Alan Minter his winning streak ended when he lost to former world title challenger Ronnie Harris by a knockout in eight. Minter returned to top ten challenger status by upsetting the former World Welterweight and Light Middleweight Champion Emile Griffith with a ten-round decision win in Monte Carlo, but then he lost his European title to Gratien Tonna by a knockout in eight at Milan. He closed '77 with a third 15-round decision win over Finnegan to retain his British title. 1978 was a sad year for Minter, although he won all three of his bouts. On 15 February, at the Muhammad
Octuple champion Octuple champion In boxing, an Octuple Champion is a boxer who has won major world titles in eight (8) different weight classes. Manny Pacquiao is the only boxer to win twelve (12) major world titles in eight (8) different weight divisions. Pacquiao clinched the feat when he defeated Antonio Margarito via a unanimous decision to win the WBC super welterweight title on November 13, 2010 at the Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas, USA. Nine (9) of his world championships came from the "Big Four" (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) sanctioning bodies and three (3) were from "The Ring". He also won the