Travis Walker

Travis Walker (born June 22, 1979 in Tallahassee, Florida) is an American boxer who was an amateur star and is currently a professional heavyweight boxer.

Amateur

He became the 2003 National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion beating among others a 17-year-old Travis Kauffman but was in the shadow of the nationally dominant Jason Estrada who beat him three times in the amateurs. His record was 26-8.

Professional

Known as "Freight Train", Walker turned pro for Goossen in 2004. At the start he fought lackluster competition. In 2005 he had his first decent (record 8-1, well-known sparring partner) opponent in Jason Gavern on ESPN which ended in a draw. In late 2006, he scored his biggest win, a close majority decision over undefeated amateur nemesis Jason Estrada. In April 2007, Walker fought George Garcia, another undefeated amateur star who had beaten him as an amateur, and won the lightly regarded vacant IBA Americas Heavyweight title by a narrow split decision.

In October 2007, Walker was involved in a controversial fight against another former amateur star in T.J. Wilson when the referee stopped the fight a mere fifteen seconds into the bout. Walker was never knocked down but the referee deemed he was out on his feet. He won the rematch by KO2.

In 2008 he was the first man to knock down undefeated contender Chris Arreola before getting knocked out himself.

After his fight with Chris Arreola he won two more fights before being blitzed by Manuel Quezada (KO by 1).

In November 2010 he lost to former WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev, in May 2011 he edged out Alonzo Butler (28-1-1).

As of August 2012 his professional record stands at won 39 (KO 31), lost 7 (KO 5), drawn 1.

On 8 September 2012 he lost fight against former Light Heavyweight and Cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek for IBF North American title.

Professional boxing record

38 Wins (30 knockouts, 8 decisions), 7 Losses (5 knockouts, 3 decisions), 1 Draw
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	28-1-0	Mariusz Wach "The Viking"	KO	6 (10)	12/12/2014	MOSiR, Radom, Poland
Loss	26-5	Derric "The Shaolin Fist" Rossy	SD	3	23/02/2013	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England	'Prizefighter' Tournament Heavyweight Quarter-Final. 28-29, 29-28, 28-29.
Loss	46-2	Tomasz "Goral" Adamek	TKO	5	08/09/2012	Newark, New Jersey, United States	Won IBF North American heavyweight title.
Win	38-4	Kali Meehan	TKO	6	07/03/2012	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	Won IBF Pan Pacific heavyweight title. RSC, corner threw towel in at same time.
Loss	13-0	Kubrat "The Cobra" Pulev	UD	12	22/10/2011	Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	IBF International Heavyweight Title. 109-119, 109-118, 111-117.
Win	14-6	Stacy "Bigfoot" Frazier	RTD	2	27/08/2011	Norcross, Georgia, United States	Frazier could not answer the bell for round three.
Win	18-15-4	Gabe "Big G" Brown	TKO	4	25/06/2011	Decatur, Georgia, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the fourth round.
Win	28-1-1	Alonzo "Big Zo" Butler	MD	10	14/05/2011	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	NABA USA/IBS US National Heavyweight Titles. 94-89, 96-92, 93-93.
Win	23-10-3	Darnell "Ding-a-Ling" Wilson	UD	8	26/02/2011	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	79-72, 76-75, 78-75.
Loss	26-1-1	Ruslan "White Tyson" Chagaev	UD	8	19/11/2010	Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany	75-77, 75-78, 76-77.
Loss	18-3-3	Alex "Lionheart" Leapai	TKO	4	30/06/2010	Boondall, Queensland, Australia	Referee stopped the bout at 2:52 of the fourth round.
Loss	23-1	Johnathon Banks	TKO	6	20/03/2010	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	NABF Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the sixth round.
Win	--	John "Chicken" Little	TKO	2	16/12/2009	Texarkana, Arkansas, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:16 of the second round.
Win	3-21-2	Douglas "Preacher Man" Robertson	TKO	3	14/10/2009	Texarkana, Arkansas, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:32 of the third round.
Win	3-0	Jared Johnson	TKO	2	30/09/2009	Texarkana, Arkansas, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:31 of the second round.
Loss	27-4	Manuel Quezada	KO	1	16/07/2009	Lemoore, California, United States	WBC CABOFE Heavyweight Title. Walker knocked out at 2:57 of the first round.
Win	13-31	Gary Butler	TKO	2	06/06/2009	Kinder, Louisiana, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:53 of the second round.
Win	12-22-1	"Marvelous" Marvin Hunt	TKO	1	28/03/2009	Royal Oak, Michigan, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the first round.
Win	15-13-2	Marvin Ray Jones	TKO	1	28/02/2009	Batesville, Arkansas, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:26 of the first round.
Loss	25-0	Chris "Nightmare" Arreola	TKO	3	29/11/2008	Ontario, California, United States	WBC Continental Americas/NABF Heavyweight Titles. IBF World Heavyweight Title Eliminator. Referee stopped the bout at 0:13 of the third round.
Win	8-19-1	Wallace McDaniel	TKO	1	04/09/2008	Houston, Texas, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:27 of the first round.
Win	12-1	T.J. "Top Dog" Wilson	TKO	2	29/02/2008	Lemoore, California, United States	NABF Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the second round.
Win	17-12-1	Ralph "Wild, Wild" West	KO	2	06/12/2007	Saint Charles, Missouri, United States	West knocked out at 2:17 of the second round.
Loss	11-1	T.J. Wilson	TKO	1	19/10/2007	West Sacramento, California, United States	IBF Americas Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:15 of the first round.
Win	2-12-1	Douglas "Preacher Man" Robertson	KO	1	24/08/2007	Hinckley, Minnesota, United States	Robertson knocked out at 1:11 of the first round.
Win	10-13-1	Cornelius Ellis	TKO	6	08/06/2007	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:24 of the sixth round.
Win	13-0	George Garcia	SD	10	06/04/2007	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States	IBA Americas Heavyweight Title. 95-93, 95-94, 93-96.
Win	7-0	Jason "Big Six" Estrada	MD	8	17/11/2006	San Jacinto, California, United States	77-75, 76-76, 78-74.
Win	12-7-1	John Clark	TKO	2	02/09/2006	Los Angeles, California, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:13 of the second round.
Win	11-13-2	Andrew Greeley	UD	10	18/08/2006	Tampa, Florida, United States	98-92, 99-91, 99-91.
Win	11-17-1	Mike "Jinx" Middleton	TKO	1	30/06/2006	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the first round.
Win	13-16-1	Curtis Taylor	TKO	1	25/05/2006	Temecula, California, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the first round.
Win	6-11-1	Adam "Golden Dragon" Smith	TKO	1	11/05/2006	Houston, Texas, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:20 of the first round.
Win	11-11-2	Andrew Greeley	SD	6	14/04/2006	Rancho Mirage, California, United States	60-54, 59-55, 55-59.
Win	13-13	Travis "Ironman" Fulton	TKO	2	23/02/2006	Lemoore, California, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:54 of the second round.
Win	11-17-3	Agustin Corpus	TKO	5	02/12/2005	Lemoore, California, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the fifth round.
Draw	8-1-1	Jason "The Sensation" Gavern	PTS	8	30/09/2005	Brooks, California, United States	75-77, 76-76, 77-75.
Win	22-52-3	David Quinn Robinson	KO	1	27/08/2005	Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States	Robinson knocked out at 2:38 of the first round.
Win	6-8-1	Kerry Biles	KO	1	06/08/2005	Palm Springs, California, United States	Biles knocked out at 1:51 of the first round.
Win	15-11-2	Carlton Johnson	TKO	1	09/06/2005	Temecula, California, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:48 of the first round.
Win	7-3	William "Big Will" Cook	KO	2	05/05/2005	Palm Springs, California, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:40 of the second round.
Win	7-1	Carl "Iron Fist" Davis	UD	6	07/04/2005	Temecula, California, United States	60-54, 59-55, 58-56.
Win	29-26-1	Marcus "Big Tuna" Rhode	TKO	2	11/03/2005	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the second round.
Win	0-1	Michael Hamilton	KO	3	20/01/2005	Houston, Texas, United States	Hamilton knocked out at 0:23 of the third round.
Win	3-8-3	Salvador Farnetti	TKO	2	09/12/2004	Temecula, California, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:52 of the second round.
Win	1-0	Enoch Tucker	KO	1	11/11/2004	Houston, Texas, United States	Tucker knocked out at 2:25 of the first round.
Win	0-1	John Sargent, Jr.	KO	1	29/10/2004	Rochester, Minnesota, United States	Jr. knocked out at 1:56 of the first round.
Win	2-10-3	David Johnson	MD	4	23/09/2004	Temecula, California, United States	37-37, 38-35, 38-35.
Win	0-3	Royphy Solieau	TKO	4	19/08/2004	Houston, Texas, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the fourth round.
Win	0-1	Ross "Da Boss" Brantley	TKO	1	30/07/2004	Glendale, Arizona, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:01 of the first round.

External links

• Professional boxing record for Travis Walker from BoxRec
• Interview before the Estrada fight
• Estrada fight