# James Warring

James Warring (born November 26, 1958) is an American boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. In professional boxing, he held the IBF world cruiserweight title from 1991 until 1992. In kickboxing, Warring is a four-time world champion, which included WKA world titles in 1983 and 1989. Warring alog with Troy Dorsey are the only two fighters to hold World titles in both Boxing and Kickboxing simultaneously although Warring held Kickboxing titles on the international rules level.

## Biography
### Career

* Kickboxing
** US kickboxing champion
** KICK World Cruiserweight Champion
** PKC World Cruiserweight Champion
** FFKA World Super Heavyweight Champion
** WKA World Cruiserweight Champion
** WKA World Heavyweight champion
* Boxing
** NABF Cruiserweight Champion (December 12, 1990 - ?)
** IBF World Cruiserweight Champion (September 7, 1991 – July 30, 1992)
* Mixed Martial Arts
** World Combat Championship Runner-Up (1995)

### Career after fighting

As of 2002, Warring was a referee for the Florida State Athletic Commission in Shin Do Kumate and boxing.

## Professional boxing record

| 23 fights | 18 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 11 | 1 |
| By decision | 7 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 23 | Loss | 18–4–1 | Alex Stewart | UD | 10 | 1 May 1997 | Convention Center, Asbury Park, New Jersey | |
| 22 | Win | 18–3–1 | Derrick Roddy | UD | 10 | 8 Nov 1996 | Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| 21 | Win | 17–3–1 | Danny Wofford | PTS | 8 | 6 Dec 1994 | Columbia, South Carolina | |
| 20 | Win | 16–3–1 | Kertis Mingo | TKO | 8 (?) | 28 Sep 1994 | Lancaster, South Carolina | |
| 19 | Win | 15–3–1 | Jim Williams | KO | 2 (?) | 21 Sep 1994 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| 18 | Loss | 14–3–1 | Norbert Ekassi | UD | 10 | 2 Nov 1993 | Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine | |
| 17 | Draw | 14–2–1 | Alex Garcia | UD | 12 | 27 Jul 1993 | Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | For NABF heavyweight title |
| 16 | Loss | 14–2 | Al Cole | UD | 12 | 30 Jul 1992 | Waterloo Village, Stanhope, New Jersey | Lost IBF cruiserweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Johnny Nelson | UD | 12 | 16 May 1992 | Hugo's Nightclub, Bealeton, Virginia | Retained IBF cruiserweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Donnell Wingfield | KO | 5 (12), 1:05 | 15 Nov 1991 | Valley Sports Arena, Roanoke, Virginia | Retained IBF cruiserweight title |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | James Pritchard | KO | 1 (12), 0:36 | 7 Sep 1991 | Studio Comunate San Giacomo, Sicilia | Won vacant IBF cruiserweight title |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Nate Miller | UD | 12 | 17 Dec 1990 | Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey | Won NABF cruiserweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Craig Bodzianowski | UD | 10 | 10 Nov 1989 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Danny Wofford | UD | 6 | 8 Sep 1989 | The Sheraton, Hialeah, Florida | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Jack Simmons | KO | 2 (?) | 20 Mar 1989 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Leon Dixon | TKO | 2 (8) | 24 Oct 1986 | Holiday Inn West, Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Roger Troupe | KO | 3 (8) | 12 Sep 1986 | Holiday Inn West, Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Robert Andrews | TKO | 2 (6) | 27 Jun 1986 | Milander Auditorium, Hialeah, Florida | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Robert Andrews | TKO | 1 (?), 1:10 | 23 May 1986 | Milander Auditorium, Hialeah, Florida | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Miguel Mohedano | KO | 1 (?) | 25 Apr 1986 | Milander Auditorium, Hialeah, Florida | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Greg Payne | UD | 6 | 27 Sep 1985 | Sheraton Americas Hotel, Hialeah, Florida |
| 2 | Loss | 1–1 | Richard Payne | TKO | 9 (?) | 9 Aug 1985 | Nassau, Bahamas | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jesse Torres | KO | 1 (?) | 25 Jan 1985 | Milander Auditorium, Hialeah, Florida | Professional debut |

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 3 matches | 2 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By submission | 0 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 2–1 | Renzo Gracie | Submission (Ezekiel Choke) | WCC 1 | October 17, 1995 | 1 | 2:47 | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | Final |
| Win | 2–0 | Erik Paulson | TKO (corner stoppage) | WCC 1 | October 17, 1995 | 1 | 16:08 | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | Semi Finals |
| Win | 1–0 | Jerome Turcan | TKO (punches) | WCC 1 | October 17, 1995 | 1 | 2:35 | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | Quarter Finals |

## Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record :
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 1997-10-17 | Loss | Peter Aerts | K-1 Grand Prix '97 1st round | Osaka, Japan | KO (Right high kick) | 3 | 1:13 |
| 1987-04-25 | Win | Jerry Rhome | PKC Karatemania II | Atlanta, USA | DQ | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins Rhome's PKC World Heavyweight Championship. Rhome was disqualified for failure to meet minimum kick requirements. ||||||||
| - | Win | Maurice Smith | WKA Full Contact Karate | USA | | | |
| 1984-01-20 | Win | Don Nakaya Nielsen | WKA Full Contact Karate | Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | KO (Front kick) | 3 | |
| Wins the vacant WKA World Cruiserweight Championship. ||||||||
| 1982-09-04 | Loss | Don Wilson | WKA Kickboxing | Tokyo, Japan | Decision | 11 | 2:00 |
| Fight was for Wilson's WKA World Light Heavyweight Championship. ||||||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes ||||||||
Amateur kickboxing record :
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| ? | Win | Vitali Klitschko | WAKO | United States | Decision (Split) | 12 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes ||||||||