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Ricardo Mayorga vs. Vernon Forrest II

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

Battle of Orleans
DateJuly 12, 2003
VenueOrleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA, WBC and The Ring welterweight championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Ricardo Mayorga Vernon Forrest
Nickname El Matador
(The Killer)		 The Viper
Hometown Masaya, Masaya, Nicaragua Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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/The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
WBA
No. 4 Ranked Welterweight
Result
Mayorga via 12th round MD

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][6][7][8]

The fights

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Undercard

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On the untelevised portion of the card, Pete Frissina defeated Jesús Salvador Pérez by split decision in a IBF bantamweight title eliminator.

Vivian Harris successfully defended his WBA (Regular) belt against No. 1 ranked Souleymane M'baye. Harris dropped his unbeaten opponent in the 2nd round enroute to a unanimous decision victory. With two judges scoring the bout 116–111 and one having it 117–110.[9][10]

Corley vs. Judah

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Battle of Orleans: DeMarcus Corley vs. Zab Judah
Title(s) on the lineWBO light welterweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer DeMarcus Corley Zab Judah
Nickname "Chop Chop" "Super"
Hometown Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, U.S. Brownsville, New York, U.S.
Purse $150,000 $100,000
Pre-fight record 28–1–1 (16 KO) 28–1 (1) (21 KO)
Age 29 years, 1 month 25 years, 8 months
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 139+1⁄2 lb (63 kg) 140 lb (64 kg)
Style Southpaw Southpaw
Recognition WBO
Light Welterweight Champion		 WBO
No. 4 Ranked Welterweight
Former light welterweight champion
Result
Judah defeats Corley by split decision

In the first of the two televised bouts, WBO light welterweight titleholder DeMarcus Corley made the third defence of his title against former IBF junior welterweight champion Zab Judah.[11]

Speaking before the bout Corley would admit that this was his biggest fight thus far saying "Is this the biggest fight I've had? You could say that, yeah, I think because it's on HBO and they say once you made it to HBO, you've made it. So it's a test for me to display my talent all over the world, also to HBO, to see what I can do." He would also suggest that he was aiming to challenge undisputed light welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu.[12]

Judah meanwhile had been out of the ring for almost a year, having been involved in legal disputes with his former promoter, Main Events. Having signed with new promoter Don King, a match up with fellow King fighter Corley was arranged. The two men had been involved in brawl at a bar in Philadelphia in March. Judah had giving an interview to Ring magazine after the Bernard Hopkins vs. Morrade Hakkar bout when Corley walked past. After an exchange of words Judah threw a punch at Corley prompting a scuffle with flying chairs and phones before the police broke it up.[13][14]

The fight

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The champion was dropped by a looping left from Judah in the third round. Corley would work himself back into the bout during the middle rounds but Judah was able to control most of the fight by jabbing and moving and making Corley miss with his best punches.

At the end of 12 rounds judge Duane Ford, scored it 115–112 for Corley while judges Chuck Giampa and Michael Pernik, scored it 115–112 for Judah, giving him a split decision victory. HBO's unofficial scorer Harold Lederman had it 116–111 for Judah.[15]

Aftermath

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Speaking after bout Judah said "I felt a little rusty with a year off, but I think I had a great fight."

Corley meanwhile felt like he had done enough saying "He caught me with one fast punch that knocked me down, I still thought I won, despite the knockdown. I'd love to fight him again, but next time I'd put more pressure on him."[16]

Preceded by DeMarcus Corley's bouts
12 July 2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
vs. Omar Gabriel Weis
 Zab Judah's bouts
12 July 2003 		Succeeded by

Main Event

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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 come back 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.[17][18][19] Unofficial HBO scorer Harold Lederman had it 115–113 in favour of Mayorga, while the LA Times scored it 114–114.[20]

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.[21][22][23]

Undercard

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Confirmed bouts:[24]

Winner Loser Weight division/title belt(s) disputed Result
  Zab Judah   DeMarcus Corley WBO Light Welterweight Championship Split decision.
Non-TV bouts
  Vivian Harris   Souleymane M'baye WBA (Regular) Light Welterweight Championship Unanimous decision.
  Pete Frissina   Jesús Salvador Pérez IBF Bantamweight Title Eliminator Split decision.
  Syd Vanderpool   Demetrius Jenkins Light Heavyweight (10 rounds) 9th round TKO.
  Kili Madrid   Marteze Logan Welterweight (4 rounds) Majority Draw.
  Mario Preskar   Roman Armstrong Heavyweight (4 rounds) 1st round TKO.

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. ^ Sean Stowell (4 July 2003). "Mayorga Puts his Money Where his Mouth is". maxboxing.com. Max Boxing. Archived from the original on 14 July 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  7. ^ Jason Probst (10 July 2003). "The Finest Doubleheader of the Year". maxboxing.com. Max Boxing. Archived from the original on 24 July 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  8. ^ Thomas Gerbasi (9 July 2003). "Vernon Forrest: A Good Guy Aims for First Again". maxboxing.com. Max Boxing. Archived from the original on 10 August 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Vivian Harris vs. Souleymane M'baye". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  10. ^ Steve Kim (11 July 2003). "Vivian Harris, Made You Look". maxboxing.com. Max Boxing. Archived from the original on 13 July 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Zab Judah vs. DeMarcus Corley". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  12. ^ Steve Kim (7 July 2003). "Something for the Ladies from 'Chop Chop'". maxboxing.com. Max Boxing. Archived from the original on 3 August 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  13. ^ GEOFFREY GRAY (12 July 2003). "BOXING; In Judah-Corley Fight, Clothes Will Clash, Too". New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  14. ^ Thomas Gerbasi (8 July 2003). "Zab Judah: Raise The Game or Get Left Behind". maxboxing.com. Max Boxing. Archived from the original on 10 August 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  15. ^ Selena Azaneka (27 May 2015). "Zab Judah vs DeMarcus Corley Full Fight (HD)". youtube.com. Youtube. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  16. ^ Doug Fischer (13 July 2003). "Judah takes control in later rounds". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  17. ^ Ken Peters (14 July 2003). "Boxing: Mayorga's maverick approach cuts down Forrest". independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Mayorga retains titles". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 13 July 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  19. ^ Associated Press (12 July 2003). "Mayorga hammers out 12-round majority decision". espncdn.com/. ESPN. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  20. ^ Springer, Steve (July 13, 2003). "Mayorga Holds On to Titles". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  21. ^ Maxboxing (13 July 2003). "Champ's top priority: scheduling De La Hoya". espncdn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  22. ^ GEOFFREY GRAY (14 July 2003). "BOXING; Mayorga's Success Is Habit-Forming". New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  23. ^ Steve Kim (14 July 2003). "Mayorga Can Run Marathons Too". maxboxing.com. Max Boxing. Archived from the original on 16 July 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  24. ^ "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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