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Pernell Whitaker Vs. Julio César Vásquez
Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Vásquez, billed as ''Showdown of Champions'', was a professional boxing match contested on March 4, 1995 for the WBA super welterweight title. Background In February 1995, reigning WBC welterweight champion, American Pernell Whitaker, officially announced that he would be moving up in weight to challenge Argentine Julio César Vásquez for the latter's WBA super welterweight title. Whitaker was seeking to become the fourth man in boxing history to win a world title in four different divisions joining only Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Durán. Vásquez had reigned as super welterweight champion for over two years and had made 10 successful title defenses , but was virtually unknown to American audiences and had never been on as big a stage as he would be for his fight with Whitaker, something Whitaker claimed would be a detriment for him. Whitaker's time in the super welterweight division was expected to last only this fight, as he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitaker Vs Vasquez
Whitaker (also Whittaker) is a surname of English and Scottish origin, meaning the white acre, also spelled " Whittaker" and " Whitacre." Notable people with the surname include: People with the name * The Whitaker iron family - a family important in the iron and steel industry in 19th and 20th century America * A. J. Whitaker (''Ayana Jean Whitaker''; born 1992), American volleyball player * Alexander Whitaker (1585–1616), American religious leader * Amoret Whitaker, forensic entomologist * Ann Whitaker, American physicist * Anthony Whitaker (1944–2014), New Zealand herpetologist * Ayton Whitaker (1916–1999), British producer and director of radio, film and television * Arthur Luther Whitaker (1921–2007), American minister, professor, psychologist, and sociologist * Benjamin Whitaker (other) * Berry Whitaker (1890–1984), American football college coach * Bill Whitaker (journalist) (born 1951), American television journalist * Billy Whitaker (1923–1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Durán
Roberto Carlos Durán Samaniego (born June 16, 1951) is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 2001. He held quadruple champion, world championships in four weight classes: Lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight. Duran also reigned as the Undisputed championship (boxing), undisputed and lineal championship, lineal lightweight champion and the lineal welterweight champion. He is also the second boxer to have competed over a span of five decades, the first being Jack Johnson (boxer), Jack Johnson. Durán was known as a versatile, technical brawler (boxing), brawler and pressure fighter, which earned him the nickname "''Manos de Piedra''" ("Hands of Stone") for his formidable punching power and excellent defense. Durán is regarded by many as one of the greatest boxers of all time and considered to be the greatest Latino (demonym), latino boxer of all time. In 2002, Durán was voted by ''The Ring (magazine), The Ring'' magazine as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 In Boxing
1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government no longer providing public funding, marking the beginning of the Information Age. America Online and Prodigy offered access to the World Wide Web system for the first time this year, releasing browsers that made it easily accessible to the general public. Events January * January 1 ** The World Trade Organization (WTO) is established to replace the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). ** Austria, Finland and Sweden join the European Union. * January 9 – Valeri Polyakov completes 366 days in space while aboard then ''Mir'' space station, breaking a duration record. * January 10–January 15, 15 – The World Youth Day 1995 festival is held in Manila, Manila, Philippines, culminating in 5 million people gathering for John Paul I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernell Whitaker Vs
Pernell may refer to: Given name * Pernell (healer) (), English healer * Pernell Cooper (1963–2016), American Paralympic powerlifter * Pernell Davis (born 1976), American football defensive tackle * Pernell McPhee (born 1988), American football linebacker * Pernell Roberts (1928–2010), American stage, movie and television actor * Pernell Saturnino, Grammy Award-winner percussionist from Curaçao * Pernell Schultz (born 1994), Guyanese footballer * Pernell Whitaker (1964–2019), American boxer and trainer Surname * Geoffrey Pernell, British soldier, rapist and murderer, along with two other soldiers, of Louise Jensen in 1994 in Cyprus * LeRoy Pernell, American law professor and former dean * Lia Pernell (born 1981), American rower * Ruby Pernell Ruby Beatrice Pernell (1917 – February 4, 2001) was a professor of social work who served as a faculty member at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and Case Western Reserve University. In 1963, she was appointed social work at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is a group of British broadcasting of sports events, subscription sports channels operated by the satellite television, satellite pay television company Sky Group (a division of Comcast), and is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It has played a major role in the increased commercialisation of British sport since 1991, and has sometimes played a large role inducing organisational changes in the sports it broadcasts, most notably when it encouraged the Football League First Division, First Division to break away from the English Football League, Football League to form the Premier League in 1992. Sky Sports Main Event, Premier League, Football, Cricket, Golf, F1, Action and Tennis are available as a premium package on top of the basic Sky package. These services are also available as premium channels on nearly every satellite, cable television, cable and IPTV broadcasting system in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Sky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Azteca
Televisión Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V., commonly known as TV Azteca, is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa. It primarily competes with Televisa as well as some local operators. It owns two national television networks, Azteca Uno and Azteca 7, and operates two other nationally distributed services, adn40 and A Más+. All three of these networks have transmitters in most major and minor cities. TV Azteca also operates ''Azteca Trece Internacional'', reaching 13 countries in Central and South America, and formerly part of the Azteca América network in the United States. Its flagship program is the newscast '' Hechos''. History Formation In the early 1990s, the presidency of Carlos Salinas de Gortari privatized many government assets. Among them was the Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión, known as Imevisión, which owned two national television networks (Red Nacional 7 and Red Nacio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Izonritei
