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| Born | Vernon Forrest January 12, 1971 Augusta, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | The Viper |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light Middleweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 40 |
| Wins | 37 |
| Wins by KO | 28 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 1 |
Vernon Forrest is a professional boxer from Augusta, Georgia. In 1992, he defeated Shane Mosley at the U.S. Olympics Trials to become the U.S. light welterweight representative at the Olympics. Forrest made it to the quarterfinals before losing. He turned professional after the Olympics.
In 2001, Forrest won the IBF welterweight title. The following year, he fought the WBC welterweight champion, Shane Mosley. Many considered Mosley to be the best fighter in the world, and he was the betting favorite to win the fight. However, Forrest scored an upset and beat Mosley by a one-sided unanamous decision. Six months later, Forrest once again defeated Mosley by a unanamous decision. His two wins over Mosley earned Forrest the Ring Magazine 2002 fighter of the year award.
In January of 2003, Forrest fought the WBA welterweight champion, Ricardo Mayorga. Forrest suffered his first professional loss when Mayorga knocked him out in the third round. Later that year, he fought Mayorga again and lost by a majority decision.
Forrest is currently campaigning as a junior middleweight and is targeting IBF champion Roman Karmazin.
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| Preceded byTitle vacated by Felix Trinidad |
IBF Welterweight Champion May 12 2001– December 12 2001 |
Succeeded byVacancy filled by Michele Piccirillo |
| Preceded byShane Mosley | WBC Welterweight Champion January 26 2002– January 25 2003 |
Succeeded byRicardo Mayorga |