Lennox Lewis vs. Lionel Butler

Lewis drops Butler in the fifth round

Lennox Lewis 248 lbs beat Lionel Butler 261 lbs by TKO at 2:55 in round 5 of 12

• Date: 1995-05-13
• Location: Arco Arena, Sacramento, California, USA
• Referee: Marty Denkin
• Judge: Chuck Hassett
• Judge: Larry O'Connell
• Judge: Angel Luis Guzman

• WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminator

Notes

• There was a crowd of 8,103.
• Lewis was ranked second by the WBC and Butler was ranked third.
• This was Lewis' first fight since losing to Oliver McCall and his first fight with trainer Emanuel Steward.
• Butler was knocked down twice in the fifth round.
• After Butler had begun his career with a record of 6-10-1, coming into this bout he had put together a 16-0-0-1 (15 KO) winning streak. Lewis ended that streak and Butler's career at world level.