Donald Curry
Career, Record, Stats
Donald Curry (Lone Star Cobra) is a 63-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 5 world-title wins. In a career spanning 16 years, 3 months, and 14 days, Curry amassed a record of 34-6, which includes 25 wins via KO, 7 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2019.
Donald Curry's Boxing Career
Donald Curry was born in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. on September 7, 1961. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on December 26, 1980 against Mario Tineo. Curry defeated Tineo via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Curry became a world champion at the age of 21 after 15 professional fights. He challenged Jun-Suk Hwang for the vacant WBA welterweight title and defeated Hwang via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the super-welterweight (WBC) titles also to become a two-division world champion — and undisputed at welterweight.
Curry's last fight was a 7th-round TKO loss to Emmett Linton at age 35, on April 9, 1997.
Some of Donald Curry's best fights have been against Marlon Starling. For a complete list of Curry's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Donald Curry".
Curry has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Donald Curry Losses".
Donald Curry's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | Apr 09, 1997 | 35 |  Emmett Linton | loss | TKO 7 |
39 | Feb 20, 1997 | 35 | Gary Jones | win | KO 4 |
38 | Jun 01, 1991 | 29 | 
Terry Norris 23 26-3  | loss | KO 8 |
37 | Oct 18, 1990 | 29 | 
Michael Nunn 27 35-0 | loss | KO 10 |
36 | Aug 17, 1990 | 28 | Jose Antonio Martinez | win | KO 4 |
35 | Dec 26, 1989 | 28 | Brett Lally | win | TKO 2 |
34 | Feb 11, 1989 | 27 | René Jacquot | loss | UD 12 |
33 | Jan 03, 1989 | 27 | Mike Sacchetti | win | TKO 5 |
32 | Jul 08, 1988 | 26 | Gianfranco Rosi | win | RTD 10 |
31 | Jan 03, 1988 | 26 | Lupe Aquino | win | UD 12 |
30 | Dec 08, 1987 | 26 | Rigoberto Lopez | win | KO 4 |
29 | Jul 18, 1987 | 25 | 
Mike McCallum 31 31-0 | loss | KO 5 |
28 | Apr 04, 1987 | 25 | Carlos Santos | win | DQ 5 |
27 | Feb 07, 1987 | 25 | Tony Montgomery | win | DQ 5 |
26 | Sep 27, 1986 | 25 | 
Lloyd Honeyghan 26 27-0 | loss | RTD 6 |
25 | Mar 09, 1986 | 24 | Eduardo Rodriguez | win | KO 2 |
24 | Dec 06, 1985 | 24 | Milton McCrory | win | KO 2 |
23 | Jun 22, 1985 | 23 | Pablo Baez | win | TKO 6 |
22 | Mar 30, 1985 | 23 | James Green | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Jan 19, 1985 | 23 | Colin Jones | win | TKO 4 |
20 | Sep 22, 1984 | 23 | Nino La Rocca | win | KO 6 |
19 | Apr 21, 1984 | 22 | Elio Diaz | win | RTD 7 |
18 | Feb 04, 1984 | 22 | 
Marlon Starling 24 31-1 | win | UD 15 |
17 | Sep 03, 1983 | 21 | Roger Stafford | win | TKO 1 |
16 | Feb 13, 1983 | 21 | Jun-Suk Hwang | win | UD 15 |
15 | Oct 23, 1982 | 21 |
Marlon Starling 23 25-0 | win | SD 12 |
14 | Jul 10, 1982 | 20 | Adolfo Viruet | win | UD 10 |
13 | Jun 15, 1982 | 20 | Jake Torrance | win | DQ 4 |
12 | May 04, 1982 | 20 | Bruce Finch | win | TKO 4 |
11 | Mar 10, 1982 | 20 | Mike Senegal | win | TKO 10 |
10 | Nov 26, 1981 | 20 | Curtis Ramsey | win | UD 10 |
9 | Oct 29, 1981 | 20 | Vernon Lewis | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Aug 22, 1981 | 19 | Eddie Casper | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Jul 02, 1981 | 19 | Eddie Campbell | win | KO 6 |
6 | May 28, 1981 | 19 | Joe Moliere | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Apr 23, 1981 | 19 | Danny Favella | win | TKO 5 |
4 | Mar 26, 1981 | 19 | Rigoberto Lopez | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Feb 26, 1981 | 19 | Jerry Reyes | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Jan 16, 1981 | 19 | Juan Ramirez | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Dec 26, 1980 | 19 | Mario Tineo | win | TKO 1 |