Orlin Norris (57-10-1, 30) was born in Lubbock, Texas, U.S. on October 4, 1965. At the age of 20 years on June 16, 1986, he made his professional boxing debut against Lionel Washington, winning the fight via 3rd-round KO.
On his 42nd career fight at 28 years old, Norris became a cruiserweight world champion on November 6, 1993 after defeating Marcelo Victor Figueroa via 6th-round TKO to win the vacant WBA title.
Norris' last fight was a 7th-round TKO loss to Ola Afolabi at age 40 on November 3, 2005. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Orlin Norris' best fights have been against Adolpho Washington, Greg Page, Nate Miller, Vassiliy Jirov, Arthur Williams, Anthony Hembrick and Tony Tucker.
Norris has 10 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | Nov 3, 2005 40 years 57-10-1 (30) | Ola Afolabi | 7 | TKO | LOSS | |
69  | Jul 21, 2005 39 years, 9 months 57-9-1 (30) | 31 years, 3 months 35-3 (30) | 8 | MD | DRAW | |
68 | May 28, 2005 39 years, 7 months 57-9 (30) | Albert Sosnowski | 8 | MD | LOSS | |
67 | Oct 1, 2004 38 years, 11 months 57-8 (30) | Ken Murphy | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
66 | Jun 19, 2004 38 years, 8 months 56-8 (29) | Mike Peak | 8 | UD | WIN | |
65 | May 13, 2004 38 years, 7 months 55-8 (29) | Roberto Coelho | 8 | UD | WIN | |
64 | Jun 13, 2003 37 years, 8 months 54-8 (29) | Troy Weida | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
63 | Mar 15, 2003 37 years, 5 months 53-8 (28) | Harry Funmaker | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
62  | Jun 16, 2001 35 years, 8 months 52-8 (27) | 36 years, 2 months 61-1 (43) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS |
61 | Apr 24, 2001 35 years, 6 months 52-7 (27) | Brian Yates | 8 | UD | WIN | |
60  | Jan 27, 2001 35 years, 3 months 51-7 (27) | 29 years, 6 months 28-1 (27) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS |
59 | Nov 2, 2000 35 years 51-6 (27) | Bradley Rone | 10 | UD | WIN | |
58  | Jun 16, 2000 34 years, 8 months 50-6 (27) | 32 years, 5 months 35-4 (29) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
57  | Oct 23, 1999 34 years 50-5 (27) | 33 years, 3 months 46-3 (40) | 1 | NC | NC | |
56 | Jun 26, 1999 33 years, 8 months 50-5 (27) | Pelé Reid | 1 | KO | WIN | |
55  | Aug 6, 1998 32 years, 10 months 49-5 (26) | 35 years 30-5 (26) | CR | 12 | UD | WIN |
54  | May 22, 1998 32 years, 7 months 48-5 (26) | 30 years, 8 months 26-5-2 (15) | CR | 12 | UD | WIN |
53  | Dec 13, 1997 32 years, 2 months 47-5 (26) | 42 years, 2 months 32-1-1 (19) | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
52 | Nov 14, 1996 31 years, 1 months 47-4 (26) | Marion Wilson | 10 | SD | WIN | |
51 | Oct 12, 1996 31 years 46-4 (26) | Jeff Pegues | 1 | KO | WIN | |
50  | Feb 24, 1996 30 years, 4 months 45-4 (25) | 37 years, 1 months 52-4 (43) | 10 | SD | WIN | |
49 | Feb 10, 1996 30 years, 4 months 44-4 (25) | Cleveland Woods | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
48 | Jul 22, 1995 29 years, 9 months 43-4 (24) | 31 years, 11 months 25-4 (21) | CR | 8 | KO | LOSS Lost WBA |
47 | Mar 17, 1995 29 years, 5 months 43-3 (24) | 27 years, 6 months 24-2-2 (15) | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
46 | Nov 12, 1994 29 years, 1 months 42-3 (24) | James Heath | CR | 2 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
45  | Jul 2, 1994 28 years, 8 months 41-3 (23) | 29 years, 7 months 21-2-1 (16) | CR | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
44 | Mar 4, 1994 28 years, 5 months 40-3 (22) | 29 years, 3 months 21-1-1 (16) | CR | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBA |
43 | Jan 9, 1994 28 years, 3 months 39-3 (22) | Art Jimmerson | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
42 | Nov 6, 1993 28 years, 1 months 38-3 (21) | Marcelo Victor Figueroa | CR | 6 | TKO | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
41 | Aug 19, 1993 27 years, 10 months 37-3 (20) | Jack Basting | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
40 | Apr 23, 1993 27 years, 6 months 36-3 (19) | Richard Mason | CR | 12 | UD | WIN |
