Yusaf Mack

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Yusaf Mack
Statistics
Nickname(s) "Mack Attack"
Rated at Middleweight
Super Middleweight
Light Heavyweight (Current)
Nationality United States American
Born (1980-01-20) January 20, 1980
Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 40
Wins 31
Wins by KO 17
Losses 7
Draws 2
No contests 0

Yusaf Mack (born January 20, 1980 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a professional boxer, currently residing in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mack has fought in the middleweight, super middleweight, and light heavyweight divisions and has held titles from the USBA (Now the IBF), NABA, UBA, and NABF. Mack has many noted fights with Alejandro Berrio, Librado Andrade, Daniel Judah, Omar Pittman, Glen Johnson and Carl Froch.

Twitter @YusafMack

Professional career

Mack made his professional boxing debut at middleweight on November 17, 2000 in Biloxi, Mississippi. In his first 24 fights, Mack compiled a record of 22-0 with two draws. Throughout his early fights Mack moved between the middleweight, super middleweight, and light heavyweight divisions.

On October 8, 2004 Mack defeated Shannon Miller, to win the vacant USBA super middleweight title. Mack would quickly vacant this title.

On August 13, 2005 Mack defeated Thomas Reid, to win the UBA light heavyweight title.

On May 19, 2006 Mack suffered his first career lost against Alejandro Berrio in an IBF super middleweight title eliminator. Had Mack won, he would have been in the number two spot for a chance to fight Robert Stieglitz.

On October 6, 2007 Mack suffered his second career lost against Librado Andrade while attempting to win the vacant USBA super middleweight title for a second time. Mack was able to get a knockdown on Andrade in the first round, however he was later knocked down three times in the seventh round to lose by a seventh round technical knockout. This fight was aired on HBO PPV as the co-main event to the rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera.

Starting in 2008, Mack has fought exclusively at light heavyweight.

On June 4, 2008 Mack defeated Daniel Judah (the Brother of Zab Judah) by a unanimous decision to win the vacant NABA light heavyweight title. This fight was aired live on ESPN2 as part of Wednesday Night Fights.

On September 26, 2008 Mack defeated Omar Pittman by a technical knockout in the sixth round. This was Mack's first defense of his newly awarded NABA light heavyweight title.

On February 6, 2009 Mack defeated Chris Henry by a spit decision to defend his NABA title and win the NABF light heavyweight title. This fight was aired live on ESPN2 as part of Friday Night Fights.

On February 5, 2010 Mack suffered his third career lost to 41-year old Glen Johnson by a sixth round technical knockout. As part of an IBF light heavyweight title eliminator to face Tavoris Cloud. At the time of this fight Mack was ranked by Ring Magazine as on the top ten best light heavyweights in the world. This fight was aired live on ESPN2 as part of Friday Night Fights.

Mack's next fight occurred on March 4, 2011 at the Warner Center Marriott in the Woodland Hills district of Los Angeles, California against Otis Griffin as part of an IBF eliminator. Mack won the fight by a split decision. On June 25, 2011 at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri, Mack faced Tavoris Cloud for the IBF light heavyweight title lost to by TKO in the eighth round.

On November 17, 2012 Mack returned to super-middleweight to fight Carl Froch for the IBF World title. Mack was floored by a punch to the body in the third round, from which, he was counted out.

Professional boxing record

31 Wins (17 knockouts, 14 decisions), 7 Losses (5 knockouts, 2 decisions), 2 Draws[1]
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 31-7-2 United States Thomas Williams Jr. UD 10 2013-11-26 United States BB&T Center , Sunrise, Florida, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 31-6-2 United States Cedric Agnew UD 12 2013-04-12 United States Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, Michigan, United States Lost USBA Light Heavyweight title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 31-5-2 United Kingdom Carl Froch KO 3 2012-11-17 England Capital FM Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom For IBF Super Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 31–4-2 Togo Sabou Ballogou UD 6 2012-07-07 United States PA Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 30–4-2 United States Omar Sheika UD 12 2012-04-27 United States Resorts Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Won USBA light heavyweight title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 29-4-2 United States Tavoris Cloud TKO 8 2011-06-25 United States Family Arena, Saint Charles, Missouri, United States For IBF Light Heavyweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 29–3-2 United States Otis Griffin SD 12 2011-03-04 United States Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills, California, United States IBF Light Heavyweight title Eliminator, USBA Light Heavyweight title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 28–3-2 Jamaica Glen Johnson TKO 6 2010-02-05 United States NSU Arena, Don Taft University Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States IBF Light Heavyweight title Eliminator.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 28–2-2 United States DeAndrey Abron TKO 4 2009-05-30 United States Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 27–2-2 United States Chris Henry SD 12 2009-02-06 United States Wicomico Civic Center, Salisbury, Maryland, United States For NABA and NABF light heavyweight titles
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 26–2-2 United States Omar Pittman TKO 6 2008-09-26 United States National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States For NABA light heavyweight title and vacant USA Pennsylvania State light heavyweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 25–2-2 United States Daniel Judah UD 10 2008-06-04 United States Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn, New York, United States For vacant NABA light heavyweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 24–2-2 Mexico Ernesto Zamora TKO 2 2008-04-11 United States The Odeum, Villa Park, Illinois, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 23–2-2 Mexico Librado Andrade TKO 7 2007-10-06 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States For vacant USBA super middleweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 23–1-2 Puerto Rico Jose Juan Vasquez UD 10 2007-06-27 United States Cipriani Wall Street, New York, New York, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 22–1-2 Colombia Alejandro Berrio TKO 6 2006-05-19 United States Club Cinema, Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 22–0-2 United States Tim Shocks TKO 3 2006-02-11 United States First District Plaza, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 21–0-2 United States Christian Cruz TKO 6 2005-11-10 United States First District Plaza, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 20–0-2 United States Thomas Reid UD 10 2005-08-13 United States Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 19–0-2 Jamaica Richard Grant UD 12 2005-02-25 United States Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 18–0-2 United States Shannon Miller TKO 8 2004-10-08 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 17–0-2 United States Donnell Wiggins KO 2 2004-07-09 United States The Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia, United Kingdom
Draw 16–0-2 United States Randy Griffin UD 6 2004-05-20 United States Kewadin Casino, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 16–0-1 United States Ray Berry UD 6 2004-04-09 United States Drexel National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 15–0-1 United States Yusef Robinson TKO 1 2004-01-16 United States Boutwell Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 14–0-1 United States Darren Whitley TKO 5 2003-12-05 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13–0-1 United States Sam Reese UD 8 2003-09-12 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12–0-1 United States Vernon Hines TKO 2 2003-09-06 United States Virginia Showplace, Richmond, Virginia, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11–0-1 Colombia Juan Carlos Viloria TKO 4 2003-06-27 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10–0-1 United States Robert Marsh TKO 1 2003-04-25 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9–0-1 United States Matthew Thompson UD 6 2003-03-15 United States Shuler Gymnasium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–0-1 United States Robert Marsh UD 6 2003-02-21 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–0-1 United States Alex Dill UD 6 2002-12-06 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–0-1 United States John McKinney TKO 4 2002-07-27 United States Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5-0-1 United States Morgan Wilson TKO 1 2002-03-26 United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–0-1 Jamaica Gary Grant TKO 6 2001-11-03 United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Draw 3–0-1 Puerto Rico Jose Aponte UD 4 2001-10-10 United States Lagoon Nightclub, Essington, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0 United States Todd Richwine KO 1 2001-09-25 United States Lincoln Hotel, Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 United States Benji Singleton UD 6 2001-03-29 United States Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 United States Willie Lee TKO 2 2000-11-17 United States Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States Professional Debut.

References

  1. ↑ "Yusaf Mack - Boxer". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2012-09-01. 

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