Marvin Camel (45-13-4, 21) was born in Ronan, Montana, USA on December 24, 1951. At the age of 21 years on June 25, 1973, he made his professional boxing debut against Joe Williamson, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
Camel got a shot at the WBC cruiserweight world champion at the age of 27 years and had his first title fight against Mate Parlov on December 8, 1979. The fight ended in a draw.
He became a cruiserweight world champion (WBC) on March 31, 1980 at the age of 28 years old, on his 40th career fight, after defeating Mate Parlov via 15-round unanimous decision.
Camel's last fight was a 10-round majority decision loss to Eddie Taylor at age 38 on June 11, 1990. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Marvin Camel's best fight was against Matthew Saad Muhammad.
Camel has 13 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Marvin Camel Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 | Jun 11, 1990 38 years, 5 months 45-13-4 (21) | Eddie Taylor | 10 | MD | Loss | |
61 | Dec 2, 1989 37 years, 11 months 45-12-4 (21) | Joe Hipp | 6 | TKO | Loss | |
60 | Nov 6, 1989 37 years, 10 months 45-11-4 (21) | Jerome Hill | 8 | PTS | Win | |
59 | Sep 25, 1989 37 years, 9 months 44-11-4 (21) | J.J. Cottrell | 10 | UD | Win | |
58 | Aug 10, 1989 37 years, 7 months 43-11-4 (21) | Trent Surratt | 1 | TD | Draw | |
57 | May 31, 1988 36 years, 5 months 43-11-3 (21) | James Salerno | 6 | TKO | Loss | |
56 | Apr 26, 1988 36 years, 4 months 43-10-3 (21) | Ralf Rocchigiani | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
55 | Oct 10, 1987 35 years, 9 months 43-9-3 (21) | Taoufik Belbouli | 4 | TKO | Loss | |
54  | May 1, 1987 35 years, 4 months 43-8-3 (21) | 23 years, 3 months 15-0 (10) | 1 | KO | Loss | |
53 | Aug 8, 1986 34 years, 7 months 43-7-3 (21) | Jos茅 Mar铆a Flores Burl贸n | 10 | UD | Loss | |
52 | May 22, 1986 34 years, 4 months 43-6-3 (21) | Jimmy Bills | 10 | PTS | Draw | |
51 | Oct 6, 1984 32 years, 9 months 43-6-2 (21) | Lee Roy Murphy | CR | 14 | TKO | Loss Lost IBF |
50 | Dec 13, 1983 31 years, 11 months 43-5-2 (21) | Roddy MacDonald | CR | 5 | TKO | Win Won IBF |
49 | May 21, 1983 31 years, 4 months 42-5-2 (20) | Rocky Sekorski | 9 | KO | Win | |
48 | Feb 11, 1983 31 years, 1 months 41-5-2 (19) | John Odhiambho | 2 | TKO | Loss | |
47 | Jun 30, 1982 30 years, 6 months 41-4-2 (19) | Leonardo Rodgers | 5 | TKO | Win | |
46  | Feb 24, 1982 30 years, 2 months 40-4-2 (18) | 22 years, 9 months 31-2 (22) | CR | 8 | TKO | Loss For WBC |
45 | Oct 2, 1981 29 years, 9 months 40-3-2 (18) | Bash Ali | 12 | PTS | Win | |
44 | Aug 11, 1981 29 years, 7 months 39-3-2 (18) | Willie Shannon | 3 | TKO | Win | |
43 | May 5, 1981 29 years, 4 months 38-3-2 (17) | Rahim Muhammad | CR | 12 | UD | Win |
42 | Apr 24, 1981 29 years, 4 months 37-3-2 (17) | Ron Draper | 6 | TKO | Win | |
41 | Nov 25, 1980 28 years, 11 months 36-3-2 (16) | 21 years, 6 months 29-2 (21) | CR | 15 | MD | Loss Lost WBC |
40 | Mar 31, 1980 28 years, 3 months 36-2-2 (16) | Mate Parlov | CR | 15 | UD | Win Won WBC |
39 | Dec 8, 1979 27 years, 11 months 35-2-2 (16) | Mate Parlov | CR | 15 | PTS | Draw For WBC |
