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Total Fights | 58 |
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Wins | 51 |
Losses | 6 |
Draws | 1 |
No-Contests | 0 |
Title Wins | 5 |
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Title Defenses | 9 |
Title-Fight KOs | 3 |
KO Wins | 25 |
KO Losses | 0 |
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In a professional boxing career spanning 21 years and seven months, Winky Wright fought 58 times with 51 wins, 6 losses, and 1 draw.
Wright retired from professional boxing with a record of 51-6-1, which included five super-welterweight world-title wins and nine successful title defense fights. He had a 43.1% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 25 of his total 58 fights being knockout wins, three of which were in title fights. Wright never lost via knockout.
His last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision defeat to Peter Quillin on June 2, 2012.
Some of Wright's best fights and notable victories include wins over two Hall-of-Famers (Félix Trinidad and Shane Mosley), Jason Papillion, Adrian Dodson, Sam Soliman, and Ike Quartey.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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58 | Jun 2, 2012 | 40 | Peter Quillin | Loss | UD |
57 | Apr 11, 2009 | 37 | Paul Williams | Loss | UD |
56 | Jul 21, 2007 | 35 | Bernard Hopkins | Loss * | UD |
55 | Dec 2, 2006 | 35 | Ike Quartey | Win | UD |
54 | Jun 17, 2006 | 34 | Jermain Taylor | Draw * | SD |
53 | Dec 10, 2005 | 34 | Sam Soliman | Win | UD |
52 | May 14, 2005 | 33 | Félix Trinidad | Win | UD |
51 | Nov 20, 2004 | 32 | Shane Mosley | Win * | MD |
50 | Mar 13, 2004 | 32 | Shane Mosley | Win * | UD |
49 | Nov 8, 2003 | 31 | Angel Hernandez | Win * | UD |
48 | Mar 1, 2003 | 31 | Juan Carlos Candelo | Win * | UD |
47 | Sep 7, 2002 | 30 | Bronco McKart | Win * | DQ |
46 | Feb 2, 2002 | 30 | Jason Papillion | Win * | TKO5 |
45 | Oct 12, 2001 | 29 | Robert Frazier | Win * | UD |
44 | Dec 16, 2000 | 29 | Keith Mullings | Win | UD |
43 | Sep 9, 2000 | 28 | Bronco McKart | Win | UD |
42 | Dec 4, 1999 | 28 | Fernando Vargas | Loss * | MD |
41 | Mar 27, 1999 | 27 | Derrick Graham | Win | KO3 |
40 | Aug 22, 1998 | 26 | Harry Simon | Loss * | MD |
39 | Dec 19, 1997 | 26 | Adrian Dodson | Win * | TKO6 |
38 | May 3, 1997 | 25 | Steve Foster | Win * | TKO6 |
37 | Nov 9, 1996 | 24 | Ensley Bingham | Win * | UD |
36 | May 17, 1996 | 24 | Bronco McKart | Win * | SD |
35 | Mar 5, 1996 | 24 | Andrew Council | Win | UD |
34 | Jan 6, 1996 | 24 | Jean Paul D'Alessandro | Win | UD |
33 | Oct 23, 1995 | 23 | Young Dick Tiger | Win | TKO9 |
32 | Aug 23, 1995 | 23 | Anthony Ivory | Win | UD |
31 | Jul 25, 1995 | 23 | Larry LaCoursiere | Win | TKO1 |
30 | Apr 11, 1995 | 23 | Leon Cessiron | Win | PTS |
29 | Apr 1, 1995 | 23 | Anthony Ivory | Win | PTS |
28 | Feb 4, 1995 | 23 | Tony Marshall | Win | UD |
27 | Nov 11, 1994 | 22 | Ernesto Rafael Sena | Win | RTD2 |
26 | Aug 21, 1994 | 22 | Julio César Vásquez | Loss * | UD |
25 | Jun 4, 1994 | 22 | Orlando Orozco | Win | TKO1 |
24 | Mar 19, 1994 | 22 | Armando Herrera | Win | KO1 |
23 | Dec 4, 1993 | 22 | Tony McCrimmion | Win | TKO5 |
22 | Oct 16, 1993 | 21 | Gilberto Barreto | Win | TKO2 |
21 | Aug 21, 1993 | 21 | Leon Rouse | Win | KO1 |
20 | May 28, 1993 | 21 | James Stokes | Win | KO1 |
19 | Mar 20, 1993 | 21 | Eric Holland | Win | UD |
18 | Jan 31, 1993 | 21 | Roland Commings | Win | UD |
17 | Jan 2, 1993 | 21 | Darryl Lattimore | Win | TKO1 |
16 | Jul 30, 1992 | 20 | Carlos Santana | Win | TKO2 |
15 | May 28, 1992 | 20 | Delfino Marin | Win | TKO1 |
14 | Mar 27, 1992 | 20 | Mike Howard | Win | TKO4 |
13 | Feb 28, 1992 | 20 | Persephone Van Reenen | Win | TKO3 |
12 | Dec 13, 1991 | 20 | Lennell Strohman | Win | UD |
11 | Nov 15, 1991 | 19 | Gary McCall | Win | RTD1 |
10 | Oct 18, 1991 | 19 | Glenn Major | Win | TKO2 |
9 | Sep 17, 1991 | 19 | Jeff Johnson | Win | UD |
8 | Aug 30, 1991 | 19 | Edison Martinez | Win | TKO1 |
7 | Aug 13, 1991 | 19 | Rocky Fabrizio | Win | UD |
6 | Jul 26, 1991 | 19 | Lorenzo Bouie | Win | UD |
5 | Mar 29, 1991 | 19 | Glenn Major | Win | RTD3 |
4 | Jan 25, 1991 | 19 | Stedroy Bolus | Win | TKO3 |
3 | Dec 14, 1990 | 19 | Tony Graham | Win | TKO2 |
2 | Nov 28, 1990 | 19 | Christopher Conrad | Win | TKO1 |
1 | Oct 16, 1990 | 18 | Anthony Salerno | Win | UD |
* World-title fight
Ronald Wright (Winky) is a 52-year old retired American professional boxer. He was born in Washington, D.C., U.S. on November 26, 1971. He is a former super-welterweight world champion. Wright was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2018. His professional boxing career spanned more than 21 years — from 1990 to 2012.
