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Riddick Lamont Bowe (born August 10, 1967) [2] is an American former professional boxer and professional kickboxer who competed between 1989 and 2008 in boxing, and from 2013 to 2016 in kickboxing . He held the undisputed world heavyweight championship in 1992, and won the super heavyweight silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics .
Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe was a professional boxing match that took place on November 13, 1992, in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1] The fight was contested for the undisputed world heavyweight championship , which consisted of the WBA , WBC , and IBF championships.
Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock II, billed as The Rematch, was a professional boxing match contested on June 28, 1991. [1] It was the second time the two fighters fought that year, as their first bout in March was mired in controversy.
Mike Tyson (def. Tony Tucker) 1 Aug 1987 – 11 Feb 1990 6 2 Buster Douglas: 11 Feb – 25 Oct 1990 0 3 Evander Holyfield: 25 Oct 1990 – 13 Nov 1992 3 4 Riddick Bowe: 13 Nov – 14 Dec 1992 0 Bowe's undisputed status ended when he vacated his WBC title and threw the title into the trash. [11] 5 Lennox Lewis (def. Evander Holyfield)
Mike Tyson: 22 Nov 1986 – 11 Feb 1990 9 13 Buster Douglas: 11 Feb – 25 Oct 1990 0 14 Evander Holyfield: 25 Oct 1990 – 13 Nov 1992 2 15 Riddick Bowe: 13 Nov – 14 Dec 1992 0 Bowe vacated the title instead of fighting mandatory challenger Lennox Lewis, then dumped his WBC belt in a trash bin during a news conference in London. [4] 16 ...
After Tyson won decisively, a fight was signed for November 18, 1991. An injury and Tyson's subsequent conviction for rape in 1992 indefinitely shelved the fight, as Tyson was sentenced to six years in prison. [3] Holyfield, meanwhile, went on to reign as undisputed champion until losing to Riddick Bowe in November 1992.
Lennox Lewis vs. Donovan Ruddock, billed as "The Fight for the Right" was a professional boxing match contested on 31 October 1992. [3] The fight was a WBC heavyweight title "eliminator", with the winner scheduled to challenge the winner of the Evander Holyfield–Riddick Bowe championship bout held two weeks later.
September 24 – Mike Tyson is stripped of the WBC heavyweight title. November 9 – Evander Holyfield wins by technical knockout against Mike Tyson to win the WBA heavyweight title. [4] December 14 – Andrew Golota gets disqualified again against Riddick Bowe for low blows in their rematch.