Sumbu Kalambay
Career, Record, Stats
Sumbu Kalambay is a 68-year-old retired Italian professional boxer. He is a former middleweight world champion. In a career spanning 12 years, 7 months, and 9 days, Kalambay amassed a record of 57-6-1, which includes 33 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Sumbu Kalambay's Boxing Career
Sumbu Kalambay was born in Élisabethville, Belgian Congo on April 10, 1956. He made his professional debut at the age of 24 years on October 10, 1980 against Esperno Postl. Kalambay defeated Postl via 7th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Kalambay became a world champion at the age of 31 after 46 professional fights. He challenged Iran Barkley for the vacant WBA middleweight title and defeated Barkley via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the The Ring middleweight world title as well.
Kalambay's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Chris Pyatt at age 37, on May 19, 1993, in which he .
Some of Sumbu Kalambay's best fights have been against Mike McCallum (HOFer), Herol Graham, Iran Barkley, and Steve Collins. For a complete list of Kalambay's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Sumbu Kalambay".
Kalambay has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Sumbu Kalambay Losses".
Sumbu Kalambay's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | May 19, 1993 | 37 |  Chris Pyatt | loss | UD 12 |
63 | Apr 14, 1993 | 37 | Eddie Evans | win | KO 1 |
62 | Oct 22, 1992 | 36 | 
Steve Collins 28 21-2 | win | PTS 12 |
61 | Jun 06, 1992 | 36 | Paul Wesley | win | PTS 10 |
60 | Mar 12, 1992 | 35 | 
Herol Graham 32 44-3 | win | UD 12 |
59 | Nov 14, 1991 | 35 | Miodrag Perunovic | win | TKO 4 |
58 | Aug 24, 1991 | 35 | John Ashton | win | RTD 6 |
57 | Apr 01, 1991 | 34 | 
Mike McCallum 35 39-1 | loss | SD 12 |
56 | Nov 24, 1990 | 34 | Miguel Angel Maldonado | win | PTS 8 |
55 | Jul 08, 1990 | 34 | Frederic Seillier | win | TKO 9 |
54 | Jan 24, 1990 | 33 | Francesco Dell'Aquila | win | TKO 9 |
53 | Nov 29, 1989 | 33 | Reggie Miller | win | RTD 1 |
52 | Oct 07, 1989 | 33 | Tony Powell | win | KO 5 |
51 | Mar 25, 1989 | 32 | 
Michael Nunn 25 32-0 | loss | KO 1 |
50 | Nov 08, 1988 | 32 | Doug DeWitt | win | TKO 7 |
49 | Jun 12, 1988 | 32 | Robbie Sims | win | UD 12 |
48 | Mar 05, 1988 | 31 |
Mike McCallum 32 32-0 | win | UD 12 |
47 | Oct 23, 1987 | 31 | 
Iran Barkley 27 22-3 | win | UD 15 |
46 | May 26, 1987 | 31 |
Herol Graham 27 38-0 | win | UD 12 |
45 | Mar 21, 1987 | 30 | Basante Blanco | win | RTD 5 |
44 | Dec 13, 1986 | 30 | Cecil Pettigrew | win | PTS 8 |
43 | Sep 04, 1986 | 30 | Giovanni De Marco | win | RTD 11 |
42 | Mar 15, 1986 | 29 | Cliff Gilpin | win | PTS 8 |
41 | Dec 19, 1985 | 29 | 
Ayub Kalule 31 45-3 | loss | SD 12 |
40 | Sep 26, 1985 | 29 | Giovanni De Marco | win | SD 12 |
39 | Jul 14, 1985 | 29 | Donald Bowers | win | PTS 8 |
38 | Apr 27, 1985 | 29 | Jose Duarte | win | PTS 10 |
37 | Apr 06, 1985 | 28 | Duane Thomas | loss | PTS 10 |
36 | Mar 08, 1985 | 28 | Tony Harrison | win | TKO 4 |
35 | Dec 10, 1984 | 28 | Clint Jackson | win | PTS 8 |
34 | Sep 22, 1984 | 28 | Tony Cerda | win | PTS 8 |
33 | Jul 08, 1984 | 28 | Bobby Hoye | win | PTS 8 |
32 | Apr 13, 1984 | 28 | Allen Alexander | win | PTS 8 |
31 | Feb 18, 1984 | 27 | Kenneth Styles | win | TKO 2 |
30 | Dec 09, 1983 | 27 | Irving Hines | win | KO 8 |
29 | Oct 30, 1983 | 27 | Ralph Moncrief | win | PTS 8 |
28 | Oct 13, 1983 | 27 | James Williams | win | KO 1 |
27 | Sep 03, 1983 | 27 | Guy Kennedy | win | TKO 6 |
26 | Jul 24, 1983 | 27 | Jimmie Sykes | win | PTS 8 |
25 | Apr 10, 1983 | 27 | Wilson Bell | win | KO 1 |
24 | Feb 24, 1983 | 26 | Bruce Johnson | win | TKO 6 |
23 | Dec 10, 1982 | 26 | Salvador Perez Ramos | win | KO 2 |
22 | Nov 26, 1982 | 26 | Stacy McSwain | win | TKO 3 |
21 | Oct 30, 1982 | 26 | Buster Drayton | win | PTS 8 |
20 | Sep 01, 1982 | 26 | Joe Ouru | win | DQ 1 |
19 | May 29, 1982 | 26 | Jose Quinones | win | TKO 2 |
18 | Apr 02, 1982 | 25 | Costello King | win | KO 2 |
17 | Feb 05, 1982 | 25 | Steve Williams | win | TKO 2 |
16 | Dec 26, 1981 | 25 | Gabriele Lazzari | win | TKO 6 |
15 | Dec 11, 1981 | 25 | Jose Lozano | win | PTS 8 |
14 | Nov 13, 1981 | 25 | Michel Pagani | win | KO 2 |
13 | Oct 23, 1981 | 25 | Sonny Kamunga | win | KO 7 |
12 | Sep 25, 1981 | 25 | Jose Luis Duran | win | TKO 4 |
11 | Jun 27, 1981 | 25 | Christian D'Helft | win | TKO 3 |
10 | May 28, 1981 | 25 | Giovanni Martorina | win | TKO 1 |
9 | May 15, 1981 | 25 | Christian D'Helft | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Apr 17, 1981 | 25 | Damiano Lassandro | win | TKO 8 |
7 | Mar 20, 1981 | 24 | Giovanni Martorina | win | PTS 6 |
6 | Mar 09, 1981 | 24 | Cosimo Carbone | win | TKO 3 |
5 | Feb 05, 1981 | 24 | Christian D'Helft | win | PTS 8 |
4 | Jan 08, 1981 | 24 | Stephane Ferrara | draw | PTS 6 |
3 | Dec 05, 1980 | 24 | Aldo Buzzetti | loss | PTS 8 |
2 | Oct 24, 1980 | 24 | Luigi Marini | win | TKO 6 |
1 | Oct 10, 1980 | 24 | Esperno Postl | win | TKO 7 |