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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.

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