The distance (boxing) 19, 1987. While the International Boxing Federation, which had recently broken away from the WBA, continued to hold onto the position there was no documented medical evidence to show a 15-round fight is more dangerous than a 12-round fight, they eventually voted to shorten their championship distance to 12 rounds as well on June 3, 1988. The last heavyweight 15-rounder title fight was on October 16, 1987 between Mike Tyson and Tyrell Biggs. The last middleweight 15-rounder title fight was a World Boxing Board title match on June 7, 1997 in which Jose Alfredo Flores won a split decision over
Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury watched illegally online by nearly 10million viewers worldwide via pirate streams, including 1.9million in the United States and more than 1million in the United Kingdom. Showtime's delayed broadcast a week later drew an average 488,000 viewers and peaked at 590,000 viewers. Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury was a professional boxing fight that took place on December 1, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Undefeated defending WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder faced undefeated challenger and former WBA (Super), WBO, IBF, IBO, "The Ring", and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. The fight ended in