The IBO belt.

[Thomas Hearns]

The IBO will act in the UFC style contracting the best fighters of the world.

To make the pre-universe story I selected fighters that started his career between 1970 and 1978.Then I make two years (1978 and 1979) of random fights between these boxers adding new fighters on the year of their debut. The boxers record aren’t so spectacular due to the absence of tomato cans on this Universe.The competition is tough.

At the beginning of 1980 the IBO appeared on the scene contracting the best fighters on each one of the ten divisions. The selection is based on the boxers record and in their draw power.

To be contracted by the IBO a boxer needs at least 10 fights and a winning record.

Each boxer contracted by the IBO will fight four times in the year.

At the end of the year the IBO could hire and fire boxers looking for new talents and punishing the bad performances.

All regular fights will be scheduled for 10 rounds and the championship fights will be scheduled to twelve.

The champion must face the mandatory challenger at list once a year. In case of an eliminatory fight to determinate a mandatory challenger this also will be scheduled to 12 rounds.

To challenge for a title a boxer needs to come from a victory on his last fight.

Aging: I will only use two career states prime and post-prime.

[Thomas Hearns]

The fighters will be divided on ten divisions and the number of fighters under contract will variate between 8 and 24.

Heavyweights
Cruiserweights
Light Heavyweights
Super Middleweights
Middleweights
Junior Middleweights
Welterweights
Junior Welterweights
Lightweights (include LW and JLW boxers)
Featherweights (include BW, JFW and FW boxers)

[Thomas Hearns]

We are now on the last day of 1979 by the end of September of 1980 the IBO will make its first rankings and by the end of the year we will have the first champions on each division.

Heavyweights

Too many boxers on this division so the IBO decided to contract 16 fighters.

Larry Holmes 14-0-0 (12)
Pinklon Thomas 12-0-0 (8)
Michael Dokes 16-0-1 (10)
Stan Ward 10-0-0 (1)
Renaldo Snipes 15-1-0 (7)
Mike Weaver 13-1-0 (10)
Trevor Berbick 12-1-0 (6)
Gerrie Coetze 11-1-0 (9)
Lorenzo Zanon 10-1-0 (4)
John Tate 10-1-0 (10)
Alfredo Evangelista 12-2-0 (6)
Randy Stephens 10-2-0 (1)
Ron Lyle 10-2-0 (7)
Leroy Jones 14-2-1 (1)
Giovani DeLuca 9-3-0
Gerry cooney 11-5-0 (10)

First fights: January 1980

Coetze vs Holmes ****
Stephens-Tate **
Zanon-Jones **
Ward-Berbick ***
Snipes-Evangelista ***
Thomas-Cooney ****
Weaver-DeLuca **
Lyle-Dokes ****

[Thomas Hearns]

Cruiserweights

Not a lot of fighters on this division so the IBO only contracted eight fighters.

Piet Crous 12-0-0 (10)
Ossie Ocasio 10-0-0 (6)
Carlos DeLeon 10-1-0 (8)
Dwight Qawi 9-1-0 (6)
Bash Ali 9-1-1 (2)
Leon Spinks 11-4-0 (8)
Chisanda Mutti 6-4-0 (4)
Jimmy Gradsen 7-5-1 (2)

First fights: January 1980

Qawi-Crous ****
Mutti-Ali (0-1) **
Gradsen- Ocassio (0-1) *
Spinks-De Leon (0-1) ***

(0-1) significates that the fighter at the right had a previous victory against the fighter at the left.

[Thomas Hearns]

Light Heavyweights

Again only eight fighters under contract.

Michael Spinks 10-0-0 (7)
Alvaro Lopez 11-1-0 (5)
Prince Charles Williams 9-1-0 (7)
Marvin Johnson 9-1-0 (8)
Mathew Saad Muhammad 12-2-0 (11)
Chong-Pal Park 9-2-0 (5)
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad 8-2-0 (3)
John Conteh 9-4-0 (5)

First fights January 1980

Conteh-Mustafa Muhammad ***
Williams-Johnson ***
Spinks-Lopez ****
Park-Saad Muhammad **

[Thomas Hearns]

Super Middleweights

At the year 1980 the SMW division didn't exist so in this case the IBO selected some second tier light heavyweights and middleweights and have a field of eight fighters.

