Aaron Davis
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Aaron Davis was a professional boxer
in the welterweight
(147lb
) division.
to capture the WBA Welterweight Title in 1990. In 1993 he challenged Julio César Vásquez
for the WBA Light Middleweight Title, but lost a close decision. He would never again fight for a major title, and he retired in 2002.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in the welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
(147lb
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
) division.
Professional career
Davis, known as "Superman", turned pro in 1986 and won his first 32 fights, including a 9th round KO upset over Mark BrelandMark Breland
Mark Anthony Breland is a former world champion boxer, who won five New York Golden Gloves Titles and a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics...
to capture the WBA Welterweight Title in 1990. In 1993 he challenged Julio César Vásquez
Julio Cesar Vasquez
Julio César Vásquez is a professional boxer best known to have held a WBA junior middleweight title. Vasquez, known as "El Zurdo" which means lefty as he is a southpaw, turned pro in 1986 and captured the Vacant WBA Light Middleweight Title by KO'ing little-known Hitoshi Kamiyama in 1992...
for the WBA Light Middleweight Title, but lost a close decision. He would never again fight for a major title, and he retired in 2002.