Al Cole (35-16-3, 16) was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. on April 21, 1964. At the age of 24 years on March 25, 1989, he made his professional boxing debut against Lorenzo Thomas, winning the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On his 22nd career fight at 28 years old, Cole became a cruiserweight world champion on July 30, 1992 after defeating James Warring via 12-round unanimous decision to win the IBF title.
Cole's last fight was a 6-round split decision loss to Danny Williams at age 47 on September 3, 2011. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Al Cole's best fights have been against Nate Miller, Jeremy Williams, Kirk Johnson, Joey Abell and Juan Carlos Gómez.
Cole has 16 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54  | Sep 3, 2011 47 years, 4 months 35-16-3 (16) | 38 years, 1 months 43-10 (33) | 6 | SD | LOSS | |
53 | Sep 4, 2009 45 years, 4 months 35-15-3 (16) | Timur Ibragimov | 6 | UD | LOSS | |
52  | Sep 5, 2008 44 years, 4 months 35-14-3 (16) | 27 years, 3 months 20-2 (19) | 6 | SD | WIN | |
51  | Mar 3, 2005 40 years, 10 months 34-14-3 (16) | 29 years, 11 months 14-0 (12) | 3 | TKO | LOSS | |
50  | Mar 11, 2004 39 years, 10 months 34-13-3 (16) | 31 years, 4 months 35-5-1 (29) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
49  | Oct 30, 2003 39 years, 6 months 34-12-3 (16) | 31 years, 5 months 27-2-1 (23) | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
48 | Aug 22, 2003 39 years, 4 months 34-11-3 (16) | Joe Lenhart | 6 | UD | WIN | |
47 | Mar 1, 2003 38 years, 10 months 33-11-3 (16) | David Izonritei | 8 | UD | WIN | |
46  | Jan 30, 2003 38 years, 9 months 32-11-3 (16) | 30 years, 5 months 39-4 (34) | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
45 | Aug 31, 2002 38 years, 4 months 32-11-2 (16) | Sedreck Fields | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
44 | Jun 29, 2002 38 years, 2 months 32-10-2 (16) | Vinny Maddalone | 6 | UD | WIN | |
43 | Jan 26, 2002 37 years, 9 months 31-10-2 (16) | Sherman Williams | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
42  | Aug 4, 2001 37 years, 3 months 31-9-2 (16) | 28 years 32-0 (27) | 6 | TKO | LOSS | |
41 | May 25, 2001 37 years, 1 months 31-8-2 (16) | Jameel McCline | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
40 | Dec 8, 2000 36 years, 7 months 31-7-2 (16) | David Bostice | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
39 | Sep 14, 2000 36 years, 4 months 31-6-2 (16) | Terrence Lewis | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
38 | Apr 27, 2000 36 years 31-5-2 (16) | Frankie Swindell | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
37  | Feb 19, 2000 35 years, 9 months 31-5-1 (16) | 34 years, 1 months 35-1 (25) | 1 | TKO | LOSS | |
36 | Oct 29, 1999 35 years, 6 months 31-4-1 (16) | Brian Nix | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
35  | Mar 20, 1999 34 years, 10 months 30-4-1 (15) | 26 years, 8 months 26-0-1 (19) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
34 | Dec 8, 1998 34 years, 7 months 30-3-1 (15) | 26 years, 5 months 26-0 (19) | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
33 | Sep 4, 1998 34 years, 4 months 30-3 (15) | Derrick Roddy | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | May 8, 1998 34 years 29-3 (14) | Carlos Monroe | 10 | UD | WIN | |
31 | Jun 20, 1997 33 years, 1 months 28-3 (14) | Michael Grant | 10 | RTD | LOSS | |
30 | Nov 22, 1996 32 years, 7 months 28-2 (14) | Matthew Charleston | 1 | KO | WIN | |
29  | Jan 12, 1996 31 years, 8 months 27-2 (13) | 38 years 43-4 (29) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
28 | Jun 24, 1995 31 years, 2 months 27-1 (13) | Uriah Grant | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
27 | Mar 18, 1995 30 years, 10 months 26-1 (13) | Mike Dixon | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
26  | Jul 23, 1994 30 years, 3 months 25-1 (12) | 30 years, 11 months 23-3 (19) | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
25 | Nov 17, 1993 29 years, 6 months 24-1 (12) | Vincent Boulware | CR | 5 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
24 | Jul 16, 1993 29 years, 2 months 23-1 (11) | Glenn McCrory | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
23 | Feb 28, 1993 28 years, 10 months 22-1 (11) | Uriah Grant | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
22 | Jul 30, 1992 28 years, 3 months 21-1 (11) | James Warring | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF |
21 | Dec 12, 1991 27 years, 7 months 20-1 (11) | Govoner Chavers | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Sep 25, 1991 27 years, 5 months 19-1 (10) | Mike DeVito | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Jul 25, 1991 27 years, 3 months 18-1 (9) | Frankie Swindell | 11 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | May 9, 1991 27 years 17-1 (8) | 27 years, 9 months 18-2 (15) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Mar 8, 1991 26 years, 10 months 16-1 (8) | Leon Taylor | 12 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Dec 13, 1990 26 years, 7 months 15-1 (8) | Leon Taylor | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
15 | Sep 27, 1990 26 years, 5 months 15-0 (8) | Matthew Brooks | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Aug 5, 1990 26 years, 3 months 14-0 (7) | Jesse Shelby | 10 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Jun 24, 1990 26 years, 2 months 13-0 (7) | Keith McMurray | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
12 | Jun 12, 1990 26 years, 1 months 12-0 (7) | Chris Collins | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | May 3, 1990 26 years 11-0 (6) | Tommy Richardson | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Mar 22, 1990 25 years, 11 months 10-0 (5) | Jerry Dorsey | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Jan 7, 1990 25 years, 8 months 9-0 (4) | Ed Mack | 6 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Nov 14, 1989 25 years, 6 months 8-0 (4) | Luis Castillo | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Oct 20, 1989 25 years, 5 months 7-0 (3) | Harrison Pearson | 5 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Sep 12, 1989 25 years, 4 months 6-0 (2) | Drake Thadzi | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
5 | Aug 15, 1989 25 years, 3 months 5-0 (2) | John Beckles | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Jun 24, 1989 25 years, 2 months 4-0 (1) | Aundrey Nelson | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | May 27, 1989 25 years, 1 months 3-0 (1) | Jack Basting | 4 | MD | WIN | |
2 | Apr 25, 1989 25 years 2-0 (1) | Guy Sonnenberg | 4 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Mar 25, 1989 24 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Lorenzo Thomas | 3 | TKO | WIN |
