62:. It was the first bout to simultaneously decide the WBA, WBC and IBF titles in history. In the ninth round of a bout at Madison Square Garden on November 23, 1979, Scypion made his 13th knockout in 13 pro fights, but inadvertently caused the fatal injury of Willie Classen, who died five days later without having regained consciousness.
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1239:7-0
1219:KO
1212:8-0
1192:KO
1185:9-0
1165:KO
1135:KO
1108:KO
1070:10
1067:KO
1037:KO
1003:UD
949:10
946:DQ
845:KO
818:10
788:10
754:10
751:UD
727:10
696:10
693:UD
639:10
581:IBF
566:12
563:UD
542:IBF
520:KO
491:10
396:IBF
377:12
345:UD
318:10
315:UD
278:KO
246:KO
213:KO
152:KO
1522::
1421:1
1394:4
1367:2
1337:1
1310:4
1283:8
1258:,
1249:2
1222:2
1195:2
1168:2
1138:6
1111:2
1083:,
1079:,
1040:3
1015:,
1006:8
976:6
922:,
913:8
888:,
879:4
848:5
763:,
669:2
614:,
605:5
532:,
523:4
466:,
457:8
429:,
420:4
386:,
348:8
290:,
281:8
249:1
216:4
189:6
155:2
26:.
1489:.
1462:.
585:.
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