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Total Fights | 75 |
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Wins | 59 |
Losses | 14 |
Draws | 0 |
No-Contests | 2 |
Title Wins | 1 |
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Title Defenses | 1 |
Title-Fight KOs | 1 |
KO Wins | 38 |
KO Losses | 1 |
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In a professional boxing career spanning 33 years and six months, Oliver McCall fought 75 times with 59 wins, 14 losses, and 2 no-contests.
McCall retired from professional boxing with a record of 59-14, which included one heavyweight world-title win and one successful title defense fight. He had a 52.1% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 38 of his total 75 fights being knockout wins, one of which was in a title fight. The only knockout loss in McCall's career was a 5th round TKO loss to Lennox Lewis in a heavyweight title fight.
His last fight was a 2nd round RTD victory over Hugo Lomeli on May 31, 2019.
Some of McCall's best fights and notable victories include wins over two Hall-of-Famers (Larry Holmes and Lennox Lewis), Bruce Seldon, Lance Whitaker, and Oleg Maskaev.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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75 | May 31, 2019 | 54 | Hugo Lomeli | Win | RTD2 |
74 | Nov 30, 2018 | 53 | Larry Knight | Win | UD |
73 | Apr 26, 2014 | 49 | Marcin Rekowski | Loss | UD |
72 | Feb 1, 2014 | 48 | Marcin Rekowski | Win | SD |
71 | May 18, 2013 | 48 | Krzysztof Zimnoch | Loss | UD |
70 | May 16, 2012 | 47 | Francesco Pianeta | Loss | UD |
69 | Aug 20, 2011 | 46 | Damian Wills | Win | UD |
68 | Mar 18, 2011 | 45 | Cedric Boswell | Loss | UD |
67 | Dec 7, 2010 | 45 | Fres Oquendo | Win | SD |
66 | Jun 15, 2010 | 45 | Timur Ibragimov | Loss | UD |
65 | Oct 23, 2009 | 44 | Lance Whitaker | Win | UD |
64 | Aug 21, 2009 | 44 | Franklin Lawrence | Win | UD |
63 | May 22, 2009 | 44 | John Hopoate | Win | TKO2 |
62 | Oct 19, 2007 | 42 | Juan Carlos Gómez | Loss | UD |
61 | Jun 16, 2007 | 42 | Sinan Şamil Sam | Win | UD |
60 | Feb 24, 2007 | 41 | Marion Wilson | Win | UD |
59 | Dec 9, 2006 | 41 | Yanqui Díaz | Win | KO7 |
58 | Sep 9, 2006 | 41 | Darroll Wilson | Win | TKO4 |
57 | Jun 30, 2006 | 41 | Kenny Craven | Win | TKO1 |
56 | May 27, 2006 | 41 | Wallace McDaniel | Win | TKO3 |
55 | Oct 15, 2005 | 40 | Juan Carlos Gómez | NC | NC |
54 | Aug 13, 2005 | 40 | Przemysław Saleta | Win | TKO4 |
53 | May 10, 2005 | 40 | Kelvin Hale | Win | UD |
52 | Apr 16, 2005 | 39 | Cornelius Ellis | Win | UD |
51 | Feb 5, 2005 | 39 | Marion Wilson | Win | DQ |
50 | Nov 13, 2004 | 39 | DaVarryl Williamson | Loss | UD |
49 | Sep 25, 2004 | 39 | Vernon Woodward | Win | TKO3 |
48 | Apr 24, 2003 | 38 | Dennis McKinney | Win | TKO3 |
47 | Nov 17, 2001 | 36 | Henry Akinwande | Win | KO10 |
46 | Sep 29, 2001 | 36 | Matt Green | Win | TKO1 |
45 | Aug 11, 2000 | 35 | Sedreck Fields | Win | SD |
44 | May 25, 2000 | 35 | Marcus McIntyre | Win | KO3 |
43 | Feb 12, 2000 | 34 | Ric Lainhart | Win | TKO1 |
42 | Dec 18, 1999 | 34 | Will Hinton | Win | TKO1 |
41 | Sep 25, 1999 | 34 | Samson Cohen | NC | NC |
40 | Feb 24, 1998 | 32 | Samson Cohen | Win | KO1 |
39 | Feb 3, 1998 | 32 | Abdul Muhaymin | Win | UD |
38 | Jan 6, 1998 | 32 | Mike Acklie | Win | KO1 |
37 | Dec 16, 1997 | 32 | Mike DeVito | Win | TKO2 |
36 | Nov 4, 1997 | 32 | Brian Yates | Win | TKO8 |
35 | Feb 7, 1997 | 31 | Lennox Lewis | Loss * | TKO5 |
34 | Mar 23, 1996 | 30 | James Stanton | Win | RTD5 |
33 | Feb 24, 1996 | 30 | Oleg Maskaev | Win | TKO1 |
32 | Sep 2, 1995 | 30 | Frank Bruno | Loss * | UD |
31 | Apr 8, 1995 | 29 | Larry Holmes | Win * | UD |
30 | Sep 24, 1994 | 29 | Lennox Lewis | Win * | TKO2 |
29 | Feb 26, 1994 | 28 | Dan Murphy | Win | TKO1 |
28 | Dec 18, 1993 | 28 | Art Card | Win | KO1 |
27 | Apr 23, 1993 | 28 | Francesco Damiani | Win | TKO8 |
26 | Jan 30, 1993 | 27 | Mike Dixon | Win | TKO2 |
25 | Dec 13, 1992 | 27 | Lawrence Carter | Win | KO3 |
24 | Jun 26, 1992 | 27 | Tony Tucker | Loss | SD |
23 | Feb 15, 1992 | 26 | Mike Rouse | Win | TKO4 |
