James Toney (77-10-3, 47) was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. on August 24, 1968. At the age of 20 years on October 26, 1988, he made his professional boxing debut against Stephen Lee, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 27th career fight at 22 years old, Toney became a middleweight world champion on May 10, 1991 after defeating Michael Nunn via 11th-round TKO to win the IBF title.
He then went on to become world champion at 2 more weight classes, winning the following titles:
Toney's last fight was a 6th-round KO win against Mike Sheppard at age 48 on May 13, 2017. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of James Toney's best fights have been against Vassiliy Jirov, Rydell Booker, Mike McCallum, Tony Thornton, Dominick Guinn, Steve Little and Reggie Johnson.
Toney has 10 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
92 | May 13, 2017 48 years, 8 months 77-10-3 (47) | Mike Sheppard | HW | 6 | KO | WIN |
91 | Aug 8, 2015 46 years, 11 months 76-10-3 (46) | Charles Ellis | HW | 10 | UD | LOSS |
90 | Nov 14, 2013 45 years, 2 months 76-9-3 (46) | Jason Gavern | HW | 3 | MD | LOSS |
89 | Nov 14, 2013 45 years, 2 months 76-8-3 (46) | Matt Legg | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN |
88 | Jun 28, 2013 44 years, 10 months 75-8-3 (45) | Kenny Lemos | HW | 8 | UD | WIN |
87  | Apr 28, 2013 44 years, 8 months 74-8-3 (45) | 34 years 15-0 (14) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS |
86 | Jul 4, 2012 43 years, 10 months 74-7-3 (45) | Bobby Gunn | HW | 5 | RTD | WIN |
85  | Nov 4, 2011 43 years, 2 months 73-7-3 (44) | 32 years, 2 months 22-1 (17) | CR | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA Interim |
84 | Feb 24, 2011 42 years, 6 months 73-6-3 (44) | Damon Reed | HW | 10 | UD | WIN |
83 | Sep 12, 2009 41 years 72-6-3 (44) | Matthew Greer | HW | 2 | KO | WIN |
82  | Dec 13, 2008 40 years, 3 months 71-6-3 (43) | 35 years, 8 months 29-4 (18) | HW | 12 | SD | WIN |
81  | Jul 16, 2008 39 years, 10 months 70-6-3 (43) | 35 years, 8 months 45-6-2 (36) | HW | 3 | TKO | NC |
80 | May 24, 2007 38 years, 9 months 70-6-3 (43) | Danny Batchelder | HW | 10 | SD | WIN |
79  | Jan 6, 2007 38 years, 4 months 69-6-3 (43) | 26 years, 4 months 27-1 (22) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS |
78 | Sep 2, 2006 38 years 69-5-3 (43) | 25 years, 11 months 26-1 (22) | HW | 12 | SD | LOSS |
77 | Mar 18, 2006 37 years, 6 months 69-4-3 (43) | 33 years, 4 months 41-5-1 (33) | HW | 12 | MD | DRAW For WBC |
76  | Oct 1, 2005 37 years, 1 months 69-4-2 (43) | 30 years, 5 months 25-2-1 (18) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
75  | Apr 30, 2005 36 years, 8 months 68-4-2 (43) | 33 years, 3 months 41-5-1 (28) | HW | 12 | UD | NC |
74  | Sep 23, 2004 36 years 68-4-2 (43) | 23 years, 7 months 22-0 (12) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
73  | Oct 4, 2003 35 years, 1 months 67-4-2 (43) | 40 years, 11 months 38-6-2 (25) | CR | 9 | TKO | WIN |
72  | Apr 26, 2003 34 years, 8 months 66-4-2 (42) | 29 years 31-0 (27) | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF |
71 | Aug 18, 2002 33 years, 11 months 65-4-2 (42) | Jason Robinson | CR | 7 | KO | WIN |
70 | May 31, 2002 33 years, 9 months 64-4-2 (41) | Michael Rush | CR | 10 | TKO | WIN |
69 | Mar 22, 2002 33 years, 6 months 63-4-2 (40) | Sione Asipeli | CR | 10 | UD | WIN |
68 | Jul 30, 2001 32 years, 11 months 62-4-2 (40) | Wesley Martin | CR | 3 | TKO | WIN |
