November 18 – Roy Jones Jr. defeats James Toney by a lopsided unanimous decision to win the IBF super middleweight championship 1995 February 15 – Nigel Benn defeats Gerald McClellan by a tenth round TKO for the WBC super middleweight title after being knocked through the ropes in the first round, and knocked down again in the eighth round. McClellan is counted on his knees, then loses consciousness in the ring and is transported to hospital, where he falls into a coma and suffers extensive brain damage, losing his eyesight and becoming 80 percent deaf. May 6 – Oscar De La Hoya unifies the WBO and IBF Lightweight titles in his victory against Rafael Ruelas. August 19 – Mike Tyson defeats Peter McNeeley in his first comeback fight. November 4 – Riddick Bowe knockout Evander Holyfield in the 8th round 1996 March 16 – Mike Tyson defeats Frank Bruno by third round KO to win the WBC heavyweight title. June 7 – Oscar De La Hoya defeats Julio César Chávez by fourth round KO to win the WBC light welterweight title. July 11 – Andrew Golota gets disqualified during the seventh round of a fight against Riddick Bowe at Madison Square Garden for striking low blows against Bowe. A massive riot ensues, in which many civilians are injured. September 7 – Mike Tyson defeats Bruce Seldon in one round for the WBA heavyweight title, unifying it with the WBC heavyweight title he already holds. Tupac Shakur, an American rapper, watched the fight but was fatally shot later on that night. He died 6 days later. September 24 – Mike Tyson is stripped of the WBC heavyweight title. November 9 – Evander Holyfield wins by technical knockout against Mike Tyson to win the WBA heavyweight title. December 14 – Andrew Golota gets disqualified again against Riddick Bowe for low blows in their rematch. 1997 February 7 – Lennox Lewis regains the now vacant WBC heavyweight title against his only conqueror Oliver McCall, in a bizarre bout, where McCall refuses to fight after the third round and begins to cry in the ring forcing the referee to stop the fight in the fifth round March 1 – Sugar Ray Leonard returns to the ring after a six-year layoff at the age of 41, but loses a fifth round TKO against Héctor Camacho and retires for good after the fight. March 21 –