Major Bouts, 1997-98: Welterweights (147 lbs)
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| Date | Winner | Loser | Result | Title | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 17 | Pernell Whitaker | Andrei Pastriaev | Wu 12 | — | Ledyard, Conn. |
| Oct. 17 | Ike Quartey | Jose Luis Lopez | Dm 12 | WBA | Ledyard, Conn. |
| Oct. 18 | Daniel Santos | Miguel A. Gonzalez | TKO 7 | — | Primm, Nev. |
| Dec. 6 | Oscar De La Hoya | Wilfredo Rivera | TKO 8 | WBC | Atlantic City |
| Dec. 13 | Vincent Pettway | Gerald Reed | Wu 10 | — | Pompano Beach, Fla. |
| Feb. 14 | Ahmed Katejev | Leonard Townsend | Wu 12 | WBO | Stuttgart, GER |
| Mar. 27 | Paul Nave | Greg Haugen | Wu 12 | WBF | San Rafael, Calif. |
| Apr. 3 | Felix Trinidad | Mahenge Zulu | KO 4 | IBF | Bayamon, P.R. |
| Apr. 8 | Patrick Charpentier | Rene Uranga | KO 2 | — | S. Martin, Guad. |
| May 9 | Jose Luis Lopez | Sammy Fuentes | TKO 2 | — | Sacramento, Calif. |
| May 23 | Ahmed Katejev | Paulo Sanchez | Wu 12 | WBO | Offenburg, GER |
| May 30 | Wilfredo Rivera | Carlos Palomino | Wu 10 | — | Los Angeles |
| June 5 | Soren Sondergaard | Carlos Baldomir | Wu 12 | IBC | Copenhagen, DEN |
| June 13 | Oscar De La Hoya | Patrick Charpentier | TKO 3 | WBC | El Paso, Tex. |
| June 25 | Julio Cesar Chavez | Ken Sigurani | TKO 3 | — | Ledyard, Conn. |
| Aug. 3 | Joey Gamache | Tim Scott | KO 3 | — | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Aug. 4 | Oba Carr | Alfred Ankamah | Wu 10 | — | Auburn Hills, Mich. |
| Sept. 18 | Oscar De La Hoya | Julio Cesar Chavez | TKO 9* | WBC | Las Vegas |
| Oct. 10 | James Page | Andrei Pastriaev | KO 2 | WBA† | Paris |
*Chavez failed to answer the bell at the start of round nine.
†Quartey vacated his WBA Welterweight title for a Nov. 21, 1998 fight against WBC champion Oscar De La Hoya.
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