Vernon Forrest (February 12, 1971 - July 25, 2009) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the WBC, IBF, Ring magazine and lineal welterweight between 2002 and 2003, and the WBC super welterweight title twice between 2007 and 2009. He had 45 fights, 41 wins, 29 knockouts, 3 losses, and 1 no contest; he was a four time world champion.