Tracy Harris Patterson

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Tracy Harris Patterson (* 26. December 1964 in Grady , Alabama , USA ) is a retired American boxer in Superfeder- and super bantamweight . He is the adopted son of former heavyweight legend Floyd Patterson .

professional

He was able to make all of his first 20 fights victorious. On June 23, 1992 he won the WBC World Championship when he defeated the French Thierry Jacob in round 2 through T.-K.-o. conquered. He defended the belt against Daniel Zaragoza , Jesse Benavides , Daniel Zaragoza and Richard Duran . In August he lost the title to Hector Acero-Sanchez .

However, he captured the IBF super featherweight world championship belt the following year with a technical knockout victory in round 2 over the until then undefeated Eddie Hopson . He lost this title to Arturo Gatti in his first title defense.

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