Cory Spinks

Cory Spinks
Cory Spinks in 2007
Statistics
Real name	Cory Calvin
Nickname(s)	The Next Generation
Rated at	Middleweight Light middleweight Welterweight
Height	5 ft 9.5 in (1.765 m)
Reach	71 in (180 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1978-02-20) February 20, 1978 St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	47
Wins	39
Wins by KO	11
Losses	8
Draws	0
No contests	0

Cory Spinks (born February 20, 1978) is an American professional boxer. He is a former IBF light middleweight champion, and a former undisputed welterweight champion.

Personal life

Spinks is the son of former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks and nephew of former world heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Michael Spinks. He has an amateur record of 78-3, and won the National Golden Gloves and National Police Athletic League welterweight titles in 1997.^[1]

Undisputed Welterweight Champion

Spinks went 29-2 in his first 31 contests, only losing to Antonio Díaz (regarded as a controversial decision by some boxing analysts and ringside observers) and Michele Piccirillo, whom he defeated by decision in a re-match.

However, Spinks rose to boxing stardom by unifying the WBC, WBA, IBF, and The Ring and lineal welterweight titles on December 13, 2003, when he defeated Ricardo Mayorga by majority decision.^[2] Spinks was a 5 to 1 underdog going into the fight with Mayorga. The judges scored the fight 114-112, 117-109, 114-114, favoring Spinks.

Spinks vs. Judah I & II

Spink' first Welterweight title defense came on April 10, 2004, against former world champion Zab Judah. Spinks controlled the action over the first four rounds. In the later rounds, however, Judah's quick left hands began to find their target. Both men hit the deck late, but all three scorecards favored Spinks, as the champion won with scores of 116-111, 114-112, 114-112.

Spink's second Welterweight defence came when the two fighters met in a February 2005 rematch. The second fight was the first major bout in St. Louis in more than 40 years, and it was a 22,000+ sellout at the Savvis Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Spinks received star treatment during introductions, with rapper Nelly accompanying him into the ring and leading the crowd in a singalong.

Midway through round 9, Judah landed a huge left that hurt Spinks, with a follow-up putting him on the canvas. Spinks rose, but Judah rushed in with a series of hard punches that left Spinks defenseless on the ropes. Judah tried to get the official to step in, but the bout continued until another right-left sent Spinks sprawling into the ropes, where the official finally halted the bout with 11 seconds left, transferring the undisputed Welterweight Championship to Judah.

Junior Middleweight Champion

On July 8, 2006, Spinks earned his fifth world title, the IBF Junior Middleweight Championship (also called Super Welterweight by some sanctioning bodies), in a fight with reigning champion Roman Karmazin at the Savvis Center. Despite having some rough moments in the bout, Spinks beat Karmazin by majority decision with final scorecards of 114-114, 115-113, and 115-113.

On May 19, 2007, Spinks moved up one weight class to Middleweight with a challenge against World Middleweight Champion Jermain Taylor at the FedEx Forum in Memphis. Taylor held on to the title, defeating Spinks in a split decision.^[3]

On March 27, 2008, in a fight with Verno Phillips at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Spinks lost the IBF Junior Middleweight Championship via controversial split decision.

On April 24, 2009, Spinks reclaimed the vacant IBF Junior Middleweight Championship in a close split-decision victory over fellow St. Louis native Deandre Latimore. Spinks fought back after suffering a 1st round knockdown to win by the scores of 115-112 Spinks, 115-112 Latimore and 114-113 Spinks. The fight was held at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

On August 7, 2010, after a five-month delay due to scheduling conflicts,^[4] Spinks lost the IBF Junior Middleweight Championship in a fight with mandatory challenger Cornelius Bundrage at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The fight was decided by a technical knockout in the fifth round.^[5]

On January 28, 2012 Spinks defeated Sechew Powell by unanimous decision to become the #1 and mandatory contender for Bundrage's IBF Junior Middleweight Title, his second consecutive victory since coming back from the loss to Bundrage. The fight took place at The Shrine Mosque in Springfield, Missouri.

