James Kirkland (34-3, 30) was born in Austin, Texas, U.S. on March 19, 1984. At the age of 17 years on August 25, 2001, he made his professional boxing debut against Maurice Chalmers, winning the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
Kirkland's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Juan Macias Montiel at age 36 on December 26, 2020. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of James Kirkland's best fights have been against Alfredo Angulo, Joel Julio, Glen Tapia and Eromosele Albert. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of James Kirkland".
Kirkland has 3 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "James Kirkland Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37  | Dec 26, 2020 36 years, 9 months 34-3 (30) | 26 years, 8 months 21-4-2 (21) | 1 | KO | Loss | |
36 | Nov 9, 2019 35 years, 7 months 34-2 (30) | Jas Phipps | 2 | TKO | Win | |
35 | Aug 24, 2019 35 years, 5 months 33-2 (29) | Colby Courter | 1 | TKO | Win | |
34  | May 9, 2015 31 years, 1 months 32-2 (28) | 24 years, 9 months 44-1-1 (31) | 3 | KO | Loss | |
33  | Dec 7, 2013 29 years, 8 months 32-1 (28) | 23 years, 11 months 20-0 (12) | 6 | KO | Win | |
32  | Mar 24, 2012 28 years 31-1 (27) | 28 years, 9 months 19-4-2 (6) | SWL | 10 | DQ | Win |
31  | Nov 5, 2011 27 years, 7 months 30-1 (27) | 29 years, 2 months 20-1 (17) | SWL | 6 | TKO | Win |
30 | Jul 23, 2011 27 years, 4 months 29-1 (26) | Alexis Hloros | 2 | TKO | Win | |
29 | Jun 24, 2011 27 years, 3 months 28-1 (25) | Dennis Sharpe | 1 | KO | Win | |
28  | Apr 9, 2011 27 years 27-1 (24) | 35 years, 7 months 22-6-2 (7) | 1 | TKO | Loss | |
27 | Mar 18, 2011 26 years, 11 months 27-0 (24) | Jhon Berrio | 2 | KO | Win | |
26 | Mar 5, 2011 26 years, 11 months 26-0 (23) | Ahsandi Gibbs | 1 | KO | Win | |
25  | Mar 7, 2009 24 years, 11 months 25-0 (22) | 24 years, 1 month 34-2 (31) | 6 | TKO | Win | |
24 | Nov 22, 2008 24 years, 8 months 24-0 (21) | Brian Vera | 8 | TKO | Win | |
23 | Sep 5, 2008 24 years, 5 months 23-0 (20) | Ricardo Cortes | 2 | TKO | Win | |
22 | May 17, 2008 24 years, 1 months 22-0 (19) | Eromosele Albert | SWL | 1 | TKO | Win |
21 | Nov 30, 2007 23 years, 8 months 21-0 (18) | Allen Conyers | 1 | TKO | Win | |
20 | Sep 1, 2007 23 years, 5 months 20-0 (17) | Mohammad Said Salem | 2 | KO | Win | |
19 | Jun 1, 2007 23 years, 2 months 19-0 (16) | Ossie Duran | 10 | UD | Win | |
18 | Feb 2, 2007 22 years, 10 months 18-0 (16) | Billy Lyell | 8 | TKO | Win | |
17 | Dec 1, 2006 22 years, 8 months 17-0 (15) | David Toribio | 4 | KO | Win | |
16 | Oct 6, 2006 22 years, 6 months 16-0 (14) | Sherwin Davis | 2 | RTD | Win | |
15 | Jul 28, 2006 22 years, 4 months 15-0 (13) | Alexis Division | 3 | RTD | Win | |
14 | Jun 3, 2006 22 years, 2 months 14-0 (12) | Ray Cuningham | 1 | TKO | Win | |
13 | May 5, 2006 22 years, 1 months 13-0 (11) | David Estrada | 3 | TKO | Win | |
12 | Apr 21, 2006 22 years, 1 months 12-0 (10) | Manny Castillo | 3 | TKO | Win | |
11 | Nov 6, 2003 19 years, 7 months 11-0 (9) | Russell Jordan | 1 | TKO | Win | |
10 | Aug 22, 2003 19 years, 5 months 10-0 (8) | Martinus Clay | 1 | KO | Win | |
9 | May 23, 2003 19 years, 2 months 9-0 (7) | Sergio Soto | 3 | KO | Win | |
8 | Mar 15, 2003 18 years, 11 months 8-0 (6) | Rodney Tappin | 4 | UD | Win | |
7 | Jan 31, 2003 18 years, 10 months 7-0 (6) | Juan Carlos Aranday | 3 | TKO | Win | |
6 | Oct 11, 2002 18 years, 6 months 6-0 (5) | Edgar Pedraza | 4 | UD | Win | |
5 | Sep 12, 2002 18 years, 5 months 5-0 (5) | Rashaan Abdul Blackburn | 3 | TKO | Win | |
4 | Jul 13, 2002 18 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Jose Luis Rodrigues | 1 | TKO | Win | |
3 | Dec 9, 2001 17 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Maurice Chalmers | 3 | TKO | Win | |
2 | Oct 26, 2001 17 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Juan Jaime Rodriguez | 1 | KO | Win | |
1 | Aug 25, 2001 17 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Maurice Chalmers | 3 | TKO | Win |
