may have been weak from running at 4:30 in the morning and he may have been battered in the ring, but he never gave up.

And the three judges - the referee does not vote in Nevada - had the fight very close going into the eighth round. Judge [[Duane Ford]] had it 67-65, Henry Elespuru 67-66, and [[Chuck Minker|Charles Minker]] 67-65, all for Sanchez, on the 10-point scoring system.

'''Unification Bout a Possibility'''

Sanchez, in scoring his 40th victory against only one loss and a draw, must now be emphatically accorded a place as one of the finest boxers in any weight class. [[Don King]], the co-promoter, said he was asked tonight by [[Eusebio Pedroza]], the Panamanian who holds the [[World Boxing Association]] version of the 126-pound title, to arrange a unification fight. Sanchez said he would be interested, but he was more interested in going up to challenge [[Alexis Arguello]] for the W.B.C. lightweight championship.

[[Jose Sulaiman]], the W.B.C. president, said after the fight he might fine Gomez for refusing to give a post-bout urine sample, as required by the sanctioning body's rules.

Only two years ago, Gomez was mentioned as [[Roberto Duran]]'s chief rival for the mythical "pound-for-pound" title. Now he is a man without any title.

Gomez promised that, win or lose, he would relinquish the 122-pound title. [[Mike Ayala]] of San Antonio, Tex., and [[Juan Antonio Lopez]] of Mexico, the No. 1 and 2 W.B.C. contenders, are scheduled to fight for the vacant title.

The new champion's first defense was decided tonight when [[Juan Meza|Juan (Kid) Meza]] of Los Angeles, the No. 3 W.B.C. 122-pounder, avenged a 1980 loss and stopped the No. 4 challenger, [[Carlos Mendoza]], a Panamanian now living in Mexico, in the 10th round of their scheduled 12-round contest.

Earlier on the undercard, [[Larry Holmes]]'s little brother, [[Mark Holmes|Mark]], continued as an undefeated middleweight, scoring his 13th straight victory with a unanimous eight-round decision over [[Fred Reed]] of Chicago. [http://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/22/sports/sanchez-retains-his-title-by-stopping-gomez-in-8th.html]

Thomas Ulrich

2019-05-25T12:31:54Z

Cob1971: /* Amateur Highlights */

[[file:Thomas Ulrich.jpg|left|250px]]
<boxer>007115</boxer>
 

== Amateur Highlights ==
* German Light Heavyweight Champion 1994
*'''1992''' 2nd place as a Middleweight at the Junior World Championships in Montreal, Canada. Results were:
**Defeated [[Jae-Yeul Uk]] (South Korea) RSC-3
**Defeated [[Willard Lewis]] (Canada) RSCI-2
**Lost to [[Islam Arsangaliev]] (Russia) RSC-1
*'''1995''' 3rd place as a Light Heavyweight at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany. Results were:
**Defeated [[Evgeny Makarenko]] (Russia) PTS
**Defeated [[Mohamed Benguesmia]] (Algeria) PTS
**Defeated [[Timur Ibragimov]] (Uzbekistan) WO
**Lost to [[Diosvani Vega]] (Cuba) PTS
*'''1995''' 2nd place at the Military World Championships in Rome, Italy. Results were:
**Defeated Um (South Korea) RSC-1
**Defeated [[Sergey Krupenich]] (Belarus) PTS (10-6)
**Lost to [[Pietro Aurino]] (Italy) PTS (6-10)
*'''1996''' competed at the European Championships in Vejle, Denmark. Results were:
**Defeated [[Zoltan Beres|Zolt?n B?res]] (Hungary) RSC-1
**Lost to [[Yusuf ?zt?rk]] (Turkey) PTS (10-15)
*'''1996''' Representing Germany, Ulrich won the Bronze Medal as a Light Heavyweight at the Atlanta [[Olympics]]. Results were:
**Defeated [[Rick Timperi]] (Australia) PTS (21-7)
**Defeated [[Ismael Kone]] (Sweden) PTS (24-9)
**Defeated [[Daniel Bispo]] (Brazil) PTS (14-7)
**Lost to [[Lee Seung-Bae]] (South Korea) PTS (8-12)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ulrich, Thomas}}
[[Category:German Olympians]]
[[Category:1996 Olympians]]
[[Category:Olympic Bronze Medalists]]

Ken Norton vs. Randall (Tex) Cobb

2019-04-16T04:02:08Z

Cob1971:

[[File:Randy Cobb Ken Norton.jpg|right|thumb|325px|YouTube video image]]
<fight>25996</fight>

== Notes ==
*Cobb, the [[WBC]]'s 9th-ranked heavyweight contender, had a record of 17-0 with 16 knockouts.
*Norton, who had retired the previous year, was fighting for the first time in 15 months. He had a record of 41-6-1 with 33 knockouts.
*In his previous fight, which took place on August 2, 1980, Cobb stopped [[Earnie Shavers]] in eight rounds. Incidentally, Norton worked as the color analyst for the TV broadcast.
*The fight was billed as "The Battle of the Jawbreakers" as Cobb had broken Shavers' jaw, and Norton was best known for breaking [[Muhammad Ali]]'s jaw in 1973.
*The Associated Press reported:
:Former heavyweight champion Ken Norton, fighting on instinct and fortitude in the final round, pounded out a close split decision over younger, bigger and undefeated Randall "Tex" Cobb in a late Friday night bout. Norton, wobbly kneed and exhausted from countering Cobb's devastating left jab, barely stumbled to his corner at the end of the ninth round. But he summoned enough strength to batter the equally tired and lumbering Cobb with a series of uppercuts in the center of the ring and capture the 10th and deciding round. The younger fighter was in complete command of the first three rounds, punching his left fist into Norton's face at will while the older fighter sought the ropes and attempted to cover up. Cobb appeared to have Norton in trouble but lacked the speed to land consecutive lefts and rights to the dodging veteran. Norton, his left eye already swelling, began using his superior boxing skill and speed in the fourth round, knifing between Cobb's upraised gloves with a series of scoring counter punches. In that round, Norton landed his only direct blow and caused a trickle of blood to drip from Cobb's nose. Norton said be knew the fight was dead even going into the final round and realized he had to have a superior effort to sway the judges' final decision.

== Newspaper Articles ==
*"Ken Norton Meets Jawbreaker Cobb" Associated Press, November 7, 1980 [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VzxGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QNEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4156%2C667084]
*"Norton Decisions Cobb" Associated Press, November 8, 1980 [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WDxGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QNEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4437%2C743109]

Jorge Alvarado

2019-04-01T01:28:04Z

Cob1971:

<boxer>1063</boxer>
 
Retired at the age of 23 with a 22 - 1 record

Lamar Parks

2019-03-21T05:12:15Z

Cob1971:

[[File:LamarParks.jpg|300px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>004787</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' David Parks (father)

'''Lamar Parks''' was at one point ranked as the top middleweight contender by both the [[WBC]] and [[IBF]]. He was forced to retire after testing positive for HIV; a virus which claimed the life of Parks' one-time fiancée. Parks was set to face [[Gerald McClellan]] for the WBC Middleweight Title on March 4th, 1994, but the bout was cancelled due to the test results. He would not fight again. After retiring, Parks trained amateurs fighter in his hometown of Greenville, South Carolina. An article about Parks was written in the June/July 1995 issue of POZ magazine titled "Down For The Count." [https://www.poz.com/article/Down-for-the-Count-1836-6490]

== Titles Held ==
*[[NABF]] Middleweight Title (1991)
*[[WBC]] Continental Americas Middleweight Title (1991-92, 1993)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parks, Lamar}}
[[Category:NABF Middleweight Champions]]

Lamar Parks

2019-03-21T05:11:45Z

Cob1971:

[[File:LamarParks.jpg|300px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>004787</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' David Parks (father)

'''Lamar Parks''' was at one point ranked as the top middleweight contender by both the [[WBC]] and [[IBF]]. He was forced to retire after testing positive for HIV; a virus which claimed the life of Parks' one-time fiancée. Parks was set to face [[Gerald McClellan]] for the WBC Middleweight Title on March 4th, 1994, but the bout was cancelled due to the test results. He would not fight again. After retiring, Parks trained amateurs fighter in his hometown of Greenville, South Carolina. An article about Parks was written in the June/July 1995 issue of POZ magazine titled "Down For The Count." [article|https://www.poz.com/article/Down-for-the-Count-1836-6490]

== Titles Held ==
*[[NABF]] Middleweight Title (1991)
*[[WBC]] Continental Americas Middleweight Title (1991-92, 1993)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parks, Lamar}}
[[Category:NABF Middleweight Champions]]

Lamar Parks

2019-03-21T05:11:29Z

Cob1971:

[[File:LamarParks.jpg|300px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>004787</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' David Parks (father)

'''Lamar Parks''' was at one point ranked as the top middleweight contender by both the [[WBC]] and [[IBF]]. He was forced to retire after testing positive for HIV; a virus which claimed the life of Parks' one-time fiancée. Parks was set to face [[Gerald McClellan]] for the WBC Middleweight Title on March 4th, 1994, but the bout was cancelled due to the test results. He would not fight again. After retiring, Parks trained amateurs fighter in his hometown of Greenville, South Carolina. An article about Parks was written in the June/July 1995 issue of POZ magazine titled "Down For The Count." [article|https://www.poz.com/article/Down-for-the-Count-1836-6490|article]

== Titles Held ==
*[[NABF]] Middleweight Title (1991)
*[[WBC]] Continental Americas Middleweight Title (1991-92, 1993)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parks, Lamar}}
[[Category:NABF Middleweight Champions]]

Lamar Parks

2019-03-21T05:11:07Z

Cob1971:

[[File:LamarParks.jpg|300px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>004787</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' David Parks (father)

'''Lamar Parks''' was at one point ranked as the top middleweight contender by both the [[WBC]] and [[IBF]]. He was forced to retire after testing positive for HIV; a virus which claimed the life of Parks' one-time fiancée. Parks was set to face [[Gerald McClellan]] for the WBC Middleweight Title on March 4th, 1994, but the bout was cancelled due to the test results. He would not fight again. After retiring, Parks trained amateurs fighter in his hometown of Greenville, South Carolina. An article about Parks was written in the June/July 1995 issue of POZ magazine titled "Down For The Count." [https://www.poz.com/article/Down-for-the-Count-1836-6490|article]

== Titles Held ==
*[[NABF]] Middleweight Title (1991)
*[[WBC]] Continental Americas Middleweight Title (1991-92, 1993)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parks, Lamar}}
[[Category:NABF Middleweight Champions]]

Lamar Parks

2019-03-21T05:10:42Z

Cob1971:

[[File:LamarParks.jpg|300px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>004787</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' David Parks (father)

'''Lamar Parks''' was at one point ranked as the top middleweight contender by both the [[WBC]] and [[IBF]]. He was forced to retire after testing positive for HIV; a virus which claimed the life of Parks' one-time fiancée. Parks was set to face [[Gerald McClellan]] for the WBC Middleweight Title on March 4th, 1994, but the bout was cancelled due to the test results. He would not fight again. After retiring, Parks trained amateurs fighter in his hometown of Greenville, South Carolina. An article about Parks was written in the June/July 1995 issue of POZ magazine titled "Down For The Count." [https://www.poz.com/article/Down-for-the-Count-1836-6490|Article]

== Titles Held ==
*[[NABF]] Middleweight Title (1991)
*[[WBC]] Continental Americas Middleweight Title (1991-92, 1993)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parks, Lamar}}
[[Category:NABF Middleweight Champions]]

Lamar Parks

2019-03-21T05:10:17Z

Cob1971:

[[File:LamarParks.jpg|300px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>004787</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' David Parks (father)

'''Lamar Parks''' was at one point ranked as the top middleweight contender by both the [[WBC]] and [[IBF]]. He was forced to retire after testing positive for HIV; a virus which claimed the life of Parks' one-time fiancée. Parks was set to face [[Gerald McClellan]] for the WBC Middleweight Title on March 4th, 1994, but the bout was cancelled due to the test results. He would not fight again. After retiring, Parks trained amateurs fighter in his hometown of Greenville, South Carolina. An article about Parks was written in the June/July 1995 issue of POZ magazine titled "Down For The Count." [https://www.poz.com/article/Down-for-the-Count-1836-6490| Article]

== Titles Held ==
*[[NABF]] Middleweight Title (1991)
*[[WBC]] Continental Americas Middleweight Title (1991-92, 1993)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parks, Lamar}}
[[Category:NABF Middleweight Champions]]

Serik Sapiyev

2019-03-17T16:13:42Z

Cob1971:

[[file:Serik Sapiyev.JPG|left|200px]]
Serik Sapiyev (born November 16, 1983) is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who twice won the world title in the light welterweight (-64 kg) division in 2005 and 2007. He also won the Silver medal at the 2011 World Championships as a welterweight, and the Bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships.

Sapiev won the Gold medal at the 2012 Olympics as a welterweight, also.
 

== Career ==
Sapiyev defeated [[Dilshod Mahmudov]] in 2005 at the World amateur championships.

He also won bronze at the 2006 Asian Games after losing to Thailand's Olympic Gold medalist [[Manus Boonjumnong]] whom he knocked down in the fight but still lost 18-22.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he reached the final by beating Boonjumnong conqueror [[Masatsugu Kawachi]] and then defeated Russian southpaw [[Gennady Kovalev]] 20:5.

== World Amateur championship results ==
'''2005''' (as a Light welterweight)
*Defeated [[Pavol Hlavacka]] (Slovakia) 37-13
*Defeated [[Karl Dargan]] (United States) 37-26
*Defeated [[Mykola Semenyaga]] (Ukraine) 27-15
*Defeated [[Emil Magerramov]] (Azerbaijan) 41-23
*Defeated [[Dilshod Mahmudov]] (Uzbekistan) 39-21

'''2007''' (as a Light welterweight)
*Defeated [[Milan Piperski]] (Serbia) 22-6
*Defeated [[Eduardo Mendoza]] (Nicaragua) RSCO 2
*Defeated [[Kevin Bizier]] (Canada) RSCO 3
*Defeated [[Morteza Sepahvandi]] (Iran) AB 4
*Defeated [[Masatsugu Kawachi]] (Japan) RSCO 3
*Defeated [[Gennady Kovalev]] (Russia) 20-5

'''2009''' (as a welterweight)
*Defeated [[Hugo Miyenikoue]] (Gabon) RSC 2
*Defeated [[Emil Maharramov]] (Azerbaijan) RSC 3
*Defeated [[Taras Shelestyuk]] (Ukraine) 16-11
*Defeated [[Asadullo Boimurodov]] (Kyrgyzstan) RTD 2
*Lost to [[Andrey Zamkovoy]] (Russia) 10-16

'''2011''' (as a welterweight)
*Defeated [[Carlos Sanchez]] (Ecuador) RSC
*Defeated [[Apichet Saensit]] (Thailand) 16-7
*Defeated [[Yasuhiro Suzuki]] (Japan) 25-12
*Defeated [[Errol Spence]] (United States) 20-10
*Defeated [[Egidijus Kavaliauskas]] (Lithuania) RET
*Lost to [[Taras Shelestyuk]] (Ukraine) 10-16 (final match, captures silver)

== Olympic results ==
'''2008''' (as a Light welterweight)
*1st round bye
*Defeated [[Jonny Sánchez]] (Venezuela) 22-3
*Lost to [[Manus Boonjumnong]] (Thailand) 5-7

'''2012''' (as a Welterweight)
*Defeated [[Yasuhiro Suzuki]] (Japan) 25-11
*Defeated [[Gabriel Maestre]] (Venezuela) 25-9
*Defeated [[Andrey Zamkovoy]] (Russia) 18-12
*Defeated [[Fred Evans]] (Great Britain) 17-9

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sapiyev, Serik}}
[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]]
[[Category:2008 Olympians]]
[[Category:2012 Olympians]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani Olympians]]
[[Category:World Amateur Champions]]

Serik Sapiyev

2019-03-17T16:13:18Z

Cob1971:

[[file:Serik Sapiyev.JPG|left|200px]]
Serik Sapiyev (born November 16, 1983) is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who twice won the world title in the light welterweight (-64 kg) division in 2005 and 2007. He also won the Silver medal at the 2011 World Championships as a welterweight, and the Bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships.

Sapiev won the Gold medal at the 2012 Olympics, also.
 

== Career ==
Sapiyev defeated [[Dilshod Mahmudov]] in 2005 at the World amateur championships.

He also won bronze at the 2006 Asian Games after losing to Thailand's Olympic Gold medalist [[Manus Boonjumnong]] whom he knocked down in the fight but still lost 18-22.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he reached the final by beating Boonjumnong conqueror [[Masatsugu Kawachi]] and then defeated Russian southpaw [[Gennady Kovalev]] 20:5.

