In a career spanning 12 years and three months, Terry Norris fought 53 times with 44 wins and 9 losses. By his last professional fight on November 30, 1998, Norris' boxing record stood at 44-9 (29 KO wins, 4 KO losses).
WBC | IBF |
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sWL w3 d16 | sWL w1 d4 |
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Terry Norris (Terrible) is a retired American professional boxer. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, USA on June 17, 1967. Norris made his professional boxing debut at the age of 19, on August 2, 1986. He is a former super-welterweight world champion. He is 55 years old, and will be turning 56 in eight days. Norris is a Hall of Famer.
Total Fights | 53 |
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Wins | 44 |
Losses | 9 |
Draws | 0 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 29 |
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Total Title Wins | 4 |
Title Defenses | 16 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 14 |
Losses via KO | 4 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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53 | Nov 30, 1998 | 31 | Laurent Boudouani | Loss * | TKO9 |
52 | Sep 25, 1998 | 31 | Dana Rosenblatt | Loss | UD |
51 | Dec 6, 1997 | 30 | Keith Mullings | Loss * | TKO9 |
50 | Sep 10, 1997 | 30 | Andres Arellano Sandoval | Win | KO2 |
49 | Aug 8, 1997 | 30 | Joaquin Velasquez | Win | KO2 |
48 | Jan 11, 1997 | 29 | Nick Rupa | Win * | TKO10 |
47 | Sep 7, 1996 | 29 | Alex Rios | Win * | TKO5 |
46 | Feb 24, 1996 | 28 | Vincent Pettway | Win * | TKO8 |
45 | Jan 27, 1996 | 28 | Jorge Luis Vado | Win * | TKO2 |
44 | Dec 16, 1995 | 28 | Paul Vaden | Win * | UD |
43 | Sep 16, 1995 | 28 | David Gonzalez | Win * | TKO9 |
42 | Aug 19, 1995 | 28 | Luis Santana | Win * | TKO2 |
41 | Apr 8, 1995 | 27 | Luis Santana | Loss * | DQ |
40 | Nov 12, 1994 | 27 | Luis Santana | Loss * | DQ |
39 | May 7, 1994 | 26 | Simon Brown | Win * | UD |
38 | Dec 18, 1993 | 26 | Simon Brown | Loss * | KO4 |
37 | Sep 10, 1993 | 26 | Joe Gatti | Win * | TKO1 |
36 | Jun 19, 1993 | 26 | Troy Waters | Win * | RTD3 |
35 | Feb 20, 1993 | 25 | Maurice Blocker | Win * | TKO2 |
34 | May 9, 1992 | 24 | Meldrick Taylor | Win * | TKO4 |
33 | Feb 22, 1992 | 24 | Carl Daniels | Win * | TKO9 |
32 | Dec 13, 1991 | 24 | Jorge Fernando Castro | Win * | UD |
31 | Aug 17, 1991 | 24 | Brett Lally | Win * | TKO1 |
30 | Jun 1, 1991 | 23 | Donald Curry | Win * | KO8 |
29 | Feb 9, 1991 | 23 | Sugar Ray Leonard | Win * | UD |
28 | Jul 13, 1990 | 23 | Rene Jacquot | Win * | UD |
27 | Mar 31, 1990 | 22 | John Mugabi | Win * | KO1 |
26 | Nov 21, 1989 | 22 | Tony Montgomery | Win | UD |
25 | Oct 9, 1989 | 22 | Jorge Vaca | Win | SD |
24 | Sep 21, 1989 | 22 | Nathan Dryer | Win | KO4 |
23 | Jul 30, 1989 | 22 | Julian Jackson | Loss * | TKO2 |
22 | Mar 28, 1989 | 21 | Buster Drayton | Win | UD |
21 | Dec 9, 1988 | 21 | Steve Little | Win | TKO6 |
20 | Oct 18, 1988 | 21 | Gilbert Baptist | Win | UD |
19 | Aug 12, 1988 | 21 | Quincy Taylor | Win | UD |
18 | Mar 28, 1988 | 20 | Clayton Hires | Win | KO2 |
17 | Feb 3, 1988 | 20 | Richard Aguirre | Win | TKO3 |
16 | Jan 21, 1988 | 20 | Roman Nunez | Win | KO1 |
15 | Nov 25, 1987 | 20 | Joe Walker | Loss | DQ |
14 | Sep 4, 1987 | 20 | Edward Neblett | Win | TKO6 |
13 | Aug 13, 1987 | 20 | Derrick Kelly | Loss | UD |
12 | May 27, 1987 | 19 | Nathan Dryer | Win | TKO3 |
11 | Apr 3, 1987 | 19 | Sergio Nieto Rayos | Win | TKO1 |
10 | Mar 26, 1987 | 19 | Mauro Veronica | Win | KO2 |
9 | Mar 16, 1987 | 19 | Tino Leon | Win | KO1 |
8 | Feb 26, 1987 | 19 | Dick Green | Win | KO1 |
