James Warring
James Warring (born November 26, 1958) is an American boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He has won the world titles for boxing and kickboxing. His brief mixed martial arts career featured victories over Jerome Turcan and Erik Paulson, the latter of whom he defeated by pulling his hair and flinging him onto the ground, and a defeat to Renzo Gracie.
| James Warring | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 26, 1958 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Residence | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb) |
| Division | Cruiserweight |
| Style | Boxing, Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | United States |
| Years active | ? |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
last updated on: June 25, 2011 | |
Biography
Career
- Kickboxing
- US kickboxing champion
- KICK World Cruiserweight Champion
- PKC World Cruiserweight Champion
- FFKA World Super heavyweight champion
- WKA World Cruiserweight Champion
- WKA World Heavyweight champion
- Boxing
- NABF Cruiserweight champion (December 12, 1990 - ?)
- IBF World Cruiserweight champion (September 7, 1991 – July 30, 1992)
- Mixed Martial Arts
- World Combat Championship Runner-up (1995)
Career after fighting
As of 2002, Warring was a referee for the Florida State Athletic Commission in Shin Do Kumate and boxing.
Fighting records
Professional boxing
| 23 fights | 18 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 11 | 1 |
| By decision | 7 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Loss | 18–4–1 |  |
UD | 10 | 1 May 1997 |  |
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| 22 | Win | 18–3–1 | |
UD | 10 | 8 Nov 1996 | |
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| 21 | Win | 17–3–1 | |
PTS | 8 | 6 Dec 1994 | |
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| 20 | Win | 16–3–1 | |
TKO | 8 (?) | 28 Sep 1994 | |
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| 19 | Win | 15–3–1 | |
KO | 2 (?) | 21 Sep 1994 | |
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| 18 | Loss | 14–3–1 |  |
UD | 10 | 2 Nov 1993 | |
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| 17 | Draw | 14–2–1 | |
UD | 12 | 27 Jul 1993 | |
For NABF heavyweight title |
| 16 | Loss | 14–2 | |
UD | 12 | 30 Jul 1992 | |
Lost IBF cruiserweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 |  |
UD | 12 | 16 May 1992 | |
Retained IBF cruiserweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | |
KO | 5 (12), 1:05 | 15 Nov 1991 | |
Retained IBF cruiserweight title |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | |
KO | 1 (12), 0:36 | 7 Sep 1991 |  |
Won vacant IBF cruiserweight title |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | |
UD | 12 | 17 Dec 1990 | |
Won NABF cruiserweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | |
UD | 10 | 10 Nov 1989 | |
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| 10 | Win | 9–1 | |
UD | 6 | 8 Sep 1989 | |
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| 9 | Win | 8–1 | |
KO | 2 (?) | 20 Mar 1989 | |
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| 8 | Win | 7–1 | |
TKO | 2 (8) | 24 Oct 1986 | |
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| 7 | Win | 6–1 | |
KO | 3 (8) | 12 Sep 1986 | |
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| 6 | Win | 5–1 | |
TKO | 2 (6) | 27 Jun 1986 | |
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| 5 | Win | 4–1 | |
TKO | 1 (?), 1:10 | 23 May 1986 | |
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| 4 | Win | 3–1 | |
KO | 1 (?) | 25 Apr 1986 | |
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| 3 | Win | 2–1 | |
UD | 6 | 27 Sep 1985 | | |
| 2 | Loss | 1–1 | |
TKO | 9 (?) | 9 Aug 1985 |  |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | |
KO | 1 (?) | 25 Jan 1985 | |
Professional debut |
Professional MMA
| Professional MMA record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 Fights', 2 Wins (2 (T)KO's), 1 Losses
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional kickboxing
| Professional kickboxing record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The accurate record is unknown.
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||||||||||
Amateur kickboxing
| Amateur kickboxing record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The accurate record is unknown.
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by Jeff Lampkin Stripped |
IBF Cruiserweight Champion 7 July 1991 – 30 July 1992 |
Succeeded by Al Cole |
References
- Peter Aerts vs James Warring on YouTube
- Vitali Klitschko vs James Warring dailymotion
External links
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