1996-97 Boxing Light Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Light Heavyweights (175 lbs)
| Date | Winner | Loser | Result | Title | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 18 | Montell Griffin | Russell Mitchell | TKO 1 | Non-title | Dolton, Ill. |
| Oct. 29 | Lou Del Valle | Thomas Reid | Wu 10 | Non-title | Tunica, Miss. |
| Nov. 22 | Roy Jones Jr. | Mike McCallum | Wu 12 | WBC | Tampa, Fla. |
| Nov. 23 | Virgil Hill | Henry Maske | Ws 12 | WBA/IBF | Munich, GER |
| Nov. 29 | Thomas Hearns | Karl Willis | TKO 5 | Non-title | Roanoke, Va. |
| Dec. 6 | Montell Griffin | James Toney | Wu 12 | WBU | Reno, Nev. |
| Dec. 13 | D. Michaelczewski | Christophe Girard | TKO 8 | WBO | Hanover, GER |
| Jan. 17 | Michael Nunn | Rudy Nix | TKO 2 | NABF | Reseda, Calif. |
| Jan. 31 | Thomas Hearns | Ed Dalton | TKO 5 | Non-title | Inglewood, Calif. |
| Mar. 21 | Montell Griffin | Roy Jones Jr. | Disq. 9 | WBC | Atlantic City |
| Mar. 28 | William Guthrie | Jamie Stevenson | KO 3 | Non-title | Boston, Mass. |
| May 1 | Louis Del Valle | Ken Payne | TKO 4 | Non-title | Asbury Park, N.J. |
| May 14 | Drake Thadzi | James Toney | Wm 12 | IBO | Ledyard, Conn. |
| June 13 | Louis Del Valle | Fermin Chirino | TKO 3 | Non-title | Oberhausen, GER |
| June 13 | D. Michaelczewski | Virgil Hill | Wu 12 | WBA/IBF | Oberhausen, GER |
| July 19 | William Guthrie* | Darrin Allen | KO 3 | IBF | Indio, Calif. |
| Aug. 7 | Roy Jones Jr. | Montell Griffin | KO 1 | WBC | Ledyard, Conn. |
| Sept. 20 | Louis Del Valle* | Eddy Smulders | TKO 8 | WBA | Aachem, GER |
*Guthrie won the vacant IBF light heavyweight title and Del Valle won the vacant WBA light heavyweight title after Michaelczewski was stripped of his belts for not fighting the mandatory challengers in each organization.
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