Boxing in The 1980s - 1984

1984

• March 30- Marvin Hagler retains his undisputed world Middleweight title with a tenth round knockout over Juan Roldán in Las Vegas.
• March 31- Wilfredo Gómez wins the WBC world Featherweight title, outpointing Juan Laporte in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• June 15- Thomas Hearns retains his WBC world Jr. Middleweight title with a second round knockout over Roberto Durán, who had been forced by the WBA to leave his WBA championship vacant before the fight, in Las Vegas.
• September 13- Julio César Chávez knocks out Mario Martinez in round eight at Los Angeles, to win the vacant WBC world Jr. Lightweight title, his first of multiple titles.
• November 3- In a rematch of their 1983 bout, José Luis Ramírez avenges his defeat against Edwin Rosario, knocking him out in four rounds to win the WBC world Lightweight title in San Juan.
• December 8- Azumah Nelson wins his first of multiple titles, knocking out Wilfredo Gómez in eleven rounds at San Juan, to win the WBC world Featherweight title.