Vernon Forrest
Career, Record, Stats
Vernon Forrest (The Viper) was an American professional boxer. He was a two-weightclass world champion with 5 world-title wins. In a career spanning 15 years, 9 months, and 19 days, Forrest amassed a record of 41-3, which includes 29 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Vernon Forrest's Boxing Career
Vernon Forrest was born in Augusta, Georgia, U.S. on February 12, 1971. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on November 25, 1992 against Charles Hawkins. Forrest defeated Hawkins via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Forrest became a world champion at the age of 30 after 32 professional fights. He challenged Raul Frank for the vacant IBF welterweight title and defeated Frank via 12-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.
Forrest's last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Sergio Mora at age 37, on September 13, 2008, in which he won the WBC super-welterweight world title.
Some of Vernon Forrest's best fights were against Shane Mosley (HOFer), Carlos Baldomir, Ike Quartey, Sergio Mora, and Vince Phillips. For a complete list of Forrest's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Vernon Forrest".
Forrest has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Vernon Forrest Losses".
Vernon Forrest's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | Sep 13, 2008 | 37 | 
Sergio Mora 27 21-0-1  | win | UD 12 |
44 | Jun 07, 2008 | 37 |
Sergio Mora 27 20-0-1 | loss | MD 12 |
43 | Dec 01, 2007 | 36 |  Michele Piccirillo | win | TKO 11 |
42 | Jul 28, 2007 | 36 | 
Carlos Baldomir 36 43-10-6 | win | UD 12 |
41 | Aug 05, 2006 | 35 | 
Ike Quartey 36 37-2-1 | win | UD 10 |
40 | Oct 21, 2005 | 34 | Elco Garcia | win | TKO 10 |
39 | Jul 16, 2005 | 34 | Sergio Rios | win | TKO 2 |
38 | Jul 12, 2003 | 32 | 
Ricardo Mayorga 29 24-3-1 | loss | MD 12 |
37 | Jan 25, 2003 | 31 |
Ricardo Mayorga 29 23-3-1 | loss | TKO 3 |
36 | Jul 20, 2002 | 31 | 
Shane Mosley 30 38-1 | win | UD 12 |
35 | Jan 26, 2002 | 30 |
Shane Mosley 30 38-0 | win | UD 12 |
34 | Aug 24, 2001 | 30 | Edgar Ruiz | win | KO 4 |
33 | May 12, 2001 | 30 | Raul Frank | win | UD 12 |
32 | Aug 26, 2000 | 29 | Raul Frank | nc | NA
|
31 | Jan 22, 2000 | 28 | 
Vince Phillips 36 40-4 | win | UD 12 |
30 | Aug 27, 1999 | 28 | Santiago Samaniego | win | TKO 7 |
29 | Jun 19, 1999 | 28 | Ed Goins | win | KO 4 |
28 | Apr 16, 1999 | 28 | Steve Martinez | win | TKO 1 |
27 | Feb 20, 1999 | 28 | Mark Fernandez | win | TKO 2 |
26 | Dec 12, 1998 | 27 | Ed Griffin | win | TKO 2 |
25 | Aug 18, 1998 | 27 | Adrian Stone | win | TKO 11 |
24 | Mar 28, 1998 | 27 | Gilberto Flores | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Nov 07, 1997 | 26 | Ray Oliveira | win | UD 12 |
22 | Aug 19, 1997 | 26 | Jaime Lerma | win | UD 10 |
21 | May 05, 1997 | 26 | Pedro Saiz | win | RTD 6 |
20 | Apr 05, 1997 | 26 | Francisco De Assis | win | TKO 1 |
19 | Jan 24, 1997 | 25 | Mike Rios | win | TKO 1 |
18 | May 10, 1996 | 25 | Chris Slaughter | win | KO 1 |
17 | Apr 09, 1996 | 25 | Isaac Cruz | win | KO 8 |
16 | Feb 22, 1996 | 25 | Tony Ortiz | win | KO 1 |
15 | Nov 28, 1995 | 24 | Marlon Thomas | win | UD 12 |
14 | Nov 03, 1995 | 24 | Jesus Mayorga | win | TKO 1 |
13 | Sep 12, 1995 | 24 | Roberto Chala | win | TKO 3 |
12 | Jul 15, 1995 | 24 | Julian Romero | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Apr 18, 1995 | 24 | Dezi Ford | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Mar 04, 1995 | 24 | Genaro Andujar | win | KO 1 |
9 | Jan 25, 1995 | 23 | Carlos Cartagena | win | UD 6 |
8 | Nov 05, 1994 | 23 | Randy Archuleta | win | KO 1 |
7 | Feb 05, 1994 | 22 | Elvesto Mills | win | UD 6 |
6 | Dec 18, 1993 | 22 | Lamont Johnson | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Oct 20, 1993 | 22 | Eldon Sneeze | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Jul 17, 1993 | 22 | Theodore Carradine | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Jun 07, 1993 | 22 | Augustine Renteria | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Jan 30, 1993 | 21 | Ray Garcia | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Nov 25, 1992 | 21 | Charles Hawkins | win | TKO 1 |