Жарқын Forrestтың кәсіби бокс жолы мен қайта оралысы

American boxer

Six months later, Forrest once again squared off against Mosley in a rematch. Despite a stronger performance from Mosley, Forrest won a clear cut decision, using his jab more effectively and through superior ring generalship. Forrest was now considered by many to be one of the top fighters in the world.

In January 2003, Forrest fought the WBA welterweight champion, Ricardo Mayorga. Mayorga was a mostly unknown fringe contender from Nicaragua and few gave him a chance to win against the significantly bigger and stronger Forrest. Mayorga shocked the world when he easily dominated Forrest, dropping him once in the first round and again in the third round. The referee would call off the fight after the second knockdown, as Forrest was visibly dazed and unable to get his footing.

Forrest would rematch Mayorga six months later, losing again, this time by a majority decision. The bout was close and competitive, with Mayorga mostly chasing Forrest around the ring while Forrest was content to fight from the outside.

Forrest took two years off from fighting because of injuries; Forrest had complete reconstructive surgery on his left arm. He had three surgeries two on his shoulder to repair a torn rotator cuff and one on his left elbow to repair torn cartilage and nerve damages. In his first fight since losing twice to Mayorga, Forrest knocked out Sergio Rios in two rounds. After the fight against Rios, Forrest stopped Elco Garcia in the tenth round. Forrest won a controversial ten round unanimous decision over Ike Quartey on August 5, 2006, at Madison Square Theatre, New York City. The judges at ringside scored the fight, 95–94, 95–94, and 96–93.

On July 28, 2007, Forrest won a unanimous decision against Carlos Baldomir in Tacoma, Washington, frequently firing off heavy right blows at Baldomir. After twelve rounds, Forrest won a lopsided 118–109, 116–111, 118–109 decision to take the vacant WBC light middleweight title. On December 1, 2007, at Foxwoods Resort Casino, he successfully defended his light middleweight title against Italian Michele Piccirillo, scoring an eleventh round TKO.

On June 7, 2008, Forrest lost his title to The Contender winner Sergio Mora via a 12 round majority decision. In the build up to the fight, Forrest referred to Mora as "the pretender" and threatened to send him "out on a stretcher". However, Mora succeeded in pulling off the upset victory. The final scores were 114–114, 115–113 and 116–112 in favor of Mora.

Forrest reclaimed his WBC 154 pound title on September 14, 2008, against Sergio Mora via unanimous decision, the judges scores were 118–109, 117–110, and 119–110.

Forrest was involved directly with the creation of the Not for Profit Destiny's Child, a group home that assists people with developmental, emotional, and psychological disabilities and needs. Forrest was also involved directly with helping the clients by organizing Destiny's Child's activities.

At about 11:00 pm EDT on July 25, 2009, Forrest stopped at a gas station in the Atlanta neighborhood of Mechanicsville. With him was his 11 year old godson. As the boy went inside the gas station, Forrest went to the back of his car to add air to a low tire. As this occurred, a man robbed him at gunpoint and fled. Forrest, who was armed, went after the man and shots were exchanged. After a short distance, Forrest gave up the chase and began talking to a second man. It was this man that shot Forrest seven to eight times in the back. According to police, the shooter and a second person left the scene in a red Pontiac. Forrest died at the scene and the death was ruled a homicide. Atlanta Police would arrest and later charge 25 year old Jquante Crews, 20 year old Demario Ware and 30 year old Charman Sinkfield for his murder. It is believed that Sinkfield was the shooter, Ware was the robber, and Crews was the driver. Crews and Ware are serving life sentences. (Georgia Department of Corrections). On October 28, 2016, Charman Sinkfield was sentenced to life without parole.

No. (Number)ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes45Win41–3 Sergio MoraUD12Sep 13, 200844Loss40–3 Sergio MoraMD12Jun 7, 200843Win40–2 Michele PiccirilloTKO11 (12), Dec 1, 200742Win39–2 Carlos BaldomirUD12Jul 28, 200741Win38–2 Ike QuarteyUD10Aug 5, 200640Win37–2 Elco GarciaTKO10 (10), Oct 21, 200539Win36–2 Sergio RiosTKO2 (10), Jul 16, 200538Loss35–2 Ricardo MayorgaMD (Majority decision)12Jul 12, 200337Loss35–1 Ricardo MayorgaTKO3 (12), Jan 25, 200336Win35–0 Shane MosleyUD12Jul 20, 200235Win34–0 Shane MosleyUD12Jan 26, 200234Win33–0 Edgar RuizKO4 (10), Aug 24, 200133Win32–0 Raul FrankUD12May 12, 200132NC (No contest)31–0 Raul FrankNC3 (12), Aug 26, 200031Win31–0Vince PhillipsUD12Jan 22, 200030Win30–0Santiago SamaniegoTKO7 (12), Aug 27, 199929Win29–0Ed GoinsKO4 (10), Jun 19, 199928Win28–0Steve MartinezTKO1 (12), Apr 16, 199927Win27–0Mark FernandezTKO2 (8), Feb 20, 199926Win26–0Ed GriffinTKO2 (12), Dec 12, 199825Win25–0Adrian StoneTKO11 (12), Aug 18, 199824Win24–0Gilberto FloresTKO2Mar 28, 199823Win23–0Ray OliveiraUD12Nov 7, 199722Win22–0Jaime LermaUD10Aug 19, 199721Win21–0Pedro SaizRTD (Corner retirement)6 (10), May 5, 199720Win20–0Francisco De AssisTKO1 (10)Apr 5, 199719Win19–0Mike RiosTKO1Jan 24, 199718Win18–0Chris SlaughterKO1 (10)May 10, 199617Win17–0Isaac CruzKO8 (10), Apr 9, 199616Win16–0Tony OrtizKO1 (8), Feb 22, 199615Win15–0Marlon ThomasUD12Nov 28, 199514Win14–0Jesus MayorgaTKO1 (10)Nov 3, 199513Win13–0Roberto ChalaTKO3 (6)Sep 12, 199512Win12–0Julian RomeroTKO2 (10)Jul 15, 199511Win11–0Dezi FordTKO4, Apr 18, 199510Win10–0Genaro AndujarKO1Mar 4, 19959Win9–0Carlos CartagenaUD6Jan 25, 19958Win8–0Randy ArchuletaKO (Knockout)1 (6)Nov 5, 19947Win7–0Elvesto MillsUD (Unanimous decision)6Feb 5, 19946Win6–0Lamont JohnsonTKO1Dec 18, 19935Win5–0Eldon SneezeTKO1Oct 20, 19934Win4–0Theodore CarradineTKO3 (6), Jul 17, 19933Win3–0Augustine RenteriaTKO2 (6), Jun 7, 19932Win2–0Ray GarciaTKO1 (4), Jan 30, 19931Win1–0Charles HawkinsTKO (Technical knockout)1 (4), Nov 25, 1992