Micky Ward was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. on October 4, 1965. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on June 13, 1985 against David Morin. Ward defeated Morin via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Ward got his first shot at a world title at the age of 31 after 37 professional fights. On August 9, 1997 Ward challenged Vince Phillips' IBF super-lightweight title but lost via 3rd round TKO. Ward never got a world-title shot again.
Ward's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Arturo Gatti at age 37, on June 7, 2003.
Some of Micky Ward's best fights have been against Shea Neary, Arturo Gatti (HOFer), and Emanuel Augustus. For a complete list of Ward's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Micky Ward".
Ward has 13 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Micky Ward Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | Jun 07, 2003 | 37 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
50 | Nov 23, 2002 | 37 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
49 | May 18, 2002 | 36 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
48 | Jan 05, 2002 | 36 | ![]() | loss | TD 5 |
47 | Jul 13, 2001 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
46 | May 18, 2001 | 35 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
45 | Aug 19, 2000 | 34 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
44 | Mar 11, 2000 | 34 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
43 | Oct 01, 1999 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
42 | Jul 16, 1999 | 33 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
41 | Mar 17, 1999 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
40 | Jun 07, 1998 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
39 | Apr 14, 1998 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
38 | Aug 09, 1997 | 31 | ![]() | loss | TKO 3 |
37 | Apr 12, 1997 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
36 | Dec 06, 1996 | 31 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
35 | Jul 28, 1996 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
34 | Apr 13, 1996 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
33 | Mar 15, 1996 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
32 | Jan 26, 1996 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
31 | Dec 30, 1995 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
30 | Sep 10, 1994 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
29 | Jun 17, 1994 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
28 | Oct 15, 1991 | 26 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
27 | May 02, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
26 | Oct 18, 1990 | 25 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
25 | Apr 26, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
24 | Feb 03, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
23 | May 23, 1989 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
22 | Jan 15, 1989 | 23 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
21 | Dec 13, 1988 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
20 | Sep 09, 1988 | 22 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
19 | Jul 09, 1988 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
18 | May 19, 1988 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
17 | Feb 19, 1988 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
16 | Jan 15, 1988 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
15 | Sep 25, 1987 | 21 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
14 | Aug 25, 1987 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Apr 06, 1987 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
12 | Feb 24, 1987 | 21 | ![]() | win | SD 8 |
11 | Oct 24, 1986 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
10 | Aug 29, 1986 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
9 | Jul 04, 1986 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Jun 15, 1986 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
7 | May 30, 1986 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Apr 18, 1986 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
5 | Feb 21, 1986 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
4 | Jan 24, 1986 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
3 | Jan 10, 1986 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Aug 27, 1985 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
1 | Jun 13, 1985 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |