On March 28, 1998, a 38-year-old Herol Graham (48-5, 28 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight IBF title held by 28-year-old American boxer Charles Brewer (30-5, 20 KOs).
Graham came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 22 days. Brewer was on a 7-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 26 days.
Charles Brewer stopped Herol Graham via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF super-middleweight title. Brewer improves his record to 31-5 (21 KOs), while Graham adds a loss to his record at 48-6.
On September 23, 1992, a 33-year-old Herol Graham (44-4, 27 KOs) and Frank Grant met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Graham came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 11 days.
Herol Graham lost to Frank Grant via TKO in the 9th round, and adds an loss to his record at 44-5.
On March 12, 1992, a 32-year-old Herol Graham (44-3, 27 KOs) and a 35-year-old Italian boxer Sumbu Kalambay (53-5-1, 32 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a middleweight bout.
Graham came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 2 days. Kalambay was on a 2-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 27 days.
In the rematch, Sumbu Kalambay defeated Herol Graham via unanimous decision in the 12-round middleweight fight. Kalambay improves his record to 54-5-1, while Graham adds a loss to his record at 44-4.
On November 24, 1990, 31-year-old Herol Graham (43-2, 26 KOs) and 30-year-old Julian Jackson (40-1, 38 KOs) fought for the vacant WBC middleweight title.
Graham came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 13 days. Jackson was on a 11-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 8 days.
Julian Jackson stopped Herol Graham via KO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Jackson improves his record to 41-1 (39 KOs), while Graham adds a loss to his record at 43-3.
On May 10, 1989, 29-year-old Herol Graham (41-1, 24 KOs) and 33-year-old Mike McCallum (35-1, 31 KOs) fought for the vacant WBA middleweight title.
Graham came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 17 days. McCallum was on a 3-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 1 day.
Mike McCallum defeated Herol Graham via split decision . McCallum improves his record to 36-1, while Graham adds a loss to his record at 41-2.
On May 26, 1987, a 27-year-old Herol Graham (38-0, 21 KOs) and a 31-year-old Italian boxer Sumbu Kalambay (41-3-1, 25 KOs) met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Graham came in to the fight on a 38-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 9 days. Kalambay was on a 4-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 5 days.
Sumbu Kalambay defeated Herol Graham via unanimous decision in the 12-round middleweight fight. Kalambay improves his record to 42-3-1, while Graham adds a loss to his record at 38-1.