Herol Graham was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England on September 13, 1959. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on November 28, 1978 against Vivian Waite. Graham defeated Waite via 6 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Graham got his first shot at a world title at the age of 29 after 42 professional fights. On May 10, 1989 Graham challenged Mike McCallum's WBA middleweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.
Graham's last fight was a 10th-round TKO loss to Charles Brewer at age 38, on March 28, 1998, in which he was fighting for the IBF super-middleweight title.
Some of Herol Graham's best fights have been against Vinny Paz and Ayub Kalule. For a complete list of Graham's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Herol Graham".
Graham has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Herol Graham Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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54 | Mar 28, 1998 | 38 | Charles Brewer 28 30-5 | loss | TKO 10 |
53 | Dec 06, 1997 | 38 | Vinny Pazienza 34 41-6 | win | UD 12 |
52 | Jul 12, 1997 | 37 | Chris Johnson | win | TKO 8 |
51 | Mar 04, 1997 | 37 | Craig Joseph | win | PTS 8 |
50 | Nov 26, 1996 | 37 | Terry Ford | win | PTS 8 |
49 | Sep 23, 1992 | 33 | Frank Grant | loss | TKO 9 |
48 | Mar 12, 1992 | 32 | Sumbu Kalambay 35 53-5-1 | loss | UD 12 |
47 | Dec 10, 1991 | 32 | John Ashton | win | TKO 6 |
46 | Nov 24, 1990 | 31 | Julian Jackson 30 40-1 | loss | KO 4 |
45 | Apr 11, 1990 | 30 | Ismael Negron | win | KO 3 |
44 | Oct 25, 1989 | 30 | Rod Douglas | win | RTD 9 |
43 | May 10, 1989 | 29 | Mike McCallum 33 35-1 | loss | SD 12 |
42 | Nov 23, 1988 | 29 | Johnny Melfah | win | TKO 5 |
41 | Jun 08, 1988 | 28 | James Cook | win | TKO 5 |
40 | Dec 05, 1987 | 28 | Ricky Stackhouse | win | TKO 8 |
39 | May 26, 1987 | 27 | Sumbu Kalambay 31 41-3-1 | loss | UD 12 |
38 | Jan 17, 1987 | 27 | Charles Boston | win | TKO 7 |
37 | Nov 04, 1986 | 27 | Mark Kaylor | win | RTD 8 |
36 | Jun 23, 1986 | 26 | Ernie Rabotte | win | TKO 1 |
35 | Feb 05, 1986 | 26 | Ayub Kalule 32 46-3 | win | TKO 10 |
34 | Dec 03, 1985 | 26 | Sanderline Williams | win | PTS 10 |
33 | Oct 16, 1985 | 26 | Roberto Justino Ruiz | win | TKO 2 |
32 | Apr 24, 1985 | 25 | Jimmy Price | win | KO 1 |
31 | Mar 06, 1985 | 25 | Rose Rosemain | win | KO 5 |
30 | Nov 26, 1984 | 25 | Liam Coleman | win | TKO 3 |
29 | Oct 16, 1984 | 25 | Jose Seys | win | TKO 6 |
28 | Sep 25, 1984 | 25 | Irving Hines | win | KO 2 |
27 | Jul 22, 1984 | 24 | Lindell Holmes | win | TKO 5 |
26 | Dec 09, 1983 | 24 | Germain Le Maitre | win | TKO 8 |
25 | Oct 11, 1983 | 24 | Carlos Betancourt | win | KO 1 |
24 | May 23, 1983 | 23 | Clement Tshinza | win | KO 2 |
23 | Mar 15, 1983 | 23 | Tony Nelson | win | RTD 5 |
22 | Sep 30, 1982 | 23 | Hunter Clay | win | PTS 15 |
21 | Apr 22, 1982 | 22 | Fred Coranson | win | PTS 10 |
20 | Feb 24, 1982 | 22 | Chris Christian | win | TKO 9 |
19 | Nov 25, 1981 | 22 | Kenny Bristol | win | PTS 15 |
18 | Jun 17, 1981 | 21 | Prince Rodney | win | TKO 1 |
17 | Mar 24, 1981 | 21 | Pat Thomas | win | PTS 15 |
16 | Jan 22, 1981 | 21 | Lancelot Innis | win | PTS 10 |
15 | Oct 30, 1980 | 21 | Larry Mayes | win | TKO 4 |
14 | Sep 09, 1980 | 20 | Joey Mack | win | PTS 8 |
13 | Apr 22, 1980 | 20 | George Danahar | win | PTS 8 |
12 | Feb 12, 1980 | 20 | Glen McEwan | win | PTS 8 |
11 | Nov 27, 1979 | 20 | Errol McKenzie | win | PTS 8 |
10 | Oct 27, 1979 | 20 | Billy Ahearne | win | TKO 3 |
9 | Sep 26, 1979 | 20 | Lloyd James | win | PTS 8 |
8 | May 16, 1979 | 19 | Gordon George | win | PTS 8 |
7 | Apr 27, 1979 | 19 | Mac Nicholson | win | PTS 8 |
6 | Mar 27, 1979 | 19 | George Walker | win | PTS 8 |
5 | Feb 28, 1979 | 19 | Dave Southwell | win | PTS 8 |
4 | Feb 12, 1979 | 19 | Dave Southwell | win | PTS 8 |
3 | Jan 22, 1979 | 19 | Jimmy Roberts | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Dec 04, 1978 | 19 | Curtis Marsh | win | RTD 1 |
1 | Nov 28, 1978 | 19 | Vivian Waite | win | PTS 6 |