Boxing competition
The Super Fight |
| Date | April 6, 1987 |
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| Venue | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
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| Title(s) on the line | WBC and The Ring middleweight titles |
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| Boxer |
Marvin Hagler |
Ray Leonard |
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| Nickname |
Marvelous |
Sugar |
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| Hometown |
Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Palmer Park, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Purse |
$12,000,000 |
$11,000,000 |
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| Pre-fight record |
62–2–2 (52 KO) |
33–1 (24 KO) |
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| Age |
32 years, 10 months |
30 years, 10 months |
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| Height |
5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
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| Weight |
158+1⁄2 lb (72 kg) |
158 lb (72 kg) |
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| Style |
Southpaw |
Orthodox |
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| Recognition |
WBC, IBF and The Ring
Middleweight Champion |
2-division world champion |
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| Leonard wins via 12-round split decision (118–110, 115–113, 113–115) |
Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard, billed as The Super Fight, was a professional boxing match contested on April 6, 1987 for the WBC and The Ring magazine middleweight titles.[1] Leonard won by a controversial split decision and ultimately this became Hagler's final fight in his career.
