On November 3, 2005, a 40-year-old Orlin Norris (57-9-1, 30 KOs) and Ola Afolabi met in the ring.
Norris came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 44% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days.
Orlin Norris lost to Ola Afolabi via TKO in the 7th round, and adds an loss to his record at 57-10-1.
On May 28, 2005, a 39-year-old Orlin Norris (57-8, 30 KOs) and Albert Sosnowski met in the ring.
Norris came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 27 days.
Orlin Norris lost to Albert Sosnowski via majority decision in the 8-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 57-9.
On June 16, 2001, a 35-year-old Orlin Norris (52-7, 27 KOs) and a 36-year-old Danish boxer Brian Nielsen (61-1, 43 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Norris came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 23 days. Nielsen was on a 12-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 20 days.
Brian Nielsen defeated Orlin Norris via unanimous decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Nielsen improves his record to 62-1, while Norris adds a loss to his record at 52-8.
On January 27, 2001, a 35-year-old Orlin Norris (51-6, 27 KOs) and a 29-year-old Ukrainian boxer Vitali Klitschko (28-1, 27 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Norris came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 25 days. Klitschko was on a 1-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 2 days.
Vitali Klitschko stopped Orlin Norris via KO in the 1st round. Klitschko improves his record to 29-1 (28 KOs), while Norris adds a loss to his record at 51-7.
On June 16, 2000, a 34-year-old Orlin Norris (50-5, 27 KOs) and a 32-year-old Polish boxer Andrew Golota (35-4, 29 KOs) met in the ring.
Norris came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 49% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 24 days. Golota was on a 1-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 25 days.
Andrew Golota defeated Orlin Norris via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Golota improves his record to 36-4, while Norris adds a loss to his record at 50-6.
On December 13, 1997, a 32-year-old Orlin Norris (47-4, 26 KOs) and Henry Akinwande met in the ring.
Norris came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 29 days.
Orlin Norris lost to Henry Akinwande via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 47-5.
On July 22, 1995, the 29-year-old WBA cruiserweight world champion, Orlin Norris (43-3, 24 KOs), faced a 31-year-old Nate Miller (25-4, 21 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Norris came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 5 days. Miller was on a 2-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 3 days.
Nate Miller stopped the champion via KO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBA cruiserweight champion. Miller improves his record to 26-4 (22 KOs), while Norris adds a loss to his record at 43-4.
On June 3, 1991, a 25-year-old Orlin Norris (29-2, 15 KOs) and a 32-year-old Tony Tucker (40-1, 34 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Norris came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 4 days. Tucker was on a 6-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 5 days.
Tony Tucker defeated Orlin Norris via split decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Tucker improves his record to 41-1, while Norris adds a loss to his record at 29-3.
On February 17, 1990, a 24-year-old Orlin Norris (22-1, 9 KOs) and a 24-year-old Bert Cooper (21-5, 18 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Norris came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 27 days. Cooper was on a 1-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 8 days.
Bert Cooper stopped Orlin Norris via TKO in the 8th round. Cooper improves his record to 22-5 (19 KOs), while Norris adds a loss to his record at 22-2.
On August 2, 1986, a 20-year-old Orlin Norris (2-0, 2 KOs) and Olian Alexander met in the ring.
Norris came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 days.
Orlin Norris lost to Olian Alexander via points decision in the 4-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 2-1.