== World Amateur championship results ==
'''2005''' (as a Light welterweight)
*Defeated [[Pavol Hlavacka]] (Slovakia) 37-13
*Defeated [[Karl Dargan]] (United States) 37-26
*Defeated [[Mykola Semenyaga]] (Ukraine) 27-15
*Defeated [[Emil Magerramov]] (Azerbaijan) 41-23
*Defeated [[Dilshod Mahmudov]] (Uzbekistan) 39-21

'''2007''' (as a Light welterweight)
*Defeated [[Milan Piperski]] (Serbia) 22-6
*Defeated [[Eduardo Mendoza]] (Nicaragua) RSCO 2
*Defeated [[Kevin Bizier]] (Canada) RSCO 3
*Defeated [[Morteza Sepahvandi]] (Iran) AB 4
*Defeated [[Masatsugu Kawachi]] (Japan) RSCO 3
*Defeated [[Gennady Kovalev]] (Russia) 20-5

'''2009''' (as a welterweight)
*Defeated [[Hugo Miyenikoue]] (Gabon) RSC 2
*Defeated [[Emil Maharramov]] (Azerbaijan) RSC 3
*Defeated [[Taras Shelestyuk]] (Ukraine) 16-11
*Defeated [[Asadullo Boimurodov]] (Kyrgyzstan) RTD 2
*Lost to [[Andrey Zamkovoy]] (Russia) 10-16

'''2011''' (as a welterweight)
*Defeated [[Carlos Sanchez]] (Ecuador) RSC
*Defeated [[Apichet Saensit]] (Thailand) 16-7
*Defeated [[Yasuhiro Suzuki]] (Japan) 25-12
*Defeated [[Errol Spence]] (United States) 20-10
*Defeated [[Egidijus Kavaliauskas]] (Lithuania) RET
*Lost to [[Taras Shelestyuk]] (Ukraine) 10-16 (final match, captures silver)

== Olympic results ==
'''2008''' (as a Light welterweight)
*1st round bye
*Defeated [[Jonny Sánchez]] (Venezuela) 22-3
*Lost to [[Manus Boonjumnong]] (Thailand) 5-7

'''2012''' (as a Welterweight)
*Defeated [[Yasuhiro Suzuki]] (Japan) 25-11
*Defeated [[Gabriel Maestre]] (Venezuela) 25-9
*Defeated [[Andrey Zamkovoy]] (Russia) 18-12
*Defeated [[Fred Evans]] (Great Britain) 17-9

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sapiyev, Serik}}
[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]]
[[Category:2008 Olympians]]
[[Category:2012 Olympians]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani Olympians]]
[[Category:World Amateur Champions]]

Serik Sapiyev

2019-03-17T16:12:18Z

Cob1971:

[[file:Serik Sapiyev.JPG|left|200px]]
Serik Sapiyev (born November 16, 1983) is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who won the world title in the light welterweight (-64 kg) division in 2005 and 2007. He also won the Silver medal at the 2011 World Championships as a welterweight, and the Bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships.
 

== Career ==
Sapiyev defeated [[Dilshod Mahmudov]] in 2005 at the World amateur championships.

He also won bronze at the 2006 Asian Games after losing to Thailand's Olympic Gold medalist [[Manus Boonjumnong]] whom he knocked down in the fight but still lost 18-22.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he reached the final by beating Boonjumnong conqueror [[Masatsugu Kawachi]] and then defeated Russian southpaw [[Gennady Kovalev]] 20:5.

== World Amateur championship results ==
'''2005''' (as a Light welterweight)
*Defeated [[Pavol Hlavacka]] (Slovakia) 37-13
*Defeated [[Karl Dargan]] (United States) 37-26
*Defeated [[Mykola Semenyaga]] (Ukraine) 27-15
*Defeated [[Emil Magerramov]] (Azerbaijan) 41-23
*Defeated [[Dilshod Mahmudov]] (Uzbekistan) 39-21

'''2007''' (as a Light welterweight)
*Defeated [[Milan Piperski]] (Serbia) 22-6
*Defeated [[Eduardo Mendoza]] (Nicaragua) RSCO 2
*Defeated [[Kevin Bizier]] (Canada) RSCO 3
*Defeated [[Morteza Sepahvandi]] (Iran) AB 4
*Defeated [[Masatsugu Kawachi]] (Japan) RSCO 3
*Defeated [[Gennady Kovalev]] (Russia) 20-5

'''2009''' (as a welterweight)
*Defeated [[Hugo Miyenikoue]] (Gabon) RSC 2
*Defeated [[Emil Maharramov]] (Azerbaijan) RSC 3
*Defeated [[Taras Shelestyuk]] (Ukraine) 16-11
*Defeated [[Asadullo Boimurodov]] (Kyrgyzstan) RTD 2
*Lost to [[Andrey Zamkovoy]] (Russia) 10-16

'''2011''' (as a welterweight)
*Defeated [[Carlos Sanchez]] (Ecuador) RSC
*Defeated [[Apichet Saensit]] (Thailand) 16-7
*Defeated [[Yasuhiro Suzuki]] (Japan) 25-12
*Defeated [[Errol Spence]] (United States) 20-10
*Defeated [[Egidijus Kavaliauskas]] (Lithuania) RET
*Lost to [[Taras Shelestyuk]] (Ukraine) 10-16 (final match, captures silver)

== Olympic results ==
'''2008''' (as a Light welterweight)
*1st round bye
*Defeated [[Jonny Sánchez]] (Venezuela) 22-3
*Lost to [[Manus Boonjumnong]] (Thailand) 5-7

'''2012''' (as a Welterweight)
*Defeated [[Yasuhiro Suzuki]] (Japan) 25-11
*Defeated [[Gabriel Maestre]] (Venezuela) 25-9
*Defeated [[Andrey Zamkovoy]] (Russia) 18-12
*Defeated [[Fred Evans]] (Great Britain) 17-9

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sapiyev, Serik}}
[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]]
[[Category:2008 Olympians]]
[[Category:2012 Olympians]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani Olympians]]
[[Category:World Amateur Champions]]

Serik Sapiyev

2019-03-17T16:10:57Z

Cob1971:

[[file:Serik Sapiyev.JPG|left|200px]]
Serik Sapiyev (born November 16, 1983) is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who won the world title in the light welterweight (-64 kg) division in 2005 and 2007. Sapiev won the Gold medal twice at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships, respectively in the light- welterweight division. He also won the Silver medal at the 2011 World Championships as a welterweight, and the Bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships.
 

== Career ==
Sapiyev defeated [[Dilshod Mahmudov]] in 2005 at the World amateur championships.

He also won bronze at the 2006 Asian Games after losing to Thailand's Olympic Gold medalist [[Manus Boonjumnong]] whom he knocked down in the fight but still lost 18-22.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he reached the final by beating Boonjumnong conqueror [[Masatsugu Kawachi]] and then defeated Russian southpaw [[Gennady Kovalev]] 20:5.

== World Amateur championship results ==
'''2005''' (as a Light welterweight)
*Defeated [[Pavol Hlavacka]] (Slovakia) 37-13
*Defeated [[Karl Dargan]] (United States) 37-26
*Defeated [[Mykola Semenyaga]] (Ukraine) 27-15
*Defeated [[Emil Magerramov]] (Azerbaijan) 41-23
*Defeated [[Dilshod Mahmudov]] (Uzbekistan) 39-21

'''2007''' (as a Light welterweight)
*Defeated [[Milan Piperski]] (Serbia) 22-6
*Defeated [[Eduardo Mendoza]] (Nicaragua) RSCO 2
*Defeated [[Kevin Bizier]] (Canada) RSCO 3
*Defeated [[Morteza Sepahvandi]] (Iran) AB 4
*Defeated [[Masatsugu Kawachi]] (Japan) RSCO 3
*Defeated [[Gennady Kovalev]] (Russia) 20-5

'''2009''' (as a welterweight)
*Defeated [[Hugo Miyenikoue]] (Gabon) RSC 2
*Defeated [[Emil Maharramov]] (Azerbaijan) RSC 3
*Defeated [[Taras Shelestyuk]] (Ukraine) 16-11
*Defeated [[Asadullo Boimurodov]] (Kyrgyzstan) RTD 2
*Lost to [[Andrey Zamkovoy]] (Russia) 10-16

'''2011''' (as a welterweight)
*Defeated [[Carlos Sanchez]] (Ecuador) RSC
*Defeated [[Apichet Saensit]] (Thailand) 16-7
*Defeated [[Yasuhiro Suzuki]] (Japan) 25-12
*Defeated [[Errol Spence]] (United States) 20-10
*Defeated [[Egidijus Kavaliauskas]] (Lithuania) RET
*Lost to [[Taras Shelestyuk]] (Ukraine) 10-16 (final match, captures silver)

== Olympic results ==
'''2008''' (as a Light welterweight)
*1st round bye
*Defeated [[Jonny Sánchez]] (Venezuela) 22-3
*Lost to [[Manus Boonjumnong]] (Thailand) 5-7

'''2012''' (as a Welterweight)
*Defeated [[Yasuhiro Suzuki]] (Japan) 25-11
*Defeated [[Gabriel Maestre]] (Venezuela) 25-9
*Defeated [[Andrey Zamkovoy]] (Russia) 18-12
*Defeated [[Fred Evans]] (Great Britain) 17-9

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sapiyev, Serik}}
[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]]
[[Category:2008 Olympians]]
[[Category:2012 Olympians]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani Olympians]]
[[Category:World Amateur Champions]]

Serik Sapiyev

2019-03-17T16:10:34Z

Cob1971:

[[file:Serik Sapiyev.JPG|left|200px]]
Serik Sapiyev (born November 16, 1983) is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who won the world title in the light welterweight (-64 kg) division in 2005 and 2007. Sapiev won the Gold medal twice at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships, respectively in the light- welterweight division. He also won a Silver medal at the 2011 World Championships as welterweight, and a Bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships.
 