Murray Sutherland 8-5-0 (3)
Miguel Cuello 7-5-0 (4)
Mike Rossman 8-6-0 (3)
Mustafa Hamsho 8-6-1 (3)
Tony Sibson 7-6-1 (3)
Juan Roldan 5-3-2 (3)
Frank Fletcher 5-4-1 (3)
Eddie Davis 6-4-2 (3)

First fights: February 1980

Davis-Cuello (1-0) *
Fletcher-Hamsho **
Sutherland-Roldan **
Sibson- Rossman **

[Thomas Hearns]

Middleweights

Eight fighters on this division

Marvin Hagler 12-0-0 (12)
Fulgencio Obelmejias 9-0-1 (6)
Hugo Corro 8-2-1
Alan Minter 9-4-0 (6)
Ray Seales 8-1-3 (2)
Dwight Davison 8-4-1 (5)
Jorge Vaca 6-2-2 (4)
Vinnie Curto 10-6-1 (3)

First Fights February 1980

Davison-Obelmejias ****
Minter-Curto **
Seales-Vaca **
Hagler-Corro ****

[Thomas Hearns]

Junior Middleweights

Again only eight fighters

Maurice Hope 12.1.0 (7)
Rocky Mattioli 9-2-0 (5)
Ayub Kalule 11-3-0 (3)
Carlos Herrera 9-3-1 (5)
Carlos Santos 10-6-0 (4)
Buster Drayton 8-4-1 (4)
Luigi Minchillo 6-3-1 (1)
Walter Gomez 9-6-1 (2)

First fights: February 1980

Drayton-Kalule ***
Minchillo-Herrera **
Mattioli-Hope ****
Santos-Gomez (1-0) *

[Thomas Hearns]

Welterweights

Twelve fighters under contract on this division.

Ray Leonard 11-0-0 (11)
Thomas Hearns 11-0-0 (10)
Pipino Cuevas 10-0-0 (10)
Carlos Palomino 11-2-0 (4)
Kirkland Laing 10-2-1 (4)
Randy Shields 8-4-0 (2)
Floyd Mayweather Sr. 8-3-1 (5)
Tony Chiaverini 8-4-0 (3)
Bruce Curry 8-4-1 (4)
Sakaria Ve 7-4-1 (3)
Andy Price 8-5-2 (2)
Nino LaRocca 6-4-0 (4)

First Fights March 1980

Price-Chivarini **
Curry-Cuevas ***
Shields-Leonard (0-1)****
Mayweather-LaRocca **
Ve-Laing **
Palomino-Hearns *****

[Thomas Hearns]

Junior Welterweights

Eight fighters on this division.

Aaron Pryor 10-0-0 (10)
Saensak Muangsurin 11-0-0 (7)
Saoul Mamby 10-0-0 (1)
Wilfred Benitez 10-1-0 (10)
Ubaldo Sacco 11-1-2 (2)
Sang-Hyun Kim 8-5-1 (4)
Maurice Watkins 10-6-2 (4)
Adolfo Viruet 5-3-3

First fights March 1980

Viruet-Mamby ***
Watkins-Pryor ***
Sacco-Kim **
Muangsurin-Benitez ***

[Thomas Hearns]

Lightweights (LW & JLW)

Cornelius Boza Edwards 15-0-0 (10)
Esteban DeJesus 15-0-0 (7)
Roberto Duran 11-0-0 (9)
Alfredo Escalera 12-0-1 (5)
Rolando Navarrete 12-1-0 (7)
Frankie Baltazar 11-4-0 (7)
Tyrone Everett 10-4-0 (4)
Howard Davis 7-3-0 (2)
Jose Luis Ramirez 9-4-0 (6)
Hilmer Kenty 7-3-1 (5)
Vilomar Fernandez 8-5-1
Julio Valdez 7-4-2

First fights: March 1980

Kenty-Boza Edwards (0-1) ****
DeJesus-Baltazar ***
Fernandez-Navarrete **
Escalera-Duran *****
Davis jr- Ramirez **
Everett-Valdez *

[Thomas Hearns]

Featherweights (FW,JFW & BW)

With the joining of three divisions we have a lot of talent here. Twelve fighters under contract.

