# Oba Carr

Oba Diallo Carr (born May 11, 1972) is an American former professional boxer. A product of trainer Emanuel Steward's Kronk Gym in Detroit, he fought three times unsuccessfully for a welterweight world title.

## Professional career

Among Carr's losses are three to then reigning welterweight champions Ike Quartey, Félix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya (by 11th-round TKO on May 22, 1999, for the WBC Welterweight Championship).

## Personal life

Carr can no longer walk as a result of the blows he took to the head during his boxing career and uses a wheelchair.

## Professional boxing record

| 61 fights | 54 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 31 | 4 |
| By decision | 23 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
Key to abbreviations used for results :
| DQ | Disqualification | RTD | Corner retirement |
| KO | Knockout | SD | Split decision / split draw |
| MD | Majority decision / majority draw | TD | Technical decision / technical draw |
| NC | No contest | TKO | Technical knockout |
| PTS | Points decision | UD | Unanimous decision / unanimous draw |
Boxing record :
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round(s) | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 61 | Loss | 54–6–1 | Kuvonchbek Toygonbaev | UD | 10 | N/a | 18 May 2002 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 60 | Loss | 54–5–1 | Luther Smith | TKO | 2 (10) | 0:43 | 10 Feb 2002 | Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 59 | Win | 54–4–1 | Miguel Alejandro Jimenez | UD | 10 | N/a | 6 Dec 2001 | Palace Indian Gaming Center, Lemoore, California, U.S. | |
| 58 | Win | 53–4–1 | Norberto Sandoval | UD | 10 | N/a | 14 Jul 2001 | Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| 57 | Loss | 52–4–1 | Rafael Pineda | TKO | 6 (10) | 2:46 | 24 Mar 2001 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 56 | Win | 52–3–1 | Agustin Caballero | TKO | 6 (10) | 0:30 | 15 Dec 2000 | Rainbow Ballroom, Fresno, California, U.S. | |
| 55 | Win | 51–3–1 | Juan Soberanes | UD | 10 | N/a | 15 Jun 2000 | Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California, U.S. | |
| 54 | Win | 50–3–1 | Yori Boy Campas | RTD | 8 (10) | 3:00 | 4 Mar 2000 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 53 | Win | 49–3–1 | Ramon Baez | KO | 4 (10) | ? | 15 Dec 1999 | Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, U.S. | |
| 52 | Loss | 48–3–1 | Oscar De La Hoya | TKO | 11 (12) | 0:55 | 22 May 1999 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For WBC welterweight title |
| 51 | Win | 48–2–1 | Frankie Randall | UD | 10 | N/a | 13 Feb 1999 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 50 | Win | 47–2–1 | Verdell Smith | UD | 8 | N/a | 20 Nov 1998 | Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 49 | Win | 46–2–1 | Alfred Ankamah | UD | 10 | N/a | 4 Aug 1998 | The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 48 | Win | 45–2–1 | Juan Carlos Rodriguez | UD | 10 | N/a | 18 Apr 1998 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 47 | Win | 44–2–1 | Jesus Gutierrez | KO | 4 (10) | 2:36 | 2 Feb 1998 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S. | |
| 46 | Win | 43–2–1 | Jesus Rodriguez | KO | 5 (10) | 2:10 | 22 Nov 1997 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 45 | Draw | 42–2–1 | Anthony Jones | SD | 10 | N/a | 7 Oct 1997 | The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 44 | Win | 42–2 | Julian Samaha | KO | 5 (10) | ? | 5 Sep 1997 | Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 43 | Win | 41–2 | Ross Thompson | UD | 10 | N/a | 24 Jun 1997 | Argosy Festival Atrium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 40–2 | Jaime Balboa | UD | 10 | N/a | 18 May 1997 | Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
| 41 | Loss | 39–2 | Ike Quartey | MD | 12 | N/a | 4 Oct 1996 | Madison Square Garden Theater, New York City, New York, U.S. | For WBA welterweight title |
| 40 | Win | 39–1 | Francisco Barra | RTD | 5 (10) | 3:00 | 18 May 1996 | The Mirage, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 39 | Win | 38–1 | Ramon Sanchez | TKO | 3 (?) | N/a | 16 Dec 1995 | Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |