Riddick Bowe (43-1, 33) was born in Brooklyn, New York CityNew York, U.S. on August 10, 1967. At the age of 21 years on March 6, 1989, he made his professional boxing debut against Lionel Butler, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 32nd career fight at 25 years old, Bowe became a heavyweight world champion on November 13, 1992 after defeating Evander Holyfield via 12-round unanimous decision to win the WBA, WBC and IBF titles.
Bowe's last fight was a 8-round unanimous decision win against Gene Pukall at age 41 on December 13, 2008. He retired with a 9-fight winning streak.
Some of Riddick Bowe's best fights have been against Evander Holyfield, Tony Tubbs, Herbie Hide, Michael Dokes, Jorge Luis González, Pinklon Thomas and Bruce Seldon.
Bowe has 1 loss on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | Dec 13, 2008 41 years, 4 months 43-1 (33) | Gene Pukall | 8 | UD | WIN | |
44 | Apr 7, 2005 37 years, 7 months 42-1 (33) | Billy Zumbrun | 10 | SD | WIN | |
43 | Sep 25, 2004 37 years, 1 months 41-1 (33) | Marcus Rhode | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
42  | Dec 14, 1996 29 years, 4 months 40-1 (32) | 28 years, 11 months 28-1 (25) | 9 | DQ | WIN | |
41 | Jul 11, 1996 28 years, 11 months 39-1 (32) | 28 years, 6 months 28-0 (25) | 7 | DQ | WIN | |
40  | Nov 4, 1995 28 years, 2 months 38-1 (32) | 33 years 31-2 (22) | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
39  | Jun 17, 1995 27 years, 10 months 37-1 (31) | 30 years, 7 months 23-0 (22) | HW | 6 | KO | WIN Defended WBO |
38  | Mar 11, 1995 27 years, 7 months 36-1 (30) | 23 years, 6 months 26-0 (25) | HW | 6 | KO | WIN Won WBO |
37 | Dec 3, 1994 27 years, 3 months 35-1 (29) | Larry Donald | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
36  | Aug 13, 1994 27 years 34-1 (29) | 24 years, 4 months 14-0 (3) | 4 | NC | NC | |
35 | Nov 6, 1993 26 years, 2 months 34-1 (29) | 31 years 29-1 (22) | HW | 12 | MD | LOSS Lost WBA, IBF |
34 | May 22, 1993 25 years, 9 months 34-0 (29) | Jesse Ferguson | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
33  | Feb 6, 1993 25 years, 5 months 33-0 (28) | 34 years, 5 months 50-3-2 (32) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, IBF |
32 | Nov 13, 1992 25 years, 3 months 32-0 (27) | 30 years 28-0 (22) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA, WBC, IBF |
31 | Jul 18, 1992 24 years, 11 months 31-0 (27) | Pierre Coetzer | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | May 8, 1992 24 years, 8 months 30-0 (26) | Everett Martin | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | Apr 7, 1992 24 years, 7 months 29-0 (25) | Conroy Nelson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
28 | Dec 13, 1991 24 years, 4 months 28-0 (24) | Elijah Tillery | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
27 | Oct 29, 1991 24 years, 2 months 27-0 (23) | Elijah Tillery | HW | 1 | DQ | WIN |
26  | Aug 9, 1991 23 years, 11 months 26-0 (23) | 24 years, 6 months 18-1 (15) | 1 | KO | WIN | |
25 | Jul 23, 1991 23 years, 11 months 25-0 (22) | Philipp Brown | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Jun 28, 1991 23 years, 10 months 24-0 (21) | Rodolfo Marin | 2 | KO | WIN | |
23  | Apr 20, 1991 23 years, 8 months 23-0 (20) | 33 years, 2 months 29-2 (18) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
22  | Mar 2, 1991 23 years, 6 months 22-0 (20) | 30 years, 2 months 19-3 (12) | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Dec 14, 1990 23 years, 4 months 21-0 (19) | Tony Morrison | 1 | KO | WIN | |
20  | Oct 25, 1990 23 years, 2 months 20-0 (18) | 24 years, 9 months 22-6 (19) | 2 | KO | WIN | |
19  | Sep 7, 1990 23 years 19-0 (17) | 32 years, 6 months 30-4-1 (24) | 8 | RTD | WIN | |
18 | Jul 8, 1990 22 years, 10 months 18-0 (16) | Art Tucker | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | May 8, 1990 22 years, 8 months 17-0 (15) | Jesus Contreras | 1 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Apr 14, 1990 22 years, 8 months 16-0 (14) | Eddie Gonzales | 8 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Apr 1, 1990 22 years, 7 months 15-0 (14) | Robert Colay | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Feb 20, 1990 22 years, 6 months 14-0 (13) | Mike Robinson | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Dec 14, 1989 22 years, 4 months 13-0 (12) | Charles Woolard | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Nov 28, 1989 22 years, 3 months 12-0 (11) | Art Card | 3 | RTD | WIN | |
11 | Nov 18, 1989 22 years, 3 months 11-0 (10) | Don Askew | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Nov 4, 1989 22 years, 2 months 10-0 (9) | Garing Lane | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Oct 19, 1989 22 years, 2 months 9-0 (8) | Mike Acey | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Sep 19, 1989 22 years, 1 months 8-0 (7) | Earl Lewis | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Sep 15, 1989 22 years, 1 months 7-0 (6) | Anthony Hayes | 1 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Sep 3, 1989 22 years 6-0 (5) | Lee Moore | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 15, 1989 21 years, 11 months 5-0 (4) | Lorenzo Canady | 2 | RTD | WIN | |
4 | Jul 2, 1989 21 years, 10 months 4-0 (3) | Antonio Whiteside | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | May 9, 1989 21 years, 8 months 3-0 (2) | Garing Lane | 4 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Apr 14, 1989 21 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Tracy Thomas | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Mar 6, 1989 21 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Lionel Butler | 2 | TKO | WIN |
