Lennox Lewis out American contender Lionel Butler. However, at the behest of promoter Don King, the WBC bypassed him and gave Mike Tyson the first chance at the title recently won by Briton Frank Bruno from Oliver McCall. Bruno had previously lost to both Lewis and Tyson. Lewis had the number 1 contender's slot in the WBC rankings when he knocked out Australian Justin Fortune, then defeated former WBO Champion Tommy Morrison in October 1995, followed by Olympic gold medalist and former WBO champion Ray Mercer in a close majority decision in May 1996. Lewis successfully sued to force Tyson to make
Gábor Vető On April 17, 2010, Vető beat Omari Ramadan by T.K.O. to win the WBC Youth World Lightweight Championship. Gábor Vető Gábor Vető (born December 19, 1988 in Várpalota, Hungary) is an undefeated professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division and is the former WBC Youth World Lightweight Champion. Since 2010, the native Hungarian has been living in Bern, Switzerland. Vető was a member of the Hungarian national amateur team and had over 80 amateur bouts. On April 21, 2012, Vető beat the Ugandan Justin Juuko to win the Global Boxing Union World light welterweight title figh. On October 15, 2011,