Antoine Byrd was born in Pomona, California, U.S. on October 27, 1962. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on February 10, 1986 against Ruben Blackwell. Byrd defeated Blackwell via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Byrd got his first shot at a world title at the age of 28 after 21 professional fights. On March 7, 1991 Byrd challenged Lindell Holmes' IBF super-middleweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.
Byrd's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Charles Brewer at age 35, on August 22, 1998, in which he was fighting for the IBF super-middleweight title.
Some of Antoine Byrd's best fights have been against Marcos Geraldo. For a complete list of Byrd's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Antoine Byrd".
Byrd has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Antoine Byrd Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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39 | Aug 22, 1998 | 35 | Charles Brewer 28 31-5 | loss | TKO 3 |
38 | Oct 24, 1997 | 34 | Willie Monroe | win | TKO 8 |
37 | Apr 29, 1997 | 34 | Joseph Kiwanuka | loss | UD 12 |
36 | Nov 29, 1996 | 34 | Calvin Combs | win | PTS 10 |
35 | Sep 09, 1996 | 33 | Ali Sanchez | win | TKO 3 |
34 | May 31, 1996 | 33 | Jerome Hill | win | RTD 6 |
33 | Apr 09, 1996 | 33 | Ramon Felix | win | KO 2 |
32 | Mar 18, 1995 | 32 | Roy Jones Jr. 26 27-0 | loss | TKO 1 |
31 | Sep 12, 1994 | 31 | Eduardo Ayala | win | RTD 6 |
30 | Apr 21, 1994 | 31 | Ramon Felix | win | KO 4 |
29 | Aug 28, 1993 | 30 | Sonny Brennan | win | UD 10 |
28 | Mar 25, 1993 | 30 | Frank Nicotra | win | PTS 10 |
27 | Feb 20, 1993 | 30 | Steve Darnell | win | TKO 9 |
26 | Dec 04, 1992 | 30 | Dorrell Van Horn | win | PTS 8 |
25 | Jul 04, 1992 | 29 | Joaquin Felix | win | KO 4 |
24 | Mar 03, 1992 | 29 | Tim Littles | loss | UD 12 |
23 | Aug 17, 1991 | 28 | Larry Musgrove | loss | KO 4 |
22 | Mar 07, 1991 | 28 | Lindell Holmes | loss | SD 12 |
21 | Jul 28, 1990 | 27 | Salim Muhammad | win | UD 10 |
20 | May 22, 1990 | 27 | Lenzie Morgan | win | UD 12 |
19 | Apr 14, 1990 | 27 | Tim Williams | win | UD 10 |
18 | Jan 22, 1990 | 27 | Paul McPeek | win | DQ 5 |
17 | Oct 09, 1989 | 26 | Franklin Owens | win | TKO 3 |
16 | Sep 28, 1989 | 26 | Carlos Betancourt | win | KO 1 |
15 | Aug 07, 1989 | 26 | Ralph Moncrief | win | TKO 3 |
14 | Jun 29, 1989 | 26 | David Vedder | win | MD 12 |
13 | Feb 13, 1989 | 26 | Mike Peak | win | UD 12 |
12 | Nov 15, 1988 | 26 | Kenny Snow | win | PTS 10 |
11 | Aug 18, 1988 | 25 | Tim Williams | win | SD 10 |
10 | Jul 01, 1988 | 25 | Juan Hernandez | win | TKO 4 |
9 | May 16, 1988 | 25 | Marcos Geraldo 33 71-25-1 | win | TKO 4 |
8 | Mar 17, 1988 | 25 | Willie Wilson | win | KO 6 |
7 | May 18, 1987 | 24 | Willie Wilson | draw | TD 4 |
6 | Sep 30, 1986 | 23 | Ricky Locke | win | MD 6 |
5 | Aug 13, 1986 | 23 | Jon Michael Roy | win | TKO 6 |
4 | Jun 12, 1986 | 23 | Martin Love | win | KO 2 |
3 | May 20, 1986 | 23 | Milton Bush | win | KO 3 |
2 | Mar 17, 1986 | 23 | Gilbert Baptist | loss | MD 4 |
1 | Feb 10, 1986 | 23 | Ruben Blackwell | win | UD 4 |