On September 27, 1986, a 26-year-old Lloyd Honeyghan (27-0, 17 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed welterweight championship held by 25-year-old Donald Curry (25-0, 19 KOs).
Honeyghan came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 7 days. Curry was on a 25-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 18 days.
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 6th round, and Lloyd Honeyghan is crowned the new WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring welterweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed welterweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Honeyghan improves his record to 28-0 (18 KOs), while Curry adds a loss to his record at 25-1.
On March 29, 1988, Lloyd Honeyghan and Jorge Vaca met again in an immediate rematch.
Honeyghan came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day. Vaca was on a 18-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 1 day.
Lloyd Honeyghan made easy work of Jorge Vaca in the rematch, stopping the champion via KO in the 3rd. Honeyghan improves his record to 32-1 (21 KOs), while Vaca adds a loss to his record at 42-7-1.
On August 30, 1987, the 27-year-old WBC, IBF, and The Ring welterweight world champion, Lloyd Honeyghan (30-0, 19 KOs), faced Gene Hatcher, in a title defense fight.
Honeyghan came in to the fight on a 30-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 12 days.
Lloyd Honeyghan made quick work of Gene Hatcher, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 1st. Honeyghan improves his record to 31-0 (20 KOs)
On February 22, 1987, the 26-year-old WBC, IBF, and The Ring welterweight world champion, Lloyd Honeyghan (28-0, 18 KOs), faced Johnny Bumphus, in a title defense fight.
Honeyghan came in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 26 days.
Lloyd Honeyghan made very easy work of Johnny Bumphus, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Honeyghan improves his record to 29-0 (19 KOs)
On July 29, 1988, the 28-year-old WBC and The Ring welterweight world champion, Lloyd Honeyghan (32-1, 21 KOs), faced Yung-Kil Chung, in a title defense fight.
Honeyghan came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months.
Lloyd Honeyghan stopped Yung-Kil Chung via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring welterweight titles. Honeyghan improves his record to 33-1 (22 KOs)
On April 18, 1987, the 26-year-old WBC, IBF, and The Ring welterweight world champion, Lloyd Honeyghan (29-0, 19 KOs), faced Maurice Blocker, in a title defense fight.
Honeyghan came in to the fight on a 29-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 27 days.
Lloyd Honeyghan defeated Maurice Blocker via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC, IBF, and The Ring welterweight titles. Honeyghan improves his record to 30-0
On January 5, 1985, a 24-year-old Lloyd Honeyghan (20-0, 11 KOs) and Gianfranco Rosi met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Honeyghan came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 30 days.
Lloyd Honeyghan stopped Gianfranco Rosi via KO in the 3rd round. Honeyghan improves his record to 21-0 (12 KOs)
On January 30, 1993, a 32-year-old Lloyd Honeyghan (40-3, 27 KOs) and Mickey Hughes met in the ring in a super-welterweight bout.
Honeyghan came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 2 days.
Lloyd Honeyghan stopped Mickey Hughes via TKO in the 5th round. Honeyghan improves his record to 41-3 (28 KOs)
On November 27, 1985, a 25-year-old Lloyd Honeyghan (25-0, 15 KOs) and Sylvester Mittee met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Honeyghan came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 26 days.
Lloyd Honeyghan stopped Sylvester Mittee via TKO in the 8th round. Honeyghan improves his record to 26-0 (16 KOs)
On February 26, 1994, a 33-year-old Lloyd Honeyghan (42-4, 29 KOs) and Kevin Adamson met in the ring in a super-welterweight bout.
Honeyghan came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 24 days.
Lloyd Honeyghan stopped Kevin Adamson via TKO in the 6th round. Honeyghan improves his record to 43-4 (30 KOs)