Martinez would go on to stop Williams in a rematch that this writer covered, stopping him in 2 rounds. The loss of Pavlik’s title had to be devastating with no rematch clause. In April of 2010, he would lose his title to another one of this writers favorites, then WBC interim Super Welterweight champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez, 44-2-2, who was coming off a majority loss at middleweight to Paul “The Punisher” Williams in Atlantic City in a bout this writer covered that saw both fighters on the canvas in the first round and went down to the wire. It would be ten months in December of 2009 before Pavlik would fight again in Youngstown, putting into retirement in stopping Miguel Espino, 20-2-1, snapping his 11 fight win streak. Four months later, Pavlik would bounce back in Youngstown, stopping Marco “El Veneno” Rubio, 43-4-1, with 35 knockouts, in 9 rounds. In October of 2008 in Atlantic City, this writer witnessed Hopkins staying one step ahead of Pavlik to avoid his power punches fighting a brilliant defensive battle in a non-title bout with Pavlik matching a career-high 169 and Hopkins at 170. The first of todays organizations to award a world title was the World Boxing Association, known as the National Boxing Association when it sanctioned its first title fight in 1921 between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier for the heavyweight championship. Though age 43, Hopkins would go on to fight another eight years, winning the Light Heavyweight titles on two occasions. Sullivan, in the late 19th century, there have been world boxing champions.
The rule, given government backing when introduced. In his two previous fights, Hopkins defeated former world champion Ronald “Winky” Wright and dethroned IBO Light Heavyweight champion Antonio “Majic Man” Tarver. The British Boxing Board of Controls rule 24 stated that both contestants for one of their titles needed to have been 'born of white parents'.
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