David Izonritei (born 29 April 1968) is a Nigerian former boxer. Also known as David Izon, Izonritei won the Heavyweight silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. During his professional career, he defeated world title challengers Derrick Jefferson and Lou Savarese. Amateur career Izon had an amateur record that included a silver medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. On his way to the silver medal Izon beat the highly regarded pair of David Tua of New Zealand, and Kirk Johnson of Canada. He lost to Félix Savón of Cuba in the final. Professional career Izon began his pro career with 18 consecutive victories prior to being upset by Maurice Harris. In his next fight Izon took on David Tua, and after 11 rounds of action, Tua knocked out Izon. Izon notably defeated Lou Savarese before losing to Michael Grant, who was undefeated at the time of the fight. Izon then put together a streak of wins before losing his last three fights and retiring from boxing in 2003. Profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aníbal Santiago Acevedo
Aníbal Santiago Acevedo (born April 28, 1971) is a Puerto Rican boxer, who won a bronze medal in the welterweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. A year earlier he won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. Amateur highlights *1989: Gold Medalist World Junior Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico (beat Shane Mosley) *1991: Bronze Medal Pan Am Games Junior Welterweight *1991: Lost to Kostya Tszyu on points in World Championships in Sydney, Australia *1992: Gold Medal Santo Domingo Olympic Trials Welterweight (beat Guillermo Jones Guillermo Jones (born May 5, 1972) is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2017. He held the WBA cruiserweight title from 2008 to 2012, and challenged twice for the WBA super welterweight title in 1998. Professional ...) *1992: Represented Puerto Rico as a welterweight at the Barcelona Olympic games. His results were: **Defeated Harry Simon (Namibia) 13-11 **Defeated Stefan Scriggins (Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Lorcy
Julien Lorcy (born 12 April 1972) is a French former professional boxer who held the WBA lightweight title twice. Amateur career Record: 65-4 (36 KO) *1990 French National Amateur Featherweight Champion *1991 French National Amateur Featherweight Champion *1991 World Championship Featherweight competition in Sydney, Australia. Results were: **Defeated Billy Irwin (Canada) on points **Lost to Marco Rudolph (Germany) on points *Qualified for the Olympics as a Lightweight, in trials at Berck, France. Results were: **Defeated Thomas Damgaard (Denmark) on points **Defeated Giuseppe Pasquini (Italy) on points **Defeated Tontcho Tontchev (Bulgaria) on points **Defeated Dariusz Snarski (Poland) on points *At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, lost in the quarterfinals in Lightweight competition. Results were: **Defeated Kamel Marjouane (Morocco) on points **Defeated Shigeyuki Dobashi (Japan) TKO 2 **Lost to Marco Rudolph (Germany) on points Professional career Nicknamed "Bobo, Julien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Tua
Mafaufau Tavita Lio Mafaufau Sanerivi Talimatasi (born 21 November 1972), known as David Tua, is a Samoan-New Zealand former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2013. A highly ranked heavyweight contender for most of his career, Tua was known for his formidable punching power, especially in his left hook. He scored sixteen wins by knockout in the first round, which included knockouts of world heavyweight champions John Ruiz and Michael Moorer within thirty seconds of the first round, as well as late stoppages of world champions Oleg Maskaev and Hasim Rahman. He was ranked by BoxRec in the world's top 10 heavyweights from 1996 to 2003, reaching his highest ranking of No.3 in 1998. He was also ranked the No.1 heavyweight contender in 2000 by the WBC and IBF, leading up to his bout with Lennox Lewis. Tua ended his career with a knockout-to-win rate of 82.6%. In a 2003 article by '' The Ring'' magazine, Tua was ranked 48th on a list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ike Quartey
Isufu "Ike" Quartey (November 27, 1969) was a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2006. He held the WBA welterweight title from 1994 to 1998, and challenged once for IBF junior-middleweight title in 2000. Early years and amateur career Quartey is a member of Accra's Ga tribe. He is the youngest of 27 children. His father reportedly had five wives. His older brother Isaac Quartey won a silver medal in the 1960 Olympics. He was born in Bukom where fighting was a hobby. He fought on the streets and trained in the same gym as Azumah Nelson. Quartey had an amateur record of 50–4, and represented Ghana as a Light Welterweight at 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. Professional career Quartey turned professional in 1988, a day short of his nineteenth birthday. He started his boxing career under the guidance of Yoofi Boham, without doubt the most successful manager in Ghana, and also father-in-law of former World boxing champion Azumah Nelson. Boham got Quartey re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Jacobs (boxer)
Gary Jacobs (born 10 December 1965) is a former professional Scottish boxer. Jacobs is now a professional boxing coach. Professional career Jacobs at various points in his career held the British, Commonwealth, and European (EBU) welterweight titles, as well as unsuccessfully challenging Pernell Whitaker for his WBC crown. Jacobs wore a Star of David on his trunks. Post career He was inducted into the Scottish Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011. Personal life Jacobs is now a professional boxing coach at the MTK Scotland Gym and lives in the suburbs of Glasgow with his wife and three children Professional boxing record See also * Pernell Whitaker vs. Gary Jacobs *List of British welterweight boxing champions List of British welterweight boxing champions is a table showing the Boxing, boxers who have won the British welterweight title. The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1909, and later by its replacement British Boxing Bo ... * List of select Jewis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
