Ray Mancini
Career, Record, Stats
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's Boxing Career
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".
Ray Mancini's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Apr 03, 1992 | 31 | 
Greg Haugen 31 29-4 | loss | TKO 7 |
33 | Mar 06, 1989 | 28 | 
Héctor Camacho 26 33-0 | loss | SD 12 |
32 | Feb 16, 1985 | 23 | 
Livingstone Bramble 24 22-1-1 | loss | UD 15 |
31 | Jun 01, 1984 | 23 |
Livingstone Bramble 23 20-1-1 | loss | TKO 14 |
30 | Jan 14, 1984 | 22 | 
Bobby Chacon 32 52-6-1 | win | TKO 3 |
29 | Nov 25, 1983 | 22 |  Johnny Torres | win | KO 1 |
28 | Sep 15, 1983 | 22 | Orlando Romero | win | KO 9 |
27 | Feb 06, 1983 | 21 | George Feeney | win | UD 10 |
26 | Nov 13, 1982 | 21 | 
Kim Duk-koo 27 17-1-1 | win | KO 14 |
25 | Jul 24, 1982 | 21 | Ernesto España | win | TKO 6 |
24 | May 08, 1982 | 21 | Arturo Frias | win | TKO 1 |
23 | Jan 23, 1982 | 20 | Julio Valdez | win | TKO 10 |
22 | Dec 26, 1981 | 20 | Manuel Abedoy | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Oct 03, 1981 | 20 | 
Alexis Argüello 29 67-5 | loss | TKO 14 |
20 | Jul 19, 1981 | 20 | 
José Luis Ramírez 22 71-3 | win | UD 12 |
19 | May 16, 1981 | 20 | Jorge Morales | win | RTD 9 |
18 | Apr 02, 1981 | 20 | Al Ford | win | UD 10 |
17 | Mar 12, 1981 | 20 | Norman Goins | win | KO 2 |
16 | Dec 17, 1980 | 19 | Marvin Ladson | win | KO 1 |
15 | Dec 09, 1980 | 19 | Kelvin Lampkin | win | KO 2 |
14 | Oct 28, 1980 | 19 | Bobby Plegge | win | TKO 6 |
13 | Sep 09, 1980 | 19 | Johnny Summerhays | win | UD 10 |
12 | Jul 30, 1980 | 19 | Jaime Nava | win | PTS 10 |
11 | Jul 23, 1980 | 19 | Leon Smith | win | KO 1 |
10 | Jun 18, 1980 | 19 | Trevor Evelyn | win | KO 2 |
9 | Apr 30, 1980 | 19 | Bobby Sparks | win | KO 1 |
8 | Mar 17, 1980 | 19 | Antonio Rutledge | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Jan 26, 1980 | 18 | Ramiro Hernandez | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Jan 22, 1980 | 18 | Charlie Evans | win | KO 2 |
5 | Jan 15, 1980 | 18 | Dale Gordon | win | KO 1 |
4 | Dec 14, 1979 | 18 | Roberto Perez | win | KO 1 |
3 | Nov 24, 1979 | 18 | Ricky Patterson | win | KO 2 |
2 | Nov 13, 1979 | 18 | Lou Daniels | win | UD 6 |
1 | Oct 18, 1979 | 18 | Phil Bowen | win | KO 1 |