On February 23, 2002, a 29-year-old Jean-Marc Mormeck (26-2, 18 KOs) got a shot at the WBA cruiserweight title held by 38-year-old American boxer Virgil Hill (46-3, 22 KOs).
Mormeck came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 15 days. Hill was on a 3-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 2 months, and 14 days.
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 9th round, and Jean-Marc Mormeck is crowned the new WBA cruiserweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Mormeck improves his record to 27-2 (19 KOs), while Hill adds a loss to his record at 46-4.
On March 17, 2007, Jean-Marc Mormeck and O'Neil Bell met again in a rematch.
Mormeck came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 9 days. Bell was on a 8-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 2 months, and 10 days.
Jean-Marc Mormeck defeated O'Neil Bell via unanimous decision in the rematch and wins the WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring titles. Mormeck improves his record to 33-3, while Bell adds a loss to his record at 26-2-1.
On April 2, 2005, the 32-year-old WBA (Unified) cruiserweight champion, Jean-Marc Mormeck (30-2, 21 KOs), and the 29-year-old WBC cruiserweight champion Wayne Braithwaite (21-0, 17 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Mormeck came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 11 days. Braithwaite was on a 21-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 16 days.
Jean-Marc Mormeck defeated Wayne Braithwaite via unanimous decision and unifies the WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring cruiserweight titles. Mormeck improves his record to 31-2, while Braithwaite adds a loss to his record at 21-1.
On March 1, 2003, the 30-year-old WBA cruiserweight world champion, Jean-Marc Mormeck (28-2, 20 KOs), faced Alexander Gurov, in a title defense fight.
Mormeck came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 19 days.
Jean-Marc Mormeck stopped Alexander Gurov via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA cruiserweight title. Mormeck improves his record to 29-2 (21 KOs)
On August 10, 2002, the 30-year-old WBA cruiserweight world champion, Jean-Marc Mormeck (27-2, 19 KOs), faced Dale Brown, in a title defense fight.
Mormeck came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 18 days.
Jean-Marc Mormeck stopped Dale Brown via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA cruiserweight title. Mormeck improves his record to 28-2 (20 KOs)
On May 22, 2004, Jean-Marc Mormeck and Virgil Hill met again in a rematch.
Mormeck came in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 21 days. Hill was on a 3-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 17 days.
Jean-Marc Mormeck defeated Virgil Hill via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA cruiserweight title. Mormeck improves his record to 30-2, while Hill adds a loss to his record at 49-5.
On December 2, 2010, a 38-year-old Jean-Marc Mormeck (35-4, 22 KOs) and Timur Ibragimov met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Mormeck came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 26 days.
Jean-Marc Mormeck defeated Timur Ibragimov via split decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Mormeck improves his record to 36-4
On August 4, 2001, a 29-year-old Jean-Marc Mormeck (24-2, 17 KOs) and Vinson Durham met in the ring.
Mormeck came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 21 days.
Jean-Marc Mormeck stopped Vinson Durham via TKO in the 2nd round. Mormeck improves his record to 25-2 (18 KOs)
On September 16, 2000, a 28-year-old Jean-Marc Mormeck (18-2, 11 KOs) and Antonio Pedro Quiganga met in the ring.
Mormeck came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months.
Jean-Marc Mormeck stopped Antonio Pedro Quiganga via TKO in the 2nd round. Mormeck improves his record to 19-2 (12 KOs)
On February 2, 1999, a 26-year-old Jean-Marc Mormeck (10-2, 5 KOs) and Joe Stevenson met in the ring.
Mormeck came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days.
Jean-Marc Mormeck stopped Joe Stevenson via TKO in the 2nd round. Mormeck improves his record to 11-2 (6 KOs)