# Randall Bailey

Randall Bailey (born September 13, 1974) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2016. He is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO light welterweight title from 1999 to 2000, and the IBF welterweight title in 2012. Additionally, he held the WBA interim light welterweight title in 2002. Nicknamed "The Knock-Out King" for his exceptional knockout power, Bailey is considered to be one of the hardest punchers in boxing history.

## Professional career

Bailey turned pro in 1996 and won his first 21 fights by knockout, including the WBO Light Welterweight Title with a 1st-round KO over Carlos Gonzalez in 1999. He defended the title twice before losing it in 2000 to Ener Julio in a close split decision.
In 2002, he won the interim WBA Light Welterweight title with a 3rd-round KO win over Demetrio Ceballos. He fought Diosbelys Hurtado for the vacant WBA Light Welterweight title but lost courtesy of a KO in the 7th round. In 2003, he challenged DeMarcus Corley for the WBO Light Welterweight Title but lost a decision. In 2004, he fought Miguel Angel Cotto for the WBO Light Welterweight Title, losing by TKO in the 6th round. The fight was stopped on cuts. In 2006, Bailey defeated Lenin Arroyo, Santos Pakau, Juan Polo Perez and Russell Stoner Jones to get the right to fight Shawn Gallegos for the IBA Intercontinental Light Welterweight title. He defeated Gallegos via a TKO inside eight rounds to become the new International Boxing Association Intercontinental champion. In 2007, he beat Harrison Cuello by KO in the 2nd round. He then fought Herman Ngoudjo and lost by a split decision over 12 rounds in an IBF eliminator bout. In 2008, Bailey fought a rematch with DeMarcus Corley and won via decision. In 2009, Bailey kayoed Frankie Figueroa in the fourth round of an IBF eliminator to win another shot at the IBF world title against Juan Urango. In the fight Bailey knocked down Juan Urango in the 6th round, the first time Urango had been knocked down. Bailey tired late in the fight and in the 11th round his corner threw in the towel after Urango had begun dominating the fight.

### Moving up to welterweight

After the loss to Urango, Bailey moved up to 147 pounds and fought Germaine Sanders, whom Bailey knocked down three times before winning an 8-round decision. On March 19, 2010 Bailey fought an IBF title eliminator against Sugar Jackson. Bailey knocked out Jackson in 90 seconds of the 1st round. Instead of fighting the IBF Title against Jan Zaveck, he fought Said Ouali on December 10, 2010 in Antwerp, Belgium, with the fight resulting in a second round no-contest when Ouali was thrown out of the ring by Bailey and the fight could not continue.
Bailey became the IBF welterweight champion after knocking out top contender Mike Jones June 9, 2012, becoming a world champion in two weight divisions 10 years after winning his last title (the interim WBA light welterweight title). His emotional response in his post fight interview drew cheers from the crowd.
Bailey lost his IBF welterweight title against Devon Alexander as a main event on Showtime Championship Boxing. He then won three straight fights, culminating in a knockout win over Shusaku Fujinaka for the WBO Asia Pacific Welterweight title, before a loss to Jeff Horn on April 27, 2016. He has not fought since.

