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 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 a controversial split draw with the scorecard at 115–111 for Wilder, 114–112 for Fury (which was incorrectly announced as 114–110), and 113–113. The potential match up between Wilder and Fury had been talked about and promoted for several years prior to