SPORT & NOTE
Riddick Bowe

Male

"Big Daddy"
(Riddick Lamont Bowe)
Heavyweight, USA, Fort Washington, Maryland
Born: August 10, 1967, Brooklyn, New York
Height: 6ft 5 1/2in, mt 1,96 – Reach 81in
Weight: 280 lbs

as an amateur:
1985 New York Golden Gloves champion 178 lbs novice
1986 New York Golden Gloves champion 178 lbs open
1987-1988 New York Golden Gloves champion super-heavyweight open
1988 Seoul, South Korea, Olympic Games silver medal super-heavyweight
W KO 2 Ikonomonya Botowamungu, Austria;
W RSCH 1 Peter Hrivnak, Czechoslovakia;
W PTS 5-0 Alexandr Miroshnichenko, USSR;
L RSC 2 Lennox Lewis, Canada


Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1987
Indianapolis, Indiana, Panamerican Games bronze medal, +91 kg
- Aug. 19Jorge Luis GonzalezIndianapolis, Indiana LPTS 3:2
1988
Seoul, South Korea, Olympic Games silver medal, +91kg
+ Sept. 26Ikonomonya BotowamunguSeoul, South Korea WKO 2
+ Sept. 28Peter HrivniakSeoul, South Korea WRSCH 1
+ Sept. 29Alexander MiroshnichenkoSeoul, South Korea WPTS 5:0
- Oct. 2Lennox LewisSeoul, South Korea LRSC 2

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1989
+ Mar. 6Lionel Butler Reno, NevadaTKO 2
+ Apr. 14Tracy Thomas Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 3
+ May 9Garing Lane Atlantic City, New JerseyW 4
+ July 2Antonio Whiteside Fayetteville, North CarolinaTKO 1
+ July 15Lorenzo Canady Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 3
+ Sept. 3Lee Moore Pesancola, FloridaKO 1
+ Sept. 15Anthny Hayes Brooklyn, New YorkKO 1
+ Sept. 19Earl Lewis Jacksonville, FloridaTKO 1
+ Oct. 19Mike Acey Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 1
+ Nov. 4Garing Lane Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 4
+ Nov. 18Don Askew Washington, D.C.TKO 1
+ Nov. 28Art Card Buffalo, New YorkTKO 3
+ Dec. 14Charles Woolard St Joseph, MissouriTKO 2
1990
+ Feb. 20Mike Robinson Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 3
+ Apr. 1Robert Colay Washington, D.C.TKO 2
+ Apr. 14Eddie Gonzales Las Vegas, NevadaW 8
+ May 8 Jesus Contreras Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 1
+ July 8Art Tucker Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 3
+ Sept. 7Pinklon Thomas Washington, D.C.TKO 8
+ Oct. 25Bert Cooper Las Vegas, NevadaKO 2
+ Dec. 14Tony Morrison Kansas City, MissouriKO 1
1991
+ Mar. 2Tyrell Biggs Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 8
+ Apr. 20Tony Tubbs Atlantic City, New JerseyW 10
+ June 28Rodolfo Marin Las Vegas, NevadaKO 2
+ July 23Philipp Brown Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 3
+ Aug. 9Bruce Seldon Atlantic City, New JerseyKO 1
+ Oct. 29Elijah Tillery Washington, D.C.WDQ 1
(Won vacant WBC Cont’l Americas Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 13Elijah Tillery Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 4
1992
+ Apr. 7Conroy Nelson Atlantic City, New JerseyKO 1
+ May 8Everett Martin Las Vegas, NevadaTKO 5
+ July 18Pierre Coetzer Las Vegas, NevadaTKO 7
+ Nov. 13Evander Holyfield Las Vegas, NevadaW 12
(Won WBC,WBA,IBF Heavyweight Titles)
1993
+ Feb. 6Michael Dokes New York City, New YorkTKO 1
(Retained WBA and IBF Heavyweight Titles)
+ May 22Jesse Ferguson Washington, D.C.KO 2
(Retained WBA Heavyweight Title)
- Nov. 6Evander Holyfield Las Vegas, NevadaL 12
(Lost WBA and IBF Heavyweight Titles)
1994
* Aug. 13Buster Mathis Jr Atlantic City, New JerseyNC 4
+ Dec. 3Larry Donald Las Vegas, NevadaW 12
(Regained WBC Cont’l Americas Heavyweight Title)
1995
+ Mar. 11Herbie Hide Las Vegas, NevadaKO 6
(Won WBO Heavyweight Title)
+ June 17Jorge Luis Gonzalez Las Vegas, NevadaKO 6
(Retained WBO Heavyweight Title)
+ Nov. 4Evander Holyfield Las Vegas, NevadaTKO 8
1996
+ July 11Andrew Golota New York City, New YotkWDQ 7
+ Dec. 14Andrew Golota Atlantic City, New JerseyWDQ 9
1997-2003
Inactive
2004
+ Sept. 25Marcus Rhode Shawnee, OklahomaTKO 2
2005
+ Apr. 7Billy Zumbrun Temecula, CaliforniaW 10
2006-2007
Inactive
2008
+ Dec. 13Gene Pukall Mannheim, GermanyW 8

 

Summary

Total bouts: 45, Won: 43 (33 inside the limit), Lost: 1 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 1