38 | Aug 30, 1979 27 years, 8 months 35-2-1 (16) | David Cabrera | 3 | KO | Win | |
37 | Aug 1, 1979 27 years, 7 months 34-2-1 (15) | Macka Foley | 2 | TKO | Win | |
36 | Jun 5, 1979 27 years, 5 months 33-2-1 (14) | Bill Sharkey | CR | 12 | UD | Win |
35 | Apr 24, 1979 27 years, 4 months 32-2-1 (14) | David Smith | 9 | KO | Win | |
34 | Feb 28, 1979 27 years, 2 months 31-2-1 (13) | Jim Ingram | 10 | PTS | Win | |
33 | Jan 3, 1979 27 years 30-2-1 (13) | Bob Heflin | 2 | KO | Win | |
32 | Nov 11, 1978 26 years, 10 months 29-2-1 (12) | Tom Bethea | 2 | KO | Win | |
31 | Sep 13, 1978 26 years, 8 months 28-2-1 (11) | Dale Grant | 12 | PTS | Win | |
30 | Aug 22, 1978 26 years, 7 months 27-2-1 (11) | Ibar Arrington | 10 | UD | Win | |
29 | May 27, 1978 26 years, 5 months 26-2-1 (11) | Chuck Warfield | 5 | KO | Win | |
28 | Apr 7, 1978 26 years, 3 months 25-2-1 (10) | Pete McIntyre | 10 | PTS | Win | |
27 | Mar 9, 1978 26 years, 2 months 24-2-1 (10) | Bobby Lloyd | 10 | PTS | Win | |
26 | Feb 8, 1978 26 years, 1 months 23-2-1 (10) | David Smith | 10 | PTS | Win | |
25 | Dec 8, 1977 25 years, 11 months 22-2-1 (10) | Karl Zurheide | 7 | RTD | Win | |
24 | Aug 29, 1977 25 years, 8 months 21-2-1 (9) | Ron Wilson | 10 | PTS | Win | |
23 | Jun 28, 1977 25 years, 6 months 20-2-1 (9) | Danny Brewer | 6 | TKO | Loss | |
22 | May 6, 1977 25 years, 4 months 20-1-1 (9) | Gary Summerhays | 12 | UD | Win | |
21 | Feb 15, 1977 25 years, 1 months 19-1-1 (9) | Dale Grant | 10 | PTS | Draw | |
20 | Jan 26, 1977 25 years, 1 months 19-1 (9) | Lionel Ford | 10 | UD | Win | |
19 | Nov 20, 1976 24 years, 10 months 18-1 (9) | Larry Castaneda | 10 | UD | Win | |
18  | Oct 23, 1976 24 years, 9 months 17-1 (9) | 22 years, 2 months 13-1-1 (8) | 10 | MD | Win | |
17 | Sep 25, 1976 24 years, 9 months 16-1 (9) | Johnny Townsend | 10 | UD | Win | |
16 | Aug 28, 1976 24 years, 8 months 15-1 (9) | Johnny Townsend | 10 | UD | Win | |
15 | Jul 17, 1976 24 years, 6 months 14-1 (9) | 21 years, 11 months 11-1-1 (7) | 10 | SD | Loss | |
14 | May 8, 1976 24 years, 4 months 14-0 (9) | Angel Oquendo | 10 | UD | Win | |
13 | Apr 7, 1976 24 years, 3 months 13-0 (9) | Rafael Gutierrez | 10 | UD | Win | |
12 | Feb 18, 1976 24 years, 1 months 12-0 (9) | Don Meloncon | 3 | TKO | Win | |
11 | Jan 14, 1976 24 years 11-0 (8) | Pedro Vega | 1 | KO | Win | |
10 | Nov 19, 1975 23 years, 10 months 10-0 (7) | Danny Brewer | 10 | UD | Win | |
9 | Sep 24, 1975 23 years, 9 months 9-0 (7) | Terry Lee | 8 | TKO | Win | |
8 | Aug 20, 1975 23 years, 7 months 8-0 (6) | Ron Wilson | 10 | UD | Win | |
7 | May 28, 1975 23 years, 5 months 7-0 (6) | Fernando Lee Jones | 6 | RTD | Win | |
6 | Apr 30, 1975 23 years, 4 months 6-0 (5) | Amado Vasquez | 3 | KO | Win | |
5 | Apr 2, 1975 23 years, 3 months 5-0 (4) | Jack Johnson | 8 | UD | Win | |
4 | Feb 19, 1975 23 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Chico Valdez | 2 | KO | Win | |
3 | Jan 22, 1975 23 years 3-0 (3) | George Clark | 4 | TKO | Win | |
2 | Feb 25, 1974 22 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | James T. Jackson | 4 | TKO | Win | |
1 | Jun 25, 1973 21 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Joe Williamson | 1 | TKO | Win |