== Career ==
Sapiyev defeated [[Dilshod Mahmudov]] in 2005 at the World amateur championships.

He also won bronze at the 2006 Asian Games after losing to Thailand's Olympic Gold medalist [[Manus Boonjumnong]] whom he knocked down in the fight but still lost 18-22.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he reached the final by beating Boonjumnong conqueror [[Masatsugu Kawachi]] and then defeated Russian southpaw [[Gennady Kovalev]] 20:5.

== World Amateur championship results ==
'''2005''' (as a Light welterweight)
*Defeated [[Pavol Hlavacka]] (Slovakia) 37-13
*Defeated [[Karl Dargan]] (United States) 37-26
*Defeated [[Mykola Semenyaga]] (Ukraine) 27-15
*Defeated [[Emil Magerramov]] (Azerbaijan) 41-23
*Defeated [[Dilshod Mahmudov]] (Uzbekistan) 39-21

'''2007''' (as a Light welterweight)
*Defeated [[Milan Piperski]] (Serbia) 22-6
*Defeated [[Eduardo Mendoza]] (Nicaragua) RSCO 2
*Defeated [[Kevin Bizier]] (Canada) RSCO 3
*Defeated [[Morteza Sepahvandi]] (Iran) AB 4
*Defeated [[Masatsugu Kawachi]] (Japan) RSCO 3
*Defeated [[Gennady Kovalev]] (Russia) 20-5

'''2009''' (as a welterweight)
*Defeated [[Hugo Miyenikoue]] (Gabon) RSC 2
*Defeated [[Emil Maharramov]] (Azerbaijan) RSC 3
*Defeated [[Taras Shelestyuk]] (Ukraine) 16-11
*Defeated [[Asadullo Boimurodov]] (Kyrgyzstan) RTD 2
*Lost to [[Andrey Zamkovoy]] (Russia) 10-16

'''2011''' (as a welterweight)
*Defeated [[Carlos Sanchez]] (Ecuador) RSC
*Defeated [[Apichet Saensit]] (Thailand) 16-7
*Defeated [[Yasuhiro Suzuki]] (Japan) 25-12
*Defeated [[Errol Spence]] (United States) 20-10
*Defeated [[Egidijus Kavaliauskas]] (Lithuania) RET
*Lost to [[Taras Shelestyuk]] (Ukraine) 10-16 (final match, captures silver)

== Olympic results ==
'''2008''' (as a Light welterweight)
*1st round bye
*Defeated [[Jonny Sánchez]] (Venezuela) 22-3
*Lost to [[Manus Boonjumnong]] (Thailand) 5-7

'''2012''' (as a Welterweight)
*Defeated [[Yasuhiro Suzuki]] (Japan) 25-11
*Defeated [[Gabriel Maestre]] (Venezuela) 25-9
*Defeated [[Andrey Zamkovoy]] (Russia) 18-12
*Defeated [[Fred Evans]] (Great Britain) 17-9

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sapiyev, Serik}}
[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]]
[[Category:2008 Olympians]]
[[Category:2012 Olympians]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani Olympians]]
[[Category:World Amateur Champions]]

Serik Sapiyev

2019-03-17T16:08:46Z

Cob1971:

[[file:Serik Sapiyev.JPG|left|200px]]
Serik Sapiyev (born November 16, 1983) is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who won the world title in the light welterweight (-64 kg) division in 2005 and 2007. Sapiev was the welterweight World Champion twice, in 2005 and 2007. He also won a Silver medal at the 2011 World Championships, and a Bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships.
 

== Career ==
Sapiyev defeated [[Dilshod Mahmudov]] in 2005 at the World amateur championships.

He also won bronze at the 2006 Asian Games after losing to Thailand's Olympic Gold medalist [[Manus Boonjumnong]] whom he knocked down in the fight but still lost 18-22.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he reached the final by beating Boonjumnong conqueror [[Masatsugu Kawachi]] and then defeated Russian southpaw [[Gennady Kovalev]] 20:5.

== World Amateur championship results ==
'''2005''' (as a Light welterweight)
*Defeated [[Pavol Hlavacka]] (Slovakia) 37-13
*Defeated [[Karl Dargan]] (United States) 37-26
*Defeated [[Mykola Semenyaga]] (Ukraine) 27-15
*Defeated [[Emil Magerramov]] (Azerbaijan) 41-23
*Defeated [[Dilshod Mahmudov]] (Uzbekistan) 39-21

'''2007''' (as a Light welterweight)
*Defeated [[Milan Piperski]] (Serbia) 22-6
*Defeated [[Eduardo Mendoza]] (Nicaragua) RSCO 2
*Defeated [[Kevin Bizier]] (Canada) RSCO 3
*Defeated [[Morteza Sepahvandi]] (Iran) AB 4
*Defeated [[Masatsugu Kawachi]] (Japan) RSCO 3
*Defeated [[Gennady Kovalev]] (Russia) 20-5

'''2009''' (as a welterweight)
*Defeated [[Hugo Miyenikoue]] (Gabon) RSC 2
*Defeated [[Emil Maharramov]] (Azerbaijan) RSC 3
*Defeated [[Taras Shelestyuk]] (Ukraine) 16-11
*Defeated [[Asadullo Boimurodov]] (Kyrgyzstan) RTD 2
*Lost to [[Andrey Zamkovoy]] (Russia) 10-16

'''2011''' (as a welterweight)
*Defeated [[Carlos Sanchez]] (Ecuador) RSC
*Defeated [[Apichet Saensit]] (Thailand) 16-7
*Defeated [[Yasuhiro Suzuki]] (Japan) 25-12
*Defeated [[Errol Spence]] (United States) 20-10
*Defeated [[Egidijus Kavaliauskas]] (Lithuania) RET
*Lost to [[Taras Shelestyuk]] (Ukraine) 10-16 (final match, captures silver)

== Olympic results ==
'''2008''' (as a Light welterweight)
*1st round bye
*Defeated [[Jonny Sánchez]] (Venezuela) 22-3
*Lost to [[Manus Boonjumnong]] (Thailand) 5-7

'''2012''' (as a Welterweight)
*Defeated [[Yasuhiro Suzuki]] (Japan) 25-11
*Defeated [[Gabriel Maestre]] (Venezuela) 25-9
*Defeated [[Andrey Zamkovoy]] (Russia) 18-12
*Defeated [[Fred Evans]] (Great Britain) 17-9

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sapiyev, Serik}}
[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]]
[[Category:2008 Olympians]]
[[Category:2012 Olympians]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani Olympians]]
[[Category:World Amateur Champions]]

Deuk-Koo Kim

2019-03-12T03:31:25Z

Cob1971:

[[file:Dukkookim.jpg|left|250px|Kim, Deuk-Koo]]
<boxer>012186</boxer>

'''Duk Koo Kim in the news'''

Duk Koo Kim (1959-1982) was a South Korean boxer whose death changed the sport of boxing in many ways.

Kim was 17-1-1 bouts when he was assigned by the [[WBA]] as the world's number 1 challenger to world Lightweight champion [[Ray Mancini]]. Most of his contests prior to the Mancini bout, however, had been in his native country, against somewhat obscure opposition.

Kim had to struggle mightily to lose weight on the days prior to the bout so that he could weight in under the Lightweight's 135 pound limit, or, as they say in boxing, "make weight." In what could be described as an eerie coincidence, he wrote the message kill or be killed on his Las Vegas hotel room's mirror on the days before the bout.

Mancini and Kim met in an arena outside Caesar's Palace on November 13, 1982. In what many ringside observers have described as an "action-packed" fight, Mancini and Kim went toe to toe for a good portion of the bout, but by the latter rounds, Mancini began to dominate the young challenger. Spent and battered, Kim went into round 14 with little left and Mancini dropped him. He got up, but the fight was stopped and Mancini retained the title.

Minutes after the fight was over, Kim collapsed into a coma, and was taken to a hospital. Emergency brain surgery was done there to try to save his life, but that effort proved to be futile, as Kim lost his life 5 days after the bout, on November 18. The week after, Sports Illustrated had a photo of the fight on their cover, under the heading Tragedy in The Ring.

Not only did Kim lose his life after that fight, but the lives of many others who were involved were affected too: Mancini had to go through a period of regrouping, as he blamed himself for Kim's death. After friends helped him by telling him that it was just an accident, Mancini was able to go on with his career, but Kim's death would always haunt him. Kim's mother committed suicide in February of 1983, and so did the bout's referee, [[Richard Greene]], four months later.

Many reforms in boxing took place after this fight. The WBC, which was not the fight's sanctioning organization, was the first one to step up and admit, during their annual convention of 1982, that many rules and areas concerning fighter's medical care before fights needed to be changed to improve a fighter's chance of surviving a fight. [[WBC]] president [[Jose Sulaiman]] declared that, immediately after the Mancini-Kim bout, the WBC and their medical advisors had conducted a study that revealed that most fighters get injured more severely during rounds 13, 14 and 15, so the organization immediately decided to reduce the number of rounds in their championship bouts from 15 to 12. The WBA and the [[IBF]] followed the WBC in 1987. When the [[WBO]] was formed in 1988, they immediately began operating with 12 round world championship bouts.

Apart from the round reduction, the years after Kim's death would bring such new implements on a fighter's check up before fights as electrocardiograms, brain tests, lung tests and other medical tests. As one boxing leader put it, "A fighter's check ups before fights used to consist of blood pressure and heart beat checks before 1982. Not anymore."

The story of Kim's life was taken to the big screen in his native South Korea: Director Kwak Kyung Taek directed the movie named Champion, and actor Yu Oh Seong starred as the fallen boxer.

Guty Espadas

2019-03-10T00:51:29Z

Cob1971:

[[file:Gustavo Espadas.jpg|left|250px]]
[[file:GUSTAVO ESPADAS CRUZ.jpg|right|250px]]
<boxer>049167</boxer>

 
*Espadas's son, [[Guty Espadas Jr.]], captured the [[WBC]] featherweight championship of the world.

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Alfonso Lopez]]|
title=[[WBA Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Betulio Gonzalez]]|
years=1976 Oct 2 – 1978 Aug 12
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Espadas, Guty}}
[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Mexican World Champions]]

Danny Lopez vs. Salvador Sanchez (1st meeting)

2019-03-10T00:46:34Z

Cob1971:

<fight>21677</fight>

*Fought in a 16 foot ring.
*Danny Lopez was cut over his right eye in round three, with Sanchez developed a nose bleed in the same round.
*Early in the fourth round, Lopez began to develop swelling under his left eye. By the end of the round, his eye was almost completely closed.
*Amidst furious exchanges that saw him routinely absorbing flush Sanchez power punches, the nose of Lopez began to bleed halfway through round four. He also developed a cut on the nose.
*Lopez was cut over the left eye in round 5.
*With 15 seconds to go in the sixth round, referee stopped the action and and called for a doctor to inspect the multiple badly bleeding cuts sustained by Danny Lopez.
*Sanchez was cut over the left eye in round 7.
*Another doctor inspection was called in round 7, with the doctor verifying that Lopez could fight on.
*No knockdowns.

== Bout Summary ==

This was an action-packed fight, as were many of Danny "Little Red" Lopez' fights. The headline for this fight was: "Little Red vs. Little Known." Before the fight, many ringside observers said "Salvador 'who'?" They would for sure know "who" Salvador was afterwards. Many experts said that Lopez would KO Sanchez by the 4th round, saying that Sanchez's big jaw would be an easy target to find for Lopez. Sanchez put on a devastating show of power, and gave Lopez one of the most terrible beatings he's ever had. Lopez was staggered many times throughout the fight, especially in the 1st round. Angelo Dundee repeatedly acknowledged Salvador's punching power. By the time that the middle rounds came around, Sanchez was willing to stand toe-to-toe with Lopez, and he got the better of the exchanges without much problem. In the later rounds, Salvador showed that he had a ton of energy left as he repeatedly went in for the finish. Lopez showed great tenacity in trying to hang in there with Sanchez, but he still continually got staggered in the process. By the 13nth round, Lopez's face was a mess. He was bleeding from somewhere in the face, and/or possibly several places ...... it was hard to know for sure, and the left side of his face was completely bruised along with his left eye, almost sealed shut. Sanchez landed a hard right hand-left hook combo that staggered Lopez, Sanchez went after him, following him with short one-twos. The referee moved in to stop the fight while Sanchez was pounding Lopez into the ropes and landing vicious uppercuts and hard right hands. Sanchez jumped for joy, and Lopez showed great sportsmanship in congratulating the new champion.

Danny Lopez vs. Salvador Sanchez (1st meeting)

2019-03-10T00:44:41Z

Cob1971: /* Bout Summary */

<fight>21677</fight>

*Fought in a 16 foot ring.
*Danny Lopez cut over right eye in round three, with Sanchez developing a nose bleed in the same round.
*Early in the fourth Lopez begins to develop swelling under his left eye. By the end of the round the eye is almost completely closed.
*Amidst furious exchanges that see him routinely absorbing flush Sanchez power punches, the nose of Danny Lopez begins to bleed halfway through round four. He also develops a cut on the nose.
*Lopez cut over the left eye in round 5.
*With 15 seconds to go in the sixth round, referee stops the action and and calls for a doctor to inspect the multiple badly bleeding cuts sustained by Danny Lopez.
*Salvador Sanchez cut over the left eye in round 7.
*Another doctor inspection called in round 7, with the doctor verifying that Lopez can fight on.
*No knockdowns.

== Bout Summary ==

This was an action-packed fight, as were many of Danny "Little Red" Lopez' fights. The headline for this fight was: "Little Red vs. Little Known." Before the fight, many ringside observers said "Salvador 'who'?" They would for sure know "who" Salvador was afterwards. Many experts said that Lopez would KO Sanchez by the 4th round, saying that Sanchez's big jaw would be an easy target to find for Lopez. Sanchez put on a devastating show of power, and gave Lopez one of the most terrible beatings he's ever had. Lopez was staggered many times throughout the fight, especially in the 1st round. Angelo Dundee repeatedly acknowledged Salvador's punching power. By the time that the middle rounds came around, Sanchez was willing to stand toe-to-toe with Lopez, and he got the better of the exchanges without much problem. In the later rounds, Salvador showed that he had a ton of energy left as he repeatedly went in for the finish. Lopez showed great tenacity in trying to hang in there with Sanchez, but he still continually got staggered in the process. By the 13nth round, Lopez's face was a mess. He was bleeding from somewhere in the face, and/or possibly several places ...... it was hard to know for sure, and the left side of his face was completely bruised along with his left eye, almost sealed shut. Sanchez landed a hard right hand-left hook combo that staggered Lopez, Sanchez went after him, following him with short one-twos. The referee moved in to stop the fight while Sanchez was pounding Lopez into the ropes and landing vicious uppercuts and hard right hands. Sanchez jumped for joy, and Lopez showed great sportsmanship in congratulating the new champion.

Danny Lopez vs. Salvador Sanchez (1st meeting)

2019-03-10T00:44:30Z

Cob1971: /* Bout Summary */

<fight>21677</fight>

*Fought in a 16 foot ring.
*Danny Lopez cut over right eye in round three, with Sanchez developing a nose bleed in the same round.
*Early in the fourth Lopez begins to develop swelling under his left eye. By the end of the round the eye is almost completely closed.
*Amidst furious exchanges that see him routinely absorbing flush Sanchez power punches, the nose of Danny Lopez begins to bleed halfway through round four. He also develops a cut on the nose.
*Lopez cut over the left eye in round 5.
*With 15 seconds to go in the sixth round, referee stops the action and and calls for a doctor to inspect the multiple badly bleeding cuts sustained by Danny Lopez.
*Salvador Sanchez cut over the left eye in round 7.
*Another doctor inspection called in round 7, with the doctor verifying that Lopez can fight on.
*No knockdowns.

== Bout Summary ==
this was an action-packed fight, as were many of Danny "Little Red" Lopez' fights. The headline for this fight was: "Little Red vs. Little Known." Before the fight, many ringside observers said "Salvador 'who'?" They would for sure know "who" Salvador was afterwards. Many experts said that Lopez would KO Sanchez by the 4th round, saying that Sanchez's big jaw would be an easy target to find for Lopez. Sanchez put on a devastating show of power, and gave Lopez one of the most terrible beatings he's ever had. Lopez was staggered many times throughout the fight, especially in the 1st round. Angelo Dundee repeatedly acknowledged Salvador's punching power. By the time that the middle rounds came around, Sanchez was willing to stand toe-to-toe with Lopez, and he got the better of the exchanges without much problem. In the later rounds, Salvador showed that he had a ton of energy left as he repeatedly went in for the finish. Lopez showed great tenacity in trying to hang in there with Sanchez, but he still continually got staggered in the process. By the 13nth round, Lopez's face was a mess. He was bleeding from somewhere in the face, and/or possibly several places ...... it was hard to know for sure, and the left side of his face was completely bruised along with his left eye, almost sealed shut. Sanchez landed a hard right hand-left hook combo that staggered Lopez, Sanchez went after him, following him with short one-twos. The referee moved in to stop the fight while Sanchez was pounding Lopez into the ropes and landing vicious uppercuts and hard right hands. Sanchez jumped for joy, and Lopez showed great sportsmanship in congratulating the new champion.

NABF Light Heavyweight Champion

2019-03-03T02:23:05Z

Cob1971:

[[Light heavyweight|Light Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[North American Boxing Federation]].
* The maximum weight for this division is 175 pounds (79.4 kg or 12½ stone).
* One of the traditional eight divisions.

'''RELATED LINK:''' [[NABF Light Heavyweight Title Fights]]

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|[[Jimmy Dupree]]
|1971 Jul 3
|1971 Oct 29
|1
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|2
|[[Mike Quarry]]
|1971 Oct 29
|1972 Jun 27V
|0
|- align=center
|3
|[[Richie Kates]]
|1974 May 29
|1975 May 3S
|0
|- align=center
|4
|[[Lonnie Bennett]]
|1976 May 8
|1977 Apr 1S
|0
|- align=center
|5
|[[Matthew Saad Muhammad]]
|1977 Jul 27
|1979 Apr 22V
|3
|- align=center
|6
|[[Jerry Martin]]
|1979 Aug 7
|1980 Jul 20S
|1
|- align=center
|7
|[[Willie Edwards]]
|1982 Aug 14
|1982 Dec 3
|0
|- align=center
|8
|[[Pete McIntyre]]
|1982 Dec 3
|1983 Jun 23
|1
|- align=center
|9
|[[Willie Edwards]] (2)
|1983 Jun 23
|1987 Jun 26
|5
|- align=center
|10
|[[Tony Willis (American)]]
|1987 Jun 26
|1989 Feb 21V
|3
|- align=center
|11
|[[Andrew Maynard]]
|1990 Apr 1
|1992 Jan 10
|4
|- align=center
|12
|[[Frank Tate]]
|1992 Jan 10
|1992 Sept 29S
|0
|- align=center
|13
|[[Egerton Marcus]]
|1992 Dec 1
|1995 Jan 5S
|3
|- align=center
|14
|[[Merqui Sosa]]
|1995 Jun 30
|1996 Jun 1S
|0
|- align=center
|15
|[[Montell Griffin]]
|1996 Jul 11
|1996 Dec 6S
|0
|- align=center
|16
|[[Michael Nunn]]
|1997 Jan 17
|1997 May 1V
|0
|- align=center
|17
|[[Merqui Sosa]] (2)
|1997 May 10
|1998 Mar 3
|0
|- align=center
|18
|[[Kenny Bowman]]
|1998 Mar 3
|1998 Jun 19
|0
|- align=center
|19
|[[Derrick Harmon]]
|1998 Jun 19
|1998 Nov 5S
|0
|- align=center
|20
|[[Eric Harding]]
|1998 Nov 13
|1999 May 1S
|0
|- align=center
|21
|[[Greg Wright]]
|1999 May 23
|2000 Jul 14
|2
|- align=center
|22
|[[Chris Johnson]]
|2000 Jul 14
|2001 Jan 5
|0
|- align=center
|23
|[[Eric Harding]] (2)
|2001 Jan 5
|2002 Jan 25
|1
|- align=center
|24
|[[Antonio Tarver]]
|2002 Jan 25
|2002 Oct 1S
|0
|- align=center
|25
|[[Montell Griffin]] (2)
|2002 Nov 3
|2003 Apr 26V
|0
|- align=center
|26
|[[Donnell Wiggins]]
|2003 Oct 11
|2004 Mar 18S
|0
|- align=center
|27
|[[Lucian Bute]]
|2005 Feb 19
|2005 Mar 18V
|0
|- align=center
|28
|[[Eric Harding]] (3)
|2005 Oct 21
|2006 Jun 2
|0
|- align=center
|29
|[[Chad Dawson]]
|2006 Jun 2
|2007 Feb 3V
|0
|- align=center
|30
|[[Chris Henry]]
|2007 May 3
|2009 Feb 6
|2
|- align=center
|31
|[[Yusaf Mack]]
|2009 Feb 6
|2009 Oct 12S
|0
|- align=center
|32
|[[Ismayl Sillakh]]
|2010 Apr 3
|2012 Apr 27
|1
|- align=center
|33
|[[Denis Grachev]]
|2012 Apr 27
|2012 Nov 3
|0
|- align=center
|34
|[[Lucian Bute]] (2)
|2012 Nov 3
|2014 Jan 18
|0
|- align=center
|35
|[[Jean Pascal ]]
|2014 Jan 18
|2014 Dec 7S
|0
|- align=center
|36
|[[Isaac Chilemba]]
|2015 Mar 14
|2015 Dec 2S
|0
|- align=center
|37
|[[Oleksandr Gvozdyk]]
|2016 Apr 9
|2018 Mar 17V
|4
|}

 
R - Retired 
S - Stripped 
V - Vacated 

[[Category: North American Light Heavyweight Title Lineages|NABF]]

NABF Light Heavyweight Champion

2019-03-03T02:21:27Z

Cob1971:

[[Light heavyweight|Light Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[North American Boxing Federation]].
* The maximum weight for this division is 175 pounds (79.4 kg or 12½ stone).
* One of the traditional eight divisions.

'''RELATED LINK:''' [[NABF Light Heavyweight Title Fights]]

{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor=#ffdead
!<center>No.</center>
!<center>Champion</center>
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended
!<center>Defenses</center>
|- align=center
|1
|[[Jimmy Dupree]]
|1971 Jul 3
|1971 Oct 29
|1
|- align=center
|2
|[[Mike Quarry]]
|1971 Oct 29
|1972 Jun 27V
|0
|- align=center
|3
|[[Richie Kates]]
|1974 May 29
|1975 May 3S
|0
|- align=center
|4
|[[Lonnie Bennett]]
|1976 May 8
|1977 Apr 1S
|0
|- align=center
|5
|[[Matthew Saad Muhammad]]
|1977 Jul 27
|1979 Apr 22V
|3
|- align=center
|6
|[[Jerry Martin]]
|1979 Aug 7
|1980 Jul 20S
|1
|- align=center
|7
|[[Willie Edwards]]
|1982 Aug 14
|1982 Dec 3
|0
|- align=center
|8
|[[Pete McIntyre]]
|1982 Dec 3
|1983 Jun 23
|1
|- align=center
|9
|[[Willie Edwards]] (2)
|1983 Jun 23
|1987 Jun 26
|5
|- align=center
|10
|[[Tony Willis (American)]]
|1987 Jun 26
|1989 Feb 21V
|3
|- align=center
|11
|[[Andrew Maynard]]
|1990 Apr 1
|1992 Jan 10
|4
|- align=center
|12
|[[Frank Tate]]
|1992 Jan 10
|1992 Sept 29S
|0
|- align=center
|13
|[[Egerton Marcus]]
|1992 Dec 1
|1995 Jan 5S
|3
|- align=center
|14
|[[Merqui Sosa]]
|1995 Jun 30
|1996 Jun 1S
|0
|- align=center
|15
|[[Montell Griffin]]
|1996 Jul 11
|1996 Dec 6S
|0
|- align=center
|16
|[[Michael Nunn]]
|1997 Jan 17
|1997 May 1V
|0
|- align=center
|17
|[[Merqui Sosa]] (2)
|1997 May 10
|1998 Mar 3
|0
|- align=center
|18
|[[Kenny Bowman]]
|1998 Mar 3
|1998 Jun 19
|0
|- align=center
|19
|[[Derrick Harmon]]
|1998 Jun 19
|1998 Nov 5S
|0
|- align=center
|20
|[[Eric Harding]]
|1998 Nov 13
|1999 May 1S
|0
|- align=center
|21
|[[Greg Wright]]
|1999 May 23
|2000 Jul 14
|2
|- align=center
|22
|[[Chris Johnson]]
|2000 Jul 14
|2001 Jan 5
|0
|- align=center
|23
|[[Eric Harding]]
|2001 Jan 5
|2002 Jan 25
|1
|- align=center
|24
|[[Antonio Tarver]]
|2002 Jan 25
|2002 Oct 1S
|0
|- align=center
|25
|[[Montell Griffin]] (2)
|2002 Nov 3
|2003 Apr 26V
|0
|- align=center
|26
|[[Donnell Wiggins]]
|2003 Oct 11
|2004 Mar 18S
|0
|- align=center
|27
|[[Lucian Bute]]
|2005 Feb 19
|2005 Mar 18V
|0
|- align=center
|28
|[[Eric Harding]] (2)
|2005 Oct 21
|2006 Jun 2
|0
|- align=center
|29
|[[Chad Dawson]]
|2006 Jun 2
|2007 Feb 3V
|0
|- align=center
|30
|[[Chris Henry]]
|2007 May 3
|2009 Feb 6
|2
|- align=center
|31
|[[Yusaf Mack]]
|2009 Feb 6
|2009 Oct 12S
|0
|- align=center
|32
|[[Ismayl Sillakh]]
|2010 Apr 3
|2012 Apr 27
|1
|- align=center
|33
|[[Denis Grachev]]
|2012 Apr 27
|2012 Nov 3
|0
|- align=center
|34
|[[Lucian Bute]] (2)
|2012 Nov 3
|2014 Jan 18
|0
|- align=center
|35
|[[Jean Pascal ]]
|2014 Jan 18
|2014 Dec 7S
|0
|- align=center
|36
|[[Isaac Chilemba]]
|2015 Mar 14
|2015 Dec 2S
|0
|- align=center
|37
|[[Oleksandr Gvozdyk]]
|2016 Apr 9
|2018 Mar 17V
|4
|}

