On December 5, 1992, a 31-year-old Doug DeWitt (33-7-5, 19 KOs) and a 24-year-old James Toney (32-0-2, 21 KOs) met in the ring.
DeWitt came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 7 days. Toney was on a 4-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 6 days.
James Toney stopped Doug DeWitt via RTD in the 6th round. Toney improves his record to 33-0-2 (22 KOs), while DeWitt adds a loss to his record at 33-8-5.
On April 29, 1990, the 28-year-old WBO middleweight world champion, Doug DeWitt (32-6-4, 19 KOs), faced a 26-year-old British boxer Nigel Benn (25-1, 23 KOs), in a title defense fight.
DeWitt came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 14 days. Benn was on a 3-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 15 days.
Nigel Benn stopped the champion via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBO middleweight champion. Benn improves his record to 26-1 (24 KOs), while DeWitt adds a loss to his record at 32-7-4.
On November 8, 1988, a 27-year-old Doug DeWitt (30-5-4, 18 KOs) and a 32-year-old Italian boxer Sumbu Kalambay (45-3-1, 25 KOs) met in the ring.
DeWitt came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 20 days. Kalambay was on a 8-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 27 days.
Sumbu Kalambay stopped Doug DeWitt via TKO in the 7th round. Kalambay improves his record to 46-3-1 (26 KOs), while DeWitt adds a loss to his record at 30-6-4.
On February 20, 1987, a 25-year-old Doug DeWitt (27-4-3, 17 KOs) and Jose Quinones met in the ring.
DeWitt came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 3 days.
Doug DeWitt lost to Jose Quinones via TKO in the 3rd round, and adds a loss to his record at 27-5-3.
On October 17, 1986, a 25-year-old Doug DeWitt (27-3-3, 17 KOs) and a 27-year-old Thomas Hearns (42-2, 36 KOs) met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
DeWitt came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 4 days. Hearns was on a 2-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 24 days.
Thomas Hearns defeated Doug DeWitt via unanimous decision in the 12-round middleweight fight. Hearns improves his record to 43-2, while DeWitt adds a loss to his record at 27-4-3.
On July 13, 1986, a 24-year-old Doug DeWitt (27-2-3, 17 KOs) and a 24-year-old Milton McCrory (28-1-1, 22 KOs) met in the ring.
DeWitt came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 7 days. McCrory was on a 1-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 25 days.
Milton McCrory defeated Doug DeWitt via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. McCrory improves his record to 29-1-1, while DeWitt adds a loss to his record at 27-3-3.
On August 30, 1985, a 24-year-old Doug DeWitt (25-1-3, 16 KOs) and a 25-year-old Robbie Sims (23-4-1, 17 KOs) met in the ring.
DeWitt came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Sims was on a 1-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months.
Robbie Sims defeated Doug DeWitt via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Sims improves his record to 24-4-1, while DeWitt adds a loss to his record at 25-2-3.
On March 8, 1981, a 19-year-old Doug DeWitt (8-0, 2 KOs) and Ben Serrano met in the ring.
DeWitt came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 18 days.
Doug DeWitt lost to Ben Serrano via points decision in the 8-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 8-1.