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Ricardo Mayorga vs. Vernon Forrest II

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Ricardo Mayorga vs. Vernon Forrest II
Date12 July 2003
VenueOrleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA, WBC and The Ring welterweight championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Nicaragua Ricardo Mayorga United States Vernon Forrest
Nickname "El Matador" "The Viper"
Hometown Masaya, Masaya, Nicaragua Atlanta, Georgia, US
Pre-fight record 24–3–1 (22 KO) 35–1 (26 KO)
Age 29 years, 9 months 32 years, 5 months
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 146 lb (66 kg) 147 lb (67 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA, WBC and The Ring
Welterweight Champion		 WBC
No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
WBA
No. 4 Ranked Welterweight
Result
Mayorga via 12th round MD

Ricardo Mayorga vs. Vernon Forrest II was a professional boxing match contested on 12 July 2003, for the WBA, WBC and The Ring welterweight championship.[1]

Background

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After his upset victory over Vernon Forrest in January 2003, unified welterweight champion Ricardo Mayorga agreed to an immediate rematch.[2] Speaking that a media event to announce the re-match on 20 May, Mayorga said: "He is going down. I am hungrier for this fight than I have ever been. I invite everybody to come out and watch two great rounds of boxing." [3][4][5]

The fight

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Mayorga would dominate much of the first half of the bout rocking Forrest in the second round. Forrest would take control from the halfway point as Mayorga tired, before the champion would comeback to end the bout on top.

After 12 rounds Jerry Roth scored the bout a draw at 114-114, but Larry O'Connell had it 115-114 and Ove Oveson had 116-112 both for Mayorga giving him a majority decision victory.[6][7][8] Unofficial HBO scorer Harold Lederman had it 115–113 in favour of Mayorga, while the LA Times scored it 114–114.[9]

Aftermath

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Speaking in ring after the bout Mayorga would say "Forrest is a sissy and doesn't punch that hard. He fought a lot better this time, he could have beaten most welterweights." He would later state he wanted to face unified light middleweight champion Oscar De La Hoya next.[10]

Undercard

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Confirmed bouts:[11]

Broadcasting

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Country Broadcaster
 United States HBO

References

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  1. ^ "Ricardo Mayorga vs. Vernon Forrest (2nd meeting)". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Mayorga fells Forrest". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 26 January 2003. Archived from the original on 7 February 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Mayorga eyes Forrest repeat". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 20 May 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  4. ^ Max Kellerman (9 July 2003). "Forrest-Mayorga Still Raises Plenty of Questions". espncdn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. ^ Frank Lotierzo (8 July 2003). "Forrest-Mayorga II: Forrest Faces Boxing's Toughest Foe". tss.ib.tv. The Sweet Science. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  6. ^ Ken Peters (14 July 2003). "Boxing: Mayorga's maverick approach cuts down Forrest". independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Mayorga retains titles". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 13 July 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  8. ^ Associated Press (12 July 2003). "Mayorga hammers out 12-round majority decision". espncdn.com/. ESPN. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  9. ^ Springer, Steve (July 13, 2003). "Mayorga Holds On to Titles". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  10. ^ Maxboxing (13 July 2003). "Champ's top priority: scheduling De La Hoya". espncdn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  11. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Ricardo Mayorga's bouts
12 July 2003 		Succeeded by
Vernon Forrest's bouts
12 July 2003 		Succeeded by
vs. Sergio Rios
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