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World 17 February 1891 20 December 1897 (vacated) Tommy Ryan def. Danny Needham: World 25 August 1898 17 April 1900 Mysterious Billy Smith: World 17 April 1900 5 June 1900 Matty Matthews: World 5 June 1900 13 August 1900 Eddie Connolly: World 13 August 1900 16 October 1900 Rube Ferns: World 16 October 1900 24 May 1901 Matty Matthews: World 24 ...
In round fourteen, after staggering Hearns with an overhand right, Leonard pinned Hearns against the ropes, where he unleashed another furious combination, prompting referee Davey Pearl to stop the contest and award Sugar Ray Leonard the undisputed world welterweight championship. Hearns was leading by scores of 124–122, 125–122, and 125–121.
2.7 Super welterweight/Junior middleweight (154 lb/69.9 kg) 2.8 Welterweight (147 lb/66.7 kg) ... This is a list of current male world boxing champions.
This is a list of IBO world champions, ... Super welterweight. Source: [11] No. Name Duration of reign Defenses 1 Lonnie Beasley Apr 10, 1993 – 1994 r: 0 2
The fight was called a "war", but Robinson was able to pull out a close 15-round decision, winning the vacant World Welterweight title. [39] In 1948 Robinson fought five times, but only one bout was a title defense. Among the fighters he defeated in those non-title bouts was future world champion Kid Gavilán in
Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as Sugar Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and actor.Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed professionally between 1977 and 1997, winning world titles in five weight classes; the lineal championship in three weight classes; [3] as well as the undisputed welterweight ...
1921–1963, a boxer who held both the NYSAC and NBA (WBA) world titles simultaneously; 1963–1983, a boxer who held both the WBA and WBC world titles simultaneously; 1983–2007, a boxer who held the WBA, WBC, and IBF world titles simultaneously; 2007–present, a boxer who holds the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO world titles simultaneously [1] [2] [3]
Robinson remained undefeated since his loss to LaMotta back in 1943, and went on to win the world welterweight title in 1946, a title he successfully defended five times before moving up in weight to fight for the middleweight title. LaMotta would go on to win the world middleweight title in 1949 after defeating champion Marcel Cerdan. LaMotta ...