Rydell Booker

Rydell Booker (born February 17, 1981 in Detroit, Michigan) is a boxer in the Heavyweight division. He is the former Michigan State Cruiserweight, USA Michigan State cruiserweight, USA Mid West cruiserweight, and USA Mid American cruiserweight champion, and the former number one ranked amateur heavyweight in the United States.[1]

Rydell Booker
Statistics
Real nameRydell Booker
Nickname(s)Rock n' Rye
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Reach81 in (206 cm)
Nationality American
Born (1981-02-17) February 17, 1981
Detroit, Michigan
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights29
Wins26
Wins by KO12
Losses3
Draws0
No contests0

Incarceration

Shortly after his first professional loss to James Toney,[2] Booker was convicted for possession of cocaine with intent to deliver over 1000 grams. He was sentenced to 12 to 30 years in prison. After serving over a decade, Booker was released, and won three comeback bouts of six rounds duration, before losing a televised ten round bout by unanimous decision to undefeated heavyweight Jermaine Franklin in Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall .

Amateur career

During his amateur career he won the Michigan State and Regional championships every year from 1992 through 2000, his first national title came in 1999. In 2001 he defeated Devin Vargas at the U.S. Challenge. As the top rated Heavyweight in the United States. Rydell was to represent the USA at the World Championship in Ireland. During Training at Lake Placid, New York, he was accused of stealing a calling card from fellow fighter Jason Estrada, and decided to leave the team training and turn pro instead.[3]

Pro career

Much later in his professional career, while out of jail on bond and far from tip-top shape, he signed for an IBA world championship heavyweight bout with James Toney. Five months before, Booker had been arrested in Detroit with three other men and charged with possession of cocaine and intent to deliver more than 1,000 grams of the drug. On September 23, 2004 in Temecula, California,[4] Rydell fought James Toney for the International Boxing Association heavyweight and WBC Continental Americas heavyweight championships. In the fight Booker was down in the eighth and then went on to lose the twelve-round decision.[5][6]

Professional boxing record
25 Wins (12 knockouts, 13 decisions), 2 Losses (0 knockouts, 2 decisions)[7]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 22-1 James Toney UD 12 2004-09-23 Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, California, United States WBC Continental Americas/World Title Eliminator/IBA World Heavyweight Titles. 110-117, 107-120, 108-118.
Win 22-0 Tipton Walker SD 8 2004-06-18 Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena, Fraser, Michigan, United States
Win 21-0 Ken "Doll" Murphy TKO 3 2004-05-21 Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Win 20-0 "King" Arthur Williams UD 10 2003-06-13 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States 97-94, 99-91, 98-92.
Win 19-0 "Father" Andrew Greeley TKO 5 2003-03-14 Warren, Michigan, United States WBC World Youth Cruiserweight Title.
Win 18-0 Uriah Grant UD 10 2003-01-10 Warren, Michigan, United States
Win 17-0 Larry Prather SD 6 2002-12-14 Toledo, Ohio, United States
Win 16-0 Art Jimmerson TKO 2 2002-11-23 Danville, Virginia, United States
Win 15-0 Leon Nkendzap KO 1 2002-09-20 Warren, Michigan, United States WBC World Youth Cruiserweight Title. Nkendzap knocked out at 1:23 of the first round.
Win 14-0 Donnie Penelton UD 4 2002-09-05 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Win 13-0 John "Governor" Battle UD 6 2002-08-29 North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Win 12-0 Eric "Landlord" Davis UD 6 2002-08-17 SeaGate Convention Centre, Toledo, Ohio, United States
Win 11-0 Anthony Kohler TKO 1 2002-08-09 Akron, Ohio, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:48 of the first round.
Win 10-0 John Basil Jackson UD 6 2002-07-20 Leesburg, Virginia, United States
Win 9-0 Michael "Stargate" Shanks TKO 2 2002-06-28 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Win 8-0 Ka-Dy King UD 10 2002-06-21 Warren, Michigan, United States Mid West/Mid American/Michigan Cruiserweight Titles.
Win 7-0 Ronald Burnett KO 1 2002-06-01 West Lafayette, Indiana, United States Burnett knocked out at 0:40 of the first round.
Win 6-0 Roy Bedwell KO 1 2002-05-11 Gallatin, Tennessee, United States
Win 5-0 Anthony Prince KO 1 2002-03-29 Detroit, Michigan, United States Prince knocked out at 0:49 of the first round.
Win 4-0 Steve "Bison" Thornton TKO 1 2002-01-31 Detroit, Michigan, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:27 of the first round.
Win 3-0 Charles Judge TKO 1 2001-11-09 Detroit, Michigan, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:22 of the first round.
Win 2-0 Michael "Mayor" Moncrief UD 4 2001-10-12 Detroit, Michigan, United States
Win 1-0 Mike "Snooker" White TKO 1 2001-08-10 Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:10 of the first round.
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2010-07-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=1887758
  3. http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Rydell_Booker
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2010-07-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-07-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd9s-bpmObo
  7. Boxing record for Rydell Booker. BoxRec.com.
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