Wilfredo Gomez 12-0-0 (9)
Alexis Arguello 10-0-0 (10)
Salvador Sanchez 11-1-0 (7)
Danny Lopez 10-1-0 (8)
Eusebio Pedroza 9-1-0 (6)
Carlos Zarate 11-2-0 (9)
Alfonso Zamora 11-2-0 (8)
Jeff Chandler 9-1-1 (3)
Sergio Palma 8-2-0 (2)
Marcos Villasana 9-3-0 (5)
Patrick Ford 12-2-2 (4)
Alberto Davila 12-2-2 (4)

First fights: March 1980

Lopez-Villasana ***
Palma-Pedroza *****
Arguello-Zarate *****
Gomez-Zamora ****
Ford-Chandler ***
Sanchez-Davila **

[Thomas Hearns]

January 3rd 1980 Las Vegas Hilton

Holmes stops Coetze and Thomas outpoints Cooney!

On the first fightcard under the IBO rules Larry Holmes 14-0-0 (12) scored a TKO7 win on a bloody fight against Gerry Coetze 11-1-0 (9). The fight was a very competitve one with Coetze doing more than expected. both fighters had cuts near their left eyes but Coetze's one was the worse one and the referee stopped the fight due to it. At the time of the stoppage Holmes was leading by 58-56 on two scorecards and 57-56 on the other.
On the co-feature fight Pinklon Thomas 12-0-0 (8) outboxed Gerry Cooney 11-5-0 (10) to score a convincing UD10 win. Thomas dropped Cooney on the third round and dominated most of the early rounds. Cooney mounted a rally on the bottom half of the fight but Thomas hold off the charge. The scorecards were 96-93 (x2) and 97-92.
On other action italian Lorenzo Zanon 10-1-0 (4) scored a slim MD10 victory against Leroy Jones 14-2-1 (1). Zanon started on great form winning the first three rounds and controlling the first half of the fight. On the second half Jones did it better but it wasn't enough fot the judges. The scorecards were 96-95 and 97-96 and 96-96.
Finally on the opening fight John Tate 10-1-0 (10) destroyed Randy Stephens 10-2-0 (1) to score an automatic TKO1 due two three knockdowns.

[Thomas Hearns]

January 9th 1980 Harrahs Las Vegas

Lyle stops Dokes and Ward upsets Berbick!

Ron Lyle 10-2-0 (8) scored a KO8 win against Michael Dokes 16-0-1 (10).Lyle power was too much for Dokes. Lyle started on fire dropping Dokes on the first round and then dominated the fight until the third round. On rounds from four to seven Dokes managed to rally outboxing Lyle but on the eight round Lyle connected a murederous right cross and put Dokes to sleep for the ten count. At the time of the stoppage Dokes was leading on all three scorecards by 67-66.
On the co-feature fight undefeated Stan Ward 10-0-0 (1) scored a great UD10 win against odds favourite Trevor Berbick 12-1-0 (6).
Ward sett off to a great start winning the first three rounds then Berbick rallied on the following two ones. Ward regained full control on the sixth but Berbick edged the seventh round. Finally Ward won two of the last three rounds to secure his victory. The scorecards were 96-94, 96-93 and 95-94 for the winner Ward.
On the second fight of the night Mike Weaver 13-1-0 (10) climbed form the canvas to score a clear UD10 win against italian Giovanni DeLuca 9-3-0. DeLuca dropped Weaver on the third round with a strong combination but then Weaver reacted and rallied and he also dropped DeLuca two times one on the eighth round and other on the tenth one in his way to a convincing victory. The scorecards were 95-94 and 97-90 (x2).
On the first fight of the night Renaldo Snipes 15-1-0 (7) scored a very convincing UD10 win against Alfredo Evangelista 12-2-0 (6). Snipes easily dominated the first six rounds of the fight to take a big lead on the scorecards, on the last four rounds Evangelista did it better but it was too late. The scorecards were 98-92 (x2) and 97-93 for Snipes.

