Chris Byrd
Career, Record, Stats
Chris Byrd (Rapid Fire) is a 54-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 16 years, 1 month, and 21 days, Byrd amassed a record of 41-5-1, which includes 22 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Chris Byrd's Boxing Career
Chris Byrd was born in Flint, Michigan, U.S. on August 15, 1970. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on January 28, 1993 against Gary Smith. Byrd defeated Smith via 6-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Byrd became a world champion at the age of 29 after 31 professional fights. He challenged Vitali Klitschko for the WBO heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 9th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the IBF heavyweight world title as well.
Byrd's last fight was a 4th-round TKO victory over Matthias Sandow at age 38, on March 21, 2009.
Some of Chris Byrd's best fights have been against Vitali Klitschko (HOFer), Evander Holyfield (HOFer), David Tua, Jameel McCline, Andrew Golota, Bert Cooper, and Ross Puritty. For a complete list of Byrd's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Chris Byrd".
Byrd has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Chris Byrd Losses".
Chris Byrd's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | Mar 21, 2009 | 38 |  Matthias Sandow | win | TKO 4 |
46 | May 16, 2008 | 37 | Shaun George | loss | TKO 9 |
45 | Oct 27, 2007 | 37 | 
Alexander Povetkin 28 13-0  | loss | TKO 11 |
44 | Apr 18, 2007 | 36 | Paul Marinaccio | win | RTD 7 |
43 | Apr 22, 2006 | 35 | 
Wladimir Klitschko 30 45-3 | loss | TKO 7 |
42 | Oct 01, 2005 | 35 | DaVarryl Williamson | win | UD 12 |
41 | Nov 13, 2004 | 34 | 
Jameel McCline 34 31-3-3 | win | SD 12 |
40 | Apr 17, 2004 | 33 | 
Andrew Golota 36 38-4 | draw | SD 12 |
39 | Sep 20, 2003 | 33 | Fres Oquendo | win | UD 12 |
38 | Dec 14, 2002 | 32 | 
Evander Holyfield 40 38-5-2 | win | UD 12 |
37 | Jun 08, 2002 | 31 | Jeff Pegues | win | TKO 3 |
36 | Aug 18, 2001 | 31 | 
David Tua 28 38-2 | win | UD 12 |
35 | May 12, 2001 | 30 | Maurice Harris | win | UD 12 |
34 | Jan 19, 2001 | 30 | David Vedder | win | UD 10 |
33 | Oct 14, 2000 | 30 |
Wladimir Klitschko 24 34-1 | loss | UD 12 |
32 | Apr 01, 2000 | 29 | 
Vitali Klitschko 28 27-0 | win | RTD 9 |
31 | Jan 19, 2000 | 29 | David Washington | win | TKO 10 |
30 | Oct 22, 1999 | 29 | Val Smith | win | KO 2 |
29 | Jun 03, 1999 | 28 | 
Jose Ribalta 36 38-15-1 | win | RTD 3 |
28 | May 08, 1999 | 28 | John Sargent | win | TKO 2 |
27 | Mar 20, 1999 | 28 | 
Ike Ibeabuchi 26 19-0 | loss | TKO 5 |
26 | Jul 14, 1998 | 27 | 
Ross Puritty 31 23-12-1 | win | UD 10 |
25 | May 30, 1998 | 27 | Eliecer Castillo | win | UD 10 |
24 | Mar 28, 1998 | 27 | Derek Amos | win | TKO 6 |
23 | Dec 13, 1997 | 27 | Jimmy Thunder | win | TKO 9 |
22 | Jun 20, 1997 | 26 | Frankie Swindell | win | UD 10 |
21 | Mar 18, 1997 | 26 | 
Bert Cooper 31 33-15 | win | UD 10 |
20 | Jan 28, 1997 | 26 | Craig Petersen | win | TKO 6 |
19 | Oct 08, 1996 | 26 | Levi Billups | win | UD 10 |
18 | Aug 06, 1996 | 25 | Uriah Grant | win | UD 10 |
17 | May 17, 1996 | 25 | Biko Botowamungu | win | UD 10 |
16 | Apr 23, 1996 | 25 | Lionel Butler | win | TKO 8 |
15 | Jan 30, 1996 | 25 | Jeff Wooden | win | UD 10 |
14 | Nov 21, 1995 | 25 | Phil Jackson | win | UD 12 |
13 | Oct 03, 1995 | 25 | Nathaniel Fitch | win | KO 7 |
12 | Jul 18, 1995 | 24 | Tim Puller | win | TKO 5 |
11 | May 23, 1995 | 24 | Arthur Williams | win | SD 10 |
10 | Apr 26, 1995 | 24 | Joel Humm | win | RTD 4 |
9 | Mar 28, 1995 | 24 | Mike Rouse | win | TKO 6 |
8 | Jan 06, 1995 | 24 | Frankie Hines | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Nov 01, 1994 | 24 | Ron Gullette | win | TKO 5 |
6 | Oct 04, 1994 | 24 | Waxxen Fikes | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Aug 30, 1994 | 24 | Max Key | win | KO 1 |
4 | Jun 07, 1994 | 23 | Gerard O'Neal | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Mar 22, 1994 | 23 | Exum Speight | win | UD 6 |
2 | May 15, 1993 | 22 | Mike Sullivan | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Jan 28, 1993 | 22 | Gary Smith | win | UD 6 |