In a career spanning 18 years and 8 months, Eric Esch fought 90 times with 76 wins, 10 losses, and 4 draws. By his last professional fight on June 29, 2013, Esch's boxing record stood at 76-10-4 (57 KO wins, 2 KO losses).
Eric Esch (Butterbean) is a retired American professional boxer. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on August 3, 1966. Esch made his professional boxing debut at the age of 28 on October 15, 1994. He retired without winning a world title. He is 56 years old, and will be turning 57 in 6 months and 2 days.
Total Fights | 90 |
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Wins | 76 |
Losses | 10 |
Draws | 4 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 57 |
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Total Title Wins | 0 |
Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 0 |
Losses via KO | 2 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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90 | Jun 29, 2013 | 46 | Kirk Lawton | Loss | RTD2 |
89 | Jan 13, 2012 | 45 | Curt Allan | Loss | UD |
88 | Oct 3, 2009 | 43 | Harry Funmaker | Loss | SD |
87 | Mar 9, 2007 | 40 | Joe Siciliano | Win | TKO2 |
86 | Dec 16, 2006 | 40 | Joaquin Garcia | Win | KO1 |
85 | Sep 23, 2006 | 40 | Ed White | Win | TKO1 |
84 | Mar 24, 2006 | 39 | Daniel White | Win | UD |
83 | Nov 18, 2005 | 39 | Baden Oui | Loss | MD |
82 | Oct 15, 2005 | 39 | George Linberger | Loss | SD |
81 | Aug 20, 2005 | 39 | Kenny Craven | Loss | UD |
80 | Aug 9, 2005 | 39 | Rick Zufall | Win | KO3 |
79 | May 14, 2005 | 38 | Kenny Craven | Loss | MD |
78 | Feb 12, 2005 | 38 | Kenny Craven | Win | TKO3 |
77 | Nov 20, 2004 | 38 | Brian McIntyre | Win | UD |
76 | Sep 24, 2004 | 38 | Ritchie Goosehead | Win | MD |
75 | Jul 22, 2004 | 37 | Salvador Farnetti | Win | TKO1 |
74 | May 15, 2004 | 37 | Marcelo Aravena | Win | SD |
73 | May 8, 2004 | 37 | Rodney Phillips | Win | KO2 |
72 | Jun 13, 2003 | 36 | Troy Roberts | Win | TKO1 |
71 | Mar 28, 2003 | 36 | Lewis Gilbert | Draw | SD |
70 | Jul 27, 2002 | 35 | Larry Holmes | Loss | UD |
69 | Feb 2, 2002 | 35 | Craig Wolfley | Win | KO4 |
68 | Dec 12, 2001 | 35 | Kevin Tallon | Win | UD |
67 | Aug 19, 2001 | 35 | Billy Zumbrun | Loss | MD |
66 | Jun 16, 2001 | 34 | Shane Woollas | Win | TKO1 |
65 | Apr 19, 2001 | 34 | Tyrone Muex | Win | TKO2 |
64 | Nov 17, 2000 | 34 | Abdul Muhaymin | Draw | MD |
63 | Nov 3, 2000 | 34 | Harry Funmaker | Win | UD |
62 | Sep 15, 2000 | 34 | Marcus Rhode | Win | KO3 |
61 | Jul 28, 2000 | 33 | Dan Kosmicki | Win | TKO2 |
60 | Jun 17, 2000 | 33 | Kerry Biles | Win | KO2 |
59 | May 19, 2000 | 33 | Bill Johnson | Win | KO2 |
58 | May 5, 2000 | 33 | Dan Kosmicki | Win | TKO4 |
57 | Mar 4, 2000 | 33 | George Linberger | Win | TKO1 |
56 | Feb 17, 2000 | 33 | Kevin Tallon | Win | UD |
55 | Dec 10, 1999 | 33 | Tim Ray | Win | UD |
54 | Nov 23, 1999 | 33 | Allen Smith | Win | TKO2 |
53 | Nov 11, 1999 | 33 | Melvin Lumzy | Win | KO3 |
52 | Oct 21, 1999 | 33 | George Chamberlain | Win | TKO3 |
51 | Sep 18, 1999 | 33 | Kenny Craven | Win | TKO2 |
50 | Aug 6, 1999 | 33 | Jason Farley | Draw | PTS |
49 | Jul 31, 1999 | 32 | Tim Burgoon | Win | KO2 |
48 | Jun 26, 1999 | 32 | Peter McNeeley | Win | TKO1 |
47 | Jun 11, 1999 | 32 | Russell Chasteen | Win | UD |
46 | Apr 16, 1999 | 32 | Roy Bedwell | Win | UD |
45 | Apr 2, 1999 | 32 | Kevin Tallon | Win | TKO3 |
44 | Feb 13, 1999 | 32 | Patrick Graham | Win | TKO3 |
43 | Sep 18, 1998 | 32 | Troy Roberts | Win | TKO3 |
42 | Aug 25, 1998 | 32 | Tim Pollard | Win | KO1 |
41 | Mar 23, 1998 | 31 | Billy Eaton | Win | KO3 |
40 | Feb 28, 1998 | 31 | Warrant Williams | Win | KO1 |
