Randall Bailey
Randall Bailey (born September 13, 1974) is an American professional boxer. A veteran of the sport for over twenty years, he is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO light welterweight title from 1999 to 2000, and the IBF welterweight title in 2012. Additionally, he held the WBA interim light welterweight title in 2002. Nicknamed "The Knock-Out King" for his exceptional knockout power, Bailey is considered to be one of the hardest punchers in boxing history.[1]
Randall Bailey | |
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Statistics | |
Nickname(s) | The Knock-Out King |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Born | Opa-locka, Florida, U.S. | September 13, 1974
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 56 |
Wins | 46 |
Wins by KO | 37 |
Losses | 9 |
No contests | 1 |
Professional career
Bailey turned pro in 1996 and won his first 21 fights by knockout, including the WBO Light Welterweight Title with a 1st-round KO over Carlos Gonzalez in 1999. He defended the title twice before losing it in 2000 to Ener Julio in a close split decision.
In 2002, he won the interim WBA Light Welterweight title with a 3rd-round KO win over Demetrio Ceballos. He fought Diosbelys Hurtado for the vacant WBA Light Welterweight title but lost courtesy of a KO in the 7th round. In 2003, he challenged DeMarcus Corley for the WBO Light Welterweight Title but lost a decision. In 2004, he fought Miguel Angel Cotto for the WBO Light Welterweight Title, losing by TKO in the 6th round. The fight was stopped on cuts. In 2006, Bailey defeated Lenin Arroyo, Santos Pakau, Juan Polo Perez and Russell Stoner Jones to get the right to fight Shawn Gallegos for the IBA Intercontinental Light Welterweight title. He defeated Gallegos via a TKO inside eight rounds to become the new International Boxing Association Intercontinental champion. In 2007, he beat Harrison Cuello by KO in the 2nd round. He then fought Herman Ngoudjo and lost by a split decision over 12 rounds in an IBF eliminator bout. In 2008, Bailey fought a rematch with DeMarcus Corley and won via decision. In 2009, Bailey kayoed Frankie Figueroa in the fourth round of an IBF eliminator to win another shot at the IBF world title against Juan Urango. In the fight Bailey knocked down Juan Urango in the 6th round, the first time Urango had been knocked down. Bailey tired late in the fight and in the 11th round his corner threw in the towel after Urango had begun dominating the fight.
Moving up to welterweight
After the loss to Urango, Bailey moved up to 147 pounds and fought Germaine Sanders, whom Bailey knocked down three times before winning an 8-round decision. On March 19, 2010 Bailey fought an IBF title eliminator against Sugar Jackson. Bailey knocked out Jackson in 90 seconds of the 1st round. Instead of fighting the IBF Title against Jan Zaveck, he fought Said Ouali on December 10, 2010 in Antwerp, Belgium, with the fight resulting in a second round no-contest when Ouali was thrown out of the ring by Bailey and the fight could not continue.
Bailey became the IBF welterweight champion after knocking out top contender Mike Jones June 9, 2012, becoming a world champion in two weight divisions 10 years after winning his last title (the interim WBA light welterweight title). His emotional response in his post fight interview drew cheers from the crowd.
Bailey lost his IBF welterweight title against Devon Alexander as a main event on Showtime Championship Boxing. He then won three straight fights, culminating in a knockout win over Shusaku Fujinaka for the WBO Asia Pacific Welterweight title, before a loss to Jeff Horn on April 27, 2016. He has not fought since.
Professional boxing record
56 fights | 46 wins | 9 losses |
By knockout | 39 | 4 |
By decision | 6 | 5 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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56 | Loss | 46–9 (1) | RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | Apr 27, 2016 | For IBF Inter-Continental and vacant WBO Oriental welterweight titles | ||
55 | Win | 46–8 (1) | KO | 7 (12), 2:05 | Oct 4, 2015 | Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific welterweight title | ||
54 | Win | 45–8 (1) | KO | 2 (10), 2:06 | Jun 20, 2015 | |||
53 | Win | 44–8 (1) | DQ | 8 (10), 2:15 | Nov 23, 2013 | Toledo disqualified for pushing the referee | ||
52 | Loss | 43–8 (1) | UD | 12 | Oct 20, 2012 | Lost IBF welterweight title | ||
51 | Win | 43–7 (1) | KO | 11 (12), 2:52 | Jun 9, 2012 | Won vacant IBF welterweight title | ||
50 | Win | 42–7 (1) | UD | 10 | Sep 3, 2011 | |||
