Michael Nunn (58-4, 38) was born in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. on April 14, 1963. At the age of 21 years on December 20, 1984, he made his professional boxing debut against John Borman, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 31st career fight at 25 years old, Nunn became a middleweight world champion on July 28, 1988 after defeating Frank Tate via 9th-round TKO to win the IBF title.
He then went on to become world champion at the super-middleweight weight class as well, winning the WBA title against Víctor Córdoba via 12-round split decision on September 12, 1992.
Nunn's last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision win against Vinson Durham at age 38 on January 23, 2002. He retired with a 6-fight winning streak.
Some of Michael Nunn's best fights have been against Víctor Córdoba, Marlon Starling, Iran Barkley, Sumbu Kalambay, Donald Curry, Frank Tate and Marcos Geraldo.
Nunn has 4 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 | Jan 23, 2002 38 years, 9 months 58-4 (38) | Vinson Durham | LHW | 10 | UD | WIN |
61 | Dec 8, 2001 38 years, 7 months 57-4 (38) | Matthew Charleston | LHW | 5 | TKO | WIN |
60 | Oct 26, 2001 38 years, 6 months 56-4 (37) | Kenny Craven | LHW | 6 | TKO | WIN |
59 | Sep 29, 2001 38 years, 5 months 55-4 (36) | Carlos Bates | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN |
58 | May 9, 1999 36 years 54-4 (35) | William Guthrie | LHW | 7 | TKO | WIN |
57 | Sep 4, 1998 35 years, 4 months 53-4 (34) | Glenn Thomas | LHW | 10 | UD | WIN |
56  | Mar 21, 1998 34 years, 11 months 52-4 (34) | 34 years, 2 months 39-4-1 (19) | LHW | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBC Vacant |
55 | Jul 5, 1997 34 years, 2 months 52-3 (34) | Lonnie Horn | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN |
54 | May 10, 1997 34 years 51-3 (33) | Booker T Word | LHW | 7 | TKO | WIN |
53 | Jan 17, 1997 33 years, 9 months 50-3 (32) | Rudy Nix | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
52 | Jun 23, 1996 33 years, 2 months 49-3 (31) | Everardo Armenta Jr. | SMD | 8 | TKO | WIN |
51 | Dec 8, 1995 32 years, 7 months 48-3 (30) | John Scully | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN |
50 | Oct 13, 1995 32 years, 5 months 47-3 (30) | Charles Oliver | SMD | 10 | UD | WIN |
49 | Aug 15, 1995 32 years, 4 months 46-3 (30) | Cecil McKenzie | SMD | 4 | TKO | WIN |
48 | Jul 14, 1995 32 years, 3 months 45-3 (29) | Terry Bee | SMD | 3 | TKO | WIN |
47 | Jun 13, 1995 32 years, 1 months 44-3 (28) | Earl Butler | SMD | 10 | UD | WIN |
46  | Dec 17, 1994 31 years, 8 months 43-3 (28) | 29 years, 10 months 25-1 (16) | SMD | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA |
45 | Sep 12, 1994 31 years, 4 months 43-2 (28) | Salvador Maciel | SMD | 1 | KO | WIN |
44  | Feb 26, 1994 30 years, 10 months 42-2 (27) | 28 years, 8 months 21-13-2 (5) | SMD | 12 | SD | LOSS Lost WBA |
43 | Dec 18, 1993 30 years, 8 months 42-1 (27) | Merqui Sosa | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
42 | Apr 23, 1993 30 years 41-1 (27) | Crawford Ashley | SMD | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
41 | Feb 20, 1993 29 years, 10 months 40-1 (26) | Danny Morgan | SMD | 1 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
40  | Jan 30, 1993 29 years, 9 months 39-1 (25) | 30 years, 10 months 19-3-3 (15) | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
39 | Sep 12, 1992 29 years, 4 months 38-1 (25) | 30 years, 5 months 19-2-3 (15) | SMD | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBA |
38 | Nov 29, 1991 28 years, 7 months 37-1 (25) | Randall Yonker | SMD | 10 | TKO | WIN |
37  | May 10, 1991 28 years 36-1 (24) | 22 years, 8 months 25-0-1 (18) | MD | 11 | TKO | LOSS Lost IBF |
