Light heavyweight · Jamaica
Mike McCallum 49-5-1 36 KO · 1981–1997
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Mike McCallum was a light heavyweight boxer from Jamaica, born Dec 7, 1956. Record 49-5-1 with 36 knockouts over 1981–1997. World titles: WBC light heavyweight (1994–1995), WBA middleweight (1989–1991), WBA super welterweight (1984–1987). Mike McCallum last fought James Toney on Feb 22, 1997 and lost by UD over 12 rounds.
Also: Майк Маккаллум · مايك ماكالوم · مایک مککالوم +6 more マイク・マッカラム · Michael "Mike" McCallum · Michael McCallum · Michael McKenzie McCallum · Маккаллум Майк · Маккаллум, Майк
Born Dec 7, 1956
Died May 31, 2025
Country 🇯🇲 Jamaica
Stance Orthodox
Height 182 cm
Reach 198 cm
Nickname The Bodysnatcher
Debut Jan 14, 1981
Career 1981–1997
Rounds boxed 378
KO share 73%
Born in Kingston, Jamaica
Titles WBA super welterweight · 1984–1987; WBA middleweight · 1989–1991; WBC light heavyweight · 1994–1995
Boxerbook rating 2077 ± 225 · inactive since Feb 1997Why here › Confirmed bouts 14 of 55
Career record Record
49-5-1, 36 KOs · 1981–1997
Last result L
For vacant WBU cruiserweight title UD 12/12 · Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
The record 55 bouts, 1981–1997, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 55, Wikipedia (ja) · 1, Wikipedia (ru) · 1
L
For vacant WBU cruiserweight title UD 12/12 · Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
McCallum 49-4-1 · Toney 53-3-2
L
For vacant WBC interim light heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Ice Palace, Tampa, 🇺🇸
McCallum 49-3-1 · Jones Jr. 33-0-0
W
UD 10/10 · Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, 🇩🇪
McCallum 48-3-1 · Saidi —
L
Lost WBC light heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, 🇫🇷
McCallum 48-2-1 · Tiozzo 31-1-0
W
Carl Jones
Retained WBC light heavyweight title TKO 7/12 · London Arena, London, 🇬🇧
McCallum 47-2-1 · Jones —
W
Won WBC light heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Civic Center, Bismarck, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
McCallum 46-2-1 · Harding 23-1-0
W
Randall Yonker
Won vacant WBC interim light heavyweight title TKO 5/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, 🇺🇸
McCallum 45-2-1 · Yonker —
W
Glenn Thomas
PTS 10/10 · Labatt's Apollo, London, 🇬🇧
McCallum 44-2-1 · Thomas —
W
Ramzi Hassan
UD 10/10 · Amiens, 🇫🇷
McCallum 43-2-1 · Hassan —
L
For IBF middleweight title MD 12/12 · Convention Center, Reno, 🇺🇸
McCallum 43-1-1 · Toney 31-0-2
W
Fermin Chirino
UD 10/10 · Bally's Las Vegas, Paradise, 🇺🇸
McCallum 42-1-1 · Chirino —
D
For IBF middleweight title SD 12/12 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
McCallum 42-1-0 · Toney 28-0-1
W
Nicky Walker
RTD 5/10 · Bally's Las Vegas, Paradise, 🇺🇸
McCallum 41-1-0 · Walker —
W
UD 10/10 · Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, Nevada, 🇺🇸
McCallum 40-1-0 · Cruzat —
W
Retained WBA middleweight title SD 12/12 · Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, 🇲🇨
McCallum 39-1-0 · Kalambay 51-4-1
W
Frank Minton
TKO 4/10 · Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri, 🇺🇸
McCallum 38-1-0 · Minton —
W
Retained WBA middleweight title KO 11/12 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
McCallum 37-1-0 · Watson 22-1-1
W
Retained WBA middleweight title UD 12/12 · Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
McCallum 36-1-0 · Collins 16-0-0
W
Won vacant WBA middleweight title SD 12/12 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
McCallum 35-1-0 · Graham 41-1-0
W
Ralph Moncrief
TKO 5 · Nogent-le-Phaye, 🇫🇷
McCallum 34-1-0 · Moncrief —
Show all 55 bouts W
Randy Smith
UD 10/10 · Vincennes, 🇫🇷
McCallum 33-1-0 · Smith —
W
David McCluskey
TKO 2/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
McCallum 32-1-0 · McCluskey —
L
For WBA middleweight title UD 12/12 · Palazzo dello Sport, Pesaro, 🇮🇹
McCallum 32-0-0 · Kalambay 43-3-1
W
Retained WBA super welterweight title KO 5/15 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