Professional boxing record

39 Wins (11 Knockouts), 8 Defeats (3 Knockouts), 0 Draws^[6]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	39–8	Carlos Amado Molina	UD	12	2013-02-01	UIC Pavilion, Chicago	IBF Light Middleweight Eliminator.
Loss	39–7	Cornelius Bundrage	TKO	7 (12), 2:32	2012-06-30	Fantasy Springs, Indio, California	For IBF World Light Middleweight title.
Win	39–6	Sechew Powell	UD	12	2012-01-28	The Shrine Mosque, Springfield, Missouri	IBF Light Middleweight Final Eliminator.
Win	38–6	Shakir Ashanti	UD	10	2011-06-25	The Family Arena, St. Charles, Missouri
Loss	37–6	Cornelius Bundrage	TKO	5 (12), 1:28	2010-08-07	Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri	Lost IBF World Light Middleweight title
Win	37–5	Deandre Latimore	SD	12	2009-04-24	Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri	Won vacant IBF World Light Middleweight title
Loss	36–5	Verno Phillips	SD	12	2008-03-27	Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri	Lost IBF World Light Middleweight title
Loss	36–4	Jermain Taylor	SD	12	2007-05-19	FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee	For WBC & WBO World Middleweight titles
Win	36–3	Rodney Jones	UD	12	2007-02-03	Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, Florida	Retained IBF World Light Middleweight title
Win	35–3	Roman Karmazin	MD	12	2006-07-08	Savvis Center, St. Louis, Missouri	Won IBF World Light Middleweight title
Loss	34–3	Zab Judah	TKO	9 (12), 2:49	2005-02-05	Savvis Center, St. Louis, Missouri	Lost The Ring, WBC, WBA Super & IBF World Welterweight titles
Win	34–2	Miguel Ángel González	UD	12	2004-09-04	Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas	Retained The Ring, WBC, WBA Super & IBF and lineal welterweight titles
Win	33–2	Zab Judah	UD	12	2004-04-10	Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas	Retained The Ring, WBC, WBA Super, IBF and lineal welterweight titles
Win	32–2	Ricardo Mayorga	MD	12	2003-12-13	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained IBF and Won The Ring, WBC, WBA Super and lineal welterweight titles
Win	31–2	Michele Piccirillo	UD	12	2003-03-22	Casino di Campione, Campione d'Italia, Lombardia	Won IBF World Welterweight title
Win	30–2	Rafael Pineda	TD	7 (12), 3:00	2002-08-23	Jai Alai Fronton, Miami	Won vacant WBA Fedelatin Welterweight title
Loss	29–2	Michele Piccirillo	UD	12	2002-04-13	Casino di Campione, Campione d'Italia, Lombardia	For vacant IBF World Welterweight title

References

↑ Cory Spinks. boxrec.com
↑ "The Lineal Welterweight Champs". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
↑ Dan Rafael (May 20, 2007). "Spinks' style frustrates crowd as Taylor wins by split decision". ESPN.com.
↑ "Spinks vs Bundrage Postponed". East Side Boxing. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
↑ Jeremy Rutherford (August 7, 2010). "Cory Spinks knocked out in fifth, loses IBF junior middleweight title". stltoday.com.
↑ Cory Spinks's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on September 20, 2011.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Michele Piccirillo	IBF Welterweight Champion March 2, 2003 – February 5, 2005	Succeeded by Zab Judah
Preceded by Ricardo Mayorga	WBC Welterweight Champion WBA Welterweight Super Champion The Ring Welterweight Champion Lineal Welterweight Champion December 13, 2003 – February 5, 2005
Vacant Title last held by Lloyd Honeyghan	Undisputed Welterweight Champion December 13, 2003 – February 5, 2005
Preceded by Roman Karmazin	IBF Junior Middleweight Champion July 8, 2006 – March 27, 2008	Succeeded by Verno Phillips
Vacant Title last held by Verno Phillips	IBF Junior Middleweight Champion April 24, 2009 – August 7, 2010	Succeeded by Cornelius Bundrage

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