39 | Jan 16, 1998 | 31 | Harry Funmaker | Win | UD |
38 | Dec 6, 1997 | 31 | Doug Phillips | Win | UD |
37 | Oct 30, 1997 | 31 | Ken Woods | Win | TKO4 |
36 | Sep 13, 1997 | 31 | Billy Eaton | Draw | MD |
35 | Aug 13, 1997 | 31 | Enrique Ruiz | Win | DQ |
34 | Jul 9, 1997 | 30 | Scott Lindecker | Win | KO4 |
33 | Jun 15, 1997 | 30 | Jason Farley | Win | TKO4 |
32 | Apr 17, 1997 | 30 | Bill Duncan | Win | KO2 |
31 | Apr 12, 1997 | 30 | Ed White | Win | TKO2 |
30 | Apr 2, 1997 | 30 | Sean Jegen | Win | TKO3 |
29 | Mar 22, 1997 | 30 | Ken Woods | Win | KO2 |
28 | Feb 12, 1997 | 30 | Nick Phillips | Win | UD |
27 | Jan 18, 1997 | 30 | Curt Allan | Win | TKO3 |
26 | Dec 6, 1996 | 30 | Sean Jegen | Win | KO1 |
25 | Jul 10, 1996 | 29 | William Harris | Win | TKO4 |
24 | Jun 7, 1996 | 29 | George Clarke | Win | KO1 |
23 | May 14, 1996 | 29 | Jonathan Whitfield | Win | TKO4 |
22 | Apr 30, 1996 | 29 | Richard Davis | Win | KO1 |
21 | Apr 22, 1996 | 29 | Jack Ramsey | Win | TKO1 |
20 | Mar 19, 1996 | 29 | James Baker | Win | KO1 |
19 | Mar 13, 1996 | 29 | Billy McDonald | Win | KO1 |
18 | Feb 25, 1996 | 29 | Joe Wiggins | Win | TKO4 |
17 | Jan 25, 1996 | 29 | Tim Ray | Win | TKO2 |
16 | Dec 15, 1995 | 29 | Mitchell Rose | Loss | TKO2 |
15 | Dec 1, 1995 | 29 | Louis Monaco | Win | KO1 |
14 | Oct 25, 1995 | 29 | Pat Jackson | Win | RTD3 |
13 | Sep 29, 1995 | 29 | Kenneth Myers | Win | MD |
12 | Sep 16, 1995 | 29 | Anthony Hunt | Win | TKO2 |
11 | Sep 9, 1995 | 29 | Adam Sutton | Win | MD |
10 | Aug 15, 1995 | 29 | Paul Springer | Win | KO1 |
9 | Jul 28, 1995 | 28 | Doug Norris | Win | KO2 |
8 | Jun 18, 1995 | 28 | Rogelio Ramirez | Win | KO1 |
7 | Apr 21, 1995 | 28 | James Robinson | Win | TKO2 |
6 | Apr 15, 1995 | 28 | Jerry Michelson | Win | KO1 |
5 | Mar 31, 1995 | 28 | Alvin Ellis | Win | TKO1 |
4 | Mar 11, 1995 | 28 | Juan Ramon Perez | Win | UD |
3 | Mar 1, 1995 | 28 | Ed Barry | Win | PTS |
2 | Nov 30, 1994 | 28 | Doug Norris | Win | RTD3 |
1 | Oct 15, 1994 | 28 | Tim Daniels | Win | PTS |
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Eric Esch's professional boxing career spanned more than 18 years — from 1994 to 2013.
Esch made his debut against Tim Daniels at the age of 28 on October 15, 1994, defeating Daniels via 4 round PTS. He went on to win 14 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 10 wins via stoppage.
Some of Esch's best fights and notable victories include wins over Sean Jegen, Salvador Farnetti, Rodney Phillips, Richard Davis, Ed White, Peter McNeeley, and Jack Ramsey.
Eric Esch had a total of 10 losses in his professional boxing career — all of them in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Mitchell Rose via 2nd round TKO on December 15, 1995, which ended his 15-fight win streak. He has been stopped two times and lost eight times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Eric Esch's losses".
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Kirk Lawton on June 29, 2013. Esch lost the fight via 2nd round RTD. It's been 9 years, 7 months, and 3 days since this fight.
Esch retired from professional boxing with a record of 76-10-4, which included 57 knockout wins and 2 losses via knockout.
Some of Esch's best wins were against Sean Jegen, Salvador Farnetti, Rodney Phillips, Richard Davis, Ed White, Peter McNeeley, and Jack Ramsey.
Esch knocked out 57 of his 90 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 63.3%. Of his total 76 wins, 57 of them were via KO (75%).
Esch had 10 losses. Kirk Lawton, Curt Allan, Harry Funmaker, Baden Oui, and George Linberger are some of the boxers who have beaten Esch.