Terry Norris (44-9, 29) was born in Lubbock, Texas, USA on June 17, 1967. At the age of 19 years on August 2, 1986, he made his professional boxing debut against Jose Luis Cordova, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 23rd career fight at 22 years old, Terry Norris got a shot at the WBA super-welterweight titles against Julian Jackson on July 30, 1989 but lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
He became a super-welterweight world champion (WBC) on March 31, 1990 at the age of 22 years old, on his 27th career fight, after defeating John Mugabi via 1st-round KO.
Norris' last fight was a super-welterweight world-title fight against Laurent Boudouani for Boudouani's WBA title on November 30, 1998. He lost the fight via 9th-round TKO. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Terry Norris' best fights have been against Sugar Ray Leonard, Jorge Fernando Castro, Simon Brown, John Mugabi, Carl Daniels, Donald Curry and Meldrick Taylor.
Norris has 9 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
53 | Nov 30, 1998 31 years, 5 months 44-9 (29) | Laurent Boudouani | SWL | 9 | TKO | LOSS For WBA |
52 | Sep 25, 1998 31 years, 3 months 44-8 (29) | Dana Rosenblatt | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
51 | Dec 6, 1997 30 years, 5 months 44-7 (29) | Keith Mullings | SWL | 9 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC |
50 | Sep 10, 1997 30 years, 2 months 44-6 (29) | Andres Arellano Sandoval | 2 | KO | WIN | |
49 | Aug 8, 1997 30 years, 1 months 43-6 (28) | Joaquin Velasquez | 2 | KO | WIN | |
48 | Jan 11, 1997 29 years, 6 months 42-6 (27) | Nick Rupa | SWL | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, IBF |
47 | Sep 7, 1996 29 years, 2 months 41-6 (26) | Alex Rios | SWL | 5 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, IBF |
46 | Feb 24, 1996 28 years, 8 months 40-6 (25) | Vincent Pettway | SWL | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, IBF |
45 | Jan 27, 1996 28 years, 7 months 39-6 (24) | Jorge Luis Vado | SWL | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, IBF |
44 | Dec 16, 1995 28 years, 5 months 38-6 (23) | Paul Vaden | SWL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
43 | Sep 16, 1995 28 years, 2 months 37-6 (23) | David Gonzalez | SWL | 9 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
42 | Aug 19, 1995 28 years, 2 months 36-6 (22) | Luis Santana | SWL | 2 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
41 | Apr 8, 1995 27 years, 9 months 35-6 (21) | Luis Santana | SWL | 3 | DQ | LOSS For WBC |
40 | Nov 12, 1994 27 years, 4 months 35-5 (21) | Luis Santana | SWL | 5 | DQ | LOSS Lost WBC |
39  | May 7, 1994 26 years, 10 months 35-4 (21) | 30 years, 8 months 41-2 (30) | SWL | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC |
38 | Dec 18, 1993 26 years, 6 months 34-4 (21) | 30 years, 4 months 39-2 (29) | SWL | 4 | KO | LOSS Lost WBC |
37 | Sep 10, 1993 26 years, 2 months 34-3 (21) | Joe Gatti | SWL | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
36 | Jun 19, 1993 26 years 33-3 (20) | Troy Waters | SWL | 3 | RTD | WIN Defended WBC |
35 | Feb 20, 1993 25 years, 8 months 32-3 (19) | Maurice Blocker | SWL | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
34  | May 9, 1992 24 years, 10 months 31-3 (18) | 25 years, 6 months 29-1-1 (15) | SWL | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
33  | Feb 22, 1992 24 years, 8 months 30-3 (17) | 21 years, 5 months 26-0 (17) | SWL | 9 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
32  | Dec 13, 1991 24 years, 5 months 29-3 (16) | 24 years, 3 months 67-2-2 (48) | SWL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
31 | Aug 17, 1991 24 years, 2 months 28-3 (16) | Brett Lally | SWL | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
30  | Jun 1, 1991 23 years, 11 months 27-3 (15) | 29 years, 8 months 33-4 (24) | SWL | 8 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
29  | Feb 9, 1991 23 years, 7 months 26-3 (14) | 34 years, 8 months 36-1-1 (25) | SWL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
28 | Jul 13, 1990 23 years 25-3 (14) | Rene Jacquot | SWL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
27  | Mar 31, 1990 22 years, 9 months 24-3 (14) | 30 years 36-2 (36) | SWL | 1 | KO | WIN Won WBC |
26 | Nov 21, 1989 22 years, 5 months 23-3 (13) | Tony Montgomery | 12 | UD | WIN | |
25  | Oct 9, 1989 22 years, 3 months 22-3 (13) | 29 years, 9 months 42-8-1 (36) | 10 | SD | WIN | |
24 | Sep 21, 1989 22 years, 3 months 21-3 (13) | Nathan Dryer | 4 | KO | WIN | |
23  | Jul 30, 1989 22 years, 1 months 20-3 (12) | 28 years, 10 months 37-1 (35) | SWL | 2 | TKO | LOSS For WBA |
22 | Mar 28, 1989 21 years, 9 months 20-2 (12) | Buster Drayton | SWL | 12 | UD | WIN |
21  | Dec 9, 1988 21 years, 5 months 19-2 (12) | 23 years, 6 months 16-8-1 (4) | SWL | 6 | TKO | WIN |
20 | Oct 18, 1988 21 years, 4 months 18-2 (11) | Gilbert Baptist | 10 | UD | WIN | |
19  | Aug 12, 1988 21 years, 1 months 17-2 (11) | 25 years 10-0 (9) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
18 | Mar 28, 1988 20 years, 9 months 16-2 (11) | Clayton Hires | 2 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Feb 3, 1988 20 years, 7 months 15-2 (10) | Richard Aguirre | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Jan 21, 1988 20 years, 7 months 14-2 (9) | Roman Nunez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Nov 25, 1987 20 years, 5 months 13-2 (8) | Joe Walker | 1 | DQ | LOSS | |
14 | Sep 4, 1987 20 years, 2 months 13-1 (8) | Edward Neblett | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Aug 13, 1987 20 years, 1 months 12-1 (7) | Derrick Kelly | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
12 | May 27, 1987 19 years, 11 months 12-0 (7) | Nathan Dryer | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Apr 3, 1987 19 years, 9 months 11-0 (6) | Sergio Nieto Rayos | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Mar 26, 1987 19 years, 9 months 10-0 (5) | Mauro Veronica | 2 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Mar 16, 1987 19 years, 8 months 9-0 (4) | Tino Leon | 1 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Feb 26, 1987 19 years, 8 months 8-0 (3) | Dick Green | 1 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Mar 5, 1987 19 years, 8 months 7-0 (2) | Gilbert Baptist | 4 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Dec 3, 1986 19 years, 5 months 6-0 (2) | Lang McGowan | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
5 | Nov 21, 1986 19 years, 5 months 5-0 (2) | Carlos Gutierrez | 6 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Oct 7, 1986 19 years, 3 months 4-0 (2) | Daryl Colquitt | 4 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Sep 25, 1986 19 years, 3 months 3-0 (1) | George Murphy | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
2 | Aug 13, 1986 19 years, 1 months 2-0 (1) | Carlos Gutierrez | 4 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Aug 2, 1986 19 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Jose Luis Cordova | 1 | KO | WIN |