22 | Aug 8, 1991 | 26 | Jesse Ferguson | Win | UD |
21 | Jun 8, 1991 | 26 | Dan Wofford | Win | TKO5 |
20 | Apr 18, 1991 | 25 | Bruce Seldon | Win | TKO9 |
19 | Nov 17, 1990 | 25 | Orlin Norris | Loss | SD |
18 | Jul 16, 1990 | 25 | Lionel Butler | Win | SD |
17 | Jul 21, 1989 | 24 | Buster Douglas | Loss | UD |
16 | Oct 1, 1988 | 23 | Bruce Johnson | Win | KO1 |
15 | Sep 16, 1988 | 23 | Wesley Smith | Win | TKO2 |
14 | Jun 30, 1988 | 23 | David Jaco | Win | UD |
13 | Jan 22, 1988 | 22 | Mike Hunter | Loss | UD |
12 | Aug 30, 1987 | 22 | Kim Adams | Win | TKO2 |
11 | Aug 11, 1987 | 22 | Richard Scott | Win | KO2 |
10 | May 30, 1987 | 22 | Tim Morrison | Win | KO1 |
9 | Mar 21, 1987 | 21 | Fred Whitaker | Win | UD |
8 | Dec 16, 1986 | 21 | Al Evans | Win | UD |
7 | Oct 25, 1986 | 21 | Bashir Wadud | Win | UD |
6 | Sep 13, 1986 | 21 | Larry Roberson | Win | TKO1 |
5 | Aug 14, 1986 | 21 | James Churn | Win | KO1 |
4 | Jun 21, 1986 | 21 | Kimmuel Odum | Win | MD |
3 | Jan 18, 1986 | 20 | Felix Shorter | Win | TKO2 |
2 | Dec 6, 1985 | 20 | Joey Christjohn | Loss | UD |
1 | Nov 2, 1985 | 20 | Lou Bailey | Win | TKO1 |
* World-title fight
Oliver McCall (The Atomic Bull) is a 58-year old retired American professional boxer. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. on April 21, 1965. He is a former heavyweight world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 33 years — from 1985 to 2019.
McCall made his professional boxing debut against Lou Bailey at the age of 20 on November 2, 1985, defeating Bailey via 1st round TKO.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 29 on September 24, 1994 after 29 professional fights, against Lennox Lewis for the heavyweight WBC title. He defeated Lewis via 2nd round TKO to become the heavyweight champion of the world.
McCall has won one world title at heavyweight. For all the details about McCall's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
McCall had a total of 14 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Hugo Lomeli on May 31, 2019. McCall won the fight via 2nd round RTD. It's been 4 years, 9 months, and 28 days since this fight.
McCall had a total of four world-title fights, which includes winning one world title and one successful title defense. He won two of these fights and lost two.
Oliver McCall fought for a heavyweight world title in two fights and won once, which came via way of stoppage. He won one heavyweight belt.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
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Sep 24, 1994 | Lennox Lewis | Heavyweight | WBC | TKO |
Oliver McCall had two heavyweight world-title defense fights. He won once and lost once.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
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Apr 8, 1995 | Larry Holmes | Heavyweight | WBC | UD |
Oliver McCall lost one world-title defense fight, and lost one title in the fight.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
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Sep 2, 1995 | Frank Bruno | Heavyweight | WBC | UD |
McCall fought a total of 75 times during his professional career, which includes 4 world-title fights at the heavyweight division. These three fights are the highlight of his career.
April 18, 1991: Oliver McCall puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating Bruce Seldon via 9th round TKO.
September 24, 1994: McCall wins his first world title by defeating Lennox Lewis via 2nd round TKO. He is now the WBC heavyweight world champion.
April 8, 1995: McCall successfully defends the WBC heavyweight title against Larry Holmes, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
McCall knocked out 38 of his 75 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 52.1%. Of his total 59 wins, 38 of them were via KO (64.4%).
McCall's first world-title win was the WBC belt at heavyweight. He defeated Lennox Lewis via 2 round TKO to win the title.
McCall won one world title at heavyweight.
McCall had a total of two title defense fight. He was successful one time and lost one time.