
1990.- American Pernell Whitaker defended his WBC lightweight title by knocking out Juan Nazario in the first round. The match took place in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
1998.- Filipino Luisito Espinosa defended his WBC featherweight title by defeating Mexican Juan Carlos Ramirez by technical decision in the eleventh round. The bout took place in El Paso, Texas.
2000.- Jermain Taylor, from Arkansas, won the Bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. In the next year he would make his pro debut, and in 2005 he defeated Bernard Hopkins to conquer the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO world title. Until last year he had a record of 33 victories with 20 KO´s, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
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