# Jeff Lampkin

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

| 59 fights | 39 wins | 19 losses |
| By knockout | 34 | 2 |
| By decision | 5 | 17 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| 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. | |