Felix Cora Jr.

Felix Cora Jr. (born 18 February 1980) is an American professional boxer who competes in the cruiserweight division. He is a former holder of the USBA and NABF cruiserweight titles and was a contestant in the fourth season of the reality TV show The Contender.

Felix Cora Jr.
Statistics
Real nameFelix Cora Jr.
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
NationalityAmerican
Born18 February 1980 (1980-02-18) (age 40)
Galveston, Texas, U.S.
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights34
Wins25
Wins by KO14
Losses7
Draws2

Professional Boxing Career

Early boxing career

Cora made his professional boxing debut in September 2000 with a 2nd round stoppage win over Mitchell Seigrist in Houston, Texas. Over the next three years he boxed a further 14 times, winning 12 with two draws including one draw with the then unbeaten Michael Simms. By January 2004, Cora could boast an unbeaten professional record of 13-0-2.[1]

Title fights

In June 2004, Cora once again challenged old foe Michael Simms, this time for the vacant USBA cruiserweight title in Rosemont, Illinois. Cora won the bout via a majority decision to claim the title and to go one better than the last time he faced Simms. Throughout the rest of 2004, Cora defended his belt twice more scoring wins over Jermell Barnes (UD12) and James Elizalde (TKO 6).[1]

In October 2005, Cora challenged for, and won, the NABF version of the cruiserweight title beating champion Arthur Williams after Williams corner retired him in the 8th round. He would defend the belt only once against Darnell Wilson in March 2006 before losing it in his first career defeat to Russian Vadim Tokarev in May of the same year.

Cora suffered his second career defeat to unbeaten former Olympian team-mate Matt Godfrey in his very next fight. The fight which took place in April 2007 in Connecticut was also for Cora's former NABF belt which had been vacated by Tokarev. Godfrey won the fight via a 2nd round TKO.[2]

The Contender Series

In 2008 Cora joined the cast of the 4th series of the boxing reality show, The Contender and became a member of the blue team.[3] On 3 December 2008 he boxed his first round contest against the gold team's Joell Godfrey and won a unanimous decision over 5 rounds.[4] He was knocked out of the competition at the quarter final stage after meeting Canadian Troy Ross who stopped him in the 1st round. In the season finale he knocked out Tim Flamos in the 3rd round [5]

Comeback

After a 15 month layoff Cora Jr. returned to the ring on 4 June 2010 to face Billy Willis in a fight made at heavyweight winning in the sixth round. He fought twice more in 2010 beating Rubin Williams on 19 August and traveling to Manchester in England on 13 November to lose an eliminator contest for the IBF cruiserweight title to Enad Licina.[1] In his first fight of 2011 on 5 March Cora Jr fought abroad once more traveling to Poland to fight Pawel Kolodziej for the WBA International cruiserweight title only to lose on points over 12 rounds.[1]

