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2/26/00 De La Hoya knocked out Derrell Coley in Round 7. 6/17/00 Shane Mosley beat De La Hoya by split decision. That left "The Golden Boy" and Bob Arum with a decision: If they were to stay at welterweight, just what was the big money fight out there for De La Hoya, who at the time was the game's biggest pay-per-view attraction? In the immediate aftermath of Oscar De La Hoya's controversial loss to Felix Trinidad in their September 1999 welterweight title unification showdown, there was talk of a rematch between the two stars. [Extracted from the article]

Hagler was responsible for helping create a generation of boxing fans that has carried on into the 21st century. MARVELOUS MARVIN HAGLER TRIBUTE On the afternoon of March 13, 2021, boxing fans who grew up during the 1980s lost a little bit of their childhood as news spread that the great Marvelous Marvin Hagler had unexpectedly passed away in New Hampshire at the age of 66. So, starting with Hagler's bout with Norberto Cabrera (an eighth-round stoppage victory) in Monaco in the summer of 1979 until the end of his career in 1987, Arum was Hagler's promoter. [Extracted from the article]

Despi te much of the 2020 boxing schedule being expunged by the COVID-19 pandemic, there were still a good number of major fights that took place this past year. Yet no victory was as impactful or as important as Teofimo Lopez's unanimous decision over Vasiliy Lomachenko on October 17 at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. In an era where young hop e ful s ar e of t entime s judiciously guided away from the sternest challenges, Lopez and his father/trainer, Teofimo Sr., ran headfirst into a showdown that they had forecast when Lopez was still just a burgeoning prospect. [Extracted from the article]

Fulton outpointed Leo in the matchup of undefeated standouts, winning the WBO title and climbing to the No. 3 spot in The Ring's rankings in the process. At press time, the rumor was that Roman would take on Aleem on the undercard of the best 122-pound matchup that Showtime has made so far: the September 11 showdown between Fulton (19-0, 8 KOs) and Brandon Figueroa. PHOTO (COLOR): Stephen Fulton had defeated seven unbeaten opponents before challenging then-undefeated Angelo Leo for the WBO title. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the growing popularity of boxer Gennady Golovkin partly because of his anticipated fight with Canelo Alvarez.

The article offers information on the match of boxers Gennady Golovkin and David Lemieux at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 17, 2015. Topics discussed include the excited of the fans of the two boxers and members of the press about the match, the records and knockout ratios of both boxers, and the boxer's reputation. Moreover, Golovkin says that he is very excited to face Lemieux to prove who is No. 1 in the middleweight division.