Paul Vaden was born on December 29,1967 and is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2000, holding the IBF light middleweight title in 1995.
10 Facts About Paul Vaden
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Paul Vaden remains the only native San Diegan to become a professional world boxing champion.
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In 1990 Paul Vaden became the United States national amateur light middleweight champion.
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Paul Vaden, now campaigning as "The Ultimate", turned pro on April 5,1991, and began his career with 18 consecutive wins.
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Paul Vaden came on strong in the later rounds, and the referee, Richard Steele, stopped the fight with 27 seconds left in the 12th round.
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At the time of the stoppage Paul Vaden, despite appearing to be winning the fight to ringsiders, was surprisingly behind by 1 point on all three judges' scorecards.
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On December 16,1995, at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Paul Vaden met WBC light-middleweight champion Terry Norris in a title unification bout.
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Paul Vaden was to challenge one more time for a world title, losing by TKO in 11 rounds to WBC middleweight champion Keith Holmes on December 5,1997, at the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre, Pompano Beach, Florida.
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Paul Vaden was knocked down twice in the 4th, and once in the 11th round.
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On November 20,1999, at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Paul Vaden won the vacant USBA junior middleweight title by knocking out Stephan Johnson in the 10th round.