7 | Mar 5, 1987 | 19 | Gilbert Baptist | Win | UD |
6 | Dec 3, 1986 | 19 | Lang McGowan | Win | PTS |
5 | Nov 21, 1986 | 19 | Carlos Gutierrez | Win | UD |
4 | Oct 7, 1986 | 19 | Daryl Colquitt | Win | KO4 |
3 | Sep 25, 1986 | 19 | George Murphy | Win | PTS |
2 | Aug 13, 1986 | 19 | Carlos Gutierrez | Win | UD |
1 | Aug 2, 1986 | 19 | Jose Luis Cordova | Win | KO1 |
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Norris was a super-welterweight world champion. He has held four world titles at the super-welterweight weight division, all four of which were lineal championship wins.
Weight Division | World Titles Held |
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Super-welterweight | WBC 3x, IBF |
Terry Norris is 177 cm tall (5' 9.69") with a reach of 174 cm (5' 8.50"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of -3 cm (-1.18").
Norris has a 54.7% KO rate. Of his total 29 KO wins, 21 were in the early rounds, five in the mid rounds, and three in the later rounds. He has eight first-round KO wins.
Terry Norris' professional boxing career spanned more than 12 years — from 1986 to 1998.
Norris made his professional boxing debut against Jose Luis Cordova at the age of 19 on August 2, 1986, defeating Cordova via 1st round KO. He went on to win 11 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 6 wins via stoppage.
Norris had his first world title fight at the age of 22 on July 30, 1989 after 22 professional fights, against Julian Jackson for the WBA title. He lost to Jackson via 2nd round TKO.
He was a one-time unified super-welterweight world champion, and has won four world titles at super-welterweight. For all the details about Norris' world title wins and defenses refer to "Terry Norris World Titles".
Some of Norris' best fights and notable victories include wins over two Hall-of-Famers (Donald Curry and Sugar Ray Leonard), Simon Brown, John Mugabi, Meldrick Taylor, Luis Santana, Troy Waters, and Joe Gatti.
Norris had a total of nine losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was on November 30, 1998 against Laurent Boudouani for Boudouani's super-welterweight WBA title. Norris lost the fight via 9th round TKO. It's been 24 years, 6 months, and 10 days since this fight.
Norris fought a total of 53 times during his professional career, which includes 25 world-title fights at the super-welterweight division. He was among the very best of his generation and is one of the pound-for-pound best boxers of all time. These 12 fights are the highlight of his career.
July 30, 1989: In his first world-title fight, Terry Norris loses to Julian Jackson via 2nd round TKO. He was fighting for the WBA super-welterweight title.
March 31, 1990: Norris wins the WBC super-welterweight title from John Mugabi, by beating Mugabi via 1st round KO.
February 9, 1991: Norris successfully defends the WBC super-welterweight title against Sugar Ray Leonard, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
May 9, 1992: Norris successfully defends the WBC super-welterweight title against Meldrick Taylor, winning the fight via 4th round TKO.
February 20, 1993: Norris successfully defends the WBC super-welterweight title against Maurice Blocker, winning the fight via 2nd round TKO.
June 19, 1993: Norris successfully defends the WBC super-welterweight title against Troy Waters, winning the fight via 3rd round RTD.
September 10, 1993: Norris successfully defends the WBC super-welterweight title against Joe Gatti, winning the fight via 1st round TKO.
May 7, 1994: Norris wins the WBC super-welterweight title from Simon Brown, by beating Brown via 12 round unanimous decision.