Wright made his professional boxing debut against Anthony Salerno at the age of 18 on October 16, 1990, defeating Salerno via 4 round unanimous decision. He went on to win 24 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 18 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 22 on August 21, 1994 after 25 professional fights, against Julio César Vásquez for the WBA title. He lost to Vásquez via 12 round unanimous decision.
Winky Wright was a one-time unified super-welterweight world champion, and has won five world titles at super-welterweight. For all the details about Wright's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Wright had a total of six losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against fellow American boxer Peter Quillin on June 2, 2012. Wright lost the fight via 10 round unanimous decision. It's been 11 years, 10 months, and 24 days since this fight.
Wright had a total of 16 world-title fights, which includes winning five world titles and nine successful title defenses. He won 11 of these fights, lost four, and drew in one.
Winky Wright fought for super-welterweight world titles in seven fights and won three of these fights. In total, he won five super-welterweight belts.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
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Mar 13, 2004^ | Shane Mosley | Super-welterweight | WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring | UD |
Oct 12, 2001 | Robert Frazier | Super-welterweight | IBF* | UD |
May 17, 1996 | Bronco McKart | Super-welterweight | WBO | SD |
Winky Wright had 10 super-welterweight world-title defense fights. He won nine of them and lost only 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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Nov 20, 2004 | Shane Mosley | Super-welterweight | WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring | MD |
Mar 13, 2004^ | Shane Mosley | Super-welterweight | IBF | UD |
Nov 8, 2003 | Angel Hernandez | Super-welterweight | IBF | UD |
Mar 1, 2003 | Juan Carlos Candelo | Super-welterweight | IBF | UD |
Sep 7, 2002 | Bronco McKart | Super-welterweight | IBF | DQ |
Feb 2, 2002 | Jason Papillion | Super-welterweight | IBF | TKO |
Dec 19, 1997 | Adrian Dodson | Super-welterweight | WBO | TKO |
May 3, 1997 | Steve Foster | Super-welterweight | WBO | TKO |
Nov 9, 1996 | Ensley Bingham | Super-welterweight | WBO | UD |
Winky Wright lost one world-title defense fight, and lost one title in the fight.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
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Aug 22, 1998 | Harry Simon | Super-welterweight | WBO | MD |
Wright fought a total of 58 times during his professional career, which includes 16 world-title fights at three weight divisions. He was among the top boxers of his generation and put on some very good performances in these fights. These six fights are the highlight of his career.
August 21, 1994: In his first world-title fight, Winky Wright loses to Julio César Vásquez via 12 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for the WBA super-welterweight title.
May 17, 1996: Wright wins the WBO super-welterweight title from Bronco McKart, by beating McKart via 12 round split decision.
March 13, 2004: Wright becomes a unified super-welterweight world champion by beating Shane Mosley via 12 round unanimous decision. He now holds the IBF, WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring super-welterweight world-champion belts.
November 20, 2004: Wright successfully defends the WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring super-welterweight titles against Shane Mosley, winning the fight via 12 round majority decision.
May 14, 2005: Winky Wright beats Félix Trinidad via 12th round unanimous decision.
December 2, 2006: Winky Wright beats Ike Quartey via 12th round unanimous decision.
Wright knocked out 25 of his 58 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 43.1%. Of his total 51 wins, 25 of them were via KO (49%).
Wright's first world-title win was the WBO belt at super-welterweight. He defeated Bronco McKart via 12 round split decision to win the title.
Wright won five world titles at super-welterweight.
Wright had a total of 10 title defense fights. He was successful nine times and lost one time.