# Eric Aiken

Eric Aiken (born April 8, 1980 in Marysville, Ohio) is a former professional boxer. He is the former IBF world featherweight champion.

## Early life

According to the February 1, 2008 broadcast of Friday Night Fights on ESPN2, Aiken was a paralegal before turning professional. As an amateur, he trained at the Alexandria Boxing Club. During his amateur career, Aiken compiled a 97-5 record with 47 knockouts. In addition, he won numerous state titles, the Mayor's Cup and the Nationals twice.

## Pro career

On April 1, 2006, Aiken defeated former IBF bantamweight champion Tim Austin by sixth-round TKO. Only one month later (on May 13, 2006), Aiken challenged undefeated IBF featherweight champion Valdemir Pereira for the title. In the bout, Aiken knocked down Pereira in rounds four and five. Throughout the bout, Pereira hit Aiken with shots that were below the belt, and he was penalized one point in rounds six and seven. After another below the belt shot by Pereira in round eight, the referee disqualified him, and Aiken was awarded the title.
Aiken lost the title on September 2, 2006 against Robert Guerrero.
On February 1, 2008, in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Aiken lost to Monty Meza-Clay by seventh-round technical knockout.

## Professional boxing record

| 29 fights | 16 wins | 11 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 6 |
| By decision | 3 | 5 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 29 | Loss | 16–11–1 (1) | Adam Lopez | TKO | 2 (4), 2:09 | 2015-12-12 | AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 28 | Loss | 16–10–1 (1) | Bayan Jargal | TKO | 1 (8), 2:24 | 2012-11-01 | Hilton & Towers, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 27 | Loss | 16–9–1 (1) | Rafael Márquez | KO | 1 (10), 2:26 | 2012-05-05 | Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 26 | NC | 16–8–1 (1) | Edner Cherry | NC | 1 (10), 3:00 | 2011-09-23 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | |
| 25 | Loss | 16–8–1 | Todd Wilson | UD | 6 | 2011-09-10 | Patriot Center, Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. | |
| 24 | Loss | 16–7–1 | Monty Meza Clay | TKO | 7 (10), 0:39 | 2008-02-01 | Expo Mart, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 23 | Loss | 16–6–1 | Thomas Mashaba | TKO | 9 (12), 1:51 | 2007-11-12 | Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa | For IBO featherweight title |
| 22 | Draw | 16–5–1 | Cruz Carbajal | SD | 10 | 2007-03-16 | Rockingham Park, Salem, New Hampshire, U.S. | |
| 21 | Loss | 16–5 | Robert Guerrero | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | Sep 2, 2006 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Lost IBF featherweight title |
| 20 | Win | 16–4 | Valdemir Pereira | DQ | 8 (12), 1:37 | 2006-05-13 | TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Won IBF featherweight title |
| 19 | Win | 15–4 | Tim Austin | TKO | 6 (10), 2:21 | 2006-04-01 | Wolstein Center, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 18 | Loss | 14–4 | Johnnie Edwards | UD | 6 | 2006-03-18 | Ohio-Lausche Building, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 14–3 | Darby Smart | TKO | 7 (10), 1:13 | 2006-01-20 | Voinovich Center, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | Won vacant NABA featherweight title |
| 16 | Win | 13–3 | John Scalzi | TKO | 1 (6), 2:15 | 2005-12-09 | Wheeling Island Hotel, Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| 15 | Loss | 12–3 | Leo Martinez | SD | 6 | 2005-10-01 | Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 12–2 | Terrance Roy | KO | 2 (6), 1:02 | 2005-01-08 | Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | |
| 13 | Loss | 11–2 | Al Seeger | UD | 8 | 2004-09-16 | Kewadin Casino, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Terrance Roy | UD | 6 | 2004-05-27 | Lincoln Theatre, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Antonio Garris | KO | 1 (8), 1:02 | 2004-02-28 | Convention Center, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Agnaldo Nunes | UD | 6 | 2003-12-13 | Convention Center, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Travis Gregory | KO | 1 (4) | 2003-08-09 | Convention Center, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Richard Dinkins | TKO | 1 (4) | 2003-05-10 | D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | César García | KO | 2 (4), 0:24 | 2003-04-12 | Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Ubaldo Olivencia | KO | 3 (4) | 2003-03-15 | D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Edward Anderson | TKO | 4 (4), 2:15 | 2002-06-15 | DC Tunnel, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Angelo Torres | KO | 1 (4), 2:08 | 2002-06-01 | Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Angelo Torres | UD | 4 | 2001-11-10 | Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | |
| 2 | Loss | 1–1 | Antonio Oliveros | UD | 4 | 2001-06-16 | Murray Skating Center, Yonkers, New York, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jhovany Collado | TKO | 3 (4) | 2001-01-12 | Sands Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |