KO Magazine Upset of the Year
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As selected by KO Magazine in each year.
| 1980 | Aug 2 | Yasutsune Uehara | KO 6 | Samuel Serrano | Jr Lightweight | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| 1981 | Nov 7 | Roger Stafford | UD 10 | Pipino Cuevas | Welterweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1982 | Sep 4 | Kirkland Laing | UD 10 | Roberto Duran | Jr Middleweight | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| 1983 | Sep 23 | Gerrie Coetzee | KO 10 | Michael Dokes | Heavyweight | Richfield, Ohio, USA |
| 1984 | Apr 7 | Richie Sandoval | TKO 15 | Jeff Chandler | Bantamweight | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 1985 | Sep 21 | Michael Spinks | UD 15 | Larry Holmes | Heavyweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1986 | Sep 27 | Lloyd Honeyghan | TKO 6 | Donald Curry | Welterweight | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 1987 | Apr 6 | Sugar Ray Leonard | SD 12 | Marvin Hagler | Middleweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1988 | Jun 6 | Iran Barkley | TKO 3 | Thomas Hearns | Middleweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1989 | Jun 12 | Thomas Hearns | PTS 12 | Sugar Ray Leonard | Super Middleweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1990 | Feb 10 | James (Buster) Douglas | KO 10 | Mike Tyson | Heavyweight | Tokyo, JPN |
| 1991 | Feb 9 | Terry Norris | UD 12 | Sugar Ray Leonard | Lt Middleweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1992 | Mar 1 | Azumah Nelson | TKO 8 | Jeff Fenech | Jr Lightweight | Melbourne, Victoria, AUS |
| 1993 | Oct 29 | Michael Bentt | TKO 1 | Tommy Morrison | Heavyweight | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA |