Antonio Tarver (31-6-1, 22) was born in Orlando, Florida, U.S. on November 21, 1968. At the age of 28 years on February 18, 1997, he made his professional boxing debut against Joaquin Garcia, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 22nd career fight at 34 years old, Tarver became a light-heavyweight world champion on April 26, 2003 after defeating Montell Griffin via 12-round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC and IBF titles.
Tarver's last fight was a 12-round split decision draw against Steve Cunningham at age 46 on August 14, 2015.
Some of Antonio Tarver's best fights have been against Roy Jones Jr., Clinton Woods, Montell Griffin, Glen Johnson, Reggie Johnson, Eric Harding and Nagy Aguilera.
Tarver has 6 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39  | Aug 14, 2015 46 years, 8 months 31-6-1 (22) | 39 years 28-7 (13) | 12 | SD | DRAW | |
38 | Dec 11, 2014 46 years 31-6 (22) | Johnathon Banks | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
37 | Nov 26, 2013 45 years 30-6 (21) | Mike Sheppard | HW | 4 | TKO | WIN Interim |
36 | Jun 2, 2012 43 years, 6 months 29-6 (20) | Lateef Kayode | 12 | SD | NC | |
35 | Jun 20, 2011 42 years, 6 months 29-6 (20) | Danny Green | CR | 9 | RTD | WIN |
34  | Oct 15, 2010 41 years, 10 months 28-6 (19) | 24 years, 4 months 16-4 (11) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
33  | May 9, 2009 40 years, 5 months 27-6 (19) | 26 years, 9 months 27-0 (17) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS For IBF |
32 | Oct 11, 2008 39 years, 10 months 27-5 (19) | 26 years, 2 months 26-0 (17) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost IBF |
31  | Apr 12, 2008 39 years, 4 months 27-4 (19) | 35 years, 11 months 41-3-1 (25) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF |
30 | Dec 1, 2007 39 years 26-4 (19) | Danny Santiago | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
29 | Jun 9, 2007 38 years, 6 months 25-4 (18) | Elvir Muriqi | LHW | 12 | MD | WIN |
28  | Jun 10, 2006 37 years, 6 months 24-4 (18) | 41 years, 4 months 46-4-1 (32) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost The Ring |
27  | Oct 1, 2005 36 years, 10 months 24-3 (18) | 36 years, 8 months 49-3 (38) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended The Ring |
26  | Jun 18, 2005 36 years, 6 months 23-3 (18) | 36 years, 5 months 42-9-2 (28) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Won The Ring |
25 | Dec 18, 2004 36 years 22-3 (18) | 35 years, 11 months 41-9-2 (28) | LHW | 12 | SD | LOSS Lost The Ring |
24 | May 15, 2004 35 years, 5 months 22-2 (18) | 35 years, 3 months 49-1 (38) | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Won WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring |
23 | Nov 8, 2003 34 years, 11 months 21-2 (17) | 34 years, 9 months 48-1 (38) | LHW | 12 | MD | LOSS Lost WBC For WBA (Super), The Ring |
22  | Apr 26, 2003 34 years, 5 months 21-1 (17) | 32 years, 10 months 44-3 (29) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC, IBF Vacant |
21  | Jul 20, 2002 33 years, 7 months 20-1 (17) | 29 years, 7 months 21-1-1 (7) | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
20  | Jan 25, 2002 33 years, 2 months 19-1 (16) | 35 years, 4 months 42-6-1 (24) | LHW | 12 | SD | WIN |
19 | Aug 3, 2001 32 years, 8 months 18-1 (16) | Chris Johnson | 10 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Feb 24, 2001 32 years, 3 months 17-1 (15) | Lincoln Carter | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Jun 23, 2000 31 years, 7 months 16-1 (14) | 27 years, 6 months 18-0-1 (6) | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
16 | Feb 29, 2000 31 years, 3 months 16-0 (14) | Ernest Mateen | 1 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Oct 2, 1999 30 years, 10 months 15-0 (13) | Mohamed Benguesmia | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Jun 12, 1999 30 years, 6 months 14-0 (12) | Jerry Williams | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Mar 27, 1999 30 years, 4 months 13-0 (11) | Roy Francis | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Feb 5, 1999 30 years, 2 months 12-0 (10) | John Williams | 4 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Aug 30, 1998 29 years, 9 months 11-0 (9) | Rocky Gannon | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Jun 23, 1998 29 years, 7 months 10-0 (8) | Jose Luis Rivera | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
9 | Mar 24, 1998 29 years, 4 months 9-0 (7) | Charles Oliver | 8 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Jan 17, 1998 29 years, 1 months 8-0 (7) | Boyer Chew | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Dec 2, 1997 29 years 7-0 (6) | Roy Francis | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Oct 28, 1997 28 years, 11 months 6-0 (5) | Benito Fernandez | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Oct 4, 1997 28 years, 10 months 5-0 (4) | Berry Butler | 6 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Aug 12, 1997 28 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | Shelby Gross | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Jun 21, 1997 28 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Tracy Barrios | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Apr 29, 1997 28 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Jason Burrell | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Feb 18, 1997 28 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Joaquin Garcia | 2 | TKO | WIN |
