Richard Frazier was born in New York, New York, U.S. on July 29, 1959. He made his professional debut at the age of 32 years on June 10, 1992 against Isiah Burke. Frazier defeated Burke via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Frazier got his first shot at a world title at the age of 39 after 22 professional fights. On January 9, 1999 Frazier challenged Roy Jones Jr.'s WBC light-heavyweight title but lost via 2nd round TKO. Frazier never got a world-title shot again.
Frazier's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Roy Jones Jr. at age 39, on January 9, 1999, in which he was fighting for the WBC light-heavyweight title.
Some of Richard Frazier's best fights have been against Benjie Marquez, Willie McDonald, Ken Wallace, Guy Stanford, and Anthony Hembrick. For a complete list of Frazier's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Richard Frazier".
Frazier has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Richard Frazier Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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23 | Jan 09, 1999 | 39 | Roy Jones Jr. 29 38-1 | loss | TKO 2 |
22 | Aug 28, 1998 | 39 | Tyler Hughes | win | MD 8 |
21 | Feb 13, 1998 | 38 | Benjie Marquez | win | TKO 3 |
20 | Oct 07, 1997 | 38 | Guy Stanford | win | TKO 7 |
19 | Jun 21, 1997 | 37 | Willie McDonald | win | TKO 6 |
18 | Feb 12, 1997 | 37 | Darrel Johnson | win | UD 10 |
17 | Oct 19, 1996 | 37 | Berry Butler | win | PTS 8 |
16 | Oct 11, 1996 | 37 | Eric Lucas 25 19-3-2 | loss | SD 10 |
15 | Jun 07, 1996 | 36 | Anthony Hembrick | win | KO 8 |
14 | Nov 08, 1995 | 36 | William Guthrie | loss | KO 4 |
13 | Sep 22, 1995 | 36 | Ken Wallace | win | RTD 6 |
12 | Mar 03, 1995 | 35 | Michael Dale | win | UD 8 |
11 | Jan 25, 1995 | 35 | Fabian Garcia | win | PTS 8 |
10 | Dec 17, 1994 | 35 | Anthony Hembrick | win | UD 8 |
9 | Sep 23, 1994 | 35 | Courtney Butler | win | UD 6 |
8 | Jun 02, 1994 | 34 | Tyrone Frazier | win | PTS 6 |
7 | Apr 18, 1994 | 34 | John Held | win | PTS 8 |
6 | Jul 30, 1993 | 34 | Andre Payne | win | PTS 4 |
5 | Jun 17, 1993 | 33 | Andre Payne | draw | PTS 4 |
4 | Mar 20, 1993 | 33 | Maurice Harris | win | TKO 4 |
3 | Jan 30, 1993 | 33 | Kevin Fooks | win | KO 4 |
2 | Dec 10, 1992 | 33 | Billy Marks | loss | UD 4 |
1 | Jun 10, 1992 | 32 | Isiah Burke | win | PTS 4 |
Frazier unsuccessfully fought for 1 light-heavyweight world championship in 1 world-title fight.
# | Date | Opponent | Weight Class | For | Method | Round |
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1 |
Jan 09, 1999 | Roy Jones Jr. | Light-heavyweight | WBC | TKO | 2 |