Ray Austin (boxer)

Ray Austin
Statistics
Real name Ray Austin
Nickname(s) The Rainman
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 6 12 in (1.99 m)
Reach 80 in (203.2 cm)
Nationality American
Born October 31, 1970 (1970-10-31) (age 41)
Cleveland, Ohio United States
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 38
Wins 28
Wins by KO 18
Losses 6
Draws 4
No contests 0

Ray Austin (born October 31, 1970 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American professional boxer.

Professional career

Nicknamed "The Rainman", Ray Austin is a heavyweight boxer. Austin has drawn with other notable heavyweights Lance Whitaker, Larry Donald, and Sultan Ibragimov. Austin is also known for his TKO victory over Jo el Scott, the final professional bout for Scott.

In 2007, Austin was promoted to the International Boxing Federation's mandatory challenger due to his draw with Sultan Ibragimov. He challenged Wladimir Klitschko on March 10, 2007, and lost at 1:23 in the second round by technical knockout.

Austin also competed in Cedric Kushner's Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament, "Fistful of Dollars", but lost.

Austin most recently defeated Domonic Jenkins, Andrew Golota and Julius Long.

In his most recent fight in a WBC Title Eliminator on October 31, 2009, against DaVarryl Williamson who he defeated by fourth round technical knockout after knocking him down as Williamson got up the referee stops the fight.

Professional boxing record

28 Wins (18 knockouts, 10 decisions), 6 Losses (3 knockouts, 3 decision), 4 Draws [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 28-6-4 Bermane Stiverne TKO 10 (12) 25/06/2011 Family Arena, Saint Charles, Missouri, United States WBC Heavyweight title eliminator.
Loss 28-5-4 Odlanier Solis DQ 10 (12) 17/12/2010 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, United States WBC Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win 28-4-4 DaVarryl Williamson TKO 4 (12) 31/10/2009 Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States WBC Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win 27-4-4 Julius Long UD 8 14/02/2009 BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida, United States WBC Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win 26-4-4 Andrew Golota RTD 1 (12) 07/11/2008 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China
Win 25-4-4 Domonic Jenkins UD 8 27/09/2008 Home Depot Center, Carson, California, United States
Loss 24-4-4 Wladimir Klitschko KO 2 (12) 10/03/2007 SAP Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany For IBF & IBO Heavyweight titles.
Draw 24-3-4 Sultan Ibragimov PTS 12 28/07/2006 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States IBF Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win 24-3-3 Jeremy Bates TKO 2 (12) 01/04/2006 Wolstein Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win 23-3-3 Owen Beck SD 12 03/09/2005 Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States IBF Eliminator for the #2 Spot.
Draw 22-3-3 Larry Donald MD 12 30/04/2005 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win 22-3-2 Ken Murphy UD 6 25/06/2004 Knights of Columbus Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win 21-3-2 Gilbert Martinez TKO 4 (6) 17/05/2004 Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Martinez down in round 4.
Win 20-3-2 Willie Williams TD 4 (8) 06/03/2004 Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win 19-3-2 Jo el Scott TKO 8 (10) 26/08/2003 Sandia Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win 18-3-2 Sedreck Fields SD 8 09/05/2003 Bally's Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Draw 17-3-2 Zuri Lawrence MD 10 15/02/2003 Flamingo Hilton, Laughlin, Nevada, United States
Win 17-3-1 Francis Royal TKO 3 (6) 29/09/2002 Palace Indian Gaming Center, Lemoore, California, United States
Draw 16-3-1 Lance Whitaker SD 10 13/04/2002 Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, United States
Win 16–3 Gary Winmon UD 5 30/01/2002 Level Nightclub, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Loss 15–3 Attila Levin TKO 9 (10) 20/07/2001 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Levin was floored in round 1.
Win 15–2 Fai Falamoe TKO 4 (6) 28/04/2001 Civic Center, LaPorte, Indiana, United States
Loss 14–2 Harold Sconiers UD 6 02/11/2000 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States ThunderBox Fight.
Win 14–1 Ramon Hayes TKO 1 (6) 14/09/2000 New York, New York, United States ThunderBox Fight.
Win 13–1 Tim Noble TKO 2 (6) 27/04/2000 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Win 12–1 Ron McCarthy PTS 6 24/02/2000 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Win 11–1 Ronnie Smith TKO 4 (4) 13/01/2000 Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States
Win 10–1 Ron Guerrero TKO 6 (6) 12/12/1999 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Win 9–1 Cisse Salif KO 4 (6) 07/10/1999 Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Win 8–1 Zibielee Kimbrough TKO 1 (?) 10/09/1999 Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Win 7–1 Grant Cudjoe UD 4 13/08/1999 Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win 6–1 Charles Young KO 1 (6) 03/06/1999 Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Win 5–1 Mike Bradley TKO 1 (4) 03/04/1999 UAW Hall, Lima, Ohio, United States
Win 4–1 Kevin Wilson TKO 1 (?) 19/03/1999 Gray's Armory, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win 3–1 Zibielee Kimbrough TKO 2 (?) 04/03/1999 Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Win 2–1 Lincoln Luke TKO 2 (?) 22/01/1999 Gray's Armory, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win 1–1 Wesley Smith PTS 4 09/09/1998 Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Loss 0–1 Charles Hatcher PTS 4 10/07/1998 Columbus, Ohio, United States

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