Carl Griffith was born in Lorain, Ohio, U.S. on August 13, 1969. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on September 15, 1988 against Joe Brown. Griffith defeated Brown via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Griffith got his first shot at a world title at the age of 25 after 34 professional fights. On November 18, 1994 Griffith challenged Oscar De La Hoya's WBO lightweight title but lost via 3rd round TKO. Griffith never got a world-title shot again.
Griffith's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Anthony Ivory at age 26, on May 3, 1996.
Some of Carl Griffith's best fights have been against Livingstone Bramble. For a complete list of Griffith's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Carl Griffith".
Griffith has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Carl Griffith Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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38 | May 03, 1996 | 26 | Anthony Ivory | loss | TKO 2 |
37 | May 18, 1995 | 25 | Terrell Finger | loss | UD 8 |
36 | Apr 13, 1995 | 25 | Robert Turner | win | KO 2 |
35 | Nov 18, 1994 | 25 | Oscar De La Hoya 21 14-0 | loss | TKO 3 |
34 | Apr 12, 1994 | 24 | Anthony Boyle | win | SD 12 |
33 | Jul 01, 1993 | 23 | Roger Mayweather 32 43-9 | loss | UD 10 |
32 | May 13, 1993 | 23 | Roland Commings | win | TKO 7 |
31 | Mar 21, 1993 | 23 | Sergey Artemiev | win | TKO 10 |
30 | Dec 17, 1992 | 23 | Antonio Rutledge | win | UD 10 |
29 | Nov 14, 1992 | 23 | Mike Evgen | win | UD 12 |
28 | Aug 20, 1992 | 23 | Ricky Meyers | draw | PTS 10 |
27 | Jun 06, 1992 | 22 | David Taylor | win | UD 10 |
26 | Apr 25, 1992 | 22 | Edgar Castro | win | KO 7 |
25 | Apr 04, 1992 | 22 | Karim Rabbi | win | TKO 5 |
24 | Mar 21, 1992 | 22 | Larry Benson | win | TKO 7 |
23 | Jan 31, 1992 | 22 | Homknokkor Som Song | win | KO 4 |
22 | Nov 20, 1991 | 22 | Roger Brown | win | SD 10 |
21 | Aug 30, 1991 | 22 | Livingstone Bramble 30 31-5-2 | win | SD 10 |
20 | Jun 11, 1991 | 21 | Erskine Wade | win | PTS 8 |
19 | Feb 10, 1991 | 21 | Jake Rodriguez | loss | SD 8 |
18 | Nov 09, 1990 | 21 | Henry Mobley | win | TKO 5 |
17 | Sep 28, 1990 | 21 | Jerry Massey | win | UD 8 |
16 | Aug 24, 1990 | 21 | Harry Arroyo | win | UD 10 |
15 | Jun 27, 1990 | 20 | Gary Stallworth | nc | NA
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14 | May 18, 1990 | 20 | Sylvester Kennon | win | TKO 7 |
13 | Feb 24, 1990 | 20 | Gary Moore | win | TKO 6 |
12 | Jan 07, 1990 | 20 | Francisco Mesquita Pereira | win | MD 6 |
11 | Oct 21, 1989 | 20 | Anthony Ross | win | PTS 8 |
10 | Aug 07, 1989 | 19 | Bobby Jones | win | TKO 5 |
9 | Jul 13, 1989 | 19 | Abdul Howard | win | TKO 4 |
8 | Jun 15, 1989 | 19 | Antonio Rutledge | win | UD 6 |
7 | May 31, 1989 | 19 | John Hidey | win | UD 6 |
6 | Apr 07, 1989 | 19 | Craig Wills | loss | SD 4 |
5 | Mar 21, 1989 | 19 | Tracy Muse | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Jan 14, 1989 | 19 | Miguel Vasquez | win | KO 2 |
3 | Dec 03, 1988 | 19 | John Almaguer | win | UD 4 |
2 | Oct 18, 1988 | 19 | Anthony Stephens | draw | PTS 4 |
1 | Sep 15, 1988 | 19 | Joe Brown | win | UD 4 |