Vince Phillips
Career, Record, Stats
Vince Phillips (Cool) is a 61-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former super-lightweight world champion. In a career spanning 18 years, 2 months, and 8 days, Phillips amassed a record of 48-12-1, which includes 34 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights.
Vince Phillips' Boxing Career
Vince Phillips was born in Pensacola, Florida, U.S. on July 23, 1963. He made his professional debut at the age of 25 years on February 28, 1989 against Octavio Guardado. Phillips defeated Guardado via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Phillips got his first shot at a world title at the age of 32 after 34 professional fights. On April 12, 1996 Phillips challenged Ike Quartey's WBA welterweight title but lost via 3rd round TKO.
He became a world champion on May 31, 1997 at the age of 33 years, after by defeating Kostya Tszyu, the then-reining IBF super-lightweight champion, via 10th round TKO. This was his 39th fight as a professional.
Phillips' last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Alisultan Nadirbegov at age 43, on May 6, 2007.
Some of Vince Phillips' best fights have been against Kostya Tszyu (HOFer) and Micky Ward. For a complete list of Phillips' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Vince Phillips".
Phillips has 12 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Vince Phillips Losses".
Vince Phillips' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | May 06, 2007 | 43 |  Alisultan Nadirbegov | loss | UD 10 |
60 | Jun 02, 2006 | 42 | Jesús Soto Karass | loss | RTD 9 |
59 | Mar 17, 2006 | 42 | Jesse Feliciano | loss | MD 10 |
58 | Oct 13, 2005 | 42 | Kelson Pinto | win | TD 5 |
57 | Jun 03, 2005 | 41 | Mauro Lucero | win | KO 2 |
56 | Mar 24, 2005 | 41 | Alex Bunema | loss | SD 12 |
55 | Nov 04, 2004 | 41 | Dumont Welliver | win | TD 8 |
54 | Jul 23, 2004 | 41 | Paulino Avitia | win | TKO 5 |
53 | Apr 05, 2003 | 39 | 
Ricky Hatton 24 31-0 | loss | UD 12 |
52 | Nov 09, 2002 | 39 | 
Sharmba Mitchell 32 49-3 | loss | MD 10 |
51 | Mar 29, 2002 | 38 | Nick Acevedo | win | UD 10 |
50 | Nov 03, 2001 | 38 | Carlito Brosas | win | TKO 3 |
49 | Jun 23, 2001 | 37 | Marlon Haynes | win | TKO 7 |
48 | Dec 22, 2000 | 37 | Ray Oliveira | loss | MD 12 |
47 | Aug 31, 2000 | 37 | Pedro Saiz | win | TKO 5 |
46 | Apr 29, 2000 | 36 | Ricky Quiles | draw | PTS 12 |
45 | Jan 22, 2000 | 36 | 
Vernon Forrest 28 30-0 | loss | UD 12 |
44 | Dec 10, 1999 | 36 | Angel Beltre | win | KO 3 |
43 | Feb 20, 1999 | 35 | Terron Millett | loss | TKO 5 |
42 | Mar 14, 1998 | 34 | Alfonso Sanchez | win | KO 1 |
41 | Dec 13, 1997 | 34 | Freddie Pendleton | win | TKO 10 |
40 | Aug 09, 1997 | 34 | 
Micky Ward 31 30-7 | win | TKO 3 |
39 | May 31, 1997 | 33 | 
Kostya Tszyu 27 18-0 | win | TKO 10 |
38 | Jan 11, 1997 | 33 | Romallis Ellis | loss | SD 10 |
37 | Oct 28, 1996 | 33 | Juan Carlos Rodriguez | win | TKO 5 |
36 | Jun 16, 1996 | 32 | Jerry Smith | win | RTD 3 |
35 | Apr 12, 1996 | 32 | 
Ike Quartey 26 31-0 | loss | TKO 3 |
34 | Oct 28, 1995 | 32 | Mauro Gutierrez | win | KO 3 |
33 | Sep 25, 1995 | 32 | Omar Flores | win | TKO 1 |
32 | Jul 24, 1995 | 32 | Jaime Balboa | win | UD 10 |
31 | May 22, 1995 | 31 | Rene Francisco Herrera | win | UD 10 |
30 | Dec 03, 1994 | 31 | Jose Flores | win | TKO 4 |
29 | Nov 18, 1993 | 30 | Anthony Jones | loss | TKO 7 |
28 | Sep 24, 1993 | 30 | Walid Underwood | win | UD 8 |
27 | Jan 16, 1993 | 29 | Julio Flores | win | TKO 1 |
26 | Jul 23, 1992 | 29 | Juan Soberanes | win | KO 6 |
25 | Jun 11, 1992 | 28 | Tyrone Downes | win | TKO 7 |
24 | Apr 09, 1992 | 28 | Harold Brazier | win | UD 12 |
23 | Jan 26, 1992 | 28 | Tim Brooks | win | TKO 3 |
22 | Dec 07, 1991 | 28 | Jesus Rojas | win | TKO 6 |
21 | May 10, 1991 | 27 | David Taylor | win | PTS 10 |
20 | Apr 07, 1991 | 27 | Mike Johnson | win | TKO 5 |
19 | Feb 15, 1991 | 27 | Benjie Marquez | win | TKO 4 |
18 | Jan 06, 1991 | 27 | Tim Bonds | win | UD 8 |
17 | Nov 29, 1990 | 27 | Victorio Belcher | win | SD 10 |
16 | Oct 11, 1990 | 27 | Derrick McGuire | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Jul 27, 1990 | 27 | William Hernandez | win | TKO 6 |
14 | Jun 15, 1990 | 26 | Terry Ford | win | UD 8 |
13 | May 24, 1990 | 26 | Martin Quiroz | win | TKO 5 |
12 | Apr 12, 1990 | 26 | Heriberto Ruiz | win | TKO 4 |
11 | Jan 12, 1990 | 26 | Howard Stewart | win | SD 6 |
10 | Dec 07, 1989 | 26 | Santos Moreno | win | UD 4 |
9 | Nov 21, 1989 | 26 | Dwayne Peterson | win | TKO 7 |
8 | Oct 10, 1989 | 26 | Jose Luis Nino | win | KO 1 |
7 | Aug 29, 1989 | 26 | Jorge Hernandez | win | UD 6 |
6 | Aug 01, 1989 | 26 | Jorge Rivera | win | TKO 5 |
5 | Jul 18, 1989 | 25 | John Edwards | win | KO 2 |
4 | Jun 27, 1989 | 25 | Jose Luis Gonzalez | win | KO 1 |
3 | May 16, 1989 | 25 | Ricardo Luna | win | KO 1 |
2 | Apr 25, 1989 | 25 | Enrique Ventura | win | KO 1 |
1 | Feb 28, 1989 | 25 | Octavio Guardado | win | TKO 2 |