31.   The Duvas, meanwhile, signed Barnes on the outside chance he might win and thus give them another welterweight title for Pernell Whitaker to fight for.

32.   The fight was shaping up to be a welterweight unification bout a couple of months ago when Forrest still held the IBF welterweight title.

33.   The Leonard-Hearns bout is considered one of the greatest welterweight title fights ever.

34.   The overwhelming reception began long before De La Hoya arrived to make the fourth defense of his WBC welterweight title.

35.   The second came after a wicked left uppercut by De La Hoya, who retained his World Boxing Council welterweight title.

36.   The WBA welterweight title has been in limbo since Ike Quartey was stripped of the title in August for not fighting Pestriaev.

37.   The welterweight title fight in Los Angeles between Oscar De La Hoya and Shane Mosely resulted in a very close split decision.

38.   Trinidad owns the IBF welterweight title, but won the right to fight for the WBC superwelterweight belt by defeating Troy Waters in an elimination match in August.

39.   Trinidad will face that challenge Saturday night when he fights the World Boxing Council champion in Las Vegas to unify the welterweight title.

40.   When Felix Trinidad defends his IBF welterweight title against Vincent Pettway next month, it could be an embarrassing mismatch.