What boxer made his first title defence in 21 years, in 1995?
Juan Guzman (boxer) Juan Guzman (boxer) Juan Antonio Guzman Batista (Born August 21, 1951), better known as Juan Guzman, is a Dominican former professional boxer and WBA world Junior Flyweight champion. Due to his high percentage of wins by knockout (specially for his division, the 108 pounds limit division), he was nicknamed "El Pequeno Foreman" ("Little Foreman", after George Foreman). Guzman was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, during the Rafael Trujillo dictatorship era. Juan Guzman made his professional boxing debut on January 20, 1973, at the age of 21 years and almost 6 months old. He fought Francisco Gomez in Moca that
Jason Matthews (boxer) prevented the previous title holder, Bert Schenk, from defending the title. Matthews lost the title to Armand Krajnc by TKO in 1999 in his first defence. Matthews announced his retirement from boxing after the bout due to an eye injury, which occurred during the fight. Jason Matthews (boxer) Jason Matthews (born 21 July 1970 in Hackney) is a former professional boxer from England in the Middleweight (160 lb) division. As an amateur, Matthews was an ABA Middleweight Champion in 1995. Also known as "Method Man", Matthews turned pro in 1995 and won the vacant World Boxing Organization inter-continental middleweight title