Ray Mercer (36-7-1, 26) was born in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. on April 4, 1961. At the age of 27 years on February 24, 1989, he made his professional boxing debut against Jesse McGhee, winning the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On his 17th career fight at 29 years old, Mercer became a heavyweight world champion on January 11, 1991 after defeating Francesco Damiani via 9th-round KO to win the WBO title.
Mercer's last fight was a 6-round majority decision win against Richel Hersisia at age 47 on September 5, 2008. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Ray Mercer's best fights have been against Bert Cooper, Tim Witherspoon, Francesco Damiani and Tommy Morrison.
Mercer has 7 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
44 | Sep 5, 2008 47 years, 5 months 36-7-1 (26) | Richel Hersisia | 6 | MD | WIN | |
43 | Jan 26, 2008 46 years, 9 months 35-7-1 (26) | Derric Rossy | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS Interim |
42 | Sep 15, 2007 46 years, 5 months 35-6-1 (26) | Mikael Lindblad | 1 | KO | WIN | |
41  | Aug 26, 2005 44 years, 4 months 34-6-1 (25) | 33 years, 8 months 42-4-1 (36) | 7 | KO | LOSS | |
40 | Jun 24, 2005 44 years, 2 months 34-5-1 (25) | Darroll Wilson | 10 | UD | WIN | |
39 | Feb 28, 2004 42 years, 10 months 33-5-1 (25) | Steve Pannell | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
38 | Nov 11, 2003 42 years, 7 months 32-5-1 (24) | Shawn Robinson | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
37 | Aug 23, 2003 42 years, 4 months 31-5-1 (23) | Mario Cawley | 3 | KO | WIN | |
36  | Jun 29, 2002 41 years, 2 months 30-5-1 (22) | 26 years, 3 months 38-1 (34) | HW | 6 | TKO | LOSS For WBO |
35 | Feb 23, 2002 40 years, 10 months 30-4-1 (22) | Troy Weida | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
34 | Oct 13, 2001 40 years, 6 months 29-4-1 (21) | Brian Scott | 2 | KO | WIN | |
33 | Mar 17, 2001 39 years, 11 months 28-4-1 (20) | Don Steele | 5 | KO | WIN | |
32 | Feb 11, 2001 39 years, 10 months 27-4-1 (19) | Jeff Pegues | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
31 | Dec 18, 1999 38 years, 8 months 26-4-1 (18) | Jimmy Haynes | 1 | KO | WIN | |
30 | Feb 21, 1998 36 years, 10 months 25-4-1 (17) | Leo Loiacono | 2 | KO | WIN | |
29  | Dec 14, 1996 35 years, 8 months 24-4-1 (16) | 38 years, 11 months 45-4 (30) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
28  | May 10, 1996 35 years, 1 months 23-4-1 (16) | 30 years, 8 months 28-1 (24) | 10 | MD | LOSS | |
27  | May 20, 1995 34 years, 1 months 23-3-1 (16) | 32 years, 7 months 30-2 (22) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
26 | Jul 28, 1994 33 years, 3 months 23-2-1 (16) | Marion Wilson | 10 | SD | DRAW | |
25 | Nov 19, 1993 32 years, 7 months 23-2 (16) | Jesse Ferguson | 10 | SD | WIN | |
24 | Oct 6, 1993 32 years, 6 months 22-2 (16) | Mark Wills | 10 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Aug 12, 1993 32 years, 4 months 21-2 (16) | Tony Willis | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Feb 6, 1993 31 years, 10 months 20-2 (15) | Jesse Ferguson | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
21 | Dec 10, 1992 31 years, 8 months 20-1 (15) | Jerry Halstead | 2 | RTD | WIN | |
20 | Oct 7, 1992 31 years, 6 months 19-1 (14) | Mike Dixon | 7 | RTD | WIN | |
19  | Feb 7, 1992 30 years, 10 months 18-1 (13) | 42 years, 3 months 53-3 (37) | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
18  | Oct 18, 1991 30 years, 6 months 18-0 (13) | 22 years, 9 months 28-0 (24) | HW | 5 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
17  | Jan 11, 1991 29 years, 9 months 17-0 (12) | 32 years, 3 months 27-0 (23) | HW | 9 | KO | WIN Won WBO |
16  | Aug 5, 1990 29 years, 4 months 16-0 (11) | 24 years, 6 months 22-5 (19) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
15 | May 31, 1990 29 years, 1 months 15-0 (11) | Lionel Washington | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Mar 2, 1990 28 years, 10 months 14-0 (10) | Kimmuel Odum | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
13 | Jan 15, 1990 28 years, 9 months 13-0 (10) | Wesley Watson | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
12  | Dec 7, 1989 28 years, 8 months 12-0 (9) | 34 years, 3 months 22-6-1 (11) | 8 | SD | WIN | |
11 | Nov 14, 1989 28 years, 7 months 11-0 (9) | Jerry Jones | 8 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Oct 17, 1989 28 years, 6 months 10-0 (9) | Eddie Richardson | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Sep 19, 1989 28 years, 5 months 9-0 (8) | Arthel Lawhorne | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Sep 5, 1989 28 years, 5 months 8-0 (7) | Dino Homsey | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Aug 15, 1989 28 years, 4 months 7-0 (6) | Tracy Thomas | 1 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Jul 15, 1989 28 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | Al Evans | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jun 12, 1989 28 years, 2 months 5-0 (4) | Ken Crosby | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | May 16, 1989 28 years, 1 months 4-0 (3) | David Hopkins | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Mar 28, 1989 27 years, 11 months 3-0 (2) | Garing Lane | 4 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Mar 4, 1989 27 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Luis Walford | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Feb 24, 1989 27 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Jesse McGhee | 3 | TKO | WIN |
