Mike McCallum (49-5-1, 36) was born in Kingston, Jamaica on December 7, 1955. At the age of 25 years on January 14, 1981, he made his professional boxing debut against Rigoberto Lopez, winning the fight via 4th-round KO.
On his 22nd career fight at 28 years old, McCallum became a super-welterweight world champion on October 19, 1984 after defeating Sean Mannion via 15-round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA title.
He then went on to become world champion at 2 more weight classes, winning the following titles:
McCallum's last fight was a 12-round unanimous decision loss to James Toney at age 41 on February 22, 1997. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Mike McCallum's best fights have been against Steve Collins, Ayub Kalule, Herol Graham, Sumbu Kalambay, Donald Curry, Julian Jackson and Michael Watson.
McCallum has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55  | Feb 22, 1997 41 years, 2 months 49-5-1 (36) | 28 years, 5 months 53-3-2 (35) | CR | 12 | UD | LOSS |
54  | Nov 22, 1996 40 years, 11 months 49-4-1 (36) | 27 years, 10 months 33-0 (29) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC InterimVacant |
53 | Jun 22, 1996 40 years, 6 months 49-3-1 (36) | Ali Saidi | 10 | UD | WIN | |
52  | Jun 16, 1995 39 years, 6 months 48-3-1 (36) | 26 years, 1 months 31-1 (21) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC |
51 | Feb 25, 1995 39 years, 2 months 48-2-1 (36) | Carl Jones | LHW | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
50 | Jul 23, 1994 38 years, 7 months 47-2-1 (35) | Jeff Harding | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC |
49 | Mar 4, 1994 38 years, 2 months 46-2-1 (35) | Randall Yonker | LHW | 5 | TKO | WIN Won WBC InterimVacant |
48 | Aug 14, 1993 37 years, 8 months 45-2-1 (34) | Glenn Thomas | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
47 | Mar 25, 1993 37 years, 3 months 44-2-1 (34) | Ramzi Hassan | 10 | UD | WIN | |
46 | Aug 29, 1992 36 years, 8 months 43-2-1 (34) | 24 years 31-0-2 (21) | MD | 12 | MD | LOSS For IBF |
45 | May 21, 1992 36 years, 5 months 43-1-1 (34) | Fermin Chirino | 10 | UD | WIN | |
44 | Dec 13, 1991 36 years 42-1-1 (34) | 23 years, 3 months 28-0-1 (20) | MD | 12 | SD | DRAW For IBF |
43 | Oct 10, 1991 35 years, 10 months 42-1 (34) | Nicky Walker | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
42 | Aug 29, 1991 35 years, 8 months 41-1 (33) | Carlos Cruzat | 10 | UD | WIN | |
41  | Apr 1, 1991 35 years, 3 months 40-1 (33) | 34 years, 11 months 51-4-1 (30) | MD | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBA |
40 | Feb 19, 1991 35 years, 2 months 39-1 (33) | Frank Minton | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
39  | Apr 14, 1990 34 years, 4 months 38-1 (32) | 25 years 22-1-1 (18) | MD | 11 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
38  | Feb 3, 1990 34 years, 1 months 37-1 (31) | 25 years, 6 months 16-0 (6) | MD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
37  | May 10, 1989 33 years, 5 months 36-1 (31) | 29 years, 7 months 41-1 (24) | MD | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
36 | Jan 9, 1989 33 years, 1 months 35-1 (31) | Ralph Moncrief | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
35 | Dec 22, 1988 33 years 34-1 (30) | Randy Smith | 10 | UD | WIN | |
34 | Jun 27, 1988 32 years, 6 months 33-1 (30) | David McCluskey | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
33 | Mar 5, 1988 32 years, 2 months 32-1 (29) | 31 years, 10 months 43-3-1 (25) | MD | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA |
32  | Jul 18, 1987 31 years, 7 months 32-0 (29) | 25 years, 10 months 27-1 (19) | SWL | 5 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
31  | Apr 19, 1987 31 years, 4 months 31-0 (28) | 25 years, 2 months 31-1-1 (23) | SWL | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
30 | Mar 21, 1987 31 years, 3 months 30-0 (27) | Leroy Hester | 1 | KO | WIN | |
29 | Oct 25, 1986 30 years, 10 months 29-0 (26) | Said Skouma | SWL | 9 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
28 | Sep 15, 1986 30 years, 9 months 28-0 (25) | Irving Hines | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
27  | Aug 23, 1986 30 years, 8 months 27-0 (24) | 25 years, 11 months 29-0 (27) | SWL | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
26 | May 2, 1986 30 years, 4 months 26-0 (23) | Jimmy Shavers | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Jul 28, 1985 29 years, 7 months 25-0 (22) | David Braxton | SWL | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
24 | Jun 15, 1985 29 years, 6 months 24-0 (21) | Marcos Martinez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Dec 1, 1984 28 years, 11 months 23-0 (20) | Luigi Minchillo | SWL | 13 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
22 | Oct 19, 1984 28 years, 10 months 22-0 (19) | Sean Mannion | SWL | 15 | UD | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
21 | Mar 10, 1984 28 years, 3 months 21-0 (19) | Hasim Razzaq | 1 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Oct 25, 1983 27 years, 10 months 20-0 (18) | Manuel Jiminez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Aug 31, 1983 27 years, 8 months 19-0 (18) | Jose Vallejo | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Apr 26, 1983 27 years, 4 months 18-0 (17) | Tony Suero | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
17  | Nov 13, 1982 26 years, 11 months 17-0 (16) | 28 years, 10 months 40-2 (19) | 7 | RTD | WIN | |
16 | Oct 22, 1982 26 years, 10 months 16-0 (15) | Carlos Betancourt | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Jun 11, 1982 26 years, 6 months 15-0 (14) | Kevin Perry | 10 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Apr 30, 1982 26 years, 4 months 14-0 (14) | Reggie Ford | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Mar 26, 1982 26 years, 3 months 13-0 (13) | Gilberto Almonte | 1 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Jan 22, 1982 26 years, 1 months 12-0 (12) | Greg Young | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Oct 8, 1981 25 years, 10 months 11-0 (11) | Jimmy Heair | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Sep 8, 1981 25 years, 9 months 10-0 (10) | Ed Harris | 1 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Aug 27, 1981 25 years, 8 months 9-0 (9) | Tirso Roque | 3 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Jul 19, 1981 25 years, 7 months 8-0 (8) | Bruce Strauss | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Jun 10, 1981 25 years, 6 months 7-0 (7) | Freddie Creech | 3 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Apr 30, 1981 25 years, 4 months 6-0 (6) | Charles Smith | 3 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Apr 24, 1981 25 years, 4 months 5-0 (5) | Danny Chapman | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Apr 2, 1981 25 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Shelby Wilkerson | 5 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Mar 19, 1981 25 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | Ricky Sheppard | 5 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Mar 3, 1981 25 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Rocky Fabrizio | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Jan 14, 1981 25 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Rigoberto Lopez | 4 | KO | WIN |
