Chris Byrd (41-5-1, 22) was born in Flint, Michigan, U.S. on August 15, 1970. At the age of 22 years on January 28, 1993, he made his professional boxing debut against Gary Smith, winning the fight via 6-round unanimous decision.
On his 32nd career fight at 29 years old, Byrd became a heavyweight world champion on April 1, 2000 after defeating Vitali Klitschko via 9th-round retirement to win the WBO title.
Byrd's last fight was a 4th-round TKO win against Matthias Sandow at age 38 on March 21, 2009. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Chris Byrd's best fights have been against David Tua, Fres Oquendo, Evander Holyfield, Vitali Klitschko, Ross Puritty, Jameel McCline and Arthur Williams.
Byrd has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | Mar 21, 2009 38 years, 7 months 41-5-1 (22) | Matthias Sandow | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
46 | May 16, 2008 37 years, 9 months 40-5-1 (21) | Shaun George | 9 | TKO | LOSS | |
45  | Oct 27, 2007 37 years, 2 months 40-4-1 (21) | 28 years, 1 months 13-0 (10) | 11 | TKO | LOSS | |
44 | Apr 18, 2007 36 years, 8 months 40-3-1 (21) | Paul Marinaccio | 7 | RTD | WIN | |
43  | Apr 22, 2006 35 years, 8 months 39-3-1 (20) | 30 years 45-3 (39) | HW | 7 | TKO | LOSS Lost IBF |
42 | Oct 1, 2005 35 years, 1 months 39-2-1 (20) | DaVarryl Williamson | HW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
41  | Nov 13, 2004 34 years, 2 months 38-2-1 (20) | 34 years, 5 months 31-3-3 (19) | HW | 12 | SD | WIN Defended IBF |
40  | Apr 17, 2004 33 years, 8 months 37-2-1 (20) | 36 years, 3 months 38-4 (31) | HW | 12 | SD | DRAW Defended IBF |
39  | Sep 20, 2003 33 years, 1 months 37-2 (20) | 30 years, 5 months 24-1 (15) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
38  | Dec 14, 2002 32 years, 3 months 36-2 (20) | 40 years, 1 months 38-5-2 (25) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
37 | Jun 8, 2002 31 years, 9 months 35-2 (20) | Jeff Pegues | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
36  | Aug 18, 2001 31 years 34-2 (19) | 28 years, 8 months 38-2 (33) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
35 | May 12, 2001 30 years, 8 months 33-2 (19) | Maurice Harris | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
34 | Jan 19, 2001 30 years, 5 months 32-2 (19) | David Vedder | 10 | UD | WIN | |
33 | Oct 14, 2000 30 years, 1 months 31-2 (19) | 24 years, 6 months 34-1 (31) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBO |
32  | Apr 1, 2000 29 years, 7 months 31-1 (19) | 28 years, 8 months 27-0 (27) | HW | 9 | RTD | WIN Won WBO |
31 | Jan 19, 2000 29 years, 5 months 30-1 (18) | David Washington | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | Oct 22, 1999 29 years, 2 months 29-1 (17) | Val Smith | 2 | KO | WIN | |
29  | Jun 3, 1999 28 years, 9 months 28-1 (16) | 36 years, 2 months 38-15-1 (27) | 3 | RTD | WIN | |
28 | May 8, 1999 28 years, 8 months 27-1 (15) | John Sargent | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
27  | Mar 20, 1999 28 years, 7 months 26-1 (14) | 26 years, 1 months 19-0 (14) | 5 | TKO | LOSS | |
26  | Jul 14, 1998 27 years, 10 months 26-0 (14) | 31 years, 6 months 23-12-1 (20) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
25 | May 30, 1998 27 years, 9 months 25-0 (14) | Eliecer Castillo | 10 | UD | WIN | |
24 | Mar 28, 1998 27 years, 7 months 24-0 (14) | Derek Amos | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Dec 13, 1997 27 years, 3 months 23-0 (13) | Jimmy Thunder | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Jun 20, 1997 26 years, 10 months 22-0 (12) | Frankie Swindell | 10 | UD | WIN | |
21  | Mar 18, 1997 26 years, 7 months 21-0 (12) | 31 years, 2 months 33-15 (28) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Jan 28, 1997 26 years, 5 months 20-0 (12) | Craig Petersen | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Oct 8, 1996 26 years, 1 months 19-0 (11) | Levi Billups | 10 | UD | WIN | |
18 | Aug 6, 1996 25 years, 11 months 18-0 (11) | Uriah Grant | 10 | UD | WIN | |
17 | May 17, 1996 25 years, 9 months 17-0 (11) | Biko Botowamungu | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Apr 23, 1996 25 years, 8 months 16-0 (11) | Lionel Butler | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Jan 30, 1996 25 years, 5 months 15-0 (10) | Jeff Wooden | 10 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Nov 21, 1995 25 years, 3 months 14-0 (10) | Phil Jackson | 12 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Oct 3, 1995 25 years, 1 months 13-0 (10) | Nathaniel Fitch | 7 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Jul 18, 1995 24 years, 11 months 12-0 (9) | Tim Puller | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
11  | May 23, 1995 24 years, 9 months 11-0 (8) | 30 years, 6 months 24-3-1 (18) | 10 | SD | WIN | |
10 | Apr 26, 1995 24 years, 8 months 10-0 (8) | Joel Humm | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
9 | Mar 28, 1995 24 years, 7 months 9-0 (7) | Mike Rouse | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jan 6, 1995 24 years, 4 months 8-0 (6) | Frankie Hines | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Nov 1, 1994 24 years, 2 months 7-0 (5) | Ron Gullette | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Oct 4, 1994 24 years, 1 months 6-0 (4) | Waxxen Fikes | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Aug 30, 1994 24 years 5-0 (3) | Max Key | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Jun 7, 1994 23 years, 9 months 4-0 (2) | Gerard O'Neal | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Mar 22, 1994 23 years, 7 months 3-0 (1) | Exum Speight | 6 | UD | WIN | |
2 | May 15, 1993 22 years, 9 months 2-0 (1) | Mike Sullivan | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jan 28, 1993 22 years, 5 months 1-0 (0) | Gary Smith | 6 | UD | WIN |
