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Lennox Lewis vs. Henry Akinwande
Lennox Lewis vs. Henry Akinwande was a professional boxing match contested on July 12, 1997, for the WBC Heavyweight Championship.
==Background==
On February 7, 1997, Lennox Lewis and Oliver McCall had a rematch to determine who would become the next WBC Heavyweight Champion, as the title had been vacated by previous champion Mike Tyson after Tyson chose not to face Lewis, who was the mandatory challenger. In one of the strangest fights in boxing history, McCall refused to fight in rounds 4 and 5, causing referee Mills Lane to stop the fight and award Lewis the victory by technical knockout.〔(Lewis Takes Title as McCall Shows No Fight ), N.Y. Times article, 1997-02-08, Retrieved on 2013-06-06〕 For his first defense of his second reign as champion, Lewis was matched up against fellow British fighter Henry Akinwande, who was undefeated in his professional career. At the time the fight was made, Akinwande also held the lightly regarded WBO Heavyweight title, but he was forced to vacate the title in order to proceed with his championship match with Lewis. Initially, the fight was going to be held in Atlantic City, but the fight was moved to Stateline, Nevada, due to Akinwande's promoter Don King being banned from Atlantic City because of legal troubles.〔(Lewis to Fight in Atlantic City ), N.Y. Times article, 1997-05-01, Retrieved on 2013-06-06〕〔(Lewis Fight Moved to Lake Tahoe ), N.Y. Times article, 1997-05-15, Retrieved on 2013-06-06〕
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