Tyrone Booze boxer
- bouts
- 37
- won
- 22
- lost
- 12
- draw
- 2
- Status
- inactive
- Division
- cruiserweight
- Debut
- 1982-04-23
- Height
- -
- Reach
- -
- Age
- -
- Born
- 1959-02-12
- Death
- -
- Nationality
- USA
Tyrone Booze (born February 12, 1959) is an American retired boxer who held the WBO cruiserweight championship from 1992 to 1993.Booze became a professional boxer in 1982 and had mixed success during his early career. He had early losses in the 1980s to Evander Holyfield, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Johnny DuPlooy, Bert Cooper, Dwight Braxton (to be known as Dwight Muhammad Qawi), and Henry Tillman. In 1990 he lost to Nate Miller for the North American Boxing Federation cruiserweight title by a unanimous decision.After winning one fight he then challenged Magne Havnaa in 1991 for the WBO cruiserweight title. He lost a twelve-round split decision. When Havnaa relinquished his title, Booze knocked out Derek Angol on July 25, 1992 at G-Mex Centre, Manchester, England to win the vacant WBO title. He defended the belt once, against Ralf Rocchigiani. On February 13, 1993, Markus Bott defeated Booze by a unanimous decision to take the title.Booze did not fight for a title again and retired in 1998 after losing to Jesse Ferguson.On September 19, 2011, Tyrone Booze and Super Bowl XXXVII MVP Dexter Jackson began a new radio show called "All Sports" with Randy Harris on Clearwater, Florida's WTAN AM 1340. The show is also aired on WDCF, WZHR and online on the Talking Sports Network.
Date | Opponent | Last Opponents' Results | Place | Result |
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1998-09-03 | Jesse Ferguson | LWWWWL | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket | LOST Unanimous decision |
1997-11-22 | Tony Velasco | LLLLLL | Municipal Auditorium, Clearwater | WIN Technical knockout |
1996-03-23 | James Mullins | LLLLLL | Bristol | WIN Technical knockout |
1995-12-09 | Earl Talley | WLLLWL | Jaycee Fairground Arena, Tuscaloosa | WIN Technical knockout |
1995-08-12 | Jack Jackson | LLLLLL | Civic Center, Albany | WIN Technical knockout |
1994-07-20 | Marc Machain | LWLLWL | Raleigh | WIN Technical knockout |
1993-02-13 | Markus Bott | WWWWWW | Sporthalle, Alsterdorf | LOST Unanimous decision |
1992-10-02 | Ralf Rocchigiani | WLLLWW | Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg | WIN Unanimous decision |
1992-07-25 | Derek Angol | WWWWWW | G-Mex Centre, Manchester | WIN KO |
1991-02-15 | Magne Havnaa | WWLLWW | Randers Hallen, Randers | LOST Split-decision |
1990-07-13 | Ruben Cardona | LLDDLL | Windjammer Inn, Westerly | WIN Unanimous decision |
1990-03-26 | Nate Miller | WWWLWW | Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City | LOST Unanimous decision |
1989-02-15 | Dwight Muhammad Qawi | WLWLLW | Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia | LOST Majority decision |
1988-10-20 | Anthony Witherspoon | LWWWWW | Woodhaven Sports Center, Philadelphia | WIN Unanimous decision |
1988-09-02 | Dawud Shaw | LLLLLL | Marriott Hotel, Wallingford | WIN Technical knockout |
1988-05-30 | Kevin Denson | LLLLLL | Marriott Hotel, Trumbull | WIN Unanimous decision |
1988-01-23 | James Holley | LLLLLL | South Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg | NC No Contest |
1987-07-27 | Johnny Du Plooy | WWWWWW | Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg | LOST KO |
1986-10-17 | Henry Tillman | WWWLWW | Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas | LOST Unanimous decision |
1986-08-26 | Bert Cooper | WWWLWW | Caesars Tahoe, Stateline | LOST Split-decision |
1985-10-18 | Pablo Pizzarro | WWWWWW | Civic Center Coliseum, Hartford | WIN Unanimous decision |
1985-07-20 | Evander Holyfield | WWWW | Scope Arena, Norfolk | LOST Unanimous decision |
1985-02-08 | Eddie Mustafa Muhammad | LWWWWW | Felt Forum, New York | LOST Unanimous decision |
1984-11-27 | Tim Broady | WWLWWW | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City | DRAW Points |
1984-09-11 | Demetrius Edwards | DLLLLL | Agora Ballroom, West Hartford | WIN Points |
1984-06-19 | Marcus Jackson | WLWWWL | Agora Ballroom, West Hartford | WIN Unanimous decision |
1984-01-13 | Jerry Halstead | WWWLWL | Civic Center, Hartford | DRAW Points |
1983-08-09 | John Tyrell | WL | Agora Ballroom, Hartford | WIN Unanimous decision |
1983-05-31 | Jose Verdejo | LWLLLL | Agora Ballroom, West Hartford | WIN Unanimous decision |
1983-04-23 | Kelvin Kelly | WWW | Civic Center Coliseum, Hartford | LOST Split-decision |
1983-01-07 | Earl McNeill | WDLL | Civic Center Coliseum, Hartford | WIN Unanimous decision |
1982-10-08 | Victor King | L | Civic Center Assembly Hall, Hartford | WIN Unanimous decision |
1982-09-10 | Juan Quintana | debut | Civic Center Coliseum, Hartford | WIN Technical knockout |
1982-08-13 | Matt Lawrence | W | Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven | WIN Unanimous decision |
1982-07-09 | Muhammad Hakeem | debut | Wonderland of Ice, Bridgeport | LOST Technical knockout |
1982-06-05 | Robert Folley | WDW | Civic Center Coliseum, Hartford | WIN Split-decision |
1982-04-23 | Jimmy Allen | debut | Coliseum, New Haven | WIN Unanimous decision |