Jeff Lampkin facts for kids

Jeff Lampkin (born September 21, 1961) is an American former professional boxer. During his 11-year professional career, Lampkin won the USBA cruiserweight title and IBF cruiserweight belt.

Amateur career

Lampkin had a stellar amateur career, winning the National AAU Light Heavyweight Championship in 1980. He became a professional later that year. On June 11, 1982, Lampkin, along with another Youngstown-area boxer, Earnie Shavers, had an undercard spot on the Larry Holmes-Gerry Cooney fight.

Professional career

Lampkin's professional boxing career peaked on March 22, 1990, when he won the IBF Cruiserweight Title with a technical knockout of British boxer Glenn McCrory, in London. He defended the belt once against Siza Makathini before vacating the title in 1991. This decision came in the wake of a controversy surrounding Lampkin's participation in an IBF bout in South Africa, which prompted the WBA and WBC to withhold recognition of his title. (Both bodies had sanctions against fighters who competed in that country.)

The IBF's subsequent failure to offer Lampkin a fight led him to request a purse offer in the summer of 1991. When IBF President Bobby Lee offered Lampkin a fight just three weeks before the bout was scheduled, a move that denied him adequate training time, the boxer concluded that the IBF had no intention of allowing him to defend his title. After vacating his title, Lampkins never challenged for a major belt again.

Later years

Despite Lampkins' accomplishments, his economic rewards were relatively modest. Contracts he signed left the fighter with little more than $50,000, even though he won and defended a cruiserweight world champion title. The former champion indicated that frustration over the apparent mishandling of his career contributed to his decision to vacate the title. Today, Lampkin lives and works in Youngstown.

