He defended the title four times before losing the belt via KO in a unification match with Donald Curry in 1985. He later moved up to Light Middleweight and challenged Mike McCallum for his WBA Light Middleweight title in 1987, but lost via 10th-round TKO. He retired in 1991 after losing 2 of his last 4 fights.
He successfully defended his title four times before being defeated by knockout in a unification bout against Donald Curry in 1985. He later stepped up to Light Middleweight and challenged Mike McCallum for his WBA Light Middleweight championship in 1987, but was stopped in the 10th round. He hung up his gloves in 1991 after losing two of his last four fights.