Sport & Note

Ray Mancini

Male

"Boom Boom"
(Raymond Michael Mancini)
Lightweight, USA, Youngstown, Ohio
Born: March 4, 1961, Youngstown, Ohio, USA
Height: 5ft 4 1/2in, mt 1,64

Italian-American

(son of Lenny Mancini)

Amateur fights courtesy of Bob Yalen

His final record was listed as 40-7-0;
below are 33 contests: won 28, lost 5

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1977
Struthers, Ohio, Youngstown Golden Gloves Novice winner, 126 lbs
+ Feb. 2	Robert Vasquez	Struthers, Ohio	WTKO 1
Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland Golden Gloves Novice semifinals, 126 lbs
+ Feb. 25	Darrell Carter	Cleveland, Ohio	WTKO 1
+ Feb. 26	Tony Arnold	Cleveland, Ohio	WPTS 3
Cleveland, Ohio, Northeast Ohio Golden Gloves winner, 126 lbs
+ Mar. 11	David Simmons	Cleveland, Ohio	WTKO 3
Canton, Ohio, Lake Erie AAU District winner, 126 lbs
+ Apr. 20	Mike Johnson	Canton, Ohio	WPTS 3
- Apr. 26	Leo Simmons	Canton, Ohio	LPTS 3
+ Oct. 27	Ray Crosby	Monroeville, Pennsylvania	WKO 1
+ Nov. 16	Markin Vasquez	Cleveland, Ohio	WKO 1
1978
Struthers, Ohio, Youngstown Golden Gloves Open winner, 126 lbs
+ Feb. 1	Darrel Phifer	Struthers, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 8	Fred Bowman	Struthers, Ohio	WTKO 3
Cleveland, Ohio, Lake Erie District AAU winner, 126 lbs
+ Feb. 24	John Armstrong	Cleveland, Ohio	WTKO 2
+ Mar. 10	Tom Taylor	Cleveland, Ohio	WTKO 1
Albuquerque, New Mexico, National Golden Gloves 3rd place, 130 lbs
+ Mar. 22	Mark Chiaverini	Albuquerque, New Mexico	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 23	Ken Wyatt	Albuquerque, New Mexico	WTKO 3
+ Mar. 24	Tim Christensen	Albuquerque, New Mexico	WPTS 3
- Mar. 25	Davey Armstrong (USA)	Albuquerque, New Mexico	LPTS 3
Biloxi, Mississippi, US National Championships quarter-finals, 130 lbs
+ Apr. 18	Mark Stokes	Biloxi, Mississippi	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 19	Paul Webster	Biloxi, Mississippi	WTKO 2
- Apr. 20	Anthony Fletcher	Biloxi, Mississippi	LPTS 3
Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State Fair 2nd place, 132 lbs
+ Aug. 17	Ken Jones	Columbus, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Aug. 18	Wilber Blaine	Columbus, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Aug. 18	Tyrone Clayton	Columbus, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Aug. 19	Darrell Chambers	Columbus, Ohio	WPTS 3
- Aug. 20	Anthony Fletcher	Columbus, Ohio	LPTS 3
+ Sept. 7	Ivory Joe Gilliam	Warren, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Oct. 26	Isaac Hubbard	Warren, Ohio	WPTS 3
1979
+ Feb. 21	Fred Bowman	Warren, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 28	Orlando Ortiz	Warren, Ohio	WTKO 2
+ Mar. 10	Joe Walker	Youngstown, Ohio	WTKO 2
+ Mar. 17	Fred Bowman	Youngstown, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 28	Memo Arreola	Indianapolis, Indiana	WTKO
+ Mar. 29	Darryl Fuller	Indianapolis, Indiana	WPTS 3
- Mar. 30	Melvin Paul	Indianapolis, Indiana	LPTS 3

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1979
+ Oct. 18	Phil Bowen	Struthers, United States	KO 1
+ Nov. 13	Lou Daniels	Phoenix, United States	W 6
+ Nov. 24	Ricky Patterson	Washington, United States	KO 2
+ Dec. 14	Roberto Perez	Dallas, United States	KO 1
1980
+ Jan. 15	Dale Gordon	Youngstown, United States	KO 1
+ Jan. 22	Charlie Evans	Indianapolis, United States	KO 2
+ Jan. 26	Ramiro Hernandez	Jackson, United States	KO 3
+ Mar. 17	Antonio Rutledge	Indianapolis, United States	TKO 1
+ Apr. 30	Bobby Sparks	Struthers, United States	KO 1
vacant Ohio State Lightweight Title
+ June 18	Trevor Evelyn	Struthers, United States	KO 2
+ July 23	Leon Smith	Las Vegas, United States	KO 1
+ July 30	Jaime Nava	Las Vegas, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 9	Johnny Summerhays	Warren, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 28	Bobby Plegge	Warren, United States	TKO 6
+ Dec. 9	Kelvin Lampkin	Warren, United States	KO 2
+ Dec. 17	Marvin Ladson	Steubenville, United States	KO 1
1981
+ Mar. 12	Norman Goins	New York, United States	KO 2
+ Apr. 2	Al Ford	Chicago, United States	W 10
+ May 16	Jorge Morales	Kiamesha Lake, United States	TKO 9
NABF Lightweight Title
+ July 19	Jose Luis Ramirez	Warren, United States	W 12
NABF Lightweight Title
- Oct. 3	Alexis Arguello	Atlantic City, United States	TKO by 14
WBC Lightweight Title
+ Dec. 26	Manuel Abedoy	Atlantic City, United States	TKO 2
1982
+ Jan. 23	Julio Valdez	Atlantic City, United States	TKO 10
NABF Lightweight Title
+ May 8	Arturo Frias	Las Vegas, United States	TKO 1
WBA Lightweight Title
+ July 24	Ernesto Espana	Warren, United States	TKO 6
WBA Lightweight Title
+ Nov. 13	Deuk-Koo Kim	Las Vegas, United States	KO 14
WBA Lightweight Title
1983
+ Feb. 6	George Feeney	Saint Vincent, Italy	W 10
+ Sept. 15	Orlando Romero	New York, United States	KO 9
WBA Lightweight Title
+ Nov. 25	Johnny Torres	Las Vegas, United States	KO 1
1984
+ Jan. 14	Bobby Chacon	Reno, United States	TKO 3
WBA Lightweight Title
- June 1	Livingstone Bramble	Buffalo, United States	TKO by 14
WBA Lightweight Title
1985
- Feb. 16	Livingstone Bramble	Reno, United States	L 15
WBA Lightweight Title
1986-1988 Inactive
1989
- Mar. 6	Hector Camacho	Reno, United States	L 12
vacant WBO Super-Lightweight Title
1990-1991 Inactive
1992
- Apr. 3	Greg Haugen	Reno, United States	TKO by 7
vacant NABF Super-Lightweight Title

Summary

Total bouts: 34, Won: 29 (23 inside the limit), Lost: 5 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0