On September 24, 1994, a 29-year-old Oliver McCall (24-5, 17 KOs) got a shot at the WBC heavyweight title held by 29-year-old British boxer Lennox Lewis (25-0, 21 KOs).
McCall came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 29 days. Lewis was on a 25-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
Oliver McCall made very easy work of Lennox Lewis, stopping the champion via TKO in the 2nd. McCall improves his record to 25-5 (18 KOs), while Lewis adds a loss to his record at 25-1.
On April 8, 1995, the 29-year-old WBC heavyweight world champion, Oliver McCall (25-5, 18 KOs), faced a 45-year-old Larry Holmes (61-4, 40 KOs), in a title defense fight.
McCall came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 15 days. Holmes was on a 7-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months.
Oliver McCall defeated Larry Holmes via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title. McCall improves his record to 26-5, while Holmes adds a loss to his record at 61-5.
On September 9, 2006, a 41-year-old Oliver McCall (47-8, 34 KOs) and Darroll Wilson met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
McCall came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 10 days.
Oliver McCall stopped Darroll Wilson via TKO in the 4th round. McCall improves his record to 48-8 (35 KOs)
On February 24, 1996, a 30-year-old Oliver McCall (26-6, 18 KOs) and a 26-year-old Russian boxer Oleg Maskaev (6-0, 3 KOs) met in the ring.
McCall came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Maskaev was on a 6-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 26 days.
Oliver McCall stopped Oleg Maskaev via TKO in the 1st round. McCall improves his record to 27-6 (19 KOs), while Maskaev adds a loss to his record at 6-1.
On October 1, 1988, a 23-year-old Oliver McCall (13-2, 8 KOs) and Bruce Johnson met in the ring.
McCall came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 15 days.
Oliver McCall stopped Bruce Johnson via KO in the 1st round. McCall improves his record to 14-2 (9 KOs)
On May 31, 2019, a 54-year-old Oliver McCall (58-14, 37 KOs) and Hugo Lomeli met in the ring.
McCall came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 1 day.
Oliver McCall stopped Hugo Lomeli via RTD in the 2nd round. McCall improves his record to 59-14 (38 KOs)
On May 22, 2009, a 44-year-old Oliver McCall (51-9, 36 KOs) and John Hopoate met in the ring.
McCall came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 7 months, and 3 days.
Oliver McCall stopped John Hopoate via TKO in the 2nd round. McCall improves his record to 52-9 (37 KOs)
On January 30, 1993, a 27-year-old Oliver McCall (20-5, 13 KOs) and Mike Dixon met in the ring.
McCall came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 17 days.
Oliver McCall stopped Mike Dixon via TKO in the 2nd round. McCall improves his record to 21-5 (14 KOs)
On August 13, 2005, a 40-year-old Oliver McCall (44-8, 31 KOs) and Przemysław Saleta met in the ring.
McCall came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 3 days.
Oliver McCall stopped Przemysław Saleta via TKO in the 4th round. McCall improves his record to 45-8 (32 KOs)
On April 18, 1991, a 25-year-old Oliver McCall (15-4, 9 KOs) and a 24-year-old Bruce Seldon (18-0, 15 KOs) met in the ring.
McCall came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day. Seldon was on a 18-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 27 days.
Oliver McCall stopped Bruce Seldon via TKO in the 9th round. McCall improves his record to 16-4 (10 KOs), while Seldon adds a loss to his record at 18-1.