Editing Cory Spinks (section)

===Undisputed welterweight champion===
{{Main|Ricardo Mayorga vs. Cory Spinks}}
Spinks went 29–2 in his first 31 contests, only losing to [[Antonio Díaz (boxer)|Antonio Díaz]] (regarded as a controversial decision by some boxing analysts and ringside observers) and [[Michele Piccirillo]], whom he defeated by decision in a re-match.

However, Spinks rose to [[boxing]] stardom by unifying the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[World Boxing Association|WBA]], [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]], and ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' and lineal welterweight titles on December 13, 2003, when he defeated [[Ricardo Mayorga]] by majority decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/welter.htm|title=The Lineal Welterweight Champs|publisher=The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia|access-date=November 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614235708/http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/welter.htm|archive-date=June 14, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Spinks was a 5 to 1 underdog going into the fight with Mayorga. The judges scored the fight 114–112, 117–109, 114-114, favoring Spinks.