Greg Haugen obit

Former IBF lightweight and WBO lightweight champion Greg Haugen has passed away.

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American Greg Haugen (39-10-1), who had been suffering from cancer for some time, passed away today at the age of 65.

After a 17-fight winning streak, in December 1986 he won the IBF lightweight world title by defeating MD Jimmy Paul on points in Las Vegas, a title he left six months later in the hands of Vinny Pazienza.

He regained possession of the title in February 1988 by taking revenge on Vincenzo with a clear victory on points.

He defended the title on two occasions, beating Miguel Santana and in Copenhagen the Danish Gert Bo Jakobsen.

He had no weapons to oppose the mastery of Parnell Whittaker who in 1989 in Hampton Beach defeated him on points, knocking him down in the sixth round and taking away his world championship belt.

Having moved up to the super lightweight category in 1990, he was beaten by Pazienza in the third challenge of their trilogy.

In February 1991 in Las Vegas he won the second world title of his career, the WBO super lightweight, beating on points by a narrow margin a big name on the circuit, the Dominican Hector Macho Camacho (photo), who had been undefeated until then.

The decisive factor in the verdict was the point penalty given to Camacho for refusing to touch Haugen's gloves, who was knocked down in the third round, at the beginning of the 12th and final round.

Three months later in Reno Camacho took revenge by beating Haugen on points by SD.

After a points victory over Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, in February 1993 he had the opportunity to face the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City for the WBC version of the title, by whom he was overwhelmed in five rounds in front of 132,247 spectators.

He retired in 1990.