1998-99 Boxing Welterweights (147 lbs)
Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
| Date | Winner | Loser | Result | Title | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 20 | Oba Carr | Verdell Smith | Wu 8 | — | Las Vegas |
| Nov. 28 | Ahmed Kotiev | Santos Cardona | Wu 12 | WBO | Lubeck, GER |
| Dec. 5 | James Page | Jose Luis Lopez | Wu 12 | WBA | Atlantic City |
| Dec. 12 | Vernon Forrest | Ed Griffin | TKO 2 | — | Atlantic City |
| Feb. 13 | Oba Carr | Frankie Randall | Wu 10 | — | Las Vegas |
| Feb. 13 | Oscar De La Hoya | Ike Quartey | Ws 12 | WBC | Las Vegas |
| Feb. 20 | Felix Trinidad | Pernell Whitaker | Wu 12 | IBF | New York City |
| Feb. 20 | Vernon Forrest | Mark Fernandez | TKO 2 | — | New York City |
| Mar. 13 | James Page | Sam Garr | Wu 12 | WBA | New York City |
| Apr. 1 | Julio Cesar Chavez | Verdell Smith | KO 4 | — | El Paso, Tex. |
| Apr. 16 | Vernon Forrest | Steve Martinez | KO 1 | — | Tulisa, Miss. |
| Apr. 24 | Ahmed Kotiev | Peter Malinga | TKO 3 | WBO | Munich, GER |
| May 7 | Kofil Jantuah | Daniel Santos | KO 5 | — | Henderson, Nev. |
| May 8 | Hector Camacho Jr. | Roberto Nunez | KO 1 | — | Miami, Fla. |
| May 14 | Michael Covington | Larry Marks | Wu 10 | — | Pikesville, Md. |
| May 22 | Oscar De La Hoya | Oba Carr | TKO 11 | WBC | Las Vegas |
| May 29 | Felix Trinidad | Hugo Pineda | KO 4 | IBF | San Juan, P.R. |
| May 29 | Michele Piccirillo | Juan Coggi | Wu 12 | — | Barri, Italy |
| July 2 | Willie Jorrin | Aristead Clayton | Wu 12 | — | Sacramento, Calif. |
| July 10 | Julio Cesar Chavez | Marty Jakubowski | TKO 4 | — | Mexico |
| July 24 | James Page | Freddie Pendelton | TKO 11 | WBA | Las Vegas |
| Aug. 27 | Vernon Forrest | Santiago Samaniego | KO 7 | — | Augusta, Ga. |
| Sept. 18 | Felix Trinidad | Oscar De La Hoya | Wm 12 | WBC/IBF | Las Vegas |
| Sept. 25 | Shane Mosley | Wilfredo Rivera | TKO 10 | — | Temecula, Calif. |
| Sept. 25 | David Kamau | Marco Antonio Lizarraga | Wu 12 | — | Lake Tahoe, Nev. |
| Oct. 2 | Willie Wise | Julio Cesar Chavez | Wu 10 | — | Las Vegas |
*Chavez failed to answer the bell at the start of round nine.
†Quartey vacated his WBA Welterweight title for a Nov. 21, 1998 fight against WBC champion Oscar De La Hoya.
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