Cory Spinks (The Next Generation) is a 46-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 6 world-title wins. In a career spanning 15 years, 2 months, and 11 days, Spinks amassed a record of 39-8, which includes 11 wins via KO.
Cory Spinks was born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. on February 20, 1978. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on November 21, 1997 against Hector Leguillow. Spinks defeated Leguillow via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Spinks got his first shot at a world title at the age of 24 after 30 professional fights. On April 13, 2002 Spinks challenged Michele Piccirillo's IBF welterweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on March 22, 2003 at the age of 25 years, after by defeating Michele Piccirillo in a clash for the vacant IBF welterweight champion. Spinks won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 33rd fight as a professional.
Spinks then went on to successfully win the super-welterweight (IBF) titles also to become a two-division world champion — and undisputed at welterweight.
Spinks' last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Carlos Molina at age 34, on February 1, 2013.
Some of Cory Spinks' best fights have been against Zab Judah, Ricardo Mayorga, Miguel Ángel González, Roman Karmazin, and Jorge Vaca. For a complete list of Spinks' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Cory Spinks".
Spinks has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Cory Spinks Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | Feb 01, 2013 | 34 |
Carlos Molina 29 20-5-2 | loss | UD 12 |
46 | Jun 30, 2012 | 34 |
Cornelius Bundrage 39 31-4 | loss | TKO 7 |
45 | Jan 28, 2012 | 33 | Sechew Powell | win | UD 12 |
44 | Jun 25, 2011 | 33 | Shakir Ashanti | win | UD 10 |
43 | Aug 07, 2010 | 32 |
Cornelius Bundrage 37 29-4 | loss | TKO 5 |
42 | Apr 24, 2009 | 31 | Deandre Latimore | win | SD 12 |
41 | Mar 27, 2008 | 30 | Verno Phillips | loss | SD 12 |
40 | May 19, 2007 | 29 |
Jermain Taylor 28 26-0-1 | loss | SD 12 |
39 | Feb 03, 2007 | 28 | Rodney Jones | win | UD 12 |
38 | Jul 08, 2006 | 28 |
Roman Karmazin 33 34-1-1 | win | MD 12 |
37 | Feb 05, 2005 | 26 |
Zab Judah 27 32-2 | loss | TKO 9 |
36 | Sep 04, 2004 | 26 |
Miguel Ángel González 33 49-3-1 | win | UD 12 |
35 | Apr 10, 2004 | 26 |
Zab Judah 26 30-1 | win | UD 12 |
34 | Dec 13, 2003 | 25 |
Ricardo Mayorga 30 25-3-1 | win | MD 12 |
33 | Mar 22, 2003 | 25 | Michele Piccirillo | win | UD 12 |
32 | Aug 23, 2002 | 24 | Rafael Pineda | win | TD 7 |
31 | Apr 13, 2002 | 24 | Michele Piccirillo | loss | UD 12 |
30 | Dec 06, 2001 | 23 | Charles Ward | win | UD 8 |
29 | Aug 17, 2001 | 23 | Larry Marks | win | UD 12 |
28 | Mar 23, 2001 | 23 | Leonard Townsend | win | TD 4 |
27 | Feb 23, 2001 | 23 | Dennis Allen | win | TKO 2 |
26 | Dec 15, 2000 | 22 | Luis Vazquez | win | UD 10 |
25 | Nov 17, 2000 | 22 | Edgar Ruiz | win | UD 10 |
24 | Sep 17, 2000 | 22 |
Jorge Vaca 40 64-22-2 | win | TKO 7 |
23 | Jan 18, 2000 | 21 | Ken Manuel | win | TKO 3 |
22 | Nov 26, 1999 | 21 | Sammy Sparkman | win | UD 8 |
21 | Jul 12, 1999 | 21 | Verdell Smith | win | UD 10 |
20 | Jun 11, 1999 | 21 | Rodolfo Gomez | win | UD 8 |
19 | May 17, 1999 | 21 | Mark Hammon | win | KO 9 |
18 | Apr 22, 1999 | 21 | Teddy Worth | win | UD 6 |
17 | Apr 03, 1999 | 21 | Ken Manuel | win | TKO 2 |
16 | Mar 11, 1999 | 21 | John Stewart | win | KO 1 |
15 | Mar 02, 1999 | 21 | Larry Kenney | win | DQ 6 |
14 | Dec 12, 1998 | 20 | Antonio Díaz | loss | SD 12 |
13 | Oct 06, 1998 | 20 | Mike Cooley | win | KO 1 |
12 | Oct 01, 1998 | 20 | Ken Durham | win | TKO 4 |
11 | Sep 18, 1998 | 20 | Javier Guadalupe Suazo | win | UD 6 |
10 | Aug 04, 1998 | 20 | Clifton Woods | win | KO 3 |
9 | Jun 14, 1998 | 20 | Abraham Bruno | win | UD 6 |
8 | Jun 02, 1998 | 20 | Reggie Strickland | win | UD 4 |
7 | May 16, 1998 | 20 | Juan Antonio Gonzalez | win | UD 4 |
6 | Apr 07, 1998 | 20 | Andre Hawthorne | win | UD 4 |
5 | Mar 19, 1998 | 20 | Carlos Horacio Nevarez | win | UD 4 |
4 | Feb 03, 1998 | 19 | Lamont Buchanan | win | KO 1 |
3 | Jan 23, 1998 | 19 | Jim Williams | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Dec 02, 1997 | 19 | David Turner | win | UD 4 |
1 | Nov 21, 1997 | 19 | Hector Leguillow | win | UD 4 |