1998-99 Boxing Middleweights (160 lbs)
Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
| Date | Winner | Loser | Result | Title | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 30 | Bert Schenk | Freeman Barr | KO 4 | WBO* | Cottbus, GER |
| Feb. 5 | Andrew Council | Michael Ward | Wu 10 | — | Pikesville, Md. |
| Feb. 6 | Bernard Hopkins | Robert Allen | TKO 7 | IBF | Washington, D.C. |
| Feb. 7 | Keith Holmes | Alex Lubo | TKO 1 | — | Bay St. Louis, Miss. |
| Feb. 20 | Julio Cesar Green | Darren Obah | TKO 9 | WBA† | New York City |
| Mar. 6 | Robert McCracken | Steve Fisher | TKO 9 | — | Atlantic City |
| Apr. 24 | Keith Holmes | Hassine Cherifi | TKO 7 | WBC | Washington, D.C. |
| May 21 | Dana Rosenblatt | Lloyd Bryan | Wu 10 | — | Mashantucket, Conn. |
| May 22 | Bert Schenk | Jose Ramon Medina-Padilla | Wu 12 | WBO | Budapest, HUN |
| May 28 | Davey Hilton Jr. | Stephane Ouellet | KO 3 | — | Montreal, CAN |
| July 17 | Jason Matthews | Ryan Rhodes | TKO 2 | WBO‡ | Doncaster, ENG |
| July 24 | William Joppy | Napolean Pitt | KO 1 | — | Las Vegas |
| Sept. 24 | William Joppy | Julio Cesar Green | TKO 7 | WBA | Washington, D.C. |
| Sept. 24 | Keith Holmes | Andrew Council | Wu 12 | WBC | Washington, D.C. |
*Schenk won the vacant WBO title.
†Green won the vacant WBA interim title. Reigning WBA middleweight champ William Joppy suffered a broken neck in an automobile accident in Jan. 1999 so a bout for the interim belt was held. Joppy's WBA belt was not at risk for his July 24 fight with Napoleon Pitt.
‡Matthews won the vacant WBO interim title.
| Super Middleweights (168 lbs) | Major Bouts, 1998-99 | Junior Middleweights (154 lbs) |
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