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Title fight recap: 2003 |
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January 13 -- Sirimongkol Singmanassak records a unanimous decision over Choi Yong-Soo in Tokyo, Japan to capture the WBC super featherweight title. 18 -- Kostya Tszyu records a sixth-round technical knockout of James Leija in Melbourne, Australia to retain his undisputed super lightweight crown. 25 -- Ricardo Mayorga records a third-round technical knockout of Vernon Forrest in Temecula, California to retain his WBA welterweight title and capture the WBC welterweight title.
February 1 -- Juan Manuel Marquez records a seventh-round technical knockout of Manuel Medina in Las Vegas to capture the vacant IBF featherweight title. 15 -- Rafael Marquez records an eighth-round technical knockout of Tim Austin in Las Vegas to capture the IBF bantamweight title. 15 -- Victor Burgos records a 12th-round technical knockout of Alex "Nene" Sanchez in Las Vegas to capture the vacant IBF junior flyweight title. 21 -- Wayne Braithwaite records a fourth-round technical knockout of Ravea Springs in Miami, Florida to retain the WBC cruiserweight title. 22 -- Jorge Arce records a first-round knockout of Ernesto Castro in Mexico City, Mexico to retain his WBC light flyweight title. 22 -- Jose Antonio Aguirre records a seventh-round technical knockout of Juan Alfonso Keb in Mexico City, Mexico to retain his WBC strawweight title. 22 -- Erik Morales records a third-round technical knockout of Eddie Croft in Mexico City, Mexico to retain his WBC featherweight title.
March 1 -- Ronald "Winky" Wright records a unanimous decision over J.C. Candelo in Las Vegas to retain his IBF junior middleweight title. 1 -- Jean-Marc Mormeck records an eighth-round technical knockout of Alexander Gurov in Las Vegas to retain his WBA cruiserweight title. 1 -- Roy Jones Jr. records a unanimous decision over John Ruiz in Las Vegas to capture the WBA heavyweight title. 8 -- Mehdi Sahnoune records a seventh-round technical knockout of Bruno Girard in Marseille, France to capture the WBA light heavyweight title. Roy Jones is the WBA light heavyweight "super world champion." 15 -- Sven Ottke records a split-decision victory over Byron Mitchell in Berlin, Germany to retain his IBF super middleweight title and captured the WBA super middleweight title. 15 -- Acelino Freitas records a fourth-round technical knockout of Juan Carlos Ramirez in Chicago, Illinois to retain his WBA super featherweight title. 22 -- Miguel Barrera records a third-round knockout of Roberto Leyva in Las Vegas to retain his IBF strawweight title. 22 -- Cory Spinks records a unanimous decision over Michele Piccirillo in Campione d'Italia, Italy to caputure the IBF welterweight title. 29 -- Bernard Hopkins records an eighth-round technical knockout of Mourade Hakkar in Philadelphia to retain his undisputed middleweight crown. 31 -- Rosendo Alvarez records a majority decision victory over Beibis Mendoza in Little Rock, Arkansas to retain his WBA junior flyweight title.
April 5 -- Markus Beyer records a split-decision victory over Eric Lucas in Leipzig, Germany to capture the WBC super middleweight title. 12 -- Derrick Gainer records a split-decision victory over Oscar Leon in Las Vegas to retain his WBA featherweight title. 19 -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. records a unanimous decision over Victoriano Sosa in Fresno, California to retain his WBC lightweight title. 26 -- Oscar Larios records a unanimous decision over Shigeru Nakazato in Tokyo, Japan to retain his WBC super bantamweight title. 26 -- Antonio Tarver records a unanimous decision over Montell Griffin in Mashantucket, Connecticut to capture the vacant IBF and WBC light heavyweight titles. 26 -- James Toney records a unanimous decision over Vassiliy Jirov in Mashantucket, Connecticut to capture the IBF cruiserweight title.
May 3 -- Jorge Arce records a sixth-round technical decision over Mechor Cob Castro in Las Vegas to retain his WBC light flyweight title. Arce was unable to continue due to an accidental headbutt. 3 -- Erik Morales records a fifth-round technical knockout of Bobby Boy Velardez in Las Vegas to retain his WBC featherweight title. 3 -- Oscar de la Hoya records a seventh-round technical knockout of Yory Boy Campas in Las Vegas to retain his WBC and WBA super welterweight titles. 9 -- Francisco Javier Castillejo records a first-round technical knockout of Diego Castillo in Madrid, Spain to retain the interim WBC super welterweight title. Oscar de la Hoya is the WBC welterweight "super world champion." 17 -- Paul Spadafora and Leonard Dorin fought to a 12-round draw in Pittsburgh. Spadafora retains his IBF lightweight title and Dorin retains his WBA lightweight title. 31 -- Edgar Cardenas records a 10th-round knockout of Miguel Barrera in Tijuana, Mexico to capture the IBF strawweight title.