August 19, 1995: Norris wins the WBC super-welterweight title from Luis Santana, by beating Santana via 2nd round TKO.
December 16, 1995: Norris becomes a unified super-welterweight world champion by beating Paul Vaden via 12 round unanimous decision. He now holds the WBC and IBF super-welterweight world-champion belts.
January 27, 1996: Norris successfully defends the WBC and IBF super-welterweight titles against Jorge Luis Vado, winning the fight via 2nd round TKO.
September 7, 1996: Norris successfully defends the WBC and IBF super-welterweight titles against Alex Rios, winning the fight via 5th round TKO.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Norris' boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against Laurent Boudouani, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
On November 30, 1998, a 31-year old Terry Norris (44-8, 29 KO) faced Laurent Boudouani. Norris was challenging Boudouani's WBA super-welterweight title. He lost to Boudouani via 9th round TKO. He is now on a three-fight losing streak.
On September 25, 1998, a 31-year old Terry Norris (44-7, 29 KO) fought Dana Rosenblatt in his 52nd professional fight. He lost to Rosenblatt via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight losing streak.
On December 6, 1997, a 30-year old Terry Norris (44-6, 29 KO) faced Keith Mullings in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. He lost to Mullings via 9th round TKO and lost the WBC super-welterweight title.
On September 10, 1997, a 30-year old Terry Norris (43-6, 28 KO) fought Andres Arellano Sandoval in his 50th professional fight. He defeated Sandoval via 2nd round KO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On August 8, 1997, a 30-year old Terry Norris (42-6, 27 KO) fought Joaquin Velasquez in his 49th professional fight. He defeated Velasquez via 2nd round KO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On January 11, 1997, a 29-year old Terry Norris (41-6, 26 KO) faced Nick Rupa in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. He defeated Rupa via 10th round TKO to retain the WBC and IBF super-welterweight titles. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On September 7, 1996, a 29-year old Terry Norris (40-6, 25 KO) faced Alex Rios in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. He defeated Rios via 5th round TKO to retain the WBC and IBF super-welterweight titles. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On February 24, 1996, a 28-year old Terry Norris (39-6, 24 KO) faced Vincent Pettway in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. He defeated Pettway via 8th round TKO to retain the WBC and IBF super-welterweight titles. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On January 27, 1996, a 28-year old Terry Norris (38-6, 23 KO) faced Jorge Luis Vado in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. He defeated Vado via 2nd round TKO to retain the WBC and IBF super-welterweight titles. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On December 16, 1995, a 28-year old Terry Norris (37-6, 23 KO) faced Paul Vaden in a super-welterweight title-unification fight. He defeated Vaden via 12th round unanimous decision to win the IBF super-welterweight title and retain the WBC super-welterweight title. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On September 16, 1995, a 28-year old Terry Norris (36-6, 22 KO) faced David Gonzalez in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. He defeated Gonzalez via 9th round TKO to retain the WBC super-welterweight title. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On August 19, 1995, in their 3rd fight, a a 28-year old Terry Norris (35-6, 21 KO) faced Luis Santana for Santana's WBC super-welterweight title. He defeated Santana via 2nd round TKO to win the WBC super-welterweight title, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On April 8, 1995, in their 2nd fight, a a 27-year old Terry Norris (35-5, 21 KO) faced Luis Santana. Norris was challenging Santana's WBC super-welterweight title. He lost to Santana via 3rd round DQ. He is now on a two-fight losing streak.
On November 12, 1994, a 27-year old Terry Norris (35-4, 21 KO) faced Luis Santana in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. He lost to Santana via 5th round DQ and lost the WBC super-welterweight title.
