WORLD BOXING COUNCIL
LT. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FIGHT
BELL CENTRE
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA
DECEMBER 11, 2009
THIS WILL BE WBC’S 1, 764 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FIGHT IN THE 47 YEAR HISTORY OF THE WBC
JEAN PASCAL ADRIAN DIACONU
(HAITI/CANADA) (ROMANIA/CANADA)
WBC CHAMPION WBC No. 2
DATE OF BIRTH: OCTOBER 28, 1982 DATE OF BIRTH: JUNE 9, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH: PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI PLACE OF BIRTH: P. -PRAHOVA, ROMANIA
RESIDES: LAVAL, QUEBEC, CANADA RESIDES: MONTREAL, CANADA
PROF. RECORD: 24-1-0, 16 KO’S PROF. RECORD: 26-1-0, 15 KO’S
GUARD: ORTHODOX GUARD: ORTHODOX
TOTAL ROUNDS: 159 TOTAL ROUNDS: 145
TITLE FIGHTS: 3 (2-1-0) TITLE FIGHTS: 2 (1-1-0)
PROMOTER: YVON MICHEL PROMOTER: INTERBOX
WBC´S LT. HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS
1. HAROLD JOHNSON (US)
2. WILLIE PASTRANO (US)
3. JOSE TORRES (P. RICO)
4. DICK TIGER (NIGERIA)
5. BOB FOSTER (US)
6. JOHN CONTEH (GB)
7. MIGUEL ANGEL CUELLO (ARG)
8. MATE PARLOV (YUGOSLAVIA)
9. MARVIN JOHNSON (US)
10. MATTHEW SAAD MUHAMMAD (US)
11. DWIGHT MUHAMMAD QAWI (US)
12. MICHAEL SPINKS (US)
13. J.B. WILLIAMSON (US)
14. DENNIS ANDRIES (GB)
15. THOMAS HEARNS (US)
16. DON LALONDE (CAN)
17. RAY LEONARD (US)
18. DENNIS ANDRIES (GB) *
19. JEFF HARDING (AUSTRALIA)
20. DENNIS ANDRIES (GB) *
21. JEFF HARDING (AUSTRALIA) *
22. MIKE MCCALLUM (JAMAICA)
23. FABRICE TIOZZO (FRA)
24. ROY JONES (US)
25. MONTELL GRIFFIN (US)
26. GRAZIANO ROCCHIGIANI (GERMANY) (INTERIM)
27. ROY JONES (US) *
28. ANTONIO TARVER (US)
29. ROY JONES (US) *
30. ANTONIO TARVER (US) *
31. TOMASZ ADAMEK (POLAND)
32. CHAD DAWSON (US)
33. ADRIAN DIACONU (ROMANIA/CANADA)
34. JEAN PASCAL (HAITI/CANADA)
35. CHAD DAWSON (US) INTERIM *
* REGAINED WBC TOP 10
ROY JONES
BOB FOSTER
MICHAEL SPINKS
MIKE MCCALLUM
MATTHEW S. MUHAMMAD
JOSE TORRES
DICK TIGER
WILLIE PASTRANO
JOHN CONTEH
HAROLD JOHNSON
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE LT. HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
27 WORLD CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE WBC
OF WHICH ONLY 4 HAVE REGAINED THEIR TITLE:
DENNIS ANDRIES (GB)
JEFF HARDING (AUSTRALIA)
ROY JONES (US)
ANTONIO TARVER (US)
CHAD DAWSON (US)
106 WORLD TITLE BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC.
THIS IS THE 6th. TITLE FIGHT OF WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN CANADA IN THE WBC HISTORY.
WORLD LT. HEAVWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY
USA 69
ENGLAND 10
AUSTRALIA 5
FRANCE 4
GERMANY 3
CANADA 5
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 2
ITALY 2
YUGOSLAVIA 1
SOUTH AFRICA 1
ROMANIA 1
PUERTO RICO 1
MONACO 1
DENMARK 1
TOTAL FIGHTS 106
- IN THIS DIVISION BOB FOSTER (US) HOLDS THE TITLE DEFENSES RECORD WITH 14.
