Vernon Forrest has three losses against two opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Forrest's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Vernon Forrest".
On June 7, 2008 Vernon Forrest met Sergio Mora in a super-welterweight (WBC) world-title defense fight. Forrest was 37 years old and with a record of 40-3 (29), and Mora was 27 years old and with a record of 20-0-1 (5). Forrest lost the fight via 12-round majority decision and lost the title.
On July 12, 2003 Vernon Forrest fought Ricardo Mayorga in a welterweight world-title fight for Mayorga's WBA (Super), WBC and The Ring titles. Forrest was 32 years old and with a record of 35-2 (26), and Mayorga was 29 years old and with a record of 24-3-1 (22). Forrest lost the fight via 12-round majority decision.
On January 25, 2003 Vernon Forrest, the WBC and The Ring champion, met Ricardo Mayorga, the WBA (Super) champion, in a welterweight world-title unification fight. Forrest was 31 years old and with a record of 35-1 (26), and Mayorga was 29 years old and with a record of 23-3-1 (21). Forrest lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO and lost his titles.