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Claiming his first belt at 20 years, 4 months, and 22 days old, Tyson holds the record as the youngest boxer ever to win a heavyweight title. [7] He was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles, as well as the only ...
However, his first defense of that title would come against the 20-year-old undefeated sensation Mike Tyson, who was 27–0 with 25 of his victories coming by way of knockout. Tyson had gone 12–0 in the year of 1986 alone and officially qualified for the unification series with a second-round knockout victory over Alfonso Ratliff in September ...
Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas, billed as Tyson is Back!, was a professional boxing match that occurred at the Tokyo Dome on February 11, 1990. [1] The then-undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion Tyson lost by knockout to the 42-1 underdog Douglas. The fight is widely regarded as one of the biggest upsets in sports history.
Tyson made his professional debut on March 6, 1985, where he defeated Hector Mercedes by first-round TKO. On Feb. 16, 1986, Tyson burst into the boxing spotlight after defeating Jesse Ferguson on ...
Mike Tyson turned professional in 1985 and won his first 19 fights by knockout, quickly garnering media attention and establishing an "aura of invincibility". [10] In November 1986 Tyson knocked out Trevor Berbick to win the WBC heavyweight title; at 20 years old, Tyson was the youngest heavyweight champion in history. [7]
Holyfield also became the first person since Muhammad Ali to win a heavyweight championship belt three times, although, unlike Ali, Holyfield's third championship win had not been for the lineal heavyweight title, [11] which was at that time held by George Foreman. At the post-fight press conference, Tyson addressed Holyfield: "Thank you very much.
Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight odds: Latest betting lines for Netflix fight Mike Tyson's first fight. After years of fighting as an amateur, Tyson made his professional debut at 18 years old on ...
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 Lennox Lewis (no. 1 contender promoted) 14 Dec 1992 – 24 Sep 1994 3 17 Oliver McCall: 24 Sept 1994 – 2 Sep 1995 1 18 Frank Bruno: 2 Sep 1995 – 16 Mar 1996 0 19 Mike Tyson (2)