21.   By beating McCall, Bruno became the first British heavyweight in history to win the title in a British ring.

22.   From there, he and King are scheduled to go to Puerto Rico in the next few weeks to celebrate his win as the first Hispanic heavyweight champion.

23.   King said Ruiz and Holyfield have been drawing big crowds as they prepare for the first heavyweight title fight in China and the sixth in Asia.

24.   Now he makes his first professional appearance in his native land in what is being billed as the first pro heavyweight bout staged in the former communist country.

25.   Puller, an Israeli, clearly has a long way to go in his bid to become the first Jewish heavyweight champion.

26.   The Golota-Witherspoon bout, billed as the first professional heavyweight fight in Poland, is to show that the country can stage world-class boxing.

27.   While Holyfield-Ruiz will be the first heavyweight title fight in China, it will be the sixth in Asia.

28.   I want to be the first British heavyweight fighter to win two world titles.

29.   The WBA mandated a rematch, and seven months later Ruiz would be vindicated as he was crowned the first Hispanic heavyweight champion.

30.   Yang is the first heavyweight contender to openly announce his candidature.