William Joppy

World title reigns and bouts

WBAR
IBF
WBA
WBAR
WBAS
WBC
IBF
RING
Light Heavyweight
Super Middleweight
Middleweight
1998
(27 years old)
2000
(29 years old)
2002
(31 years old)
2004
(33 years old)
2006
(35 years old)
2008
(37 years old)
2010
(39 years old)

Timeline of world title events

    24 Jun 1996

    William Joppy beats Shinji Takehara via knockout 9/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    William Joppy becomes the WBA Middleweight world champion

    19 Oct 1996

    William Joppy beats Ray McElroy via knockout 7/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    10 May 1997

    William Joppy beats Peter Venancio via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    23 Aug 1997

    Julio Cesar Green beats William Joppy via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    31 Jan 1998

    William Joppy beats Julio Cesar Green via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    William Joppy becomes the WBA Middleweight world champion

    28 Aug 1998

    William Joppy beats Roberto Duran via knockout 3/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    24 Sep 1999

    William Joppy beats Julio Cesar Green via knockout 7/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    20 May 2000

    William Joppy beats Rito Ruvalcaba via knockout 1/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    16 Sep 2000

    William Joppy beats Hacine Cherifi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    2 Dec 2000

    William Joppy beats Jonathan Reid via knockout 4/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    12 May 2001

    Felix Trinidad beats William Joppy via knockout 5/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    17 Nov 2001

    William Joppy beats Howard Eastman via majority decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    William Joppy becomes the WBAR Middleweight world champion

    10 Oct 2002

    William Joppy beats Naotaka Hozumi via knockout 10/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    13 Dec 2003

    Bernard Hopkins beats William Joppy via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    29 Feb 2008

    Lucian Bute beats William Joppy via knockout 10/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    8 Jan 2011

    Beibut Shumenov beats William Joppy via knockout 6/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)