Sumbu Kalambay (57-6-1, 33) was born in Élisabethville, Belgian Congo on April 10, 1956. At the age of 24 years on October 10, 1980, he made his professional boxing debut against Esperno Postl, winning the fight via 7th-round TKO.
On his 47th career fight at 31 years old, Kalambay became a middleweight world champion on October 23, 1987 after defeating Iran Barkley via 15-round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA title.
Kalambay's last fight was a middleweight world-title fight against Chris Pyatt for the vacant WBO title on May 19, 1993. He lost the fight via 12th-round unanimous decision. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Sumbu Kalambay's best fights have been against Herol Graham, Mike McCallum, Robbie Sims, Iran Barkley, Doug DeWitt and Ayub Kalule. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Sumbu Kalambay".
Kalambay has 6 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Sumbu Kalambay Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | May 19, 1993 37 years, 1 months 57-6-1 (33) | Chris Pyatt | MD | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBO Vacant |
63 | Apr 14, 1993 37 years 57-5-1 (33) | Eddie Evans | 1 | KO | WIN | |
62  | Oct 22, 1992 36 years, 6 months 56-5-1 (32) | 28 years, 3 months 21-2 (10) | MD | 12 | PTS | WIN |
61 | Jun 6, 1992 36 years, 1 months 55-5-1 (32) | Paul Wesley | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
60  | Mar 12, 1992 35 years, 11 months 54-5-1 (32) | 32 years, 5 months 44-3 (27) | MD | 12 | UD | WIN |
59 | Nov 14, 1991 35 years, 7 months 53-5-1 (32) | Miodrag Perunovic | MD | 4 | TKO | WIN |
58 | Aug 24, 1991 35 years, 4 months 52-5-1 (31) | John Ashton | MD | 6 | RTD | WIN |
57  | Apr 1, 1991 34 years, 11 months 51-5-1 (30) | 35 years, 3 months 39-1 (33) | MD | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBA |
56 | Nov 24, 1990 34 years, 7 months 51-4-1 (30) | Miguel Angel Maldonado | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
55 | Jul 8, 1990 34 years, 2 months 50-4-1 (30) | Frederic Seillier | MD | 9 | TKO | WIN |
54 | Jan 24, 1990 33 years, 9 months 49-4-1 (29) | Francesco Dell'Aquila | MD | 9 | TKO | WIN |
53 | Nov 29, 1989 33 years, 7 months 48-4-1 (28) | Reggie Miller | 1 | RTD | WIN | |
52 | Oct 7, 1989 33 years, 5 months 47-4-1 (27) | Tony Powell | 5 | KO | WIN | |
51  | Mar 25, 1989 32 years, 11 months 46-4-1 (26) | 25 years, 11 months 32-0 (22) | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS For IBF |
50  | Nov 8, 1988 32 years, 6 months 46-3-1 (26) | 27 years, 2 months 30-5-4 (18) | MD | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, The Ring |
49  | Jun 12, 1988 32 years, 2 months 45-3-1 (25) | 28 years, 7 months 29-4-2 (21) | MD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA, The Ring |
48 | Mar 5, 1988 31 years, 10 months 44-3-1 (25) | 32 years, 2 months 32-0 (29) | MD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
47  | Oct 23, 1987 31 years, 6 months 43-3-1 (25) | 27 years, 5 months 22-3 (14) | MD | 15 | UD | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
46 | May 26, 1987 31 years, 1 months 42-3-1 (25) | 27 years, 8 months 38-0 (21) | MD | 12 | UD | WIN |
45 | Mar 21, 1987 30 years, 11 months 41-3-1 (25) | Basante Blanco | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
44 | Dec 13, 1986 30 years, 8 months 40-3-1 (24) | Cecil Pettigrew | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
43 | Sep 4, 1986 30 years, 4 months 39-3-1 (24) | Giovanni De Marco | MD | 11 | RTD | WIN |
42 | Mar 15, 1986 29 years, 11 months 38-3-1 (23) | Cliff Gilpin | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
41  | Dec 19, 1985 29 years, 8 months 37-3-1 (23) | 31 years, 11 months 45-3 (23) | MD | 12 | SD | LOSS |
40 | Sep 26, 1985 29 years, 5 months 37-2-1 (23) | Giovanni De Marco | MD | 12 | SD | WIN |
39 | Jul 14, 1985 29 years, 3 months 36-2-1 (23) | Donald Bowers | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
38 | Apr 27, 1985 29 years 35-2-1 (23) | Jose Duarte | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