On May 7, 1994, in their 2nd fight, which was an immediate rematch, a 26-year old Terry Norris (34-4, 21 KO) faced Simon Brown again, who was now 30 years old with a record of 41-2 for Brown's WBC super-welterweight title. Brown was on a seven-fight win streak with 30 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Brown had a 6 cm reach advantage over Norris. Coming into this fight, Brown had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Norris defeated Brown via 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBC super-welterweight title, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
On December 18, 1993, a 26-year old Terry Norris (34-3, 21 KO) faced Jamaican boxer Simon Brown for the first time, who was 30 years old with a record of 39-2 in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. Brown was on a five-fight win streak with 29 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Brown had a 6 cm reach advantage over Norris. Coming into this fight, Brown had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Norris lost to Brown via 4th round KO and lost the WBC super-welterweight title. His 14-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
On September 10, 1993, a 26-year old Terry Norris (33-3, 20 KO) faced Joe Gatti in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. He defeated Gatti via 1st round TKO to retain the WBC super-welterweight title. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On June 19, 1993, a 26-year old Terry Norris (32-3, 19 KO) faced Troy Waters in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. He defeated Waters via 3rd round RTD to retain the WBC super-welterweight title. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On February 20, 1993, a 25-year old Terry Norris (31-3, 18 KO) faced Maurice Blocker in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. He defeated Blocker via 2nd round TKO to retain the WBC super-welterweight title. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On May 9, 1992, a 24-year old Terry Norris (30-3, 17 KO) faced fellow American boxer Meldrick Taylor, who was 25 years old with a record of 29-1-1 in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. Taylor was on a five-fight win streak with 15 KO wins. Norris was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 6 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Taylor had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Norris defeated Taylor via 4th round TKO to retain the WBC super-welterweight title. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On February 22, 1992, a 24-year old Terry Norris (29-3, 16 KO) faced an undefeated fellow American boxer Carl Daniels, who was 21 years old with a record of 26-0 in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. Daniels was on a 26-fight win streak with 17 KO wins. Norris was the taller of the two by 2 cms but Daniels had a 5 cm reach advantage over Norris.
Norris defeated Daniels via 9th round TKO to retain the WBC super-welterweight title. He handed Daniels the first loss of his career, and put an end to Daniels' 26-fight win streak. Norris is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
On December 13, 1991, a 24-year old Terry Norris (28-3, 16 KO) faced Jorge Fernando Castro in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. He defeated Castro via 12th round unanimous decision to retain the WBC super-welterweight title. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
On August 17, 1991, a 24-year old Terry Norris (27-3, 15 KO) faced Brett Lally in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. He defeated Lally via 1st round TKO to retain the WBC super-welterweight title. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 1, 1991, a 23-year old Terry Norris (26-3, 14 KO) faced fellow American boxer Donald Curry, who was 29 years old with a record of 33-4 in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. Curry was on a one-fight losing streak. Both the boxers were of the same height but Curry had a 9 cm reach advantage over Norris. Coming into this fight, Curry had four losses, three of which were via stoppage.
Norris defeated Curry via 8th round KO to retain the WBC super-welterweight title. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On February 9, 1991, a 23-year old Terry Norris (25-3, 14 KO) faced fellow American boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, who was 34 years old with a record of 36-1-1 in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. Leonard was on a one-fight win streak with 25 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 14 cm reach advantage over Norris. Coming into this fight, Leonard had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Norris defeated Leonard via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBC super-welterweight title. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On July 13, 1990, a 23-year old Terry Norris (24-3, 14 KO) faced Rene Jacquot in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. He defeated Jacquot via 12th round unanimous decision to retain the WBC super-welterweight title. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On March 31, 1990, a 22-year old Terry Norris (23-3, 13 KO) faced Ugandan boxer John Mugabi, who was 30 years old with a record of 36-2 for Mugabi's WBC super-welterweight title. Mugabi was on a 11-fight win streak with 36 KO wins. Norris was the taller of the two by 3 cms but Mugabi had a 14 cm reach advantage over Norris. Coming into this fight, Mugabi had two losses, both of which were via stoppage.
