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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Lineal Champion

Vernon Forrest
(the "Viper")

BORN   January 12 1971; Augusta, Georgia
DIED July 25 2009; Atlanta, Georgia (shot)
HEIGHT 6-0
WEIGHT 140-154 1/2 lbs
MANAGERS William Baxter, William Coleman
TRAINERS Ronnie Shields, Mark Breland

Forrest is an excellent boxer with a beautiful jab and a solid right hand punch; He moves well, paces himself and is the class of the division at his peak; Vernon has collected several World Championships

During his career, he has won the WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World, the WBC Welterweight Championship of the World, the IBF Welterweight Championship of the World, the IBC Light Welterweight Championship of the World, the WBC Continental Americas Welterweight Championship and the NABF Welterweight Championship

*** AMATEUR BOUTS (225-15) ***
1991
          -Forrest won the United States Amateur Light Welterweight Championship

       Michele Piccirillo         Sydney, NSW, Aus                    W  3
       Nara Cjantrapon            Sydney, NSW, Aus                    W  3 
       Peter Richardson           Sydney, NSW, Aus                    W  3
       Candelario Duvergel        Sydney, NSW, Aus                    W  3
       Kostya Tszyu               Sydney, NSW, Aus                    L  3
          -The previous 5 bouts were part of the Light Welterweight
          World Championships; Forrest finished 2nd

1992
       Robert Frazier             Worcester, Ma                       W  3
       Shane Mosley               Worcester, Ma                       W  3
       Stevie Johnston            Worcester, Ma                       W  3
          -The previous 3 bouts were part of the Olympic Games 
          Light Welterweight Trials Competition 

       Stevie Johnston            Phoenix, Az                         W  3
          -This bout was part of the Olympic Games Box-Offs

       Peter Richardson           Barcelona, Spain                    L  3
          -This bout was part of the Olympic Games Light Welterweight
          Competition


*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***
1992
Nov 25 Charles Hawkins            Las Vegas, Nv                      TK  1

1993
Jan 30 Ray Garcia                 Las Vegas, Nv                      TK  1
Jun  7 Augustine Renteria         Las Vegas, Nv                      TK  2
Jul 17 Theodore Carradine         Las Vegas, Nv                      TK  3
Oct 20 Eldon Sneeze               Bay St. Louis, Ms                  TK  1
Dec 18 Lamont Johnson             Stateline, Nv                      TK  1

1994
Feb  5 Elvesto Mills              Las Vegas, Nv                       W  6
Nov  5 Randy Archuleta            Stateline, Nv                      KO  1

1995
Jan 25 Carlos Cartagena           Atlantic City, NJ                   W  6
Mar  4 Genaro Andujar             Boston, Ma                         KO  1
Apr 18 Dezi Ford                  Las Vegas, Nv                      TK  4
Jul 15 Julian Romero              Stateline, Nv                      TK  2
Sep 12 Roberto Chala              Biloxi, Ms                         TK  3
Nov  3 Jesus Mayorga              Las Vegas, Nv                      TK  1
Nov 28 Marlon Thomas              Augusta, Ga                         W 12
          -IBC Light Welterweight Championship of the World

1996
Feb 22 Tony Ortiz                 Hammond, In                        KO  1
Apr  9 Isaac Cruz                 Indio, Ca                          KO  8
May 10 Chris Slaughter            New York, NY                       KO  1

1997
Jan 24 Mike Rios                  Atlantic City, NJ                  TK  1
Apr  5 Francisco De Assis         Atlantic City, NJ                  TK  1
May  5 Pedro Saiz                 Atlantic City, NJ                  TK  6
Aug 19 Jaime Lerma                Austin, Tx                          W 10
Nov  7 Ray Oliveira               Las Vegas, Nv                       W 12
          -WBC Continental Americas Welterweight Championship

1998
Mar 28 Gilberto Flores            Atlantic City, NJ                  TK  2
Aug 18 Adrian Stone               Tunica, Ms                         TK 11
          -NABF Welterweight Championship
Dec 12 Ed Griffin                 Atlantic City, NJ                  TK  2
          -NABF Welterweight Championship

1999
Feb 20 Mark Fernandez             New York, NY                       TK  2
Apr 16 Steve Martinez             Tunica, Ms                         TK  1
          -NABF Welterweight Championship
Jun 19 Ed Goins                   New York, NY                       KO  4
Aug 27 Santiago Samaniego         Augusta, Ga                        TK  7
          -NABF Welterweight Championship

2000
Jan 22 Vince Phillips             Las Vegas, Nv                       W 12
          -NABF Welterweight Championship
Aug 26 Raul Frank                 Las Vegas, Nv                      NC  3
          -IBF Welterweight Championship of the World

2001
May 12 Raul Frank                 New York, NY                        W 12
          -IBF Welterweight Championship of the World
Aug 24 Edgar Ruiz                 Chester,                           KO  4

2002
Jan 26 "Sugar" Shane Mosley       New York, NY                        W 12
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World
Jul 20 "Sugar" Shane Mosley       Indianapolis, In                    W 12
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World

2003
Jan 25 Ricardo Mayorga            Temecula, Ca                       LT  3
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Welterweight Championship of the World
Jul 12 Ricardo Mayorga            Las Vegas, Nv                       L 12
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Welterweight Championship of the World

2005
Jul 16 Sergio Rios                Las Vegas, Nv                      TK  2
Oct 21 Elco Garcia                Temecula, Ca                       TK 10

2006
Aug  5 Ike Quartey                New York, NY                        W 10

2007
Jul 28 Carlos Manuel Baldomir     Tacoma, Wa                          W 12
          -WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World
Dec  1 Michele Piccirillo         Mashantucket, Ct                   TK 11
          -WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World

2008
Jun  7 Sergio Mora                Uncasville, Ct                      L 12
          -WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World
Sep 13 Sergio Mora                Las Vegas, Nv                       W 12
          -WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World


Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization

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