36  | Oct 18, 1990 27 years, 6 months 36-0 (24) | 29 years, 1 months 33-3 (24) | MD | 10 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
35  | Apr 14, 1990 27 years 35-0 (23) | 30 years, 7 months 45-4-1 (27) | MD | 12 | MD | WIN Defended IBF |
34  | Aug 14, 1989 26 years, 4 months 34-0 (23) | 29 years, 3 months 25-5 (16) | MD | 12 | MD | WIN Defended IBF |
33  | Mar 25, 1989 25 years, 11 months 33-0 (23) | 32 years, 11 months 46-3-1 (26) | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
32 | Nov 4, 1988 25 years, 6 months 32-0 (22) | Juan Roldán | MD | 8 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
31  | Jul 28, 1988 25 years, 3 months 31-0 (21) | 23 years, 11 months 23-0 (13) | MD | 9 | TKO | WIN Won IBF |
30 | May 31, 1988 25 years, 1 months 30-0 (20) | Ron Daniels | MD | 2 | KO | WIN |
29 | Mar 19, 1988 24 years, 11 months 29-0 (19) | Curtis Parker | MD | 2 | KO | WIN |
28 | Jan 2, 1988 24 years, 8 months 28-0 (18) | Kevin Watts | MD | 12 | UD | WIN |
27 | Oct 29, 1987 24 years, 6 months 27-0 (18) | Darnell Knox | MD | 4 | RTD | WIN |
26 | Sep 11, 1987 24 years, 4 months 26-0 (17) | Dale Jackson | MD | 10 | UD | WIN |
25 | Aug 11, 1987 24 years, 3 months 25-0 (17) | Franklin Owens | MD | 9 | TKO | WIN |
24 | Jul 2, 1987 24 years, 2 months 24-0 (16) | Jose Duarte | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN |
23 | Apr 24, 1987 24 years 23-0 (15) | Cecil Pettigrew | MD | 5 | TKO | WIN |
22 | Apr 4, 1987 23 years, 11 months 22-0 (14) | Charles Campbell | MD | 9 | TKO | WIN |
21 | Feb 6, 1987 23 years, 9 months 21-0 (13) | Willie Harris | MD | 6 | TKO | WIN |
20 | Nov 21, 1986 23 years, 7 months 20-0 (12) | Alex Ramos | MD | 12 | UD | WIN |
19 | Oct 28, 1986 23 years, 6 months 19-0 (12) | Orlando Paulding | 1 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Sep 19, 1986 23 years, 5 months 18-0 (11) | Mike Tinley | 10 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Jul 25, 1986 23 years, 3 months 17-0 (11) | Charles Boston | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Jun 25, 1986 23 years, 2 months 16-0 (11) | Randy Smith | 10 | UD | WIN | |
15 | May 19, 1986 23 years, 1 months 15-0 (11) | Felipe Vaca | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Mar 9, 1986 22 years, 10 months 14-0 (10) | Carl Jones | 10 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Feb 10, 1986 22 years, 9 months 13-0 (10) | Charles Carter | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Jan 28, 1986 22 years, 9 months 12-0 (9) | Alvaro Granillo | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Dec 10, 1985 22 years, 7 months 11-0 (8) | Billy Robertson | 10 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Nov 13, 1985 22 years, 6 months 10-0 (8) | Jorge Amparo | 8 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Sep 25, 1985 22 years, 5 months 9-0 (8) | Charles Campbell | 8 | UD | WIN | |
8  | Aug 27, 1985 22 years, 4 months 8-0 (8) | 30 years, 10 months 69-20-1 (48) | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Jul 29, 1985 22 years, 3 months 7-0 (7) | James Waire | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Jun 27, 1985 22 years, 2 months 6-0 (6) | Larry Davis | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | May 21, 1985 22 years, 1 months 5-0 (5) | J W Johnson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Apr 13, 1985 21 years, 11 months 4-0 (4) | Sergio Campos | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Mar 26, 1985 21 years, 11 months 3-0 (3) | Robert Jackson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Feb 8, 1985 21 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Ismael Templos | 4 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Dec 20, 1984 21 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | John Borman | 1 | TKO | WIN |
