WBC STATISTICS. WBC Vacant Heavyweight World Championship.
Los Angeles, California – Galen Center, University of Southern California.
May 10, 2014
This will be the 1,855th fight sanctioned by the WBC in its 51-year history.
DON KING PRODUCTIONS & GOOSSEN TUTOR PROMOTIONS PRESENT:
BERMANE “Bware” STIVERNE (Haiti-U.S.)
Ranked WBC No. 1 at heavyweight
Age, date of birth: 35 (Nov. 1, 1978)
Residences: Las Vegas, Nevada / Miami, Florida
Birthplace: La Plaine, Haiti
Record: 23-1-1, 20 KOs
Height: 6’2”
Stance: Righthanded
World championship fights: 0-1
WBC titles held: Silver, International, USNBC
Total rounds: 79
Manager: Camille Estephan
Promoter: Don King Productions
CHRIS “The Nightmare” ARREOLA (U.S.)
Ranked WBC No. 2 at heavyweight
Age, date of birth: 33 (March 5, 1981)
Residence: Riverside, California
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Record: 35-3, 1 ND, 31 KOs
Height: 6’3.5”
Stance: Righthanded
World championship fights: 0-1
WBC titles held: International, USNBC, NABF, Continental Americas
Total rounds: 154
Manager: Al Haymon
Promoter: Goossen Tutor Promotions
WBC HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS
1. Sonny Liston (US) 1963 - 1964
2. Muhammad Ali (US) 1964 – 1967
3. Joe Frazier (US) 1968 - 1973
4. George Foreman (US) 1973 - 1974
5. Muhammad Ali (US) * 1974-1978
6. Leon Spinks (US) 1978
7. Ken Norton (US) 1977 - 1978
8. Larry Holmes (US) 1978 - 1983
9. Tim Witherspoon (US) 1984
10. Pinklon Thomas (US) 1984 - 1985
11. Trevor Berbick (Can) 1986
12. Mike Tyson (US) 1986 - 1990
13. James Douglas (US) 1990
14. Evander Holyfield (US) 1990 - 1992
15. Riddick Bowe (US) 1992
16. Lennox Lewis (GB) 1993 - 1994
17. Oliver McCall (US) 1994 - 1995
18. Frank Bruno (GB) 1995 - 1996
19. Mike Tyson (US) * 1996
20. Lennox Lewis (GB) * 1997 - 2001
21. Hasim Rahman (US) 2001
22. Lennox Lewis (GB) * 2001 - 2003
23. Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine) 2004
24. Hasim Rahman (US) * 2005 - 2006
25. Oleg Maskaev (Kazakhstan) 2006 - 2008
26. Samuel Peter (Nigeria) 2007 (Interim) - 2008
27. Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine)* 2008 - 2014
* Regained title
WBC TOP 10
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Lennox Lewis
3. Larry Holmes
4. Mike Tyson
5. George Foreman
6. Joe Frazier
7. Evander Holyfield
8. Frank Bruno
9. Sonny Liston
10. Tim Witherspoon
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
21 heavyweight world champions have been recognized by the WBC, of whom only five have regained the title: Muhammad Ali (US), Mike Tyson (US), Lennox Lewis (GB), Hasim Rahman (US), Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine).
127 heavyweight world championship fights have been held in WBC history.
MEMORABLE WBC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS
May 21, 1966 Muhammad Ali TKO6 Henry Cooper - London
Dec. 10, 1968 Joe Frazier W15 Oscar Bonavena - Philadelphia.
Mar. 8, 1971 Joe Frazier W15 Muhammad Ali - New York
Oct. 30, 1974 Muhammad Ali KO8 George Foreman - Kinshasa
Oct. 1, 1975 Muhammad Ali TKO15 Joe Frazier - Manila
Jun. 9, 1978 Larry Holmes W15 Ken Norton - Las Vegas
Sep. 28, 1979 Larry Homes TKO11 Earnie Shavers - Las Vegas
Oct. 2, 1980 Larry Holmes TKO11 Muhammad Ali - Las Vegas
Apr. 11, 1981 Larry Holmes W15 Trevor Berbick - Las Vegas
Mar. 22, 1986 Trevor Berbick W12 Pinklon Thomas - Las Vegas
Feb. 11, 1990 James Douglas KO10 Mike Tyson - Tokyo
Mar. 18, 1991 Mike Tyson TKO7 Donovan Ruddock (Eliminator) - Las Vegas
May 8, 1993 Lennox Lewis W12 Tony Tucker - Las Vegas
Sep. 2, 1995 Frank Bruno W12 Oliver McCall - London
Mar. 19, 1999 Lennox Lewis D12 Evander Holyfield - New York
Apr. 22, 2001 Hasim Rahman KO5 Lennox Lewis - Brakpan
Nov. 17, 2001 Lennox Lewis KO4 Hasim Rahman - Las Vegas
Jun. 8, 2002 Lennox Lewis KO8 Mike Tyson - Memphis
Jun. 21, 2003 Lennox Lewis TKO6 Vitali Klitschko - Los Angeles
Apr. 24, 2004 Vitali Klitschko KO8 Corrie Sanders - Los Angeles
Mar. 18, 2006 Hasim Rahman D12 James Toney - Atlantic City
Mar. 8, 2008 Samuel Peter TKO6 Oleg Maskaev - Cancun
Oct. 11, 2008 Vitali Klitschko TKO9 Samuel Peter - Berlin
WBC Statistics by Luis Medina.
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