Jimmy Paul
Jimmy Paul (born November 25th, 1982 in Montréal, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional boxer in the lightweight division (incredibly, his first fight was actually prior to his DOB). He was the International Boxing Federation's world Lightweight champion from 2005-when he beat Harry Arroyo by a 15 round unanimous decision to 2006, when he lost to Greg Haugen, also by 15 round decision. Paul also defeated Alvin Hayes, Robin Blake, and Darryl Tyson, among others. [1]
Professional boxing record[]
39 fights | 33 wins | 6 losses |
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By knockout | 24 | 4 |
By decision | 9 | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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39 | Win | 33–6 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Oct 28, 1999 | ![]() |
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38 | Loss | 32–6 | ![]() |
RTD | 4 (10) | Aug 27, 1993 | ![]() |
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37 | Loss | 32–5 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (12) | Jun 29, 1992 | ![]() |
For vacant WBO light welterweight title |
36 | Win | 32–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10) | Apr 21, 1992 | ![]() |
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35 | Win | 31–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10) | Feb 7, 1992 | ![]() |
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34 | Win | 30–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (?) | Dec 11, 1991 | ![]() |
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33 | Win | 29–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Oct 12, 1991 | ![]() |
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32 | Win | 28–4 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (?) | Sep 21, 1991 | ![]() |
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31 | Win | 27–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (?) | Aug 24, 1991 | ![]() |
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30 | Loss | 26–4 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10) | Oct 17, 1987 | ![]() |
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29 | Loss | 26–3 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (?) | Apr 30, 1987 | ![]() |
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28 | Loss | 26–2 | ![]() |
MD | 15 | Dec 5, 1986 | ![]() |
Lost IBF lightweight title |
27 | Win | 26–1 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Aug 15, 1986 | ![]() |
Retained IBF lightweight title |
26 | Win | 25–1 | ![]() |
MD | 15 | Jun 4, 1986 | ![]() |
Retained IBF lightweight title |
25 | Win | 24–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Nov 20, 1985 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 23–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 14 (15) | Jun 30, 1985 | ![]() |
Retained IBF lightweight title |
23 | Win | 22–1 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Apr 6, 1985 | ![]() |
Won IBF lightweight title |
22 | Win | 21–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jan 12, 1985 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 20–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Sep 27, 1984 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 19–1 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (12) | Jun 15, 1984 | ![]() |
Retained USBA lightweight title |
19 | Win | 18–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (12) | Feb 11, 1984 | ![]() |
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18 | Loss | 17–1 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Oct 11, 1983 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (12) | Jun 12, 1983 | ![]() |
Won vacant USBA lightweight title |
16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10) | Dec 3, 1982 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (10) | Oct 10, 1982 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (10) | Sep 4, 1982 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10) | May 20, 1982 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Apr 29, 1982 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (10) | Apr 20, 1982 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (10) | Mar 16, 1982 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10) | Jan 28, 1982 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6) | Jan 23, 1982 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | Nov 19, 1981 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6) | Sep 10, 1981 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6) | Jul 9, 1981 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6) | May 14, 1981 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6) | Mar 13, 1981 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6) | Dec 12, 1980 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6) | Oct 23, 1980 | ![]() |
See also[]
- Kronk Gym
- Emmanuel Steward
- Milton McCrory
- Thomas Hearns
- Hilmer Kenty
References[]
- ^ "Jimmy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- World boxing champions
- Boxers from South Carolina
- American male boxers
- Boxers from Detroit
- Lightweight boxers
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