Heavyweight · United States
Jimmy Ellis 41-13-1 24 KO · 1961–1994
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Jimmy Ellis was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Feb 24, 1940. Record 41-13-1 with 24 knockouts over 1961–1994. World titles: WBA heavyweight (1968–1970). Jimmy Ellis last fought Shannon Briggs on Mar 12, 1994 and lost by TKO in round 1 of 8.
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Born Feb 24, 1940
Died May 6, 2014
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 185 cm
Reach 193 cm
Debut Apr 19, 1961
Career 1961–1994
Rounds boxed 342
KO share 59%
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Titles WBA heavyweight · 1968–1970
Boxerbook rating 1841 ± 263 · inactive since Mar 1994Why here › Confirmed bouts 15 of 55
Career record Record
41-13-1, 24 KOs · 1961–1994
Last result L
TKO 1/8 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
The record 55 bouts, 1961–1994, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 54, Wikipedia (ja) · 3, Wikipedia (ru) · 2, Wikipedia (es) · 1
L
TKO 1/8 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Ellis 41-12-1 · Briggs 16-0-0
W
11 · Convention Center, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Ellis 40-12-1 · Tubbs 65-4-0
W
Carl Baker
KO 1/10 · Sports Stadium, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Ellis 39-12-1 · Baker —
L
TKO 9/12 · Junction Oval, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Ellis 39-11-1 · Frazier 31-2-0
L
PTS 10/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Ellis 39-10-1 · Bugner 48-5-1
L
UD 12/12 · Denver, Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Ellis 39-9-1 · Lyle 27-1-1
D
Larry Middleton
SD 10/10 · Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland, 🇺🇸
Ellis 39-9-0 · Middleton —
L
SD 10/10 · Center Coliseum, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Ellis 39-8-0 · Kirkman 30-2-0
W
TKO 7/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, 🇺🇸
Ellis 38-8-0 · Jones —
L
KO 1/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ellis 38-7-0 · Shavers 44-2-0
W
Rico Brooks
KO 5/10 · Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Ellis 37-7-0 · Brooks —
W
Joe Tiger Harris
KO 2/10 · Huntington, West Virginia, 🇺🇸
Ellis 36-7-0 · Harris —
W
Charlie Harris
TKO 1/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Ellis 35-7-0 · Harris —
W
Bob Felstein
KO 2/10 · Sports Stadium, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Ellis 34-7-0 · Felstein —
W
Harold Carter
TKO 7/10 · Raleigh County Armory, Beckley, West Virginia, 🇺🇸
Ellis 33-7-0 · Carter —
W
TKO 6/10 · St. Josaphat Auditorium, Parma, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Ellis 32-7-0 · Wilson —
W
Rico Brooks
KO 2/10 · Marine Stadium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ellis 31-7-0 · Brooks —
W
Dick Gosha
TKO 6/10 · Center Arena, Seattle, Washington, 🇺🇸
Ellis 30-7-0 · Gosha —
L
For vacant NABF heavyweight title TKO 12/12 · Astrodome, Houston, 🇺🇸
Ellis 30-6-0 · Ali 31-1-0
W
UD 10/10 · Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Ellis 29-6-0 · Chuvalo 63-16-2
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Tony Doyle
KO 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Ellis 28-6-0 · Doyle —
W
Roberto Davila
TKO 7/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸
Ellis 27-6-0 · Davila —
L
For NYSAC heavyweight title RTD 4/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ellis 27-5-0 · Frazier 24-0-0
W
For WBA heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, 🇸🇪
Ellis 26-5-0 · Patterson 46-6-1
W
Won vacant WBA heavyweight title MD 15/15 · County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, 🇺🇸
Ellis 25-5-0 · Quarry 26-1-4
W
WBA Heavyweight Title elimination tournament UD 12/12 · Freedom Hall, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Ellis 24-5-0 · Bonavena 31-3-0
W
WBA Heavyweight Title elimination tournament TKO 9/12 · Astrodome, Houston, 🇺🇸
Ellis 23-5-0 · Martin 24-1-0
W
Johnny Persol
KO 1/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ellis 22-5-0 · Persol —
W
Tommy Sims
KO 1/6 · Astrodome, Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Ellis 21-5-0 · Sims —
W
Eddie Dembry
KO 1/8 · State Fairgrounds, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Ellis 20-5-0 · Dembry —
W
Billy Daniels
PTS 6/6 · Waldstadion, Frankfurt, 🇩🇪
Ellis 19-5-0 · Daniels —
W
Leweni Waqa
KO 1/10 · Arsenal Stadium, London, 🇬🇧
Ellis 18-5-0 · Waqa —
W
Hubert Hilton
PTS 8/8 · Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦
Ellis 17-5-0 · Hilton —
W
Chuck Leslie
UD 10/10 · Hacienda, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Ellis 16-5-0 · Leslie —
W
Joe Blackwood
KO 1 · Central Maine Youth Center, Lewiston, Maine, 🇺🇸
Ellis 15-5-0 · Blackwood —
L
MD 10/10 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Ellis 15-4-0 · Benton 51-9-1
L
SD 10/10 · Convention Center, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Ellis 15-3-0 · Fullmer 32-11-2
W
Joe Spencer
KO 1/8 · Phoenix Hotel Ballroom, Lexington, 🇺🇸
Ellis 14-3-0 · Spencer —
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ellis 14-2-0 · Carter 18-4-0
W
PTS 10/10 · Convention Center, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Ellis 13-2-0 · Gutiérrez —
W
KO 1/10 · Wembley Stadium, London, 🇬🇧
Ellis 12-2-0 · Halafihi —
W
LeRoy Green
UD 10/10 · Columbia Gym Arena, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Ellis 11-2-0 · Green —
L
Henry Hank
UD 10/10 · Freedom Hall, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Ellis 11-1-0 · Hank —
W
Sammy Poe
PTS 4/4 · Phoenix Hotel Ballroom, Lexington, Kentucky, 🇺🇸
Ellis 9-1-0 · Poe —
W
Charlie Glover
PTS 4/4 · Phoenix Hotel Ballroom, Lexington, 🇺🇸
Ellis 9-1-0 · Glover —
W
Rudolph Bent
TKO 2/10 · State Fairgrounds, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Ellis 8-1-0 · Bent —
W
UD 10/10 · Freedom Hall, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Ellis 7-1-0 · Mims —
W
Johnny Alford
MD 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Ellis 6-1-0 · Alford —
W
Rory Calhoun
KO 1/10 · Jefferson County Armory, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Ellis 5-1-0 · Calhoun —
L
UD 10/10 · Freedom Hall, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Ellis 5-0-0 · Mims —
W
Clarence Riley
RTD 1/8 · Freedom Hall, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Ellis 4-0-0 · Riley —
W
MD 10/10 · Fairgrounds Stadium, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Ellis 3-0-0 · Greaves —
W
Johnny Morris
SD 6/6 · Freedom Hall, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Ellis 2-0-0 · Morris —
W
Gene Leslie
UD 8/8 · Jefferson County Armory, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Ellis 1-0-0 · Leslie —
W
Arley Seifer
TKO 3/6 · Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, 🇺🇸
Ellis 0-0-0 · Seifer —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Jimmy Ellis's record? Jimmy Ellis's professional record is 41-13-1 with 24 knockouts.
Who did Jimmy Ellis fight last? Jimmy Ellis last fought Shannon Briggs on Mar 12, 1994 and lost by TKO in round 1 of 8.
Which world titles has Jimmy Ellis held? Jimmy Ellis has held 1 world title reign: WBA heavyweight (1968–1970). Sources Boxerbook ID 19199 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/19199 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
