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Thomas Hearns Vs. Michael Olajide
Thomas Hearns vs. Michael Olajide, billed as ''The Barrage at Trump Taj'', was a professional boxing match contested on April 28, 1990 for the World Boxing Organization, WBO super middleweight title. Background Following a controversial draw in his Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns II, previous fight, it was announced that Thomas Hearns would make his first defense of the WBO super middleweight title against Michael Olajide. The bout was set to be the first to be held at the then-newly opened Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, Trump Taj Mahal owned by future United States President Donald Trump. Trump was in the midst of his high-profile separation (and eventual divorce) from wife Ivana Trump, Ivana which overshadowed the pre-fight press conferences. Olajide had been a top prospect in the middleweight division, becoming the #2 middleweight contender in 1987 and securing a title shot for the vacant International Boxing Federation, IBF middleweight against the #1 ranked Hear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearns Vs Olajide
Hearns is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Elle Hearns, African American organizer, speaker, writer, and transgender rights activist *Ronald Hearns (born 1984), American professional boxer and the son of Thomas "Hitman" Hearns *Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns in 1981 and 1989, eagerly anticipated confrontations in the history of boxing *Thomas Hearns (born 1958), American 8-time world champion professional boxer See also *Hearn (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |