In honor of this Friday's hotly anticipated WBC Super Welterweight title fight between reigning champion Oscar De La Hoya and challenger Floyd Mayweather, the Mexico City based sanctioning body has compiled a large body of statistics that celebrate their involvement in the 154 lb division.
How does this clash between Oscar and Floyd stack up against other WBC 154 lb Championship bouts fought in Nevada?
Out of 29 super welter champions, only three ever regained their WBC title after losing it. Can you guess who they were?
Read on to find out the answers to these questions and much, much more.
WBC SUPER WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS:
1. DENNY MOYER (US)
2. SANDRO MAZZINGHI ( ITALY )
3. NINO BENVENUTI ( ITALY )
4. KISOO KIM ( KOREA )
5. FRED LITTLE (US)
6. CARMELO BOSSI ( ITALY )
7. KOICHI WAJIMA ( JAPAN )
8. MIGUEL DE OLIVEIRA ( BRAZIL )
9. ELISHA OBED ( BAHAMAS )
10. ECKHARD DAGGE ( GERMANY )
11. ROCCO MATTIOLI ( ITALY )
12. MAURICE HOPE (GB)
13. WILFREDO BENITEZ (P. RICO)
14. THOMAS HEARNS (US)
15. DUANE THOMAS (US)
16. LUPE AQUINO ( MEXICO )
17. GIANFRANCO ROSI ( ITALY )
18. DON CURRY (US)
19. RENE JACQUOT ( FRANCE )
20. JOHN MUGABI ( UGANDA )
21. TERRY NORRIS (US)
22. SIMON BROWN ( JAMAICA )
23. TERRY NORRIS (US) *
24. LUIS SANTANA (DOM R.)
25. TERRY NORRIS (US) *
26. KEITH MULLINGS (US)
27. FRANCISCO JAVIER CASTILLEJO ( SPAIN )
28. OSCAR DE LA HOYA (US)
29. FRANCISCO JAVIER CASTILLEJO ( SPAIN ) INTERIM *
30. SHANE MOSLEY (US)
31. RON WRIGHT (US)
32. RICARDO MAYORGA ( NICARAGUA )
33. OSCAR DE LA HOYA (US) *
* RECONQUERED
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE SUPER WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC:
29 WORLD CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE WBC, OF WHICH ONLY 3 HAVE REGAINED THEIR TITLE:
TERRY NORRIS (US) TWICE
FRANCISCO J. CASTILLEJO ( SPAIN ) TWICE
OSCAR DE LA HOYA (US-MEX) TWICE
101 TITLE BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN SUPER WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC, 43 TITLE FIGHTS OF WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN USA .
WORLD SUPER WELTERWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY:
USA 43
ITALY 13
JAPAN 11
SPAIN 8
FRANCE 6
GERMANY 5
MEXICO 4
KOREA 3
ENGLAND 3
AUSTRALIA 2
MONACO 1
IVORY COAST 1
BAHAMAS ISLANDS 1
TOTAL: 101
WBC TITLE BOUTS HELD IN NEVADA :
256 BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN NEVADA STATE IN WBC HISTORY.
22 TITLE FIGHTS IN THE SUPER WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION HAVE BEEN HELD IN NEVADA STATE IN WBC HISTORY.
38 WBC TITLE BOUTS IN THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION, THE HIGHEST OF ALL .
BREAKDOWN BY DIVISION:
HEAVY 38
WELTER 27
SUPER FEATHER 27
LIGHT 26
SUPER LIGHT 24
MIDDLE 23
SUPER WELTER 22
SUPER BANTAM 13
LIGHT HEAVY 10
FEATHER 10
LIGHT FLY 9
CRUISER 8
STRAW 8
BANTAM 5
SUPER MIDDLE 2
FLY 3
SUPER FLY 1
TOTAL BOUTS: 256
WBC FIGHTS IN THE STATE OF NEVADA IN THE SUPER WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION:
3-17-69 FRED LITTLE W15 STANLEY HAYWARD , LAS VEGAS
5-23-81 WILFREDO BENITEZ KO12 MAURICE HOPE, LAS VEGAS
11-14-81 WILFREDO BENITEZ W15 CARLOS SANTOS , LAS VEGAS
1-30-82 WILFREDO BENITEZ W15 ROBERTO DURAN, LAS VEGAS
6-15-84 THOMAS HEARNS KO2 ROBERTO DURAN, LAS VEGAS
6-22-86 THOMAS HEARNS TKO8 MARK MEDAL, LAS VEGAS
12-5-86 DUANE THOMAS TKO3 JOHN MUGABI, LAS VEGAS
5-9-92 TERRY NORRIS TKO4 MELDRICK TAYLOR , LAS VEGAS
1-29-94 SIMON BROWN W12 TROY WATERS, LAS VEGAS
5-7-94 TERRY NORRIS - SIMON BROWN, DEC 12, LAS VEGAS
4-8-95 LUIS SANTANA WDQ3 TERRY NORRIS, LAS VEGAS
8-19-95 TERRY NORRIS TKO2 LUIS SANTANA, LAS VEGAS
9-16-95 TERRY NORRIS TKO9 DAVID GONZALES, LAS VEGAS
9-7-96 TERRY NORRIS TKO5 ALEX RIOS, LAS VEGAS
6-23-01 OSCAR DE LA HOYA TKO5 FRANCISCO J. CASTILLEJO, LAS VEGAS
9-14-02 OSCAR DE LA HOYA TKO11 FERNANDO VARGAS, LAS VEGAS
5-3-03 OSCAR DE LA HOYA TKO7 YORI BOY CAMPAS, LAS VEGAS
9-13-03 SHANE MOSLEY W12 OSCAR DE LA HOYA, LAS VEGAS
3-13-04 WINKY WRIGHT W12 SHANE MOSLEY, LAS VEGAS
11-20-04 WINKY WRIGHT W12 SHANE MOSLEY, LAS VEGAS
5-6-06 KASSIM OUMA W12 MARCO ANTONIO RUBIO (SEMI-FINAL ELIM.), LAS VEGAS
5-6-06 OSCAR DE LA HOYA TKO6 RICARDO MAYORGA, LAS VEGAS
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