Professional boxing record
23 Wins (12 knockouts, 11 decisions), 6 Losses (3 knockouts, 3 decisions), 2 Draws
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 25-7-2 Murat Gassiev TKO 9 17/04/2015 Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut For IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
Win 25-6-2 Andrae Carthron KO 2 (8) 28/03/2014 San Luis Convention Center, Galveston, Texas
Win 24-6-2 Laudelino Barros KO 11 (12) 26/10/2013 Ginásio Esportivo Profesor José Liberatti, Osasco, Sao Paulo Win WBO Latino Cruiserweight title
Win 23-6-2 "Cajun" Andrew Greeley UD 6 25/08/2012 Charles T. Doyle Convention Center, Texas City, Texas 60-54, 60-54, 59-55.
Loss 22-6-2 Lateef Kayode UD 10 09/09/2011 Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota WBA NABA Cruiserweight Title. 92-97, 93-96, 92-98.
Loss 22-5-2 Pawel Kolodziej UD 12 05/03/2011 Krynica-Zdroj WBA International Cruiserweight Title. 112-116, 110-118, 110-118.
Loss 22-4-2 Enad Licina UD 12 13/11/2010 MEN Arena, Manchester IBF World Cruiserweight Title Eliminator. 113-116, 112-117, 112-116.
Win 22-3-2 Rubin Williams RTD 5 19/08/2010 Charles T. Doyle Convention Center, Texas City, Texas Williams did not come out for round five.
Win 21-3-2 Billy Willis RTD 6 04/06/2010 Charles T. Doyle Convention Center, Texas City, Texas Willis did not come out for round six.
Win 20-3-2 Tim Flamos TKO 3 25/02/2009 Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut Referee stopped the bout at 1:57 of the third round.
Loss 19-3-2 Troy Ross TKO 1 28/01/2009 Singapore Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the first round.
Win 19-2-2 Joell Godfrey UD 5 03/12/2008 Singapore 50-45, 50-45, 49-46.
Loss 18-2-2 Matt Godfrey TKO 2 06/04/2007 Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut WBC NABF/WBA NABA Cruiserweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the second round.
Loss 18-1-2 Vadim Tokarev TKO 4 18/05/2006 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida WBC NABF Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:52 of the fourth round.
Win 18-0-2 Darnell Wilson UD 10 24/03/2006 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida WBC NABF Cruiserweight Title. 99-91, 99-91, 99-91.
Win 17-0-2 "King" Arthur Williams TKO 8 27/10/2005 Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho WBC NABF Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at the end of the eighth round.
Win 16-0-2 James Elizalde TKO 6 02/12/2004 Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Airway Heights, Washington IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at the end of the sixth round.
Win 15-0-2 Jermell Barnes UD 12 07/08/2004 Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. 118-110, 119-109, 119-109.
Win 14-0-2 Michael Simms MD 12 25/06/2004 Ramada Inn, Rosemont, Illinois IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. 116-112, 116-112, 114-114.
Win 13-0-2 Jason Waller TKO 3 15/01/2004 Arena Theater, Houston, Texas Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the third round.
Win 12-0-2 Jesus Valadez TKO 3 05/12/2003 International Ballroom, Houston, Texas Referee stopped the bout at 2:49 of the third round.
Win 11-0-2 Alonzo "Big Country" Wright UD 8 09/08/2003 Miami Arena, Miami, Florida
Draw 10-0-2 Derrick James PTS 6 27/06/2003 Centennial Building, Dallas, Texas 58-56, 56-58, 57-57.
Draw 10-0-1 Michael Simms PTS 10 15/03/2003 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois 96-94, 95-96, 95-95.
Win 10-0 Rodney McSwain UD 8 03/08/2002 Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona 80-72, 80-72, 79-73.
Win 9-0 Gary Gomez UD 8 27/06/2002 Santa Ana Star Casino, Bernalillo, New Mexico
Win 8-0 Kenny Snow UD 4 09/04/2002 Ramada Inn, Rosemont, Illinois
Win 7-0 Chris "Cold Steel" Thomas UD 6 25/01/2002 Ramada Inn, Rosemont, Illinois 59-54, 59-54, 58-55.
Win 6-0 Harold Lee Lowe, Jr. TKO 1 21/12/2001 Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, California Referee stopped the bout at 0:43 of the first round.
Win 5-0 Shawn Townsend KO 1 26/10/2001 Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, California Townsend knocked out at 2:05 of the first round.
Win 4-0 Kwan Manassah UD 4 25/05/2001 Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake, Minnesota
Win 3-0 Ernest Parfait TKO 1 25/01/2001 Radisson Hotel, Houston, Texas Referee stopped the bout at 1:35 of the first round.
Win 2-0 James "Black" Smith TKO 1 26/10/2000 Radisson Hotel, Houston, Texas Referee stopped the bout at 0:34 of the first round.
Win 1-0 Mitchell Seigrist TKO 2 21/09/2000 Houston, Texas
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References
  1. "Boxrec | Felix Cora Jr. Professional record". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  2. "KO Corner | Godfrey looking for world title shot". Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  3. "Versus | Felix Cora Jr". Archived from the original on 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  4. Versus | Episode Recap Cora vs Godfrey
  5. "Versus | Episode recap Ross vs Cora Jr". Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
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