1996-97 Boxing Heavyweights
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Heavyweights
| Date | Winner | Loser | Result | Title | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 15 | Hasim Rahman | Trevor Berbick | Wu 10 | Non-title | Atlantic City |
| Nov. 1 | Lou Savarese | Buster Mathis Jr. | TKO 7 | USBA | Indio, Calif. |
| Nov. 3 | Tommy Morrison | Marcus Rhode | KO 1 | Non-title | Tokyo |
| Nov. 3 | George Foreman | Crawford Grimsley | Wu 12 | WBU-IBA | Tokyo |
| Nov. 8 | Ike Ibeabuchi | Anthony Wade | Wu 8 | Non-title | Las Vegas |
| Nov. 9 | Henry Akinwande | Alexandre Zolkin | TKO 10 | WBO | Las Vegas |
| Nov. 9 | Evander Holyfield | Mike Tyson | TKO 11 | WBA | Las Vegas |
| Nov. 20 | Vaughn Bean | Lou Turchiarelli | TKO 1 | Non-title | Newark, N.J. |
| Dec. 7 | Axel Schulz | Jose Ribalta | Wu 10 | Non-title | Vienna, AUT |
| Dec. 14 | Vaughn Bean | Earl Talley | TKO 1 | Non-title | Atlantic City |
| Dec. 14 | Ray Mercer | Tim Witherspoon | Wu 10 | Non-title | Atlantic City |
| Dec. 14 | Riddick Bowe | Andrew Golota | Disq. 9 | Non-title | Atlantic City |
| Dec. 21 | David Tua | David Izonritei | TKO 12 | WBC Intl. | Uncasville, Conn. |
| Jan. 9 | Ike Ibeabuchi | Calvin Jones | KO 3 | Non-title | Beverly Hills, Calif. |
| Jan. 10 | Buster Douglas | Rocky Pepeli | Wu 10 | Non-title | Uncasville, Conn. |
| Jan. 11 | Henry Akinwande | Scott Welch | Wu 12 | WBO | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Jan. 24 | Brian Nielsen | Larry Holmes | Ws 12 | IBO | Copenhagen, DEN |
| Feb. 7 | Lennox Lewis* | Oliver McCall | TKO 5 | WBC | Las Vegas |
| Feb. 12 | Buster Douglas | Dickie Ryan | Wu 10 | Non-title | New York, City |
| Mar. 29 | Michael Moorer | Vaughn Bean | Wm 12 | IBF | Las Vegas |
| Mar. 30 | Buster Douglas | Bryan Scott | TKO 6 | Non-title | Uncasville, Conn. |
| Apr. 5 | David Tua | Oleg Maskaev | TKO 11 | WBC Intl. | Atlantic City |
| Apr. 15 | Shannon Briggs | Melton Bowen | KO 1 | Non-title | W. Orange, N.J. |
| Apr. 26 | Axel Schulz | Jorge Valdez | Wu 10 | Non-title | Leipzig, GER |
| May 10 | Frans Botha | James Stanton | KO 10 | Non-title | Coconut Grove, Fla. |
| May 13 | Buster Douglas | Louis Monaco | Disq. 1 | Non-title | Biloxi, Miss. |
| June 7 | Ike Ibeabuchi | David Tua | Wu 12 | WBC Intl. | Sacramento, Calif. |
| June 21 | Frans Botha | Lee Gilbert | Wu 12 | Non-title | Tampa, Fla. |
| June 24 | Shannon Briggs | Jorge Valdez | TKO 10 | Non-title | Baton Rouge, La. |
| June 28 | Herbie Hide | Tony Tucker | TKO 2 | WBO | Norwich, ENG |
| June 28 | Evander Holyfield | Mike Tyson | Disq. 3 | WBA | Las Vegas |
| July 12 | Lennox Lewis | Henry Akinwande | Disq. 5 | WBC | Stateline, Nev. |
| July 13 | Buster Douglas | Quinn Navarre | TKO 4 | Non-title | Biloxi, Miss. |
| July 29 | Bert Cooper | Richie Melito | KO 1 | WBF | New York City |
| July 29 | Larry Holmes | Maurice Harris | Ws 10 | Non-title | New York City |
*Lewis won the vacant WBC Heavyweight title after the fight was stopped 55 seconds into round five because a visibly distraught McCall started crying and stopped punching. The title became vacant after the WBC stripped Mike Tyson of the heavyweight belt for not fighting Lewis, the mandatory challenger, and instead fighting Bruce Seldon in September of 1996.
| Major Bouts, 1996-97 | Cruiserweights (190 lbs) |
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