Major Bouts, 1997-98: Heavyweights

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
DateWinnerLoserResultTitleSite
Oct. 4Lennox LewisAndrew GolotaTKO 1WBCAtlantic City
Oct. 18Zeljko MavrovicVincenzo CantatoreKO 4EBUVienna, AUT
Nov. 1Alonzo HighsmithSean JegenTKO 1New York City
Nov. 1Hasim RahmanObed SullivanWm 12USBANew York City
Nov. 4Oliver McCallBrian YatesTKO 8Nashville, Tenn.
Nov. 7Michael GrantJorge Luis GonzalezTKO 1IBCLas Vegas
Nov. 8Evander HolyfieldMichael MoorerTKO 8WBA/IBFLas Vegas
Nov. 22David TuaJeff LallyTKO 2Atlantic City
Nov. 22Shannon BriggsGeorge ForemanWm 12Atlantic City
Nov. 29Vaughn BeanBryant SmithTKO 1Vineland, N.J.
Dec. 13Henry AkinwandeOrlin NorrisWu 12Pompano Beach, Fla.
Dec. 16Oliver McCallMike DeVitoTKO 2Nashville, Tenn.
Dec. 18Vaughn BeanKimmuel OdumTKO 2Newark, N.J.
Jan. 17Michael GrantDavid IzonriteiTKO 5Atlantic City
Jan. 22Alonzo HighsmithJaime MunguiaKO 1San Diego
Jan. 30 Vaughn BeanIsaac BrownTKO 2Newark, N.J.
Jan. 31Hasim RahmanJesse FergusonWu 12USBAAtlantic City
Feb. 21Ray MercerLeo LoiaconoKO 2Miami
Feb. 24Obed SullivanKeith McKnightKO 7Ledyard, Conn.
Feb. 28Axel SchulzJulius FrancisWu 12Dortmund, GER
Mar. 10David TuaJeff WoodenWm 10Pikesville, Md.
Mar. 28Lennox LewisShannon BriggsTKO 5WBCAtlantic City
Apr. 14Andrew GolotaEli DixonKO 6Aquisgranum, GER
Apr. 18Herbie HideDamon ReedTKO 1WBOManchester, ENG
Apr. 18Vaughn BeanLamont BurginTKO 3Alexandria, Va.
Apr. 18David TuaCleveland WoodsKO 3San Francisco
Apr. 21Hasim RahmanSteve PanellKO 2Lake Charles, La.
May 2Vitalij KlitschkoDickie RyanTKO 3Luebeck, GER
May 8Andrew GolotaJack BastingTKO 3Atlantic City
May 30Michael GrantObed SullivanTKO 9Atlantic City
June 25Lou SavareseBuster DouglasTKO 1Ledyard, Conn.
July 9Ike IbeabuchiTim RayKO 1Marksville, La.
July 9Hasim RahmanGaring LaneKO 3Marksville, La.
July 14Chris ByrdRoss PurrityWu 10Bay St. Louis, Miss.
July 21Andrew GolotaCorey SandersWu 10Atlantic City
Aug. 11Vitalij KlitschkoRicardo KennedyTKO 1Miami
Sept. 19Evander HolyfieldVaughn BeanWu 12WBAAtlanta, Ga.
Sept. 26Lennox LewisZeljko MavrovicWu 12WBCUncasville, Conn.
Sept. 26Herbie HideWilli FischerKO 2WBONorwich, ENG
Oct. 2Andrew GolotaTim WitherspoonWu 10Wroclaw, POL

Major Bouts, 1997-98Cruiserweights (190 lbs)
Major Bouts, 1997-98
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