Paul Spadafora (The Pittsburgh Kid) is a 49-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former lightweight world champion. In a career spanning 18 years, 8 months, and 23 days, Spadafora amassed a record of 49-1-1, which includes 19 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Paul Spadafora was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. on September 5, 1975. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on October 18, 1995 against Steve Maddux. Spadafora defeated Maddux via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Spadafora became a world champion at the age of 23 after 26 professional fights. He challenged Israel Cardona for the vacant IBF lightweight title and defeated Cardona via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Spadafora's last fight was an unanimous decision victory over Héctor Velázquez at age 38, on July 11, 2014.
Some of Paul Spadafora's best fights have been against Leonard Doroftei, Victoriano Sosa, Angel Manfredy, and Héctor Velázquez. For a complete list of Spadafora's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Paul Spadafora".
Spadafora has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Paul Spadafora Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | Jul 11, 2014 | 38 | Héctor Velázquez 39 55-21-3 | win | UD 8 |
50 | Nov 30, 2013 | 38 | Johan Perez | loss | MD 12 |
49 | Apr 06, 2013 | 37 | Robert Franckel | win | UD 10 |
48 | Dec 01, 2012 | 37 | Solomon Egberime | win | UD 10 |
47 | Aug 18, 2012 | 36 | Humberto Toledo | win | UD 8 |
46 | Nov 20, 2010 | 35 | Alain Hernandez | win | RTD 5 |
45 | Mar 12, 2010 | 34 | Ivan Fiorletta | win | TKO 8 |
44 | Sep 30, 2009 | 34 | Jermaine White | win | UD 8 |
43 | Jun 24, 2009 | 33 | Ivan Orlando Bustos | win | TKO 6 |
42 | Apr 25, 2008 | 32 | Shad Howard | win | UD 8 |
41 | Mar 09, 2007 | 31 | Oisin Fagan | win | SD 10 |
40 | Nov 22, 2006 | 31 | Frankie Zepeda | win | TKO 5 |
39 | Jul 17, 2004 | 28 | Francisco Campos | win | TKO 10 |
38 | Apr 29, 2004 | 28 | Ruben Galvan | win | UD 10 |
37 | May 17, 2003 | 27 | Leonard Dorin 33 21-0 | draw | SD 12 |
36 | Nov 09, 2002 | 27 | Dennis Holbaek | win | UD 12 |
35 | Mar 09, 2002 | 26 | Angel Manfredy 27 39-5-1 | win | UD 12 |
34 | Aug 14, 2001 | 25 | Charles Tschorniawsky | win | UD 10 |
33 | May 08, 2001 | 25 | Joel Perez | win | UD 12 |
32 | Dec 16, 2000 | 25 | Billy Irwin | win | UD 12 |
31 | Sep 09, 2000 | 25 | Rodney Jones | win | UD 10 |
30 | May 06, 2000 | 24 | Mike Griffith | win | TD 10 |
29 | Mar 03, 2000 | 24 | Victoriano Sosa 25 24-1-1 | win | UD 12 |
28 | Dec 17, 1999 | 24 | Renato Cornett | win | TKO 11 |
27 | Aug 20, 1999 | 23 | Israel Cardona | win | UD 12 |
26 | Mar 30, 1999 | 23 | Eugene Johnson | win | UD 8 |
25 | Jan 22, 1999 | 23 | Rocky Martinez | win | UD 10 |
24 | Dec 04, 1998 | 23 | Dezi Ford | win | TKO 10 |
23 | Oct 23, 1998 | 23 | Sam Girard | win | UD 10 |
22 | Aug 30, 1998 | 22 | David Thomas | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Jun 23, 1998 | 22 | Jose Aponte | win | PTS 12 |
20 | May 27, 1998 | 22 | Amado Cabato | win | TKO 7 |
19 | Mar 26, 1998 | 22 | Troy Fletcher | win | UD 8 |
18 | Dec 11, 1997 | 22 | Roger Brown | win | UD 8 |
17 | Oct 15, 1997 | 22 | Hector Ramirez | win | TKO 2 |
16 | Sep 13, 1997 | 22 | Kino Rodriguez | win | UD 6 |
15 | Aug 13, 1997 | 21 | Bernard Harris | win | UD 8 |
14 | May 23, 1997 | 21 | Julio Cesar Merino | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Mar 01, 1997 | 21 | Joe Lafontant | win | PTS 6 |
12 | Dec 22, 1996 | 21 | Greg McLean | win | KO 2 |
11 | Nov 21, 1996 | 21 | Mark Andreske | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Sep 27, 1996 | 21 | Jeff Whaley | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Jun 22, 1996 | 20 | Antonio Gonzalez | win | UD 4 |
8 | Jun 10, 1996 | 20 | Calvin Faggins | win | TKO 2 |
7 | May 07, 1996 | 20 | Erik Joshua | win | UD 4 |
6 | Mar 31, 1996 | 20 | Julio Ibarra | win | TKO 3 |
5 | Feb 20, 1996 | 20 | Michael Lopez | win | RTD 3 |
4 | Dec 13, 1995 | 20 | Lacebian Crockett | win | KO 1 |
3 | Nov 15, 1995 | 20 | Anthony Hardy | win | UD 4 |
2 | Nov 07, 1995 | 20 | Nathaniel Hardy | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Oct 18, 1995 | 20 | Steve Maddux | win | PTS 4 |