Yuri Foreman was born in Gomel, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR on August 5, 1980. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on January 24, 2002 against Israel Felix. Foreman defeated Felix via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Foreman became a world champion at the age of 29 after 28 professional fights. He challenged Daniel Santos for the WBA super-welterweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Foreman's latest fight was an majority decision loss to Jimmy Williams at age 40, on June 19, 2021.
Some of Yuri Foreman's best fights so far have been against Daniel Santos, James Moore, Saúl Román, James Johnson, and Jovany Javier Gomez. For a complete list of Foreman's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Yuri Foreman".
Foreman has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Yuri Foreman Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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40 | Jun 19, 2021 | 40 | Jimmy Williams | loss | MD 8 |
39 | Dec 05, 2020 | 40 | Jeremy Ramos | win | SD 8 |
38 | Jan 13, 2017 | 36 |
Erislandy Lara 33 23-2-2 | loss | KO 4 |
37 | Jun 03, 2016 | 35 | Jason Davis | win | TKO 2 |
36 | Dec 05, 2015 | 35 | Lenwood Dozier | win | UD 8 |
35 | Nov 12, 2013 | 33 | Jovany Javier Gomez | win | KO 1 |
34 | Jul 24, 2013 | 32 | Jamaal Davis | win | UD 8 |
33 | Apr 04, 2013 | 32 | Gundrick King | win | UD 6 |
32 | Jan 23, 2013 | 32 | Brandon Baue | win | UD 6 |
31 | Mar 12, 2011 | 30 | Paweł Wolak | loss | RTD 6 |
30 | Jun 05, 2010 | 29 |
Miguel Cotto 29 34-2 | loss | TKO 9 |
29 | Nov 14, 2009 | 29 | Daniel Santos | win | UD 12 |
28 | Jun 27, 2009 | 28 |
Cornelius Bundrage 36 29-4 | nc | NA
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27 | Dec 13, 2008 | 28 | James Moore | win | UD 10 |
26 | Oct 18, 2008 | 28 | Vinroy Barrett | win | UD 10 |
25 | Apr 03, 2008 | 27 | Saúl Román | win | UD 10 |
24 | Dec 06, 2007 | 27 | Andrey Tsurkan | win | SD 10 |
23 | Jun 09, 2007 | 26 | Anthony Thompson | win | SD 10 |
22 | Dec 02, 2006 | 26 | Donny McCrary | win | UD 10 |
21 | Jun 03, 2006 | 25 | Jesus Felipe Valverde | win | UD 10 |
20 | Feb 04, 2006 | 25 | Jimmy LeBlanc | win | KO 1 |
19 | Oct 21, 2005 | 25 | Troy Lowry | win | UD 10 |
18 | May 06, 2005 | 24 | Kevin Cagle | win | UD 8 |
17 | Feb 24, 2005 | 24 | Jesús Soto Karass | win | UD 8 |
16 | Nov 13, 2004 | 24 | Shakir Ashanti | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Jul 23, 2004 | 23 | Joshua Onyango | win | UD 6 |
14 | Apr 15, 2004 | 23 | Calvin Shakir | win | UD 6 |
13 | Jan 16, 2004 | 23 | Anthony Ivory | win | UD 6 |
12 | Oct 24, 2003 | 23 | Israel Garcia | win | UD 8 |
11 | Jun 03, 2003 | 22 | Sammy Sparkman | win | UD 6 |
10 | Apr 26, 2003 | 22 | Charles Clark | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Mar 29, 2003 | 22 | James Johnson | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Jan 25, 2003 | 22 | Will Evans | win | KO 1 |
7 | Jan 10, 2003 | 22 | Andrey Trunov | win | UD 6 |
6 | Aug 30, 2002 | 22 | Jose Luis Almanzar | win | UD 4 |
5 | Jun 20, 2002 | 21 | Michael Corleone | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Apr 27, 2002 | 21 | Michael Doaks | win | UD 6 |
3 | Mar 21, 2002 | 21 | George Armenta | win | MD 6 |
2 | Mar 15, 2002 | 21 | Tommy Attardo | win | TKO 3 |
1 | Jan 24, 2002 | 21 | Israel Felix | win | TKO 1 |