 
R - Retired 
S - Stripped 
V - Vacated 

[[Category: North American Light Heavyweight Title Lineages|NABF]]

NABF Light Heavyweight Champion

2019-03-03T02:20:30Z

Cob1971:

[[Light heavyweight|Light Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[North American Boxing Federation]].
* The maximum weight for this division is 175 pounds (79.4 kg or 12½ stone).
* One of the traditional eight divisions.

'''RELATED LINK:''' [[NABF Light Heavyweight Title Fights]]

{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor=#ffdead
!<center>No.</center>
!<center>Champion</center>
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended
!<center>Defenses</center>
|- align=center
|1
|[[Jimmy Dupree]]
|1971 Jul 3
|1971 Oct 29
|1
|- align=center
|2
|[[Mike Quarry]]
|1971 Oct 29
|1972 Jun 27V
|0
|- align=center
|3
|[[Richie Kates]]
|1974 May 29
|1975 May 3S
|0
|- align=center
|4
|[[Lonnie Bennett]]
|1976 May 8
|1977 Apr 1S
|0
|- align=center
|5
|[[Matthew Saad Muhammad]]
|1977 Jul 27
|1979 Apr 22V
|3
|- align=center
|6
|[[Jerry Martin]]
|1979 Aug 7
|1980 Jul 20S
|1
|- align=center
|7
|[[Willie Edwards]]
|1982 Aug 14
|1982 Dec 3
|0
|- align=center
|8
|[[Pete McIntyre]]
|1982 Dec 3
|1983 Jun 23
|1
|- align=center
|9
|[[Willie Edwards]] (2)
|1983 Jun 23
|1987 Jun 26
|5
|- align=center
|10
|[[Tony Willis]] (American)
|1987 Jun 26
|1989 Feb 21V
|3
|- align=center
|11
|[[Andrew Maynard]]
|1990 Apr 1
|1992 Jan 10
|4
|- align=center
|12
|[[Frank Tate]]
|1992 Jan 10
|1992 Sept 29S
|0
|- align=center
|13
|[[Egerton Marcus]]
|1992 Dec 1
|1995 Jan 5S
|3
|- align=center
|14
|[[Merqui Sosa]]
|1995 Jun 30
|1996 Jun 1S
|0
|- align=center
|15
|[[Montell Griffin]]
|1996 Jul 11
|1996 Dec 6S
|0
|- align=center
|16
|[[Michael Nunn]]
|1997 Jan 17
|1997 May 1V
|0
|- align=center
|17
|[[Merqui Sosa]] (2)
|1997 May 10
|1998 Mar 3
|0
|- align=center
|18
|[[Kenny Bowman]]
|1998 Mar 3
|1998 Jun 19
|0
|- align=center
|19
|[[Derrick Harmon]]
|1998 Jun 19
|1998 Nov 5S
|0
|- align=center
|20
|[[Eric Harding]]
|1998 Nov 13
|1999 May 1S
|0
|- align=center
|21
|[[Greg Wright]]
|1999 May 23
|2000 Jul 14
|2
|- align=center
|22
|[[Chris Johnson]]
|2000 Jul 14
|2001 Jan 5
|0
|- align=center
|23
|[[Eric Harding]]
|2001 Jan 5
|2002 Jan 25
|1
|- align=center
|24
|[[Antonio Tarver]]
|2002 Jan 25
|2002 Oct 1S
|0
|- align=center
|25
|[[Montell Griffin]] (2)
|2002 Nov 3
|2003 Apr 26V
|0
|- align=center
|26
|[[Donnell Wiggins]]
|2003 Oct 11
|2004 Mar 18S
|0
|- align=center
|27
|[[Lucian Bute]]
|2005 Feb 19
|2005 Mar 18V
|0
|- align=center
|28
|[[Eric Harding]] (2)
|2005 Oct 21
|2006 Jun 2
|0
|- align=center
|29
|[[Chad Dawson]]
|2006 Jun 2
|2007 Feb 3V
|0
|- align=center
|30
|[[Chris Henry]]
|2007 May 3
|2009 Feb 6
|2
|- align=center
|31
|[[Yusaf Mack]]
|2009 Feb 6
|2009 Oct 12S
|0
|- align=center
|32
|[[Ismayl Sillakh]]
|2010 Apr 3
|2012 Apr 27
|1
|- align=center
|33
|[[Denis Grachev]]
|2012 Apr 27
|2012 Nov 3
|0
|- align=center
|34
|[[Lucian Bute]] (2)
|2012 Nov 3
|2014 Jan 18
|0
|- align=center
|35
|[[Jean Pascal ]]
|2014 Jan 18
|2014 Dec 7S
|0
|- align=center
|36
|[[Isaac Chilemba]]
|2015 Mar 14
|2015 Dec 2S
|0
|- align=center
|37
|[[Oleksandr Gvozdyk]]
|2016 Apr 9
|2018 Mar 17V
|4
|}

 
R - Retired 
S - Stripped 
V - Vacated 

[[Category: North American Light Heavyweight Title Lineages|NABF]]

Jerry Martin

2019-03-03T02:13:19Z

Cob1971:

[[File:Jerry Martin.jpg|left|215px]]
<boxer>002430</boxer>

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Jerry}}
[[Category:NABF Light Heavyweight Champions]]

[[Category:USBA Light Heavyweight Champions]]

Luis Santana vs. Darrin Van Horn

2019-01-22T03:37:11Z

Cob1971:

<fight>124845</fight>

In a crossroads fight between future Junior Middleweight champion Darrin Van Horn and contender Santana, 'Schoolboy' Van Horn outpointed Luis Santana over ten rounds in a nationally televised bout. Although Van Horn landed jabs and in heated exchanges far more frequently, Santana was never in trouble and fought well in defeat, not losing by very much. Simply put, Van Horn landed more jabs and power shots than Santana did and deserved to win, but Santana comported himself very well and did well at times with jab combinations and counterpunching right jabs over Van Horn's left. A very competitive fight that was very entertaining and certainly closer than the scoring indicated.

Kid Chocolate

2018-11-06T04:46:34Z

Cob1971:

[[File:Chocolate3.JPG|left|thumb|250px|Kid Chocolate]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 1991 Old Timer Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/chocolate.html click]]]
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
<boxer>009006</boxer>
'''Division:''' [[Featherweight]] 
'''Trainer:''' [[Moe Fleischer]] 
'''Managers:''' [[Luis Gutierrez (manager)|Luis Gutierrez]], Jess Lozada 
'''[[:Category:Kid Chocolate Gallery|Kid Chocolate Image Gallery]]

==Career Overview==
*Started his professional career 55-0-1 before losing to [[Jack (Kid) Berg]] by a [[Kid Chocolate vs. Jack (Kid) Berg (1st meeting)|10-round split decision]] on August 7, 1930.
*Fought [[Battling Battalino]] for the [[NYSAC]] World Featherweight Championship on December 12, 1930, and lost by a [[Battling Battalino vs. Kid Chocolate|15-round unanimous decision]].
*Defeated [[Benny Bass]] by a [[Benny Bass vs. Kid Chocolate|7th-round TKO]] to win the [[National Boxing Association|NBA]] World Junior Lightweight Championship on July 15, 1931. He became the first Cuban to win a world title.
*Fought [[Tony Canzoneri]] for the World Lightweight Championship and the World Junior Welterweight Championship on November 20, 1931, and lost by a [[Tony Canzoneri vs. Kid Chocolate (1st meeting)|15-round split decision]].
*Defeated [[Lew Feldman]] by a [[Kid Chocolate vs. Lew Feldman (3rd meeting)|12th-round knockout]] to win the vacant NYSAC World Featherweight Championship on October 13, 1932.
*According to the [[Ring Magazine: November 2001|November 2001 issue]] of ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'', Kid Chocolate had the greatest nickname in boxing and perhaps the greatest in sports.
*The [[:Ring Magazine: January 2002|January 2002 issue]] of ''The Ring'' listed Kid Chocolate as the 5th [[:Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time|greatest featherweight of all-time]].

==Record Issues==
Every ''[[Ring Record Book]]'' printed before the 1980s incorrectly listed Chocolate's Cuban fight record, prior to his American debut, as 21-0 (21 knockouts). Chocolate's amateur boxing record is listed as 100-0 (86 knockouts) in the 1970 ''Ring Record Book'', but it is believed that this record was a fabrication by Luis "Pincho" Gutierrez, Chocolate's manager. Research by boxing historian Enrique Encinosa has uncovered the amateur bouts listed below, verified through Cuban newspapers ''Diario de la Marina'' and ''La Noche'', as well as various books published by biographers or the Cuban government.

The following bouts were won by Chocolate but no details are given as to whether the victories were on points or by knockout and some don't have specific dates. It is likely that this is Chocolate's full amateur record (23-0), as Cuban newspapers of the time were very meticulous about reporting full results of amateur and pro cards.

'''1922''' 
*'''Jul 8:''' Tomas Reyes
*'''Jul 8:''' B. Carpentier
*'''Aug 20:''' Manuel Alfaga
*'''Sep:''' Jimmy Kelly
*'''Sep:''' Willard Jimenez (Championship bout of La Noche Amateur Tournament)
*'''Oct 27:''' Manuel Alfaga

'''1924''' 
*'''Jan 21:''' Joe McDonald
*Rene Felipe (twice)
*"Cuban" Harry Greb
*Jimmy Kelly
*Kid Viejita (twice)
*Jim Rowly (twice)
*Felipe Corvo
*Antonio Contreras
*Joe Santos

'''1926''' 
*'''Oct 16:''' Placido Varona
*'''Oct:''' Felipe Corvo (Championship bout of Club Cubano Amateur Tournament)

'''1927''' 
*'''Apr 2:''' [[Mario Kid Sanchez|Mario "Kid" Sanchez]] (''Diario de la Marina'' reported that this bout was controversial) '''
*Memo Gonzalez

==Sources==
*''Do or Die'' by Martine Barrat, Viking Adult, 1993
*[[Boxing Illustrated: April 1994|April 1994]] issue of ''[[Boxing Illustrated]]'', pages 74-78 (with many photos)

{{start box}}
{{succession box|
before=[[Benny Bass]]|
title=[[NBA World Super Featherweight Champion|World Junior Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Frankie Klick]]|
years=1931 Jul 15 – 1933 Dec 25
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chocolate, Kid}}
[[Category:World Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:Cuban World Champions]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]

Hogan (Kid) Bassey

2018-11-06T04:28:36Z

Cob1971:

[[File:Hogan Bassey4.JPG|left|300px|thumb|]]
<boxer>022405</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[George Biddles]] 
'''Trainers:''' George Biddles, [[Jimmy August]] 
[[:Image:Bassey.Hogan.jpg|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Hogan Bassey.jpg|Photo #3]], [[:Image:Fleischer.Bassey.1959.jpg|Photo]] with [[Nat Fleischer]]

'''Hogan Bassey''' became the first Nigerian boxer to hold a world championship, when he defeated [[Cherif Hamia]] on June 24, 1957, to claim the World Featherweight Title.

{{DEFAUL{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Sandy Saddler]] Retired|
title=[[World Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Davey Moore (Featherweight)|Davey Moore]]|
years=1957 June 24 – 1959 March 18
}}
{{end box}}

Chris Eubank

2018-08-27T02:57:40Z

Cob1971: /* Notes */

[[File:Chris Eubank.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]
<boxer>000804</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Andy Martinez]], [[Luis Camacho]], [[Maximo Pierret]], [[Patrick Ford]], [[Lenny DeJesus]], [[Ronnie Davies]], Self 
'''Managers:''' [[Adonis Torres]], [[Ronnie Davies]], [[Keith Miles]], [[Barry Hearn]], Self 
'''Promoters:''' [[Barry Hearn]], [[Frank Warren]] (1995-1998 - in the last four championship fights), Self 

== Amateur Career ==
*Winner of 1984 New York Spanish Golden Gloves

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[WBC]] International super middleweight title

==Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 17-5-2 (5 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 4-5-1 (1 KOs) against former or current world titleists.
**Won against [[Nigel Benn]], [[Thulani Malinga]], [[Lindell Holmes]], [[Graciano Rocchigiani]].
**Lost against [[Steve Collins]] (twice), [[Joe Calzaghe]], [[Carl Thompson]] (twice).
**Drew against [[Nigel Benn]].

==Notes==
*Brothers - [[Peter Eubank]] and [[Simon Eubank]] (twins)
*Cousin - [[Bobbie Joe Edwards]]
*Sons - [[Chris Eubank Jr.]], [[Sebastian Eubank]], and [[Nathaniel Wilson]]
*Nephew - [[Harlem Eubank]]

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Nigel Benn]]|
title=[[WBO Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Gerald McClellan]]|
years=1990 Nov 18 – 1991 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Thomas Hearns]]|
title=[[WBO Super Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Steve Collins]]|
years=1991 Sep 21 – 1995 Mar 18
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eubank, Chris}}
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:English World Champions]]
[[Category:Muslim Boxers]]
[[Category:Eubank Family]]

Fight:56889

2018-07-12T07:42:26Z

Cob1971:

<fight>56889</fight>

*This third round knockout victory by Bobby 'The Scientist' Quarry was dubbed 'The Insane Knockout' by boxing historians. Quarry was down near the end of round two, ruled a slip.
* Quarry, at 222 1/2 pounds, outweighed the mismatched Kilgour by 28 1/2 pounds. At the time of this bout, the cruiserweight limit was 190 pounds and up in California, where the bout was held.
* Bobby Quarry's only win over a fighter with a winning record, his best win, and final win. Ring commentary noted Quarry looked too heavy.
* In round three, Quarry landed a counter right cross over a Kilgour left flush on Kilgour's chin and knocked out Kilgour face first out cold.
* [[Mike Quarry]] was in his brother's corner. Retirees [[Jerry Quarry]] and [[Muhammad Ali]] (seen at ringside in a white shirt) were at ringside.
* The bout can be seen in its entirety in two parts on YouTube.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edysV3TKYBE]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILvl-08oE8]]

Alexis Arguello vs. Ray Mancini

2018-06-19T04:16:51Z

Cob1971:

[[File:Arguello-Mancini-U2061611.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Arguello hits Mancini with a right]]
<fight>16180</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Lightweight Championship''' (1st defense by Arguello)

==Notes==
*The twenty-year-old Mancini entered the fight ranked No. 3 at lightweight by the WBC.
*More than 500 fans from Mancini's hometown of Youngstown, Ohio, attended the fight.
*After ten rounds, one judge had Arguello ahead, one had Mancini ahead and the third had the fight even.
*Mancini was floored by a right at the end of the twelfth round.
*Arguello floored Mancini with another right in round fourteen as referee Tony Perez stepped in to stop the fight.
*This was Mancini's first defeat after twenty consecutive wins.
*"It was the best fight so far this year, my friend," Arguello said to Mancini after the fight. He then told the press, "I think my heart is special. But his heart is bigger than I have. ... Someday this young man will be champion."
*After the fight, Mancini said, "This isn't the end of the story. This is the standard first chapter. I'll be back."
*Seven months and five days later, on May 8, 1982, Mancini stopped [[Arturo Frias]] in one round to win the [[WBA]] Lightweight Championship.

Bobby Chacon vs. Cornelius Boza Edwards (2nd meeting)

2018-06-04T04:44:45Z

Cob1971:

<fight>44239</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Don Chargin Productions]] ([[Don Chargin]])
*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Chuck Hull]]
*'''Aired On:''' [[NBC Sportsworld]] 
 
== Notes ==
*Boza-Edwards was down in the 2nd round.
*Chacon cut over left eye in round two.
*Chacon overcame a 3rd round knockdown and bad cuts over both eyes to floor Boza-Edwards in the 12th.
*Steele halted the action in both the 7th and 8th rounds to have Chacon's cuts checked by ringside physician, Dr. Flip Holmansky.
*Fight was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]].
*Although Chacon was the reigning WBC Junior Lightweight champion and Boza-Edwards the WBC's number 1 contender, this bout was not sanctioned by the WBC as Chacon had supposedly signed a contract with [[Don King]] to fight [[Hector Camacho]] first. Chacon would be stripped of the title June 27, 1983 for failing to defend against Camacho.

Jack Johnson (of Washington)

2018-05-14T22:57:11Z

Cob1971:

[[file:Johnson.Jack.Oly.jpg|left|250px|photo]]
<boxer>016236</boxer>
'''Division:''' Light-Heavyweight