37 | Apr 6, 1985 28 years, 11 months 34-2-1 (23) | Duane Thomas | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
36 | Mar 8, 1985 28 years, 10 months 34-1-1 (23) | Tony Harrison | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
35 | Dec 10, 1984 28 years, 8 months 33-1-1 (22) | Clint Jackson | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
34 | Sep 22, 1984 28 years, 5 months 32-1-1 (22) | Tony Cerda | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
33 | Jul 8, 1984 28 years, 2 months 31-1-1 (22) | Bobby Hoye | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
32 | Apr 13, 1984 28 years 30-1-1 (22) | Allen Alexander | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
31 | Feb 18, 1984 27 years, 10 months 29-1-1 (22) | Kenneth Styles | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | Dec 9, 1983 27 years, 7 months 28-1-1 (21) | Irving Hines | 8 | KO | WIN | |
29 | Oct 30, 1983 27 years, 6 months 27-1-1 (20) | Ralph Moncrief | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
28 | Oct 13, 1983 27 years, 6 months 26-1-1 (20) | James Williams | 1 | KO | WIN | |
27 | Sep 3, 1983 27 years, 4 months 25-1-1 (19) | Guy Kennedy | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | Jul 24, 1983 27 years, 3 months 24-1-1 (18) | Jimmie Sykes | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
25 | Apr 10, 1983 27 years 23-1-1 (18) | Wilson Bell | 1 | KO | WIN | |
24 | Feb 24, 1983 26 years, 10 months 22-1-1 (17) | Bruce Johnson | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Dec 10, 1982 26 years, 8 months 21-1-1 (16) | Salvador Perez Ramos | 2 | KO | WIN | |
22 | Nov 26, 1982 26 years, 7 months 20-1-1 (15) | Stacy McSwain | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Oct 30, 1982 26 years, 6 months 19-1-1 (14) | Buster Drayton | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
20 | Sep 1, 1982 26 years, 4 months 18-1-1 (14) | Joe Ouru | 1 | DQ | WIN | |
19 | May 29, 1982 26 years, 1 months 17-1-1 (14) | Jose Quinones | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Apr 2, 1982 25 years, 11 months 16-1-1 (13) | Costello King | 2 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Feb 5, 1982 25 years, 9 months 15-1-1 (12) | Steve Williams | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Dec 26, 1981 25 years, 8 months 14-1-1 (11) | Gabriele Lazzari | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Dec 11, 1981 25 years, 8 months 13-1-1 (10) | Jose Lozano | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
14 | Nov 13, 1981 25 years, 7 months 12-1-1 (10) | Michel Pagani | 2 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Oct 23, 1981 25 years, 6 months 11-1-1 (9) | Sonny Kamunga | 7 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Sep 25, 1981 25 years, 5 months 10-1-1 (8) | Jose Luis Duran | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Jun 27, 1981 25 years, 2 months 9-1-1 (7) | Christian D'Helft | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | May 28, 1981 25 years, 1 months 8-1-1 (6) | Giovanni Martorina | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | May 15, 1981 25 years, 1 months 7-1-1 (5) | Christian D'Helft | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Apr 17, 1981 25 years 6-1-1 (4) | Damiano Lassandro | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Mar 20, 1981 24 years, 11 months 5-1-1 (3) | Giovanni Martorina | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
6 | Mar 9, 1981 24 years, 10 months 4-1-1 (3) | Cosimo Carbone | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Feb 5, 1981 24 years, 9 months 3-1-1 (2) | Christian D'Helft | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Jan 8, 1981 24 years, 8 months 2-1-1 (2) | Stephane Ferrara | 6 | PTS | DRAW | |
3 | Dec 5, 1980 24 years, 7 months 2-1 (2) | Aldo Buzzetti | 8 | PTS | LOSS | |
2 | Oct 24, 1980 24 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Luigi Marini | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Oct 10, 1980 24 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Esperno Postl | 7 | TKO | WIN |
