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Antonio TARVER
Male
"The Magic Man"
Cruiserweight, USA, Orlando, Florida
Born: November 2, 1968, Orlando, Florida, USA
Height: 6ft 1in, mt 1,85 – Reach: 75in
"southpaw"
Weight: 175-179-177-221-197.75 lbs
as an amateur:
1994 US National Golden Gloves lt.heavyweight champion
1993 Tampere World Sr. Champs lt.heavyweight
Lpt Jacklord Jacobs (Nig)
1995 Mar del Plata, Argentina, Pan-American Games gold medal 81
Final: W Thompson Garcia (Ecu)
1995 Berlin World Sr. Championships lt.heavyweight gold medal
Wpt Gajovic (Yug) 6+:6, Wpt Aurino (Ita) 7+:7
Wpt Schirow (Kaz) 9-6, Wpt Vega (Cuba) 7-3
1996 Atlanta Olympic Games lt.heavyweight bronze medal
Wpt Dmitri Vybornov (Rus) 5-2, Wstpd1 David Kowah (Sle)
Wstpd3 Enrique Flores (PR), Semis: Lpt Vasili Jirov (Kaz) 15-9
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Amateur results| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1982 | |
| Gainesville, Florida, Sunshine State Games 2nd place | - July 18 | Roy Jones Jr | Gainesville, Florida | LPTS 3 | 1983-1992
No activity recorded | | 1993 | |
| Biloxi, Mississippi, Dual Match USA vs Cuba, 81 kg | - Sept. 25 | Ramon Garbey | Biloxi, Mississippi | LPTS 5:0 | 1994
No results recorded | | 1995 | |
| Berlin, Germany, World Championships gold medal, 81 kg | + May 8 | Milorad Gajovic | Berlin, Germany | WPTS +6:6 | | + May 10 | Pietro Aurino | Berlin, Germany | WPTS +7:7 | | + May 12 | Vassiliy Jirov | Berlin, Germany | WPTS 9:6 | | + May 13 | Diosvany Vega | Berlin, Germany | WPTS 7:3 |
Professional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1997 | | + Feb. 18 | Joaquin Garza | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | TKO 2 | | + Apr. 29 | Jason Burrell | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | TKO 3 | | + June 21 | Tracy Barrios | Tampa, Florida | KO 3 | | + Aug. 12 | Shelb Gross | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | TKO 1 | | + Oct. 4 | Berry Butler | Atlantic City, New Jersey | W 6 | | + Oct. 28 | Benito Fernandez | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | TKO 3 | | + Dec. 2 | Roy Francis | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | TKO 2 | | 1998 | | + Jan. 17 | Boyor Chew | Atlantic City, New Jersey | TKO 7 | | + Mar. 24 | Charles Oliver | Tunica, Mississippi | W 8 | | + June 23 | José Rivera | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | TKO 4 | | + Aug. 30 | Richard Gannon | Chester, West Virginia | TKO 2 | | 1999 | | + Feb. 5 | John Williams | Miami, Florida | KO 4 | | (Won IBF Light-Heavyweight Title Eliminator) | | + Mar. 27 | Roy Francis | Miami, Florida | TKO 3 | | + June 12 | Jerry Williams | Wilmington, Massachusetts | TKO 5 | | + Oct. 2 | Mohamed Benguasmia | Las Vegas, Nevada | TKO 9 | | 2000 | | + Feb. 29 | Ernest Mateen | Las Vegas, Nevada | KO 1 | | - June 23 | Eric Harding | Biloxi, Mississippi | L 12 | | (For IBF Light-Heavyweight Title Eliminator) | | 2001 | | + Feb. 24 | Lincoln Carter | Tampa, Florida | TKO 5 | | + Aug. 3 | Chris Johnson | Toppenish, Washington | TKO 10 | | 2002 | | + Jan. 25 | Reggie Johnson | Rosemont, Illinois | W 12 | | (Won IBF Light-Heavyweight Title Eliminator, | | + July 20 | Eric Harding | Indianapolis, Indiana | TKO 5 | | 2003 | | + Apr. 26 | Montell Griffin | Ledyard, Connecticut | W 12 | | (Won vacant WBC-IBF Light-Heavyweight Titles) | | - Nov. 8 | Roy Jones Jr | Las Vegas, Nevada | L 12 | | (Lost WBC & For IBO Light-heavyweight Titles) | | 2004 | | + May 15 | Roy Jones Jr | Las Vegas, Nevada | TKO 2 | | (Won WBC-WBA-IBO Light-Heavyweight Titles) | | - Dec. 18 | Glen Johnson | Los Angeles, California | L 12 | | (Lost IBO Light-Heavyweight Title) | | 2005 | | + June 18 | Glen Johnson | Memphis, Tennessee | W 12 | | (Regained IBO Light-Heavyweight Title) | | + Oct. 1 | Roy Jones Jr | Tampa, Florida | W 12 | | (Retained IBO Light-Heavyweight Title | | 2006 | | - June 10 | Bernard Hopkins | Atlantic City, New Jersey | L 12 | | (Lost IBO & NBA Light-Heavyweight Titles) | | 2007 | | + June 9 | Elvir Muriqi | Hartford, Connecticut | W 12 | | (Regained vacant IBO Light-Heavyweight Title) | | + Dec. 1 | Danny Santiago | Mashantucket, Connecticut | KO 2 | | (Retained IBO Light-Heavyweight Title) | | 2008 | | + Apr. 12 | Clinton Woods | Tampa, Florida | W 12 | | (Retained IBO and won IBF Light-Heavyweight Titles) | | - Oct. 11 | Chad Dawson | Las Vegas, Nevada | L 12 | | (Lost IBF and IBO Light-Heavyweight Title) | | 2009 | | - May 9 | Chad Dawson | Las Vegas, Nevada | L 12 | | (For IBF and IBO Light-Heavyweight Title) | | 2010 | | + Oct. 15 | Nagy Aguilera | Miami, Oklahoma | W 10 | | 2011 | | + July 20 | Danny Green | Sydney, Australia | TKO 9 | | (Won IBO Cruiserweight Title) | | 2012 | | = June 2 | Lateef Kayode | Carson, California | Draw 12 SD | | (Retained IBO Cruiserweight Title) | | 2013 | | + Nov. 26 | Mike Sheppard | Sunrise, Florida | TKO 4 (1:54) | | (Won vacant interim WBA NABA Heavyweight Title) | 2014
Inactive | | 2015 | | = Aug. 14 | Steve Cunningham | Newark, New Jersey | Draw 12 SD |
Summary
Total bouts: 38, Won: 30 (21 inside the limit), Lost: 6 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 0
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