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
Kevin Cunningham champion Erik Morales. Kevin started training Devon Alexander as a child, winning boxing championships in two divisions. Kevin helped train Shaw to win his second amateur championship in 2013. and started with him as an undefeated Heavyweight prospect in 2013. Kevin Cunningham Kevin Cunningham is an American boxing trainer who started the police boxing program in 1991, originally a police officer. He is credited for bringing up boxing world champions Cory Spinks, Devon Alexander, David Diaz, and amateur boxing champion Stephen Shaw Kevin Started his career in police in St. Louis Eighth District, ending his police career as narcotics detective.