Who became Heavyweight world boxing champion after Riddick Bowe refused to fight him in 1992?
Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golota Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golota Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golota, billed as "Big Daddy's Home", was a professional boxing match contested on July 11, 1996. The fight was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was televised as part of an HBO World Championship Boxing card. Riddick Bowe entered 1996 having defeated Evander Holyfield for a second time to bring an end to their rivalry. Having not been in the heavyweight title picture since losing to Holyfield in 1993, Bowe sought to change that and began negotiations with longtime rival Lennox Lewis. After Bowe became undisputed champion
Riddick Bowe Riddick Bowe Riddick Lamont Bowe (born August 10, 1967) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 1996 and from 2004 to 2008. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1992, and as an amateur he won a silver medal in the super heavyweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics. After turning professional in 1989, Bowe went on to become a two-time world heavyweight champion. In 1992 he won the undisputed WBA, WBC, and IBF titles by defeating then-unbeaten former undisputed cruiserweight champion Evander Holyfield. That same year, Bowe was named Fighter of the Year