49 | NC | 41–7 (1) | NC | 2 (12) | Dec 10, 2010 | NC after Bailey threw Ouali out of the ring | ||
48 | Win | 41–7 | TKO | 1 (12) | Mar 19, 2010 | |||
47 | Win | 40–7 | UD | 8 | Dec 12, 2009 | |||
46 | Loss | 39–7 | TKO | 11 (12), 1:51 | Aug 28, 2009 | For IBF light welterweight title | ||
45 | Win | 39–6 | KO | 4 (12), 1:46 | Apr 3, 2009 | |||
44 | Win | 38–6 | UD | 8 | Oct 22, 2008 | |||
43 | Win | 37–6 | KO | 1 (8), 0:46 | Aug 6, 2008 | |||
42 | Win | 36–6 | TKO | 5 (10), 2:30 | Jan 18, 2008 | Won vacant WBC Latino light welterweight title | ||
41 | Loss | 35–6 | SD | 12 | Jun 8, 2007 | |||
40 | Win | 35–5 | TKO | 2 (10), 2:24 | Jan 19, 2007 | Retained IBA Intercontinental light welterweight title | ||
39 | Win | 34–5 | TKO | 8 (10), 1:55 | Oct 13, 2006 | Won vacant IBA Intercontinental light welterweight title | ||
38 | Win | 33–5 | TKO | 4 (8), 2:06 | Jul 28, 2006 | |||
37 | Win | 32–5 | KO | 1 (8), 2:59 | Jun 27, 2006 | |||
36 | Win | 31–5 | KO | 1 (10), 2:25 | May 6, 2006 | |||
35 | Win | 30–5 | UD | 8 | Mar 24, 2006 | |||
34 | Win | 29–5 | UD | 10 | May 20, 2005 | |||
33 | Loss | 28–5 | TKO | 6 (12), 1:39 | Dec 11, 2004 | For WBO light welterweight title | ||
32 | Win | 28–4 | KO | 5 (8), 0:26 | Mar 19, 2004 | |||
31 | Loss | 27–4 | UD | 12 | Jan 15, 2004 | For vacant WBC Continental Americas, WBO–NABO, and USBA welterweight titles | ||
30 | Win | 27–3 | UD | 8 | May 17, 2003 | |||
29 | Loss | 26–3 | UD | 12 | Jan 4, 2003 | For WBO light welterweight title | ||
28 | Win | 26–2 | TKO | 1 (8), 2:53 | Sep 27, 2002 | |||
27 | Loss | 25–2 | KO | 7 (12), 2:02 | May 11, 2002 | For IBA and vacant WBA light welterweight titles | ||
26 | Win | 25–1 | KO | 3 (12), 1:03 | Feb 2, 2002 | Won vacant WBA interim light welterweight title | ||
25 | Win | 24–1 | TKO | 1 (10) | Jun 8, 2001 | |||
24 | Win | 23–1 | KO | 2 (8), 2:06 | Jan 27, 2001 | |||
23 | Win | 22–1 | TKO | 2 (8), 0:50 | Nov 21, 2000 | |||
22 | Loss | 21–1 | SD | 12 | Jul 22, 2000 | Lost WBO light welterweight title | ||
21 | Win | 21–0 | TKO | 7 (12), 0:01 | Apr 8, 2000 | Retained WBO light welterweight title | ||
20 | Win | 20–0 | TKO | 9 (12), 2:00 | Nov 12, 1999 | Retained WBO light welterweight title | ||
19 | Win | 19–0 | KO | 1 (12), 0:41 | May 15, 1999 | Won WBO light welterweight title | ||
18 | Win | 18–0 | TKO | 3 (10), 0:01 | Mar 6, 1999 | |||
17 | Win | 17–0 | TKO | 2 (10), 2:59 | Dec 18, 1998 | |||
16 | Win | 16–0 | TKO | 2 | Jul 18, 1998 | |||
15 | Win | 15–0 | TKO | 1 (8), 2:26 | Apr 30, 1998 | |||
14 | Win | 14–0 | KO | 1 (8), 1:03 | Feb 25, 1998 | |||
13 | Win | 13–0 | TKO | 1 | Dec 13, 1997 | |||
12 | Win | 12–0 | TKO | 1 (8) | Sep 30, 1997 | |||
11 | Win | 11–0 | KO | 1 (4), 2:00 | Aug 11, 1997 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | TKO | 5 (8) | Apr 29, 1997 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | TKO | 7 (8) | Mar 4, 1997 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | TKO | 1 (6), 1:33 | Feb 19, 1997 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | KO | 2 | Nov 30, 1996 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | TKO | 1 | Oct 15, 1996 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | TKO | 1 (4) | Sep 20, 1996 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | TKO | 1 | Sep 14, 1996 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | KO | 1 | Jul 27, 1996 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | KO | 1 | May 11, 1996 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | TKO | 1 (4) | Apr 4, 1996 |
References
- Abramson, Mitch (June 9, 2012). "Randall Bailey Aims To Land Deadly Power on Mike Jones". BoxingScene. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Javier Cubedo |
WBC Latino light welterweight champion January 18, 2008 – December 2008 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by César Cuenca | ||
Vacant Title last held by Larry Siwu |
WBO Asia Pacific welterweight champion October 4, 2015 – December 2016 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Jayar Inson | ||
Minor world boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Diosbelys Hurtado |
IBA Intercontinental light welterweight champion October 13, 2006 – June 2007 Vacated |
Title discontinued | ||
Major world boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by Carlos González |
WBO light welterweight champion May 15, 1999 – July 22, 2000 |
Succeeded by Ener Julio | ||
New title | WBA light welterweight champion Interim title February 2, 2002 – May 11, 2002 Lost bid for full title |
Vacant Title next held by Marcos Maidana | ||
Vacant Title last held by Andre Berto |
IBF welterweight champion June 9, 2012 – October 20, 2012 |
Succeeded by Devon Alexander |