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There were no knockdowns, but the fight was close and competitive with Holyfield outworking and outlanding Qawi. Two judges, Harold Lederman and Neffie Quintana scored the bout for Holyfield 144–140 & 147–138, while the third judge Gordon Volkman scored it for Qawi 143–141 giving Holyfield a split decision victory and his first world title [3] The bout would be named as the best ...
On August 15, 1987, Evander Holyfield would make the third successful defense of his WBA cruiserweight title and first of the IBF version by defeating Ossie Ocasio via 11th-round knockout, while on the undercard Dwight Muhammad Qawi would knockout former cruiserweight champion Lee Roy Murphy to earn the IBF's number one ranking, setting up a rematch from the previous year between the two.
Evander Holyfield vs. Seamus McDonagh; Evander Holyfield vs. Ray Mercer; Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer; Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer II; Dwight Muhammad Qawi vs. Evander Holyfield; Evander Holyfield vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi II
Dwight Muhammad Qawi (born Dwight Braxton; January 5, 1953) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1978 to 1998. He was a world champion in two weight classes , having held the WBC and Ring magazine light heavyweight titles from 1981 to 1983, and the WBA cruiserweight title from 1985 to 1986.
Second professional fights of Pernell Whitaker (vs. Danny Avery [38]), Evander Holyfield (vs. Eric Winbush [39]) and Meldrick Taylor (vs. Dwight Pratchett [40]), live, from Atlantic City. April 20 The second professional fight of Olympic gold medalist Tyrell Biggs. June 8 Barry McGuigan defeats Eusebio Pedroza to claim the WBA Welterweight ...
Donald Trump and Evander Holyfield pose during a press conference to promote their upcoming fight on April 19,1991 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The fight lasted into the 11th round, the longest of Holyfield's cruiserweight title defenses. Like he had in his previous fight with Qawi, Ocasio used a defensive approach while Holyfield served as the aggressor throughout and had won 8 of the 10 rounds on one judge's scorecard (100–92) and taken 9 on the other two scorecards (99–94).
“At the end of the day, what we want to do at Triller Fight Club is to put on professional fights,” Triller’s new chief operating officer Thorsten Meier told Yahoo Sports. “We are stepping ...