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1990

February 11 James Buster Douglas upsets Mike Tyson by 10th round KO, to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Douglas was a 42-1 underdog.

defeats Meldrick Taylor by 12th round KO, for the WBC-IBF light welterweight unification. There was contraversy as referee Richard Steele stops the contest with 2 seconds left in the bout and Taylor ahead on the scorecards.

August 11 Pernell Whitaker defeats Juan Nazario by first round knockout to unify the WBA,WBC,IBF belts and becomes the undisputed lightweight champion of the world.

October 25 Buster Douglas 's short reign as heavyweight champion ends as he loses to Evander Holyfield by third round KO. Douglas was very noticably out of shape, despite being in pinnacle shape in the Tyson fight, six months before.

November 11 Julian Jackson wins by stunning knockout over Herol Graham by a devastating 4th round KO for the vacated WBC middleweight title. Graham ahead in the fight was knocked out by Jackson by a devastating right hand and was out for five minutes.

February 9 Terry Norris soundly defeats Sugar Ray Leonard by 12 round unanimous decision, and successfully defends his WBC super welterweight title.

April 19 In his first defense as undisputed heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield defeats George Foreman by unanimous decision. Foreman was surprisingly valiant in defeat despite being 41 years of age.

June 1 in Palm Springs, California Terry Norris knocks out Donald Curry in the 8th Round and successfully defends the WBC super welterweight championship.

June 19 Evander Holyfield successfully defends his undisputed heavyweight championship by unanimous decision over Larry Holmes .

November 13 Riddick Bowe defeats Evander Holyfield by 12 round unanimous decision to become the undisputed champion of the world.

March 13 Michael Carbajal wins by KO against Humberto Gonzalez to unify the IBF and WBC Flyweight belts. Carbajal got knocked down twice during the fight and came back to knockout Gonzalez late in the seventh round.

May 22 Roy Jones Jr. defeats Bernard Hopkins by unanimous decision to win the vacated IBF middleweight title.

September 10 Julio Cesar Chavez and Pernell Whitaker 's fight for the WBC welterweight titile ends in a controversial draw, despite Whitaker seemingly dominating the fight.

November 6 Evander Holyfield defeats Riddick Bowe by majority decision in their rematch for the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles. A man parachutes to the corner of the ring during the fight and starts a mini riot, the fight is later labelled The Fan Man Fight.

1994

January 29 - Frankie Randall causes Julio Cesar Chavez his first defeat in 91 professional bouts, winning the WBC world Jr. Welterweight title in the process, by a split decision in 12 rounds.

September 9 Lennox Lewis loses his WBC championship after getting knocked out by Oliver McCall .

November 5 George Foreman at 45 years old becomes the oldest heavyweight champion defeating Michael Moorer by knockout in round 10, with Foreman behind in all the scorecards.

November 18 Roy Jones Jr. defeats James Toney by a lopsided unanimous decision to win the IBF super middlweight championship.

1995

May 6 Oscar De La Hoya unifies the WBO and IBF Lightweight titles in his victory against Rafael Ruelas .

August 19 Mike Tyson defeats Peter McNeeley in his first comeback fight.

June 7 Oscar De La Hoya defeats Julio Cesar Chavez by fourth round KO to win the WBC light welterweight title.

July 11 Andrew Golota gets disqualified for low blows against Riddick Bowe in Madison Square Garden , with no police in sight, a massive riot ensues.

November 6 Evander Holyfield wins by technical knockout against Mike Tyson to win the WBA heavyweight title.

December 14 Andrew Golota gets disqualified again against Riddick Bowe for low blows in their rematch.

March 21 Roy Jones Jr. loses his WBC light heavyweight title by disqualification to Montell Griffin for hitting after the fighter was down, suffering the first loss in his career.

June 28 Evander Holyfield wins by disqualification over Mike Tyson , after Tyson tries to bite Holyfield's ear twice, to retaliating to Holyfield's headbutts.

August 7 Roy Jones Jr. regains his WBC light heavyweight title by first round knockout in his rematch against Montell Griffin .

December 12 Fernando Vargas at 21 years of age, defeats Yori Boy Campas to win the IBF light middleweight title.

1999

August 5 Roy Jones Jr. defeats Reggie Johnson and successfully unifies the light heavyweight division becoming the undisputed champion of the division.

September 18 In what was billed as the Fight Of The Millennium , Felix Trinidad defeats Oscar De La Hoya by a controversial majority decision. The fight generated 1.4 million pay per view buys generating a record for a non heavyweight fight.

November 13 Lennox Lewis becomes the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world in his rematch against Evander Holyfield by unanimous decision.

See also: Boxing In The 1980s , Boxing In The 2000s .