Ray Mancini (Boom Boom) is a 63-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former lightweight world champion. In a career spanning 12 years, 5 months, and 16 days, Mancini amassed a record of 29-5, which includes 23 wins via KO, 5 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2015.
Ray Mancini was born in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. on March 4, 1961. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on October 18, 1979 against Phil Bowen. Mancini defeated Bowen via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Mancini got his first world-title fight at the age of 20 after 20 professional fights. On October 3, 1981 Mancini challenged Alexis Argüello's WBC and The Ring lightweight titles but lost via 14th round TKO.
He became a world champion on May 8, 1982 at the age of 21 years, after by defeating Arturo Frias, the then-reining WBA lightweight champion, via 1st round TKO. This was his 24th fight as a professional.
Mancini's last fight was a 7th-round TKO loss to Greg Haugen at age 31, on April 3, 1992.
Some of Ray Mancini's best fights have been against Bobby Chacon (HOFer), Duk-koo Kim, and Jose Luis Ramirez. For a complete list of Mancini's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Ray Mancini".
Mancini has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Ray Mancini Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Apr 03, 1992 | 31 | ![]() | loss | TKO 7 |
33 | Mar 06, 1989 | 28 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
32 | Feb 16, 1985 | 23 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
31 | Jun 01, 1984 | 23 | ![]() | loss | TKO 14 |
30 | Jan 14, 1984 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
29 | Nov 25, 1983 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
28 | Sep 15, 1983 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
27 | Feb 06, 1983 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
26 | Nov 13, 1982 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 14 |
25 | Jul 24, 1982 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
24 | May 08, 1982 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
23 | Jan 23, 1982 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
22 | Dec 26, 1981 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Oct 03, 1981 | 20 | ![]() | loss | TKO 14 |
20 | Jul 19, 1981 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
19 | May 16, 1981 | 20 | ![]() | win | RTD 9 |
18 | Apr 02, 1981 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
17 | Mar 12, 1981 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
16 | Dec 17, 1980 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
15 | Dec 09, 1980 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
14 | Oct 28, 1980 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
13 | Sep 09, 1980 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
12 | Jul 30, 1980 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
11 | Jul 23, 1980 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
10 | Jun 18, 1980 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
9 | Apr 30, 1980 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
8 | Mar 17, 1980 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Jan 26, 1980 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Jan 22, 1980 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
5 | Jan 15, 1980 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
4 | Dec 14, 1979 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
3 | Nov 24, 1979 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
2 | Nov 13, 1979 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
1 | Oct 18, 1979 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |