On November 17, 2001, Lennox Lewis and Hasim Rahman met again in an immediate rematch.
Lewis came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 26 days. Rahman was on a 4-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 26 days.
In the rematch, Lennox Lewis stopped the champion via KO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC and IBF heavyweight champion. Lewis improves his record to 39-2-1 (30 KOs), while Rahman adds a loss to his record at 35-3.
On November 13, 1999, the 34-year-old WBC heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis (34-1-1, 27 KOs), and the 37-year-old WBA and IBF heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield (36-3-1, 25 KOs) faced each other for the undisputed world championpionship.
Lewis came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months. Holyfield was on a 0-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months.
Lennox Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield via unanimous decision in the rematch and wins the WBC, WBA, and IBF heavyweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed heavyweight world champion. Lewis improves his record to 35-1-1, while Holyfield adds a loss to his record at 36-4-1.
On February 7, 1997, Lennox Lewis and Oliver McCall met again in a rematch.
Lewis came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 28 days. McCall was on a 2-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 15 days.
In the rematch, Lennox Lewis stopped Oliver McCall via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Lewis improves his record to 30-1 (25 KOs), while McCall adds a loss to his record at 28-7.
On June 21, 2003, the 37-year-old WBC and The Ring heavyweight world champion, Lennox Lewis (40-2-1, 31 KOs), faced a 31-year-old Ukrainian boxer Vitali Klitschko (32-1, 31 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lewis came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 13 days. Klitschko was on a 5-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 29 days.
Lennox Lewis stopped Vitali Klitschko via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles. Lewis improves his record to 41-2-1 (32 KOs), while Klitschko adds a loss to his record at 32-2.
On October 4, 1997, the 32-year-old WBC heavyweight world champion, Lennox Lewis (31-1, 25 KOs), faced a 29-year-old Polish boxer Andrew Golota (28-2, 25 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lewis came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 22 days. Golota was on a -2-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 20 days.
Lennox Lewis made quick work of Andrew Golota, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Lewis improves his record to 32-1 (26 KOs), while Golota adds a loss to his record at 28-3.
On June 8, 2002, the 36-year-old WBC, IBF, and The Ring heavyweight world champion, Lennox Lewis (39-2-1, 30 KOs), faced a 35-year-old American boxer Mike Tyson (49-3, 43 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lewis came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 22 days. Tyson was on a 4-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 26 days.
Lennox Lewis stopped Mike Tyson via KO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC, IBF, and The Ring heavyweight titles. Lewis improves his record to 40-2-1 (31 KOs), while Tyson adds a loss to his record at 49-4.
On March 28, 1998, the 32-year-old WBC heavyweight world champion, Lennox Lewis (32-1, 26 KOs), faced a 26-year-old American boxer Shannon Briggs (30-1, 24 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lewis came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 24 days. Briggs was on a 5-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 6 days.
Lennox Lewis stopped Shannon Briggs via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title. Lewis improves his record to 33-1 (27 KOs), while Briggs adds a loss to his record at 30-2.
On October 1, 1993, the 28-year-old WBC heavyweight world champion, Lennox Lewis (23-0, 19 KOs), faced a 31-year-old fellow British boxer Frank Bruno (36-3, 35 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lewis came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 23 days. Bruno was on a 4-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 7 days.
Lennox Lewis stopped Frank Bruno via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title. Lewis improves his record to 24-0 (20 KOs), while Bruno adds a loss to his record at 36-4.
On April 29, 2000, the 34-year-old WBC and IBF heavyweight world champion, Lennox Lewis (35-1-1, 27 KOs), faced a 27-year-old American boxer Michael Grant (31-0, 22 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lewis came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 16 days. Grant was on a 31-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 9 days.
Lennox Lewis made very easy work of Michael Grant, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Lewis improves his record to 36-1-1 (28 KOs), while Grant adds a loss to his record at 31-1.
On March 13, 1999, the 33-year-old WBC heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis (34-1, 27 KOs), and the 36-year-old WBA and IBF heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield (36-3, 25 KOs) faced each other for the undisputed world championpionship.
Lewis came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days. Holyfield was on a 5-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 22 days.
The fight ended in a split decision draw, and both the fighters retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. — Lewis is now 34-1-1 and Holyfield, 36-3-1.