Thomas Hearns Vs. Iran Barkley
Thomas Hearns vs. Iran Barkley, billed as ''Knockout Nite'', was a professional boxing match contested on June 6, 1988, for the World Boxing Council, WBC middleweight title. Background In his previous fight on October 29, 1987, Thomas Hearns had captured the middleweight title after knocking out Juan Roldán becoming the first four-division world champion in boxing history. Then on March 6, 1988, Iran Barkley beat Michael Olajide by technical knockout, becoming a top contender to WBC middleweight champion Thomas Hearns in the process. Two weeks after Barkley's victory, the fight between Hearns and Barkley became official. Having had only one title fight before his fight with Hearns, Barkley came into the fight as a 4–1 underdog. The fight Hearns controlled the first two rounds, landing punches almost at will and winning both rounds on all three scorecards. Midway through the first round, Hearns had opened up a cut above Barkley's left eye, and by the end of the second Barkley h ...
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Hearns Vs Barkley
Hearns is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Elle Hearns, African American organizer, speaker, writer, and transgender rights activist *Ronald Hearns (born 1984), American professional boxer and the son of Thomas "Hitman" Hearns *Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns in 1981 and 1989, eagerly anticipated confrontations in the history of boxing *Thomas Hearns (born 1958), American 8-time world champion professional boxer See also

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