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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.
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 ...
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
In 2021, Holyfield was 58 – the same as Tyson last Friday – when he met one of the UFC’s genuine bad boys, Vitor Belfort; the fight finished at 1:49 of the first round with Holyfield falling ...
UFC 311 takes place at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles tonight – and the very first fight of the night just got under way. The early prelims will run until 1am GMT (5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET ...
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).
Edwards – 4/6. Covington – 6/5. Via Betway. • Get all the latest UFC betting sites’ offers Full card (subject to change) Main card. Leon Edwards (C) vs Colby Covington (welterweight title ...
UFC 5: The Return of the Beast was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 7, 1995, at the Independence Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. [2] The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video .