39 | Feb 6, 1993 27 years, 4 months 35-3 (19) | Troy Jefferson | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
38 | Nov 25, 1992 27 years, 1 months 34-3 (18) | David Sewell | CR | 5 | TKO | WIN |
37 | May 27, 1992 26 years, 7 months 33-3 (17) | Keith McMurray | 2 | KO | WIN | |
36  | Mar 25, 1992 26 years, 5 months 32-3 (16) | 26 years, 1 months 23-2-1 (15) | CR | 8 | TKO | WIN |
35 | Dec 13, 1991 26 years, 2 months 31-3 (15) | James Pritchard | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
34 | Aug 17, 1991 25 years, 10 months 30-3 (15) | Jesse Shelby | CR | 10 | TD | WIN |
33 | Jun 3, 1991 25 years, 7 months 29-3 (15) | 32 years, 5 months 40-1 (34) | HW | 12 | SD | LOSS |
32 | Apr 30, 1991 25 years, 6 months 29-2 (15) | Lionel Washington | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
31 | Feb 9, 1991 25 years, 4 months 28-2 (14) | Jamie Howe | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | Dec 11, 1990 25 years, 2 months 27-2 (13) | Tony Willis | 9 | RTD | WIN | |
29  | Nov 17, 1990 25 years, 1 months 26-2 (12) | 25 years, 6 months 15-3 (9) | 10 | SD | WIN | |
28 | Nov 17, 1990 25 years, 1 months 25-2 (12) | Henry Hearns | 1 | KO | WIN | |
27 | Sep 25, 1990 24 years, 11 months 24-2 (11) | Greg Gorrell | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | Aug 28, 1990 24 years, 10 months 23-2 (10) | Danny Wofford | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
25  | Feb 17, 1990 24 years, 4 months 22-2 (9) | 24 years, 1 months 21-5 (18) | HW | 8 | TKO | LOSS |
24  | Nov 21, 1989 24 years, 1 months 22-1 (9) | 31 years, 9 months 27-2 (16) | HW | 12 | NC | NC |
23 | Aug 1, 1989 23 years, 9 months 22-1 (9) | Dee Collier | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
22  | Apr 25, 1989 23 years, 6 months 21-1 (9) | 30 years, 6 months 28-7 (21) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
21 | Nov 15, 1988 23 years, 1 months 20-1 (9) | Jesse Ferguson | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
20 | Jul 27, 1988 22 years, 9 months 19-1 (9) | Dwain Bonds | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
19 | May 27, 1988 22 years, 7 months 18-1 (9) | Andrew Stokes | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
18 | Mar 19, 1988 22 years, 5 months 17-1 (9) | Renaldo Snipes | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
17 | Feb 23, 1988 22 years, 4 months 16-1 (9) | Woody Clark | 1 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Nov 25, 1987 22 years, 1 months 15-1 (8) | Larry Alexander | HW | 12 | MD | WIN |
15 | Sep 4, 1987 21 years, 11 months 14-1 (8) | Billy Joe Thomas | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Aug 13, 1987 21 years, 10 months 13-1 (7) | John Barbier | 1 | KO | WIN | |
13 | May 27, 1987 21 years, 7 months 12-1 (6) | Gary Lightbourne | 10 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Apr 3, 1987 21 years, 5 months 11-1 (6) | Eddie Richardson | 2 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Mar 20, 1987 21 years, 5 months 10-1 (5) | Avery Rawls | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
10 | Feb 26, 1987 21 years, 4 months 9-1 (5) | Mike Gans | 7 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Feb 12, 1987 21 years, 4 months 8-1 (4) | Rufus Hadley | 10 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Feb 5, 1987 21 years, 4 months 7-1 (4) | Roger Troupe | 2 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Nov 21, 1986 21 years, 1 months 6-1 (3) | David Smith | 4 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Oct 28, 1986 21 years 5-1 (3) | Mike Bardwell | 6 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Sep 25, 1986 20 years, 11 months 4-1 (3) | Ricky Reese | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Sep 18, 1986 20 years, 11 months 3-1 (2) | Ray Mitchell | 4 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Aug 2, 1986 20 years, 9 months 2-1 (2) | Olian Alexander | 4 | PTS | LOSS | |
2 | Jul 25, 1986 20 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Levi Billups | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Jun 16, 1986 20 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Lionel Washington | 3 | KO | WIN |