[Thomas Hearns]

January 19th 1980, Ballys Las Vegas

Qawi destroys Crous and DeLeon edges Spinks!

Dwight Qawi 9-1-0 (6) scored a big KO3 win against southafrican Piet Crous 12-0-0 (10). After a close first round Qawi took the control of the fight on the second round. On the third round the action was even again when Qawi surprised Crous and connected a big body shot that dropped the southafrican for the ten count. At that time the scorecards were 20-18 (x2) for Qawi and 19-19.
On the co-feature event Carlos DeLeon 10-1-0 (8) scored a laborious SD10 decision against Leon Spinks 11-4-0 (8). DeLeon was in control on the early rounds but Spinks with an aggressive style edged action packed fourth and fifth rounds and also easily dominated the sixth round. The seventh round was close but after that Spinks seemed to run out of fuel. The eighth stanza was big for DeLeon that then dominated the last two rounds that had little action. The scorecards were 97-94 and 96-95 for DeLeon and 96-95 for Spinks.
On other action Ossie Ocasio 10-0-0 (6) scored a TKO3 victory against Jimmy Gradson 7-5-1 (2) on a real mismatch. Ocasio dropped Gradson on the first round with an uppercut and then punished him all over the second and third rounds until the referee stopped the uneven fight.
On the first fight of the night Bash Ali 9-1-1 (2) scored a KO5 win against Chisanda Mutti 6-4-0 (4). The fighters split the first four rounds two for each one but early on the fifth round Ali caught Mutti with a quick barrage of punches and put him to sleep for the ten count. At the time of the stoppage the scorecards 38-38 (x2) and 39-37 for Ali.

[Thomas Hearns]

January 27th 1980, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas

Spinks defeats Lopez and Williams stops Johnson!

Undefeated Michael Spinks 10-0-0 (7) scored a laborious UD10 win against Alvaro Lopez 11-1-0 (5). Spinks easily dominated the first three rounds but then Lopez came back on rounds four and five. Spinks regained control on the sixth but again the seventh was big for Lopez. Spinks took the control for good on the eighth round and he also dropped Lopez on the ninth one with a strong cross and outlanded Lopez on an action packed last round. The scorecards were 96-93 (x2) and 97-92 for Spinks.
On the co-feature event Prince Charles Williams 9-1-0 (7) scored a KO6 win against Marvin Johnson 9-1-0 (8) on a war of the ring. Williams dropped Johnson on the first round with a good combination and then he punished Marvin until the end of the round. On the second round Johnson caught Williams with a big counterpunch combination and sent him to the canvas. Johnson continued landing big blows until the end of the round. Williams came back to dominate the third round but Johnson managed to win rounds four and five. Finally on the sixth round Williams gave Johnson a beating and put him to sleep with a barrage of punches. At that time the scorecards were 47-46 (x3) for Johnson.
On the second fight of the night John Conteh 9-4-0 (5) destroyed Eddie Mustafa Muhammad 8-2-0 (3) in one round. Muhammad connected a big cross and went to the attack but Conteh answered with a combination first to the body and then to the head and decked Muhammad for the ten count.
On the oppening fight Mathew Saad Muhammad 12-2-0 (11) scored a KO9 victory against Chong-Pal Park 9-2-0 (5). Muhammad controled the first two rounds with an aggressive style but Park reacted on the third one. Then Muhammad dominated the action on rounds form four to seven also dropping Park on the seventh with a wild overhand right. Surprisingly on the eighth round Park dropped Muhammad with a body shot. Finally both fighters went to war on the ninth round and Muhammad sent Park to the canvas for good with a hook to the liver. At that time the scorecards were 77-73 (x3) for Muhammad.

[Thomas Hearns]

February 6th 1980, MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas

Roldan edges Sutherland on a war!

