41.   Castro, a former World Boxing Association middleweight champion, hounded his opponent throughout the fight with rights and lefts to the head.

42.   Duran, the former middleweight champion, kept Martinez at bay through the fight with a strong left jab.

43.   Echols, from Davenport, Iowa, had two previous world title shots, losing both to IBF middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins.

44.   Felix Trinidad and Bernard Hopkins proved it was possible to have just one middleweight champion.

45.   Former middleweight champion Marvin Hagler, who sat at ringside as a guest, said Reid deserved the crown.

46.   Former IBF super middleweight champion Graciano Rocchigiani on Tuesday began serving his one-year sentence in a low-security Berlin prison.

47.   Former world middleweight champion Chris Eubank is returning to the British ring next month.

48.   Former world middleweight boxing champion Carlos Monzon was killed when the car he was driving ran off a country road and overturned, police said.

49.   Former IBF super middleweight champion Graciano Rocchigiani will have to serve one year in prison after authorities refused to reinstate his probation.

50.   Former World Boxing Association middleweight champion John David Jackson slowed his progress toward another title shot by losing a split decision Wednesday night to Canadian journeyman Abdul Ramadan.