WORLD LT. HEAVWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY CITIES IN WBC HISTORY
ATLANTIC CITIY 13
LAS VEGAS 10
LONDON 8
NEW YORK 7
TAMPA 4
MIAMI 4
MONTREAL 3
SCRANTON 2
PORT OF SPAIN 2
NEW ORLEANS 2
LEDYARD 2
INDIANAPOLIS 2
HARTFORD 2
CHICAGO 2
ALBUQUERQUE 2
W. SPRINGFIELD 1
VANCOUVER 1
TUCSON 1
SYDNEY 1
ST. ETIENNE 1
SAN JUAN 1
SAN DIEGO 1
SACRAMENTO 1
PORTLAND 1
PHILADELPHIA 1
PENSACOLA 1
OKLAHOMA 1
OBERHAUSEN 1
MONTECARLO 1
MISSOULA 1
MELBOURNE 1
MCAFEE 1
MASHANTUCKET 1
MARSELLA 1
MARSALA 1
MANCHESTER 1
LYON 1
LOS ANGELES 1
LIVERPOILL 1
JOHANNESBURG 1
INGLEWOOD 1
HOMEBUSH 1
HALIFAX 1
FLUSHING 1
DUSSELDORF 1
DETROIT 1
COPENHAGEN 1
BUCHAREST 1
BRISBANE 1
BISMARCK 1
BILOXI 1
BIARRITZ 1
BERLIN 1
BELGRADE 1
BALTIMORE 1
ADELAIDE 1
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TOTAL FIGHTS: 106
WBC TITLE BOUTS HELD IN CANADA
15 BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN CANADA IN THE WBC HISTORY.
5 FIGHTS IN THE LT. HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION HAVE BEEN HELD IN CANADA IN THE WBC HISTORY.
BREAKDOWN BY DIVISION:
SUPERMIDDLE 6
LT. HEAVY 5
WELTER 2
HEAVY 1
SUPERLIGHT 1
TOTAL BOUTS 15
WBC TITLE FIGHTS IN CANADA
29/03/1966 MUHAMMAD ALI – GEORGE CHUVALO DEC 15 TORONTO HE
21/09/1973 JOSE NAPOLES – CLYDE GRAY DEC 15 TORONTO WE
11/05/1980 MATTHEW S. MUHAMMAD – LOUIS PERGAUD TKO 5 HALIFAX LH
20/06/1980 ROBERTO DURAN – RAY LEONARD DEC 15 MONTREAL WE
25/11/1983 MICHAEL SPINKS – OSCAR RIVADENEYRA TKO 10 VANCOUVER LH
15/12/2000 DAVE HILTON – DINGAAN THOBELA DEC 12 MONTREAL SM
10/07/2001 ERIC LUCAS – GLENN CATLEY KO 7 MONTREAL SM
30/11/2001 ERIC LUCAS – DINGAAN THOBELA KO 8 MONTREAL SM
06/09/2002 ERIC LUCAS – OMAR SHEIKA DEC 12 MONTREAL SM
20/12/2003 DANNY GREEN – ERIC LUCAS (INTERIM) TKO 5 MONTREAL SM
08/04/2006 LIBARDO ANDRADE – OTIS GRANT (ELIM.) TKO 7 MONTREAL SM
09/05/2007 ADRIAN DIACONU – RICO HOYE (ELIM.) TKO 3 MONTREAL LH
04/04/2009 TIMOTHY BRADLEY – KENDALL HOLT UD 12 MONTREAL SL
19/06/2009 JEAN PASCAL – ADRIAN DIACONU DEC 12 MONTREAL LH
25/09/2009 JEAN PASCAL – SILVIO BRANCO TKO 10 MONTREAL LH
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