Juan Domingo Roldan 5-3-2 (3) scored a slim MD10 win against Murray Sutherland 8-5-0 (3) on an action filled fight. Roldan started strong and dropped Sutherland at the end of the first round with a big right. Roldan continued in control on the second stanza but then on rounds three and four the action was back and forth and even. The fifth was again big for Roldan that also edged the sixth round. The seventh had little action with Sutherland a bit better. On the last three rounds Sutherland pressured the actions and dropped Roldan on the eighth round and again on the last round but it wasn't enough to win. The scorecards were 94-93 (x2) for Roldan and 94-94.
On the co-feature event Mustafa Hamsho 8-6-1 (3) was lucky in scoring a TKO9 win -on cuts- against Frank Fletcher 5-4-1 (3). At the time of the stoppage Fletcher was well ahead on the scorecards 77-74 (x2) and 78-73. The fight was stopped due to a cut under Fletcher left eyebrow produced on the fifth round by a straight right by Hamsho and reopened on the ninth round. Fletcher was in control most of the fight and he gave a real beating to Hamsho on the second. The fight had a very quick pace.
On the second fight of the night Mike Rossman 8-6-0 (3) scored a UD10 win against Tony Sibson 7-6-1 (3). Rossman dominated the first half of the fight in which the referee also deducted a point from Sibson for headbutting. On the last four rounds Sibson made a hard charge but it wasn't enough for the judges. The scorecards were 96-95, 96-94 and 97-93 for Rossman.
On the first fight of the night Miguel Angel Cuello 7-5-0 (4) scored a wide UD10 win against Eddie Davis 6-4-2 (3). Cuello controlled the first round but then Davis clearly outpunched him on the following two rounds but it was all. From round four to the end Cuello had the total control of the fight. The scorecards were 98-91 (x2) and 99-90 for Cuello.

[Thomas Hearns]

February 17th 1980, Trump Taj Mahal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City

Obelmejias edges Davison and Hagler defeats Corro!

Fulgencio Oblemejias 9-0-1 (6) scored a narrow SD10 win against Dwight Davison 8-4-1 (5). Davison dominated the first three rounds, the third one on a very convincing way but on the fourth round Obelmejias caught him with a big cross and sent him to the canvas. From this moment Obelmejias took the control of the fight until the end of the eighth round. On the last two rounds Davison caught a second wind and rallied but it wasn't enough to win the fight. The scorecards were 95-94 and 96-93 for Obelmejias and 95-94 for Davison.
Marvin Hagler 12-0-0 (12) scored a more difficult than expected UD10 win against Hugo Corro 8-2-1. After four rounds the fight was very even with each fighter winning two rounds. By the fifth round Hagler started to turn the fight on his favor and after a big sixth round, Hagler dropped Corro with a huge uppercut on the seventh round. But after that Hagler slowed his pace and rounds eight and nine were very even. Hagler closed better on the last stanza and secured his victory. The scorecards were 98-93, 97-93 and 96-94 for Hagler.
On other action Ray Seales 8-1-3 (2) socred a convincing MD10 win against Jorge Vaca 6-2-2 (4). Seales had a good start winning the first two rounds on good form. Vaca reacted and won the following two but it was all that he had, from this moment to the end Seales outboxed Vaca to win round after round. The scorecards were 98-92 (x2) for Seales and misteriously 95-95.
On the opening bout Alan Minter 9-4-0 (6) dominated Vinnie Curto 10-6-1 (3) to score a very convincing UD10. Minter sarted fast and won the first three rounds, Curto reacted a bit on the fourth round but Minter regained the control on the fifth and dominated the action until the end of the eighth round. Then with a huge lead on the scorecards Minter slowed his pace and Curto won the last two rounds of the fight. The scorecards were 97-93 (x2) and 98-93 for Minter.

[Thomas Hearns]

February 25th 1980, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas

Mattioli upsets Hope and Kalule stops Drayton!

