Randall Bailey

Randall Bailey
Statistics
Real name	Randall Bailey
Nickname(s)	The Knock-Out King
Rated at	Welterweight Light Welterweight
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Reach	70 in (178 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1974-09-13) September 13, 1974 Opa-Locka, Florida
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	52
Wins	43
Wins by KO	37
Losses	8
Draws	0
No contests	0

Randall Bailey (born September 13, 1974 in Opa Locka, FL) is an American boxer at welterweight and is a three-time world champion in 2 weight divisions (light welterweight, welterweight). Nicknamed "The Knockout King", Bailey is widely considered to be one of the hardest punchers in boxing today.

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 a 8 round decision. On March 19, 2010 Bailey fought an IBF title eliminator against Sugar Jackson. Bailey knocked out Bonsu 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 is currently (43-7-0 with 37 KO's) in 50 bouts. 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 (interim WBA light welterweight title). His emotional response in his post fight interview drew cheers from the crowd.

Bailey was scheduled to fight Devon Alexander as a main event on Showtime Championship Boxing, but Bailey withdrew due to injury. The fight was replaced with the original undercard fight between Olusegun Ajose and Lucas Matthysse and an originally scheduled non-televised fight between J'Leon Love and Ramon Valenzuela was changed to a televised bout.^[1]

Professional boxing record

43 Wins (37 Knockouts), 8 Defeats, 0 Draws[2]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	43–8	Devon Alexander	UD	12	2012-10-20	Barclays Center, New York, New York	Lost IBF Welterweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	43–7	Mike Jones	KO	11 (12), 2:52	2012-06-09	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won IBF Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	42–7	Yoryi Estrella	UD	12	2010-03-13	Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi
NC	1 NC	Said Ouali	ND	2 (12)	2010-12-10	Lotto Arena, Antwerpen
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	41–7	Jackson Osei Bonsu	TKO	1 (12)	2010-03-19	Lotto Arena, Antwerpen
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	40–7	Germaine Sanders	UD	8	2009-12-12	UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	39–7	Juan Urango	TKO	11 (12), 1:51	2009-08-28	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida	For IBF Light Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	39–6	Francisco Figueroa	KO	4 (12), 1:46	2009-04-03	Pepsi Pavilion, Memphis, Tennessee
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	38–6	DeMarcus Corley	UD	8	2008-10-22	BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	37–6	Dairo Esalas	KO	1 (8), 0:46	2008-08-06	BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	36–6	Anthony Mora	TKO	5 (10), 2:30	2008-01-18	Mallory Square, Key West, Florida
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	35–6	Herman Ngoudjo	SD	12	2007-06-08	Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	35–5	Harrison Cuello	TKO	2 (10), 2:24	2007-01-19	Mallory Square, Key West, Florida
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	34–5	Shawn Gallegos	TKO	8 (10), 1:55	2006-10-13	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	34–5	Russell Stoner Jones	TKO	4 (8), 2:06	2006-07-28	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	33–5	Juan Polo Perez	KO	1 (8), 2:59	2006-06-27	Sheraton Miami Mart Hotel, Miami, Florida
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	32–5	Santos Pakau	KO	1 (10), 2:25	2006-05-06	Quay Park, Key West, Florida
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	31–5	Lenin Arroyo	UD	8	2006-03-24	Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	30–5	Miguel Cotto	TKO	6 (12), 1:39	2004-12-11	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada	For WBO Light Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	30–4	Lester Yarbrough	KO	5 (8), 0:26	2004-03-19	Majestic Star Casino, Gary, Indiana
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	29–4	Ishe Smith	UD	12	2004-01-15	Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	29–3	Reggie Strickland	UD	8	2003-05-17	Hammond Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	28–3	DeMarcus Corley	UD	12	2004-01-15	DC Armory, Washington, D.C.	For WBO Light Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	28–2	Alfonso Fowler	TKO	1 (8), 2:53	2002-09-27	Farm Bureau Building, Indianapolis, Indiana
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	27–2	Diosbelys Hurtado	KO	7 (12), 2:02	2002-05-11	Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico	For vacant WBA Light Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	27–1	Demetrio Ceballos	UD	8	2003-05-17	Sovereign Center, Reading, Pennsylvania	Won vacant interim WBA Light Welterweight Title.

References

External links

• Professional Boxer Record encyclopedia (boxrec.com)