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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1988
Represented Canada at the Olympics, stopping Rid**** Bowe to win the Super Heavyweight gold medal.
1989
(June) Turned pro
1990
(October) Won the European Heavyweight Title
1992
(April) Captured the Commonwealth Heavyweight Title
Awarded WBC Title after Rid**** Bowe refused to face him.
1994
Lost the WBC Title against Oliver McCall, his only lost fight to date in his professional heavyweight boxing career.
1997
Regained the WBC Heavyweight Title
1999
(13th November) For the first time in over a 100 years the one and only undisputed heavyweight champion of the world resides in Great Britain, and for the first time since 1992, The heavyweight title is unified.
2001
(21 April) Hasim Rahman shocked the world with a stunning knockout over Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis, In what will go down as one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.
(17 November) Regained WBC, IBFO, IBO belts by avenging his defeat with Hasim Rahman
2002
(06 August) Knocked out Mike Tyson in 8 Rounds during highest grossing prizefight in history.
2003
(21 June) Stopped #1 Contender Vitali Klitschko in a 6th round TKO
2004
(06 February) Retired from Professional Boxing as only the third heavyweight champion to do so while still reigning, following Marciano and Tunney
1988
Represented Canada at the Olympics, stopping Rid**** Bowe to win the Super Heavyweight gold medal.
1989
(June) Turned pro
1990
(October) Won the European Heavyweight Title
1992
(April) Captured the Commonwealth Heavyweight Title
Awarded WBC Title after Rid**** Bowe refused to face him.
1994
Lost the WBC Title against Oliver McCall, his only lost fight to date in his professional heavyweight boxing career.
1997
Regained the WBC Heavyweight Title
1999
(13th November) For the first time in over a 100 years the one and only undisputed heavyweight champion of the world resides in Great Britain, and for the first time since 1992, The heavyweight title is unified.
2001
(21 April) Hasim Rahman shocked the world with a stunning knockout over Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis, In what will go down as one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.
(17 November) Regained WBC, IBFO, IBO belts by avenging his defeat with Hasim Rahman
2002
(06 August) Knocked out Mike Tyson in 8 Rounds during highest grossing prizefight in history.
2003
(21 June) Stopped #1 Contender Vitali Klitschko in a 6th round TKO
2004
(06 February) Retired from Professional Boxing as only the third heavyweight champion to do so while still reigning, following Marciano and Tunney
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