On July 10, 2001, Éric Lucas and Glenn Catley met again in a rematch.
Lucas came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 28% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 1 day.
In the rematch, Éric Lucas stopped the champion via KO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBC super-middleweight champion. Lucas improves his record to 33-4-3 (12 KOs)
On November 30, 2001, a 30-year-old Éric Lucas (33-4-3, 12 KOs) got a shot at the WBC super-middleweight title held by 35-year-old South African boxer Dingaan Thobela (20-8-1, 13 KOs).
Lucas came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 20 days. Thobela was on a -1-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 15 days.
Éric Lucas stopped the champion via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC super-middleweight champion. Lucas improves his record to 34-4-3 (13 KOs), while Thobela adds a loss to his record at 20-9-1.
On September 6, 2002, the 31-year-old WBC super-middleweight world champion, Éric Lucas (35-4-3, 13 KOs), faced Omar Sheika, in a title defense fight.
Lucas came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 5 days.
Éric Lucas defeated Omar Sheika via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC super-middleweight title. Lucas improves his record to 36-4-3
On March 1, 2002, the 30-year-old WBC super-middleweight world champion, Éric Lucas (34-4-3, 13 KOs), faced a 39-year-old American boxer Vinny Pazienza (49-9, 30 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Lucas came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 1 day. Paz was on a 3-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 22 days.
Éric Lucas defeated Vinny Pazienza via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC super-middleweight title. Lucas improves his record to 35-4-3, while Paz adds a loss to his record at 49-10.
On December 20, 1994, a 23-year-old Éric Lucas (14-0-2, 3 KOs) and Mike Belcher met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Lucas came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 18% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 5 days.
Éric Lucas stopped Mike Belcher via TKO in the 3rd round. Lucas improves his record to 15-0-2 (4 KOs)
On April 3, 1998, a 26-year-old Éric Lucas (24-3-3, 6 KOs) and Segundo Mercado met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Lucas came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 20% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 23 days.
Éric Lucas stopped Segundo Mercado via KO in the 5th round. Lucas improves his record to 25-3-3 (7 KOs)
On January 13, 1996, a 24-year-old Éric Lucas (18-1-2, 4 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBC title held by 26-year-old French boxer Fabrice Tiozzo (32-1, 21 KOs).
Lucas came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 19% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 11 days. Tiozzo was on a 7-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 28 days.
Fabrice Tiozzo defeated Eric Lucas via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC light-heavyweight title. Tiozzo improves his record to 33-1, while Lucas adds a loss to his record at 18-2-2.
On November 15, 1994, a 23-year-old Éric Lucas (13-0-2, 2 KOs) and Darrell Flint met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Lucas came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 13% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 2 days.
Éric Lucas stopped Darrell Flint via RTD in the 7th round. Lucas improves his record to 14-0-2 (3 KOs)
On June 7, 1994, a 23-year-old Éric Lucas (11-0-2, 1 KO) and Steve Surette met in the ring.
Lucas came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 7% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 30 days.
Éric Lucas stopped Steve Surette via TKO in the 1st round. Lucas improves his record to 12-0-2 (2 KOs)
On March 30, 1992, a 20-year-old Éric Lucas (2-0-1, 0 KOs) and Kevin Watkins met in the ring.
Lucas came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 0% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 24 days.
Éric Lucas stopped Kevin Watkins via KO in the 1st round. Lucas improves his record to 3-0-1 (1 KO)