Ossie Ocasio
Career, Record, Stats
Ossie Ocasio (Jaws) is a 69-year-old retired Puerto Rican professional boxer. He is a former cruiserweight world champion. In a career spanning 16 years, 9 months, and 3 days, Ocasio amassed a record of 23-13-1, which includes 12 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Ossie Ocasio's Boxing Career
Ossie Ocasio was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico on August 12, 1955. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on February 20, 1976 against Lorenzo Simons. Ocasio defeated Simons via 3rd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Ocasio got his first shot at a world title at the age of 23 after 13 professional fights. On March 23, 1979 Ocasio challenged Larry Holmes' WBC heavyweight title but lost via 7th round TKO.
He became a world champion on February 13, 1982 at the age of 26 years, after by defeating Robbie Williams, the then-reining WBA cruiserweight champion, via 15-round split decision. This was his 20th fight as a professional.
Ocasio's last fight was an 8th-round TKO loss to Alex Garcia at age 37, on November 23, 1992.
Some of Ossie Ocasio's best fights have been against Dwight Muhammad Qawi (HOFer) and Jimmy Young. For a complete list of Ocasio's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Ossie Ocasio".
Ocasio has 13 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Ossie Ocasio Losses".
Ossie Ocasio's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | Nov 23, 1992 | 37 |  Alex Garcia | loss | TKO 8 |
36 | Aug 20, 1992 | 37 | 
Carl Williams 32 24-5  | loss | UD 10 |
35 | Dec 14, 1990 | 35 | Mike Hunter | loss | UD 10 |
34 | Oct 03, 1990 | 35 | Jess Harding | win | RTD 8 |
33 | Jun 27, 1990 | 34 | 
Lennox Lewis 24 11-0 | loss | PTS 8 |
32 | May 18, 1990 | 34 | 
Bruce Seldon 23 12-0 | loss | UD 8 |
31 | Jan 11, 1990 | 34 | 
Tyrell Biggs 29 16-3 | loss | UD 10 |
30 | Dec 07, 1989 | 34 | 
Ray Mercer 28 11-0 | loss | SD 8 |
29 | Nov 26, 1988 | 33 | Pierre Coetzer | loss | UD 10 |
28 | Mar 06, 1988 | 32 | Pierre Coetzer | win | UD 10 |
27 | Aug 15, 1987 | 32 | 
Evander Holyfield 24 15-0 | loss | TKO 11 |
26 | May 15, 1987 | 31 | 
Dwight Muhammad Qawi 34 27-3-1 | win | MD 10 |
25 | Mar 23, 1986 | 30 | Narcisco Maldonado | win | UD 10 |
24 | Dec 01, 1984 | 29 | Piet Crous | loss | UD 15 |
23 | May 05, 1984 | 28 | John Odhiambho | win | TKO 15 |
22 | May 20, 1983 | 27 | Randy Stephens | win | UD 15 |
21 | Dec 15, 1982 | 27 | Eddie Taylor | win | UD 15 |
20 | Feb 13, 1982 | 26 | Robbie Williams | win | SD 15 |
19 | Mar 17, 1981 | 25 | John L. Gardner | loss | KO 6 |
18 | Oct 23, 1980 | 25 | Barry Funches | win | UD 10 |
17 | Jun 28, 1980 | 24 | Michael Dokes | loss | TKO 1 |
16 | Apr 19, 1980 | 24 | Michael Dokes | draw | SD 10 |
15 | Nov 20, 1979 | 24 | Jack Sterling | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Mar 23, 1979 | 23 | 
Larry Holmes 29 29-0 | loss | TKO 7 |
13 | Jan 27, 1979 | 23 | 
Jimmy Young 30 22-7-2 | win | UD 10 |
12 | Jun 09, 1978 | 22 |
Jimmy Young 29 22-6-2 | win | SD 10 |
11 | Apr 08, 1978 | 22 | Kevin Isaac | win | UD 10 |
10 | Jul 12, 1977 | 21 | Tom Nickson | win | KO 4 |
9 | Jun 25, 1977 | 21 | Frank Schram | win | TKO 4 |
8 | Jun 14, 1977 | 21 | Clarence Morris | win | KO 2 |
7 | Mar 17, 1977 | 21 | Gene Idelette | win | KO 1 |
6 | Feb 12, 1977 | 21 | Ed Turner | win | KO 2 |
5 | Aug 16, 1976 | 21 | Aaron Solomon | win | KO 1 |
4 | Jul 17, 1976 | 20 | Ed Turner | win | PTS 8 |
3 | Apr 27, 1976 | 20 | Luis Reins | win | KO 1 |
2 | Apr 05, 1976 | 20 | Rafael Guerrero | win | KO 2 |
1 | Feb 20, 1976 | 20 | Lorenzo Simons | win | KO 3 |