Rocky Mattioli 9-2-0 (5) scored a TKO3 -on cuts- win against odds favourite Maurice Hope 12-1-0 (7) when the fight was stopped after a big uppercut by Mattioli produced a wicked looking gash on Hope's left eyelid. When the referee saw the blood inmediatly (and too quickly) stopped the fight.
Hope dominated the first round but on the second one Mattioli dropped Hope with a hard cross and won a one-sided round. On the third stanza Hope connected a big uppercut but Mattioli answered with one of his own and produced the cut.
Ayub Kalule 11-3-0 (3) scored a KO10 win against Buster Drayton 8-4-1 (4). Kalule was in control from the start when on the first round he dropped Drayton with a hard cross.From this point Kalule punished Drayton on each round of the fight. On the last round Kalule dropped Drayton two times the second for the ten count. At the time of the stoppage Kalule was well ahead on the scorecards by 90-79 (x2) and 88-81.
On the second fight of the night Carlos Herrera 9-3-1 (5) scored a dominant UD10 win against Luigi Minchillo 6-3-1 (1). Herrera was in control for most of the fight and he also dropped Minchillo on rounds six and nine. Minchillo only won rounds four and eight clearly. The scorecards were 98-92, 98-91 and 97-91 for Herrera.
On the opening fight Walter Gomez 9-6-1 (2) scored a UD10 win against Carlos Santos-Robles 10-6-0 (4). Gomez started better and he also sent Santos to the canvas on the third round with a wild overhand right. After that Santos reacted and won rounds four and five. Gomez regained control winning a big sixth round and from this point the fighters split the last four round two for each one. The scorecards were 95-94, 98-91 and 96-93 for Gomez.

[Thomas Hearns]

March 5th 1980, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas

Hearns dominates Palomino, Leonard suffers against Shields and Cuevas continues KO streak!

Thomas Hearns 11-0-0 (10) scored a convincing UD10 win against Carlos Palomino 11-2-0 (4) that was always a tough rival and had his moments but was finally domianted by Hearns.
Hearns started the fight on fire winning a big first round but then Palomino edged the second. From the third to the fifth round all was for Hearns that hurt Palomino several times.On the sixth round Palomino had a furious reaction and put Hearns on trouble but on the seventh round Hearns came back again and punished Palomino. On the eighth round Hearns dropped Palomino with a trademark right cross to the chin. Then Thomas easily dominated the last two rounds to secure his victory. The scorecards were 98-91 (x2) and 97-92 for Hearns.
On the co-main event Ray Leonard 11-0-0 (11) climbed from the canvas two times to finally score a narrow SD10 win against Randy Shields 8-4-0 (2). After four rounds the fight was deadly even with each fighter winning two rounds. On the fifth round Shields connected a hard body blow and dropped Leonard. On the sixth round Shields dropped Leonard again with a big cross to the head. On rounds seven and eight Leonard reacted and boxed nicely using his speed to totally dominate Shields. On the ninth round Leonard dropped Shields with a body shot. The last round had close and poor action. The scorecards were 94-93 and 95-93 for Leonard and 94-93 for Shields.
On the co-feature fight Pipino Cuevas 10-0-0 (10) scored a TKO2 win against Bruce Curry 8-4-1 (4). After a close first round, Cuevas launched a big attack on the second and punished Curry until the referee stopped the fight after a crushing hook by Cuevas let Curry out on his feet.
On other action Tony Chiaverini 8-4-0 (3) scored a razor cut MD10 win against Andy Price 8-5-2 (2). On a very competitive and changing fight the judges gave Chiaverini the fight in spite of the great last two rounds on Price favor.The scorecards were 96-95 (x2) for Chiaverini and 95-95.
On the second fight of the night Floyd Mayweather 8-3-1 (5) scored a TKO8 win against Nino LaRocca 6-4-0 (4). After six rounds the fight was even with each fighter winning three rounds. On the seventh round Mayweather connected a big hook and dropped LaRocca. On the following stanza Mayweather dropped LaRocca three times for the automatic TKO win. At the time of the stoppage the scorecards were 67-65 (x2) for Mayweather and 66-66.
On the opening fight Kirkland Laing 10-2-1 (4) scored a slim UD10 win against Sakaria Ve 7-4-1 (3). Ve started better and dominated the early rounds also dropping Laing on the second one with a wild overhand right. Laing came back on the second part of the fight and he dropped Ve with a combination first to the body and then to the head. The scorecards were 95-94 (x3) for Laing.