Vince Phillips (48-12-1, 34) was born in Pensacola, Florida, U.S. on July 23, 1963. At the age of 25 years on February 28, 1989, he made his professional boxing debut against Octavio Guardado, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 35th career fight at 32 years old, Vince Phillips got a shot at the WBA welterweight titles against Ike Quartey on April 12, 1996 but lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
He became a super-lightweight world champion (IBF) on May 31, 1997 at the age of 33 years old, on his 39th career fight, after defeating Kostya Tszyu via 10th-round TKO.
Phillips' last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Alisultan Nadirbegov at age 43 on May 6, 2007. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Vince Phillips' best fights have been against Kostya Tszyu, Micky Ward, Mauro Lucero and Alfonso Sanchez.
Phillips has 12 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | May 6, 2007 43 years, 9 months 48-12-1 (34) | Alisultan Nadirbegov | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
60 | Jun 2, 2006 42 years, 10 months 48-11-1 (34) | Jesús Soto Karass | WL | 9 | RTD | LOSS |
59 | Mar 17, 2006 42 years, 7 months 48-10-1 (34) | Jesse Feliciano | 10 | MD | LOSS | |
58 | Oct 13, 2005 42 years, 2 months 48-9-1 (34) | Kelson Pinto | WL | 5 | TD | WIN |
57 | Jun 3, 2005 41 years, 10 months 47-9-1 (34) | Mauro Lucero | WL | 2 | KO | WIN |
56 | Mar 24, 2005 41 years, 8 months 46-9-1 (33) | Alex Bunema | SWL | 12 | SD | LOSS |
55 | Nov 4, 2004 41 years, 3 months 46-8-1 (33) | Dumont Welliver | 8 | TD | WIN | |
54 | Jul 23, 2004 41 years 45-8-1 (33) | Paulino Avitia | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
53  | Apr 5, 2003 39 years, 8 months 44-8-1 (32) | 24 years, 5 months 31-0 (24) | SLT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
52  | Nov 9, 2002 39 years, 3 months 44-7-1 (32) | 32 years, 2 months 49-3 (28) | 10 | MD | LOSS | |
51 | Mar 29, 2002 38 years, 8 months 44-6-1 (32) | Nick Acevedo | 10 | UD | WIN | |
50 | Nov 3, 2001 38 years, 3 months 43-6-1 (32) | Carlito Brosas | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
49 | Jun 23, 2001 37 years, 11 months 42-6-1 (31) | Marlon Haynes | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
48 | Dec 22, 2000 37 years, 4 months 41-6-1 (30) | Ray Oliveira | SLT | 12 | MD | LOSS |
47 | Aug 31, 2000 37 years, 1 months 41-5-1 (30) | Pedro Saiz | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
46 | Apr 29, 2000 36 years, 9 months 40-5-1 (29) | Ricky Quiles | SLT | 12 | PTS | DRAW |
45  | Jan 22, 2000 36 years, 5 months 40-5 (29) | 28 years, 11 months 30-0 (25) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS |
44 | Dec 10, 1999 36 years, 4 months 40-4 (29) | Angel Beltre | 3 | KO | WIN | |
43 | Feb 20, 1999 35 years, 6 months 39-4 (28) | Terron Millett | SLT | 5 | TKO | LOSS Lost IBF |
42 | Mar 14, 1998 34 years, 7 months 39-3 (28) | Alfonso Sanchez | SLT | 1 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
41 | Dec 13, 1997 34 years, 4 months 38-3 (27) | Freddie Pendleton | SLT | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
40  | Aug 9, 1997 34 years 37-3 (26) | 31 years, 10 months 30-7 (21) | SLT | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
39  | May 31, 1997 33 years, 10 months 36-3 (25) | 27 years, 8 months 18-0 (14) | SLT | 10 | TKO | WIN Won IBF |
38 | Jan 11, 1997 33 years, 5 months 35-3 (24) | Romallis Ellis | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
37 | Oct 28, 1996 33 years, 3 months 35-2 (24) | Juan Carlos Rodriguez | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Jun 16, 1996 32 years, 10 months 34-2 (23) | Jerry Smith | 3 | RTD | WIN | |
35  | Apr 12, 1996 32 years, 8 months 33-2 (22) | 26 years, 4 months 31-0 (27) | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS For WBA |
34 | Oct 28, 1995 32 years, 3 months 33-1 (22) | Mauro Gutierrez | 3 | KO | WIN | |
33 | Sep 25, 1995 32 years, 2 months 32-1 (21) | Omar Flores | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | Jul 24, 1995 32 years 31-1 (20) | Jaime Balboa | 10 | UD | WIN | |
31 | May 22, 1995 31 years, 9 months 30-1 (20) | Rene Francisco Herrera | 10 | UD | WIN | |
30 | Dec 3, 1994 31 years, 4 months 29-1 (20) | Jose Flores | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | Nov 18, 1993 30 years, 3 months 28-1 (19) | Anthony Jones | 7 | TKO | LOSS | |
28 | Sep 24, 1993 30 years, 2 months 28-0 (19) | Walid Underwood | 8 | UD | WIN | |
27 | Jan 16, 1993 29 years, 5 months 27-0 (19) | Julio Flores | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | Jul 23, 1992 29 years 26-0 (18) | Juan Soberanes | 6 | KO | WIN | |
25 | Jun 11, 1992 28 years, 10 months 25-0 (17) | Tyrone Downes | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Apr 9, 1992 28 years, 8 months 24-0 (16) | Harold Brazier | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN |
23 | Jan 26, 1992 28 years, 6 months 23-0 (16) | Tim Brooks | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Dec 7, 1991 28 years, 4 months 22-0 (15) | Jesus Rojas | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | May 10, 1991 27 years, 9 months 21-0 (14) | David Taylor | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
20 | Apr 7, 1991 27 years, 8 months 20-0 (14) | Mike Johnson | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Feb 15, 1991 27 years, 6 months 19-0 (13) | Benjie Marquez | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Jan 6, 1991 27 years, 5 months 18-0 (12) | Tim Bonds | 8 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Nov 29, 1990 27 years, 4 months 17-0 (12) | Victorio Belcher | 10 | SD | WIN | |
16 | Oct 11, 1990 27 years, 2 months 16-0 (12) | Derrick McGuire | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Jul 27, 1990 27 years 15-0 (11) | William Hernandez | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Jun 15, 1990 26 years, 10 months 14-0 (10) | Terry Ford | 8 | UD | WIN | |
13 | May 24, 1990 26 years, 10 months 13-0 (10) | Martin Quiroz | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Apr 12, 1990 26 years, 8 months 12-0 (9) | Heriberto Ruiz | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Jan 12, 1990 26 years, 5 months 11-0 (8) | Howard Stewart | 6 | SD | WIN | |
10 | Dec 7, 1989 26 years, 4 months 10-0 (8) | Santos Moreno | 4 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Nov 21, 1989 26 years, 3 months 9-0 (8) | Dwayne Peterson | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Oct 10, 1989 26 years, 2 months 8-0 (7) | Jose Luis Nino | 1 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Aug 29, 1989 26 years, 1 months 7-0 (6) | Jorge Hernandez | 6 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Aug 1, 1989 26 years 6-0 (6) | Jorge Rivera | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 18, 1989 25 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | John Edwards | 2 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Jun 27, 1989 25 years, 11 months 4-0 (4) | Jose Luis Gonzalez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | May 16, 1989 25 years, 9 months 3-0 (3) | Ricardo Luna | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Apr 25, 1989 25 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Enrique Ventura | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Feb 28, 1989 25 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Octavio Guardado | 2 | TKO | WIN |
