Tyrone Booze boxer

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

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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
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

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