Naoya Inoue gets knocked down for the first time in his career, gets up & floors Luis Nery three times, knocking him out in round 6 to retain the undisputed super bantamweight titles.
16 years ago, Breidis Prescott defeated Amir Khan by KO in round 1 of 12, improving his record to 20-0 (18KOs). Prescott upsets Khan in just 54 seconds.
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in 2016 - Saรบl รlvarez defeated Amir Khan by KO in round 6 of 12 to retain the WBC, Ring & lineal middleweight titles. The fight was awarded Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year.
Ryan Garcia upsets Devin Haney, flooring him three times & winning a majority decision with scores of 112-112, 114-110 & 115-109. Haney's WBC super lightweight belt is now vacant.
6 years ago, Saรบl รlvarez defeated Gennady Golovkin by MD12 to win the WBC & WBA middleweight titles, retain the lineal & win the vacant Ring middleweight titles. The fight was awarded Ring Magazine Fight of the Year.
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in 2021 - Gervonta Davis defeated Isaac Cruz by UD12, improving his record to 26-0. Just the second time Tank has gone the distance in his 29 fights.
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in 2019 - Errol Spence Jr. defeated Shawn Porter by SD12 to unify the WBC & IBF welterweight titles. One of the best 147lb fights in recent time.
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in 2021 - Saรบl รlvarez defeated Billy Joe Saunders by RTD in round 8 of 12 to unify the WBC, WBA & WBO super middleweight titles & retain the Ring super middleweight title.
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in 2017 - Andre Ward defeated Sergey Kovalev by TKO in round 8 of 12 to retain the WBA, IBF & WBO light heavyweight title & win the vacant Ring light heavyweight title. The final fight of SOG's career.
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in 2013 - Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Saul รlvarez by MD12 to unify the WBC, WBA, Ring & lineal junior middleweight titles. One of the best performances of the 21st century.
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in 2021 - George Kambosos Jr. defeated Teofimo Lรณpez by SD12 to win the WBA, IBF, WBO, Ring & lineal lightweight titles. The fight was awarded Ring Magazine Upset of the Year.
27 years ago, Roy Jones Jr. defeated Montell Griffin by KO in round 1 of 12 to win the WBC light heavyweight title. Jones Jr. becomes a two-time light heavyweight champion.
43 years ago, Ray Leonard defeated Thomas Hearns by TKO in round 14 of 15 to become the undisputed welterweight champion. The fight was awarded Ring Magazine Fight of the Year.
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in 1998 - Roy Jones Jr. defeated Virgil Hill by KO in round 4 of 12, improving his record to 36-1 (31 KOs). The fight was awarded Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year.
Artur Beterbiev stops Callum Smith in round 7 to retain the unified WBC, IBF, WBO & lineal light heavyweight titles, improving his perfect record to 20-0 with 20 knockouts.
What could be fight of the year so far, Vergil Ortiz Jr. defeats Serhii Bohachuk by majority decision to win the interim WBC junior middleweight title, getting off the floor twice, scores reading as 113-113 DRAW & 114-112 x2.
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in 2000 - Roy Jones Jr. defeated Richard Hall by TKO in round 11 of 12 to retain the undisputed light heavyweight titles. Both fighters tested positive for anabolic steroids.
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in 2016 - Andre Ward defeated Sergey Kovalev by UD12 to win the WBA, IBF & WBO light heavyweight titles. S.O.G becomes a two-division champion.
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in 1980 - Roberto Durรกn defeated Ray Leonard by UD15 to win the WBC, Ring & lineal welterweight titles. One of the best fights of all time.
Rafael Espinoza makes the first defense of his WBO featherweight title with a fourth round demolition of Sergio Chirino Sanchez, improving his record to 25-0 (21 KOs).
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in 2021 - Tyson Fury defeated Deontay Wilder by KO in round 11 of 12 to retain the WBC, Ring & lineal heavyweight titles. One of the best heavyweight fights of the 21st century.
Shakur Stevenson becomes a three-division world champion, winning the vacant WBC lightweight title succeeded from Devin Haney with an uneventful unanimous decision over Edwin De Los Santos. 115-113 & 116-112 x2 to Stevenson.
31 years ago, Pernell Whitaker & Julio Cรฉsar Chรกvez ended in a majority decision draw, Whitaker retaining his WBC & lineal welterweight titles. One of many controversial decisions in the career of Sweet Pea.
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in 2020 - Jose Zepeda defeated Ivan Baranchyk by KO in round 5 of 10. One of the best wars of the 21st century & was awarded Ring Magazine's Fight of the Year.
4 years ago, Alexander Povetkin defeated Dillian Whyte by KO in round 5 of 12 to win the interim WBC heavyweight title. Povetkin gets off the floor twice to score one of the decades greatest knockouts.
Devin Haney defeats Regis Prograis by unanimous decision with scores of 120-107 x3 to win the WBC super lightweight title, becoming a two-division champion.