Norris defeated Mugabi via 1st round KO to win the WBC super-welterweight title. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On November 21, 1989, a 22-year old Terry Norris (22-3, 13 KO) fought Tony Montgomery in his 26th professional fight. He defeated Montgomery via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On October 9, 1989, a 22-year old Terry Norris (21-3, 13 KO) fought Mexican boxer Jorge Vaca, who was 29 years old with a record of 42-8-1. Vaca was on a two-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 11 cm reach advantage over Norris. Coming into this fight, Vaca had eight losses, all of which were via stoppage
Norris defeated Vaca via 10 round split-decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On September 21, 1989, in their 2nd fight, a a 22-year old Terry Norris (20-3, 12 KO) fought Nathan Dryer in his 24th professional fight. He defeated Dryer via 4th round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On July 30, 1989, a 22-year old Terry Norris (20-2, 12 KO) challended Virgin Islander boxer Julian Jackson's WBA super-welterweight title. Jackson was 28 years old with a record of 37-1. Jackson was on a eight-fight win streak with 35 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 11 cm reach advantage over Norris. Coming into this fight, Jackson had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Norris lost to Jackson via 2nd round TKO. His seven-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On March 28, 1989, a 21-year old Terry Norris (19-2, 12 KO) fought Buster Drayton in his 22nd professional fight. He defeated Drayton via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On December 9, 1988, a 21-year old Terry Norris (18-2, 11 KO) fought Steve Little in his 21st professional fight. He defeated Little via 6th round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On October 18, 1988, in their 2nd fight, a a 21-year old Terry Norris (17-2, 11 KO) fought Gilbert Baptist in his 20th professional fight. He defeated Baptist via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On August 12, 1988, a 21-year old Terry Norris (16-2, 11 KO) fought an undefeated fellow American boxer Quincy Taylor, who was 25 years old with a record of 10-0. Taylor was on a 10-fight win streak with 9 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Taylor had a 11 cm reach advantage over Norris.
Norris defeated Taylor via 10 round unanimous decision. He handed Taylor the first loss of his career, and put an end to Taylor's 10-fight win streak. Norris is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On March 28, 1988, a 20-year old Terry Norris (15-2, 10 KO) fought Clayton Hires in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Hires via 2nd round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On February 3, 1988, a 20-year old Terry Norris (14-2, 9 KO) fought Richard Aguirre in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Aguirre via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On January 21, 1988, a 20-year old Terry Norris (13-2, 8 KO) fought Roman Nunez in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Nunez via 1st round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On November 25, 1987, a 20-year old Terry Norris (13-1, 8 KO) fought Joe Walker in his 15th professional fight. He lost to Walker via 1st round DQ.
On September 4, 1987, a 20-year old Terry Norris (12-1, 7 KO) fought Edward Neblett in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Neblett via 6th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On August 13, 1987, a 20-year old Terry Norris (12-0, 7 KO) fought Derrick Kelly in his 13th professional fight. He lost to Kelly via 10th round unanimous decision.
On May 27, 1987, a 19-year old Terry Norris (11-0, 6 KO) fought Nathan Dryer in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Dryer via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On April 3, 1987, a 19-year old Terry Norris (10-0, 5 KO) fought Sergio Nieto Rayos in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Rayos via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On March 26, 1987, a 19-year old Terry Norris (9-0, 4 KO) fought Mauro Veronica in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Veronica via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On March 16, 1987, a 19-year old Terry Norris (8-0, 3 KO) fought Tino Leon in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Leon via 1st round KO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On February 26, 1987, a 19-year old Terry Norris (7-0, 2 KO) fought Dick Green in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Green via 1st round KO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
On March 5, 1987, a 19-year old Terry Norris (6-0, 2 KO) fought Gilbert Baptist in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Baptist via 4th round unanimous decision. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On December 3, 1986, a 19-year old Terry Norris (5-0, 2 KO) fought Lang McGowan in his 6th professional fight. He defeated McGowan via 4th round PTS. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On November 21, 1986, in their 2nd fight, a a 19-year old Terry Norris (4-0, 2 KO) fought Carlos Gutierrez in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Gutierrez via 6th round unanimous decision. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On October 7, 1986, a 19-year old Terry Norris (3-0, 1 KO) fought Daryl Colquitt in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Colquitt via 4th round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On September 25, 1986, a 19-year old Terry Norris (2-0, 1 KO) fought George Murphy in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Murphy via 4th round PTS. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On August 13, 1986, a 19-year old Terry Norris (1-0, 1 KO) fought Carlos Gutierrez in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Gutierrez via 4th round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On August 2, 1986, a 19-year old Terry Norris successfully debuted against Jose Luis Cordova. He defeated Cordova via 1st round KO.
Norris knocked out 29 of his 53 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 54.7%. Of his total 44 wins, 29 of them were via KO (65.9%).