Marvin Hagler vs. Roberto Durán

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boxing match professional boxing match

Marvin Hagler vs. Roberto Durán was a 1983 middleweight boxing title bout in which champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler defended his crown against legendary lightweight great Roberto Durán in a highly anticipated clash of all-time greats.

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Label	Occurrences
Marvin Hagler vs Roberto Durán	1
Marvin Hagler vs. Roberto Durán canonical	1
Roberto Durán vs Marvin Hagler rivalry	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5732887 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Marvin Hagler vs. Roberto Durán
Context triple: [Marvin Hagler, notableFight, Marvin Hagler vs. Roberto Durán]

A. Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns
"Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns" is a legendary 1985 middleweight boxing match, widely regarded as one of the most explosive and action-packed fights in boxing history.
B. Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman
Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman was a 1991 heavyweight boxing title fight in which the young champion Holyfield defended his crown against the comebacking former champion Foreman in a highly publicized generational showdown.
C. Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman
Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman, known as "The Rumble in the Jungle," was the legendary 1974 heavyweight boxing match in Zaire where Ali regained the world title with his famous "rope-a-dope" strategy.
D. Roberto Durán
Roberto Durán is a legendary Panamanian professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in history, famed for his ferocious style and success across multiple weight divisions.
E. Marvin Hagler
Marvin Hagler was an American professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest middleweight champions in boxing history.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Marvin Hagler vs. Roberto Durán
Target entity description: Marvin Hagler vs. Roberto Durán was a 1983 middleweight boxing title bout in which champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler defended his crown against legendary lightweight great Roberto Durán in a highly anticipated clash of all-time greats.

A. Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns
"Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns" is a legendary 1985 middleweight boxing match, widely regarded as one of the most explosive and action-packed fights in boxing history.
B. Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman
Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman was a 1991 heavyweight boxing title fight in which the young champion Holyfield defended his crown against the comebacking former champion Foreman in a highly publicized generational showdown.
C. Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman
Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman, known as "The Rumble in the Jungle," was the legendary 1974 heavyweight boxing match in Zaire where Ali regained the world title with his famous "rope-a-dope" strategy.
D. Roberto Durán
Roberto Durán is a legendary Panamanian professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in history, famed for his ferocious style and success across multiple weight divisions.
E. Marvin Hagler
Marvin Hagler was an American professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest middleweight champions in boxing history.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	boxing match ⓘ professional boxing match ⓘ
billedAs	middleweight title bout ⓘ superfight ⓘ
broadcastIn	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
city	Paradise, Nevada ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
date	1983-11-10 ⓘ
decisionType	unanimous decision ⓘ
distance	went the full 15 rounds ⓘ
era	1980s boxing era ⓘ
eraRuleSet	15-round championship distance ⓘ
fighter1	Marvin Hagler ⓘ
fighter1FullName	Marvelous Marvin Hagler ⓘ linked to: Marvin Hagler
fighter1Origin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
fighter1Stance	southpaw ⓘ
fighter1Status	reigning undisputed middleweight champion ⓘ
fighter2	Roberto Durán ⓘ
fighter2FullName	Roberto Durán ⓘ
fighter2Nickname	Manos de Piedra ⓘ
fighter2Origin	Panama ⓘ
fighter2Stance	orthodox ⓘ
fighter2Status	former lightweight champion ⓘ multi-division world champion ⓘ
judgeScorecard	144–142 for Marvin Hagler ⓘ 145–141 for Marvin Hagler ⓘ 146–145 for Marvin Hagler ⓘ
location	Caesars Palace ⓘ
loser	Roberto Durán ⓘ
notableFor	Hagler’s successful defense of the undisputed middleweight title ⓘ clash between all-time greats from different natural weight classes ⓘ
promoter	Bob Arum ⓘ
result	Marvin Hagler won by unanimous decision ⓘ
roundFormat	three-minute rounds ⓘ
roundsScheduled	15 ⓘ
sanctioningBody	IBF ⓘ WBA ⓘ linked to: World Boxing Association WBC ⓘ
sport	boxing ⓘ
state	Nevada ⓘ
titleOnTheLine	IBF middleweight title ⓘ WBA middleweight title ⓘ WBC middleweight title ⓘ undisputed middleweight championship ⓘ
venue	Caesars Palace Outdoor Arena ⓘ linked to: Las Vegas Festival Grounds
weightClass	middleweight ⓘ
winner	Marvin Hagler ⓘ
year	1983 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marvin Hagler → notableFight → Marvin Hagler vs. Roberto Durán ⓘ

Four Kings of boxing → includesRivalry → Roberto Durán vs Marvin Hagler rivalry ⓘ

linked to: Marvin Hagler vs. Roberto Durán

Four Kings of boxing → notableFight → Marvin Hagler vs Roberto Durán ⓘ