## Professional boxing record

| 56 fights | 46 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 39 | 4 |
| By decision | 6 | 5 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 56 | Loss | 46–9 (1) | Jeff Horn | RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | Apr 27, 2016 | Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia | For IBF Inter-Continental and vacant WBO Oriental welterweight titles |
| 55 | Win | 46–8 (1) | Shusaku Fujinaka | KO | 7 (12), 2:05 | Oct 4, 2015 | Seonhak Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific welterweight title |
| 54 | Win | 45–8 (1) | Gundrick King | KO | 2 (10), 2:06 | Jun 20, 2015 | Centre for the Arts, Riverdale, California, U.S. | |
| 53 | Win | 44–8 (1) | Humberto Toledo | DQ | 8 (10), 2:15 | Nov 23, 2013 | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | Toledo disqualified for pushing the referee |
| 52 | Loss | 43–8 (1) | Devon Alexander | UD | 12 | Oct 20, 2012 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost IBF welterweight title |
| 51 | Win | 43–7 (1) | Mike Jones | KO | 11 (12), 2:52 | Jun 9, 2012 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Won vacant IBF welterweight title |
| 50 | Win | 42–7 (1) | Yoryi Estrella | UD | 10 | Sep 3, 2011 | Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| 49 | NC | 41–7 (1) | Said Ouali | NC | 2 (12) | Dec 10, 2010 | Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium | NC after Bailey threw Ouali out of the ring |
| 48 | Win | 41–7 | Sugar Jackson | TKO | 1 (12) | Mar 19, 2010 | Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium | |
| 47 | Win | 40–7 | Germaine Sanders | UD | 8 | Dec 12, 2009 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 46 | Loss | 39–7 | Juan Urango | TKO | 11 (12), 1:51 | Aug 28, 2009 | Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | For IBF light welterweight title |
| 45 | Win | 39–6 | Francisco Figueroa | KO | 4 (12), 1:46 | Apr 3, 2009 | Pepsi Pavilion, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 44 | Win | 38–6 | DeMarcus Corley | UD | 8 | Oct 22, 2008 | B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 43 | Win | 37–6 | Dairo Esalas | KO | 1 (8), 0:46 | Aug 6, 2008 | B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 36–6 | Anthony Mora | TKO | 5 (10), 2:30 | Jan 18, 2008 | Mallory Square, Key West, Florida, U.S. | Won vacant WBC Latino light welterweight title |
| 41 | Loss | 35–6 | Herman Ngoudjo | SD | 12 | Jun 8, 2007 | Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 40 | Win | 35–5 | Harrison Cuello | TKO | 2 (10), 2:24 | Jan 19, 2007 | Mallory Square, Key West, Florida, U.S. | Retained IBA Intercontinental light welterweight title |
| 39 | Win | 34–5 | Shawn Gallegos | TKO | 8 (10), 1:55 | Oct 13, 2006 | Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | Won vacant IBA Intercontinental light welterweight title |
| 38 | Win | 33–5 | Russell Stoner Jones | TKO | 4 (8), 2:06 | Jul 28, 2006 | Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | |
| 37 | Win | 32–5 | Juan Polo Perez | KO | 1 (8), 2:59 | Jun 27, 2006 | Sheraton Hotel, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 36 | Win | 31–5 | Santos Pakau | KO | 1 (10), 2:25 | May 6, 2006 | Quay Park, Key West, Florida, U.S. | |
| 35 | Win | 30–5 | Lenin Arroyo | UD | 8 | Mar 24, 2006 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 34 | Win | 29–5 | Roberto Ortega | UD | 10 | May 20, 2005 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 33 | Loss | 28–5 | Miguel Cotto | TKO | 6 (12), 1:39 | Dec 11, 2004 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For WBO light welterweight title |
| 32 | Win | 28–4 | Lester Yarbrough | KO | 5 (8), 0:26 | Mar 19, 2004 | Majestic Star Casino, Gary, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 31 | Loss | 27–4 | Ishe Smith | UD | 12 | Jan 15, 2004 | Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, U.S. | For vacant WBC Continental Americas, WBO–NABO, and USBA welterweight titles |
| 30 | Win | 27–3 | Reggie Strickland | UD | 8 | May 17, 2003 | Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 29 | Loss | 26–3 | DeMarcus Corley | UD | 12 | Jan 4, 2003 | D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., U.S. | For WBO light welterweight title |
| 28 | Win | 26–2 | Alfonso Fowler | TKO | 1 (8), 2:53 | Sep 27, 2002 | Farm Bureau Building, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 27 | Loss | 25–2 | Diosbelys Hurtado | KO | 7 (12), 2:02 | May 11, 2002 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | For IBA and vacant WBA light welterweight titles |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Demetrio Ceballos | KO | 3 (12), 1:03 | Feb 2, 2002 | Sovereign Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Won vacant WBA interim light welterweight title |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Bobby Elkins | TKO | 1 (10) | Jun 8, 2001 | Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Anthony Cobb | KO | 2 (8), 2:06 | Jan 27, 2001 | Johanning Civic Center, Kokomo, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Billy Wooten | TKO | 2 (8), 0:50 | Nov 21, 2000 | Pepsi Colliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 22 | Loss | 21–1 | Ener Julio | SD | 12 | Jul 22, 2000 | American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S. | Lost WBO light welterweight title |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Rocky Martinez | TKO | 7 (12), 0:01 | Apr 8, 2000 | Palais omnisports, Paris, France | Retained WBO light welterweight title |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Héctor López | TKO | 9 (12), 2:00 | Nov 12, 1999 | Grand Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. | Retained WBO light welterweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Carlos González | KO | 1 (12), 0:41 | May 15, 1999 | Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, U.S. | Won WBO light welterweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Rodney Wilson | TKO | 3 (10), 0:01 | Mar 6, 1999 | UM Sports Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Manuel De Leon | TKO | 2 (10), 2:59 | Dec 18, 1998 | Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Jerry Strickland | TKO | 2 | Jul 18, 1998 | Kokomo, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Esteban Flores | TKO | 1 (8), 2:26 | Apr 30, 1998 | Chili Pepper, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Randy McGee | KO | 1 (8), 1:03 | Feb 25, 1998 | Columbia Club, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Jim Maloney | TKO | 1 | Dec 13, 1997 | Amphitheater, Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Lavoice Ward | TKO | 1 (8) | Sep 30, 1997 | InCahoots Nightclub, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Gerry Dill | KO | 1 (4), 2:00 | Aug 11, 1997 | Argosy Casino, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Israel Muhammad | TKO | 5 (8) | Apr 29, 1997 | InCahoots Nightclub, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Bobby Jones | TKO | 7 (8) | Mar 4, 1997 | Pepsi Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Samuel Roberts | TKO | 1 (6), 1:33 | Feb 19, 1997 | Columbia Club, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Jeff Elrod | KO | 2 | Nov 30, 1996 | Glasgow, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Larry Sutton | TKO | 1 | Oct 15, 1996 | Pepsi Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Chris Yslas | TKO | 1 (4) | Sep 20, 1996 | James L. Knight Convention Center, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Randall Parker | TKO | 1 | Sep 14, 1996 | Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Teronie Watson | KO | 1 | Jul 27, 1996 | Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Travis Clybourn | KO | 1 | May 11, 1996 | Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Fernando Granda | TKO | 1 (4) | Apr 4, 1996 | Miami, Florida, U.S. | |