June 14 -- Sven Ottke records a unanimous decision over David Starie in Magdeburg, Germany to retain his IBF and WBA super middleweight titles. 21 -- Lennox Lewis records a sixth-round technical knockout of Vitali Klitschko in Los Angeles, California to retain his WBC heavyweight title. 23 -- Masamori Tokuyama records a unanimous decision over Katsushige Kawashima in Yokohama, Japan to retain his WBC super flyweight title. 23 -- Jose Antonio Aguirre records a 12th-round technical knockout of Keitaro Hoshino in Yokohama, Japan to retain his WBC strawweight title. 28 -- Eric Morel records a unanimous decision over Isidro Garcia in Bayamon, Puerto Rico to retain his WBA flyweight title.
July 12 -- Noel Arambulent records a split-decision victory over Yutaka Niida in Yokohama, Japan to retain his WBA minimumweight title. 12 -- Vivian Harris records a unanimous decision over Souleymane M'Baye in Las Vegas to retain his WBA super lightweight title. Kostya Tszyu is the WBA super lightweight "super world champion." 12 -- Ricardo Mayorga records a majority decision victory over Vernon Forrest in Las Vegas to retain his WBC and WBA welterweight titles. 26 -- Manny Pacquiao records a third-round technical knockout of Emanuel Lucero in Los Angeles to retain his IBF junior featherweight title.
August 15 -- Jesus Chavez records a unanimous decision over Sirmongkol Singmanassuk in Austin, Texas to capture the WBC super featherweight title. 16 -- Markus Beyer records fifth-round disqualification victory over Danny Green in Germany to retain his WBC super middleweight title.
September 6 -- Sven Ottke records a majority decision over Mads Larsen in Erfurt, Germany to retain the WBA-IBF super middleweight titles. 7 -- Oscar Larios records a second-round technical knockout of Kozo Ishii in Nagoya, Japan to retain his WBC super bantamweight title. 13 -- Jose Rivera records a majority decision over Michel Trabant in Berlin, Germany to capture the vacant WBA welterweight title. Ricardo Mayorga is the WBA welterweight "super world champion." 13 -- Shane Mosley records a unanimous decision over Oscar de la Hoya in Las Vegas to capture the WBA and WBC super welterweight titles. 20 -- Alex Garcia records a 10th-round technical knockout of Rhoshii Wells in Uncasville, Connecticut to retain his WBA super welterweight title. Shane Mosley is the WBA "super world champion." 20 -- Chris Byrd records a unanimous decision over Fres Oquendo in Uncasville, Connecticut to retain his IBF heavyweight title. 26 -- Chris John records a split-decision victory over Oscar Leon in Bali, Indonesia to capture the interim WBA featherweight title. Derrick Gainer is the WBA featherweight champion. 28 -- Irene Pacheco records a sixth-round technical knockout of Damaen Kelly in Barranquilla, Colombia to retain his IBF flyweight title.
October 4 -- Alexander Munoz records a unanimous decision over Hidenobu Honda in Tokyo, Japan to retain his WBA super flyweight title. 4 -- Hideki Todaka records a spilt-decision victory over Leo Gamez in Toyko, Japan to capture the interim WBA bantamweight title. Johnny Bredahal is the WBA bantamweight champion. 4 -- Daniel Reyes records a sixth-round technical knockout of Edgar Cardenas in Los Angeles to capture the IBF strawweight title. 4 -- Rafael Marquez records a unanimous decision over Mauricio Pastrana in Los Angeles to retain his IBF banamweight title. 4 -- Carlos Hernandez records a 10th-round technical decision over Steve Forbes in Los Angeles to retain his IBF junior lightweight title. 10 -- Silvio Branco records an 11th-round technical knockout of Mehdi Sahnoune in Marseille, France to capture the WBA light heavyweight title. 18 -- In-Jin Chi and Michael Brodie fought to a 12-round majority draw in Manchester, England. The WBC featherweight title remains vacant. 25 -- Johnny Bredahl records a unanimous decision over David Guerault in Copenhagen, Denmark to retain his WBA bantamweight title.
November 1 -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. records a seventh-round technical knockout of Phillip N'dou in Grand Rapids, Michigan to retain his WBC lightweight title. 7 -- Clinton Woods and Glencoffe Johnson fought to a 12-round draw in Sheffield, England. The IBF light heavyweight title remains vacant. 8 -- Ronald "Winky" Wright records a unanimous decision over Angel Hernandez in Las Vegas to retain his IBF junior middleweight title. 8 -- Roy Jones Jr. records a majority decision over Antonio Tarver in Las Vegas to capture the WBC light heavyweight title. |
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