On June 30, 2001, 27-year-old DeMarcus Corley (25-1-1, 15 KOs) and Felix Flores fought for the vacant WBO super-lightweight title.
Corley came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 26 days.
DeMarcus Corley made quick work of Felix Flores, stopping Flores via TKO in the 1st. Corley improves his record to 26-1-1 (16 KOs)
On January 4, 2003, the 28-year-old WBO super-lightweight world champion, DeMarcus Corley (27-1-1, 16 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Randall Bailey (26-2, 26 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Corley came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 16 days. Bailey was on a 1-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 8 days.
DeMarcus Corley defeated Randall Bailey via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO super-lightweight title. Corley improves his record to 28-1-1, while Bailey adds a loss to his record at 26-3.
On January 19, 2002, DeMarcus Corley and Ener Julio met again in a rematch.
Corley came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 20 days.
DeMarcus Corley defeated Ener Julio via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBO super-lightweight title. Corley improves his record to 27-1-1
On September 15, 2006, 32-year-old DeMarcus Corley (31-4-1, 17 KOs) and 32-year-old Junior Witter (33-1-2, 19 KOs) fought for the vacant WBC super-lightweight title.
Corley came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 29 days. Witter was on a 18-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 25 days.
Junior Witter defeated DeMarcus Corley via unanimous decision . Witter improves his record to 34-1-2, while Corley adds a loss to his record at 31-5-1.
On May 5, 2012, a 37-year-old DeMarcus Corley (38-19-1, 22 KOs) and Paul McCloskey met in the ring.
Corley came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 14 days.
DeMarcus Corley stopped Paul McCloskey via TKO in the 10th round. Corley improves his record to 39-19-1 (23 KOs)
On August 28, 2010, a 36-year-old DeMarcus Corley (37-13-1, 22 KOs) and a 27-year-old Argentinian boxer Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KOs) met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Corley came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 18 days. Maidana was on a 3-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 1 day.
Marcos Maidana defeated DeMarcus Corley via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-lightweight fight. Maidana improves his record to 29-1, while Corley adds a loss to his record at 37-14-1.
On May 22, 2004, a 29-year-old DeMarcus Corley (28-2-1, 16 KOs) and a 27-year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr. (31-0, 21 KOs) met in the ring.
Corley came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 10 days. Mayweather Jr. was on a 31-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 21 days.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated DeMarcus Corley via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Mayweather Jr. improves his record to 32-0, while Corley adds a loss to his record at 28-3-1.
On August 28, 1998, a 24-year-old DeMarcus Corley (14-0, 8 KOs) and Gustavo Tapia met in the ring.
Corley came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 26 days.
DeMarcus Corley stopped Gustavo Tapia via TKO in the 1st round. Corley improves his record to 15-0 (9 KOs)
On December 13, 2008, a 34-year-old DeMarcus Corley (31-10-1, 17 KOs) and Donnell Logan met in the ring.
Corley came in to the fight on a 6-fight losing streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 21 days.
DeMarcus Corley stopped Donnell Logan via KO in the 1st round. Corley improves his record to 32-10-1 (18 KOs)
On January 19, 2000, a 25-year-old DeMarcus Corley (20-1-1, 11 KOs) and Harold Bennett met in the ring.
Corley came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 26 days.
DeMarcus Corley stopped Harold Bennett via KO in the 1st round. Corley improves his record to 21-1-1 (12 KOs)