67  | Mar 29, 2001 32 years, 7 months 61-4-2 (39) | 30 years, 4 months 34-9 (30) | CR | 2 | TKO | WIN |
66 | Nov 3, 2000 32 years, 2 months 60-4-2 (38) | Courtney Butler | CR | 3 | TKO | WIN |
65  | Jan 21, 2000 31 years, 4 months 59-4-2 (37) | 33 years, 10 months 18-1-2 (9) | CR | 10 | MD | WIN |
64 | Oct 8, 1999 31 years, 1 months 58-4-2 (37) | Ramón Garbey | CR | 10 | UD | WIN |
63  | Jul 30, 1999 30 years, 11 months 57-4-2 (37) | 31 years, 10 months 27-7-2 (16) | CR | 10 | TKO | WIN |
62 | Mar 7, 1999 30 years, 6 months 56-4-2 (36) | Terry Porter | CR | 8 | TKO | WIN |
61  | Jun 14, 1997 28 years, 9 months 55-4-2 (35) | 32 years 24-14-2 (5) | CR | 12 | UD | WIN |
60 | May 14, 1997 28 years, 8 months 54-4-2 (35) | Drake Thadzi | LHW | 12 | MD | LOSS |
59  | Feb 22, 1997 28 years, 5 months 54-3-2 (35) | 41 years, 2 months 49-4-1 (36) | CR | 12 | UD | WIN |
58  | Dec 6, 1996 28 years, 3 months 53-3-2 (35) | 26 years, 6 months 25-0 (18) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS |
57 | Aug 9, 1996 27 years, 11 months 53-2-2 (35) | Duran Williams | LHW | 9 | TKO | WIN |
56 | Jul 3, 1996 27 years, 10 months 52-2-2 (34) | Charles Oliver | LHW | 10 | UD | WIN |
55 | May 14, 1996 27 years, 8 months 51-2-2 (34) | Earl Butler | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
54 | Mar 1, 1996 27 years, 6 months 50-2-2 (33) | Richard Mason | CR | 10 | UD | WIN |
53 | Dec 8, 1995 27 years, 3 months 49-2-2 (33) | Greg Everett | CR | 2 | KO | WIN |
52 | Sep 9, 1995 27 years 48-2-2 (32) | Ernest Mateen | LHW | 5 | DQ | WIN |
51 | Jun 18, 1995 26 years, 9 months 47-2-2 (32) | Freddie Delgado | LHW | 5 | TKO | WIN |
50  | Apr 30, 1995 26 years, 8 months 46-2-2 (31) | 29 years, 2 months 29-6-1 (21) | LHW | 5 | RTD | WIN |
49 | Mar 20, 1995 26 years, 6 months 45-2-2 (30) | Karl Willis | LHW | 8 | TKO | WIN |
48 | Feb 18, 1995 26 years, 5 months 44-2-2 (29) | 24 years, 8 months 14-0 (8) | LHW | 12 | MD | LOSS |
47  | Nov 18, 1994 26 years, 2 months 44-1-2 (29) | 25 years, 10 months 26-0 (23) | SMD | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost IBF |
46 | Jul 29, 1994 25 years, 11 months 44-0-2 (29) | Charles Williams | SMD | 12 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
45 | May 18, 1994 25 years, 8 months 43-0-2 (28) | Vinson Durham | SMD | 10 | UD | WIN |
44 | Mar 5, 1994 25 years, 6 months 42-0-2 (28) | Tim Littles | SMD | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
43 | Jan 16, 1994 25 years, 4 months 41-0-2 (27) | 27 years, 10 months 27-4-1 (19) | SMD | 7 | TKO | WIN |
42  | Oct 29, 1993 25 years, 2 months 40-0-2 (26) | 33 years, 11 months 35-5-1 (25) | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
41 | Aug 24, 1993 25 years 39-0-2 (26) | Larry Prather | SMD | 10 | UD | WIN |
40 | Jul 29, 1993 24 years, 11 months 38-0-2 (26) | Danny Garcia | SMD | 6 | RTD | WIN |
39 | Jun 6, 1993 24 years, 9 months 37-0-2 (25) | Glenn Thomas | SMD | 10 | UD | WIN |
38 | Apr 17, 1993 24 years, 7 months 36-0-2 (25) | Ricky Thomas | SMD | 10 | TKO | WIN |
37 | Mar 23, 1993 24 years, 6 months 35-0-2 (24) | Govoner Chavers | SMD | 9 | TKO | WIN |
36  | Feb 13, 1993 24 years, 5 months 34-0-2 (23) | 32 years, 9 months 30-7 (18) | SMD | 9 | RTD | WIN Won IBF |
35  | Dec 5, 1992 24 years, 3 months 33-0-2 (22) | 31 years, 3 months 33-7-5 (19) | MD | 6 | RTD | WIN |
34 | Aug 29, 1992 24 years 32-0-2 (21) | 36 years, 8 months 43-1-1 (34) | MD | 12 | MD | WIN Defended IBF |
