Ray Mancini (29-5, 23) was born in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. on March 4, 1961. At the age of 18 years on October 18, 1979, he made his professional boxing debut against Phil Bowen, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 21st career fight at 20 years old, Ray Mancini got a shot at the WBC and The Ring lightweight titles against Alexis Argüello on October 3, 1981 but lost the fight via 14th-round TKO.
He became a lightweight world champion (WBA) on May 8, 1982 at the age of 21 years old, on his 24th career fight, after defeating Arturo Frias via 1st-round TKO.
Mancini's last fight was a 7th-round TKO loss to Greg Haugen at age 31 on April 3, 1992. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
Some of Ray Mancini's best fights have been against José Luis Ramírez, Héctor Camacho, Bobby Chacon, Kim Duk-koo, Alexis Argüello and Arturo Frias.
Mancini has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34  | Apr 3, 1992 31 years 29-5 (23) | 31 years, 7 months 29-4 (14) | SLT | 7 | TKO | LOSS |
33  | Mar 6, 1989 28 years 29-4 (23) | 26 years, 9 months 33-0 (16) | SLT | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBO Vacant |
32  | Feb 16, 1985 23 years, 11 months 29-3 (23) | 24 years, 5 months 22-1-1 (14) | LT | 15 | UD | LOSS For WBA |
31 | Jun 1, 1984 23 years, 2 months 29-2 (23) | 23 years, 8 months 20-1-1 (13) | LT | 14 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA |
30  | Jan 14, 1984 22 years, 10 months 29-1 (23) | 32 years, 1 months 52-6-1 (42) | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
29 | Nov 25, 1983 22 years, 8 months 28-1 (22) | Johnny Torres | 1 | KO | WIN | |
28 | Sep 15, 1983 22 years, 6 months 27-1 (21) | Orlando Romero | LT | 9 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
27 | Feb 6, 1983 21 years, 11 months 26-1 (20) | George Feeney | 10 | UD | WIN | |
26  | Nov 13, 1982 21 years, 8 months 25-1 (20) | 27 years, 3 months 17-1-1 (8) | LT | 14 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
25 | Jul 24, 1982 21 years, 4 months 24-1 (19) | Ernesto España | LT | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
24 | May 8, 1982 21 years, 2 months 23-1 (18) | Arturo Frias | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Won WBA |
23 | Jan 23, 1982 20 years, 10 months 22-1 (17) | Julio Valdez | LT | 10 | TKO | WIN |
22 | Dec 26, 1981 20 years, 9 months 21-1 (16) | Manuel Abedoy | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
21  | Oct 3, 1981 20 years, 6 months 20-1 (15) | 29 years, 5 months 67-5 (54) | LT | 14 | TKO | LOSS For WBC, The Ring |
20  | Jul 19, 1981 20 years, 4 months 20-0 (15) | 22 years, 7 months 71-3 (60) | LT | 12 | UD | WIN |
19 | May 16, 1981 20 years, 2 months 19-0 (15) | Jorge Morales | LT | 9 | RTD | WIN |
18 | Apr 2, 1981 20 years 18-0 (14) | Al Ford | 10 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Mar 12, 1981 20 years 17-0 (14) | Norman Goins | 2 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Dec 17, 1980 19 years, 9 months 16-0 (13) | Marvin Ladson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Dec 9, 1980 19 years, 9 months 15-0 (12) | Kelvin Lampkin | 2 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Oct 28, 1980 19 years, 7 months 14-0 (11) | Bobby Plegge | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Sep 9, 1980 19 years, 6 months 13-0 (10) | Johnny Summerhays | 10 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Jul 30, 1980 19 years, 4 months 12-0 (10) | Jaime Nava | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
11 | Jul 23, 1980 19 years, 4 months 11-0 (10) | Leon Smith | 1 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Jun 18, 1980 19 years, 3 months 10-0 (9) | Trevor Evelyn | 2 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Apr 30, 1980 19 years, 1 months 9-0 (8) | Bobby Sparks | 1 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Mar 17, 1980 19 years 8-0 (7) | Antonio Rutledge | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Jan 26, 1980 18 years, 10 months 7-0 (6) | Ramiro Hernandez | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Jan 22, 1980 18 years, 10 months 6-0 (5) | Charlie Evans | 2 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Jan 15, 1980 18 years, 10 months 5-0 (4) | Dale Gordon | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Dec 14, 1979 18 years, 9 months 4-0 (3) | Roberto Perez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Nov 24, 1979 18 years, 8 months 3-0 (2) | Ricky Patterson | 2 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Nov 13, 1979 18 years, 8 months 2-0 (1) | Lou Daniels | 6 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Oct 18, 1979 18 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Phil Bowen | 1 | KO | WIN |