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
59	Win	39-19-1	Exum Speight	TKO	4	27/06/1997	Liberty, Ohio, U.S.
58	Loss	38-19-1	Brian Nielsen	UD	8	13/01/1995	Aalborghallen, Denmark
57	Loss	38-18-1	Andrew Golota	RTD	1	13/08/1994	Aladdin, Nevada, U.S.
56	Win	38-17-1	Danny Stonewalker	KO	3	24/05/1994	Salta, Argentina
55	Loss	37-17-1	Tom Glesby	UD	10	22/03/1994	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
54	Loss	37-16-1	Herbie Hide	TKO	2	04/12/1993	Sun City, Bophuthatswana	WBC International Heavyweight Title.
53	Loss	37-15-1	Arthur Williams	UD	10	08/06/1993	Riviera, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
52	Loss	37-14-1	Marcelo Victor Figueroa	MD	10	03/10/1992	Cirque d'hiver, France
51	Win	37-13-1	Fred Adams	KO	7	05/09/1992	Paris, France
50	Win	36-13-1	Larry Davis	KO	1	29/05/1992	Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
49	Win	35-13-1	Siza Makathini	KO	8	28/07/1990	Saint Petersburg, Florida, U.S.	Retained IBF cruiserweight title
48	Win	34-13-1	Glenn McCrory	KO	3	22/03/1990	Gateshead Leisure Centre, Gateshead, England	Won IBF cruiserweight title
47	Win	33-13-1	Ed Smith	TKO	9	19/10/1989	Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, New Jersey, U.S.
46	Win	32-13-1	Elvis Parks	KO	1	12/05/1989	Struthers Fieldhouse, Ohio, U.S.	Parks knocked out at 0:47 of the first round.
45	Win	31-13-1	Wali Muhammad	TKO	12	14/02/1989	Showboat, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title.
44	Win	30-13-1	Alfonso Ratliff	TKO	5	17/11/1988	Showboat, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title.
43	Win	29-13-1	Freddie Rafferty	KO	6	02/07/1988	Sun City, Bophuthatswana
42	Loss	28-13-1	Patrick Lumumba	PTS	8	09/04/1988	Caesars Palace, Nevada, U.S.
41	Loss	28-12-1	Lottie Mwale	PTS	10	05/12/1987	Philips Halle, Germany
40	Loss	28-11-1	Sherman Griffin	SD	12	23/06/1987	Houston, Texas, U.S.	IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title.
39	Loss	28-10-1	Ramzi Hassan	UD	10	23/02/1987	The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
38	Win	28-9-1	Jesse Shelby	SD	10	22/01/1987	The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
37	Win	27-9-1	Paul Madison	KO	5	11/09/1986	The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
36	Win	26-9-1	Danny Blake	UD	8	11/03/1986	Niles, Ohio, U.S.
35	Win	25-9-1	Tim Broady	TKO	7	24/01/1986	Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, New Jersey, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:52 of the seventh round.
34	Loss	24-9-1	Charles Williams	PTS	10	03/12/1985	Sands Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
33	Loss	24-8-1	Cedric Parsons	SD	8	06/08/1985	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
32	Win	24-7-1	Jack Johnson	UD	10	11/06/1985	Tropicana Casino & Resort Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
31	Loss	23-7-1	Jerome Clouden	PTS	10	20/11/1984	Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.
30	Draw	23-6-1	Chisanda Mutti	PTS	10	26/05/1984	Düsseldorf, Germany
29	Win	23-6	Willie Crawford	KO	4	06/03/1984	Niles, Ohio, U.S.
28	Win	22-6	Arthel Lawhorne	TKO	6	24/01/1984	Niles, Ohio, U.S.
27	Loss	21-6	Anthony Witherspoon	PTS	10	11/01/1984	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
26	Loss	21-5	Fulgencio Obelmejias	PTS	8	14/12/1983	Loano, Italy
25	Loss	21-4	Johnny Davis	UD	10	12/07/1983	Tropicana Casino & Resort Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
24	Win	21-3	Stanley Ross	KO	1	14/06/1983	Tropicana Casino & Resort Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
23	Loss	20-3	Richie Kates	PTS	10	13/04/1983	Resorts Casino Hotel, New Jersey, U.S.
22	Win	20-2	Rodney Green	UD	10	07/03/1983	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
21	Win	19-2	Leonardo Rodgers	TKO	3	22/01/1983	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
20	Win	18-2	Frank Payne	TKO	3	30/12/1982	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
19	Loss	17-2	Willie Stallings	PTS	10	30/11/1982	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
18	Win	17-1	Al Bolden	MD	10	27/08/1982	Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
17	Loss	16-1	Willie Edwards	UD	10	11/06/1982	Caesars Palace, Nevada, U.S.
16	Win	16-0	Fred Brown	TKO	5	28/04/1982	Struthers Fieldhouse, Ohio, U.S.
15	Win	15-0	Michael Hardin	TKO	6	17/03/1982	Niles, Ohio, U.S.
14	Win	14-0	Phil Brown	KO	4	22/02/1982	Niles, Ohio, U.S.
13	Win	13-0	Charles Williams	TKO	6	29/10/1981	Warren, Ohio, U.S.	Ohio Light Heavyweight Title.
12	Win	12-0	Darnell Hayes	KO	2	15/08/1981	Gannon College Auditorium, Pennsylvania, U.S.
11	Win	11-0	Sylvester Wilder	TKO	1	19/07/1981	Warren, Ohio, U.S.
10	Win	10-0	Ernie Whitmore	KO	3	28/06/1981	Canton Memorial Civic Center, Ohio, U.S.
9	Win	9-0	Darnell Hayes	KO	2	17/03/1981	Niles, Ohio, U.S.
8	Win	8-0	Randy Jackson	KO	1	20/01/1981	Niles, Ohio, U.S.
7	Win	7-0	Stanley Scott	TKO	3	16/12/1980	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Willie Crawford	TKO	4	09/12/1980	Warren, Ohio, U.S.
5	Win	5-0	Eddie Temple	TKO	1	28/10/1980	Warren, Ohio, U.S.
4	Win	4-0	Earl Caldwell	KO	1	24/09/1980	Struthers Fieldhouse, Ohio, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Wes Rowe	TKO	3	09/09/1980	Warren, Ohio, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	John Beveridge	KO	1	20/08/1980	Warren, Ohio, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Jim Hearn	TKO	1	18/06/1980	Struthers Fieldhouse, Ohio, U.S.

See also

• List of world cruiserweight boxing champions