33 | May 26, 1992 23 years, 9 months 31-0-2 (21) | Ricky Stackhouse | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN |
32 | Apr 11, 1992 23 years, 7 months 30-0-2 (20) | Glenn Wolfe | MD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
31 | Feb 8, 1992 23 years, 5 months 29-0-2 (20) | Dave Tiberi | MD | 12 | SD | WIN Defended IBF |
30 | Dec 13, 1991 23 years, 3 months 28-0-2 (20) | 36 years 42-1 (34) | MD | 12 | SD | DRAW Defended IBF |
29 | Oct 12, 1991 23 years, 1 months 28-0-1 (20) | Francesco Dell'Aquila | MD | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
28  | Jun 29, 1991 22 years, 10 months 27-0-1 (19) | 24 years, 10 months 29-1-1 (19) | MD | 12 | SD | WIN Defended IBF |
27  | May 10, 1991 22 years, 8 months 26-0-1 (19) | 28 years 36-0 (24) | MD | 11 | TKO | WIN Won IBF |
26 | Mar 31, 1991 22 years, 7 months 25-0-1 (18) | Alberto Gonzalez | MD | 5 | TKO | WIN |
25 | Jan 13, 1991 22 years, 4 months 24-0-1 (17) | Merqui Sosa | MD | 12 | SD | WIN |
24 | Dec 10, 1990 22 years, 3 months 23-0-1 (17) | Carlos Silva | MD | 5 | TKO | WIN |
23 | Oct 16, 1990 22 years, 1 months 22-0-1 (16) | Sanderline Williams | MD | 10 | UD | WIN |
22 | Aug 24, 1990 22 years 21-0-1 (16) | Kevin Brazier | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN |
21 | Jul 26, 1990 21 years, 11 months 20-0-1 (15) | Sanderline Williams | MD | 10 | MD | DRAW |
20 | Jun 27, 1990 21 years, 10 months 20-0 (15) | Ricardo Bryant | MD | 4 | TKO | WIN |
19 | May 23, 1990 21 years, 8 months 19-0 (14) | Horacio Rene Brandan | MD | 2 | KO | WIN |
18 | Apr 27, 1990 21 years, 8 months 18-0 (13) | Jose Luis Esteven | MD | 5 | TKO | WIN |
17 | Apr 5, 1990 21 years, 7 months 17-0 (12) | Toby Tyler | MD | 5 | TKO | WIN |
16 | Mar 1, 1990 21 years, 6 months 16-0 (11) | Philip Morefield | MD | 1 | KO | WIN |
15 | Jan 20, 1990 21 years, 4 months 15-0 (10) | Danny Thomas | 8 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Nov 29, 1989 21 years, 3 months 14-0 (10) | Joe Johnson | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Nov 13, 1989 21 years, 2 months 13-0 (9) | Ron Amundsen | 10 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Oct 26, 1989 21 years, 2 months 12-0 (9) | Robert Clinton | 1 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Oct 12, 1989 21 years, 1 months 11-0 (8) | Ricardo Simpson | 2 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Sep 21, 1989 21 years 10-0 (7) | Joe Summers | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Sep 7, 1989 21 years 9-0 (6) | Lemark Davis | 6 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Jul 20, 1989 20 years, 10 months 8-0 (6) | Mark Stephens | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Jun 6, 1989 20 years, 9 months 7-0 (5) | Steve Chaney | 1 | KO | WIN | |
6 | May 2, 1989 20 years, 8 months 6-0 (4) | Arthur Willis | 4 | SD | WIN | |
5 | Feb 16, 1989 20 years, 5 months 5-0 (4) | James Fernandez | 4 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Jan 17, 1989 20 years, 4 months 4-0 (4) | Sammy Jenkins | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Jan 10, 1989 20 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | Carl Penn | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Dec 6, 1988 20 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Ronnie Yoe | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Oct 26, 1988 20 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Stephen Lee | 2 | TKO | WIN |
