![]() ![]() This fragmentation and the resulting proliferation of title fights was seen by many as a discredit to the sport, and resulted in declining public interest in boxing. Spinks was stripped of his WBC title later that year because he opted to fight a rematch against Ali instead of a mandatory challenger the heavyweight championship had been fragmented ever since. Prior to the series, the last undisputed heavyweight champion had been Leon Spinks, who won the championship in his 1978 victory over Muhammad Ali. It ended with Mike Tyson as undisputed champion, holding the championship belts of the International Boxing Federation (IBF), World Boxing Association (WBA), and World Boxing Council (WBC). The series was produced by HBO Sports and promoted by Don King. ![]() The heavyweight unification series, also known as the Heavyweight World Series, was a sequence of professional boxing matches held in 19 to crown an undisputed champion of the heavyweight class. Series of professional boxing matches held in 19 ![]()
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