McCallum 31-0-0 · Curry 27-1-0
W
Retained WBA super welterweight title TKO 10/15 · Pointe Resort, Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
McCallum 30-0-0 · McCrory —
W
Leroy Hester
KO 1/10 · National Arena, Kingston, 🇯🇲
McCallum 29-0-0 · Hester —
W
Said Skouma
Retained WBA super welterweight title TKO 9/15 · Le Zénith, Paris, 🇫🇷
McCallum 28-0-0 · Skouma —
W
Irving Hines
TKO 4/10 · Paris, 🇫🇷
McCallum 27-0-0 · Hines —
W
Retained WBA super welterweight title TKO 2/15 · Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸
McCallum 26-0-0 · Jackson 29-0-0
W
Jimmy Shavers
TKO 6 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
McCallum 25-0-0 · Shavers —
W
David Braxton
Retained WBA super welterweight title TKO 8/15 · Tamiami Park Auditorium, Miami, Florida, 🇺🇸
McCallum 24-0-0 · Braxton —
W
Marcos Martinez
TKO 2/10 · Riviera, Winchester, Nevada, 🇺🇸
McCallum 23-0-0 · Martinez —
W
Retained WBA super welterweight title TKO 13/15 · Palasport di San Siro, Milan, 🇮🇹
McCallum 22-0-0 · Minchillo —
W
Won vacant WBA super welterweight title UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
McCallum 21-0-0 · Mannion —
W
Hasim Razzaq
KO 1/10 · Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
McCallum 20-0-0 · Razzaq —
W
Manuel Jiminez
UD 10/10 · Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
McCallum 19-0-0 · Jiminez —
W
TKO 6/10 · Sands, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
McCallum 18-0-0 · Vallejo —
W
Tony Suero
TKO 3/10 · Tropicana, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
McCallum 17-0-0 · Suero —
W
RTD 7/10 · Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
McCallum 16-0-0 · Kalule 40-2-0
W
TKO 3/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McCallum 15-0-0 · Betancourt —
W
Kevin Perry
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
McCallum 14-0-0 · Perry —
W
TKO 4/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McCallum 13-0-0 · Ford —
W
Gilberto Almonte
KO 1/10 · Hotel, Kingston, 🇯🇲
McCallum 12-0-0 · Almonte —
W
Greg Young
TKO 5/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McCallum 11-0-0 · Young —
W
Jimmy Heair
TKO 2/10 · Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, 🇺🇸
McCallum 10-0-0 · Heair —
W
Ed Harris
KO 1/8 · Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, 🇺🇸
McCallum 9-0-0 · Harris —
W
Tirso Roque
KO 3/8 · Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, 🇺🇸
McCallum 8-0-0 · Roque —
W
TKO 3 · Packard Music Hall, Warren, Ohio, 🇺🇸
McCallum 7-0-0 · Strauss —
W
Freddie Creech
KO 3 · Tampa, Florida, 🇺🇸
McCallum 6-0-0 · Creech —
W
Charles Smith
KO 3 · Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, 🇺🇸
McCallum 5-0-0 · Smith —
W
Danny Chapman
TKO 4/4 · Felt Forum, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
McCallum 4-0-0 · Chapman —
W
Shelby Wilkerson
KO 5 · Tampa, Florida, 🇺🇸
McCallum 3-0-0 · Wilkerson —
W
Ricky Sheppard
KO 5 · Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, 🇺🇸
McCallum 2-0-0 · Sheppard —
W
Rocky Fabrizio
KO 1 · Tampa, Florida, 🇺🇸
McCallum 1-0-0 · Fabrizio —
W
Rigoberto Lopez
KO 4/6 · Silver Slipper, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
McCallum 0-0-0 · Lopez —
Amateur career Amateur record 240–10 (Wikipedia )
Final W Ken Beattie 🇬🇧Pts
Semi-final W Derrick Hoyt 🇨🇦Pts
Quarter-final W Paul Kelly 🇬🇧Pts
Round of 16 W Steven Cooney 🇬🇧Pts
7 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Mike McCallum's record? Mike McCallum's professional record is 49-5-1 with 36 knockouts.
Who did Mike McCallum fight last? Mike McCallum last fought James Toney on Feb 22, 1997 and lost by UD over 12 rounds.
Which world titles has Mike McCallum held? Mike McCallum has held 3 world title reigns: WBC light heavyweight (1994–1995), WBA middleweight (1989–1991), WBA super welterweight (1984–1987). Sources Boxerbook ID 3830 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/3830 . 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.
