What is Rubin Carter's record?

Rubin Carter's professional record is 27-12-1 with 19 knockouts.

Middleweight · United States

Rubin Carter

27-12-1 19 KO · 1961–1966

Photo: Michael Borkson, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Rubin Carter was a middleweight boxer from United States, born May 6, 1937. Record 27-12-1 with 19 knockouts over 1961–1966. Rubin Carter last fought Juan Carlos Rivero on Aug 6, 1966 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds.

Also: Ρούμπιν Κάρτερ · Рубин Картер · רובין קארטר

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BornMay 6, 1937

DiedApr 20, 2014

Country🇺🇸 United States, 🇨🇦 Canada

StanceOrthodox

Height173 cm

Reach183 cm

NicknameThe Hurricane

DebutSep 22, 1961

Career1961–1966

Rounds boxed255

KO share70%

Born inClifton, New Jersey, U.S.

Boxerbook rating1589 ± 296 · inactive since Aug 1966Why here ›

Confirmed bouts8 of 40

Career record

Record

27-12-1, 19 KOs · 1961–1966

Last result

Juan Carlos Rivero

PTS 10/10 · Rosario, 🇦🇷

1966-08-06 ›
✓ one source

The record

40 bouts, 1961–1966, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 40, Wikipedia (es) · 1

Juan Carlos Rivero

PTS 10/10 · Rosario, 🇦🇷

Carter 27-11-1 · Rivero —

1966-08-06 ›
✓ one source

Wilbert McClure 🇺🇸

MD 10/10 · Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸

Carter 27-11-0 · McClure —

1966-03-08 ›
✓ one source

Ernest Burford

KO 8/10 · Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦

Carter 26-11-0 · Burford —

1966-02-26 ›
✓ one source

Stan Harrington

UD 10/10 · Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, 🇺🇸

Carter 26-10-0 · Harrington —

1966-01-25 ›
✓ one source

Johnny Morris

SD 10/10 · Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸

Carter 26-9-0 · Morris —

1966-01-18 ›
✓ one source

Wilbert McClure 🇺🇸

SD 10/10 · Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Carter 25-9-0 · McClure —

1966-01-08 ›
✓ one source

Joe N'Gidi

TKO 2/10 · Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦

Carter 24-9-0 · N'Gidi —

1965-09-18 ›
✓ one source

Luis Manuel Rodríguez 🇨🇺

UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸

Carter 24-8-0 · Rodríguez 63-4-0

1965-08-26 ›
✓✓ two sources

Fate Davis

TKO 1/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸

Carter 23-8-0 · Davis —

1965-07-14 ›
✓ one source

Dick Tiger 🇳🇬

UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸

Carter 23-7-0 · Tiger 50-16-3

1965-05-20 ›
✓✓ two sources

Johnny Torres

TKO 8/10 · Armory, Paterson, 🇺🇸

Carter 22-7-0 · Torres —

1965-04-30 ›
✓ one source

Harry Scott 🇬🇧

PTS 10/10 · Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, 🇬🇧

Carter 22-6-0 · Scott —

1965-04-20 ›
✓ one source

Harry Scott 🇬🇧

TKO 9/10 · Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, 🇬🇧

Carter 21-6-0 · Scott —

1965-03-09 ›
✓ one source

Fabio Bettini 🇫🇷

KO 10/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷

Carter 20-6-0 · Bettini —

1965-02-22 ›
✓ one source

Luis Manuel Rodríguez 🇨🇺

UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸

Carter 20-5-0 · Rodríguez 57-4-0

1965-02-12 ›
✓✓ two sources

Joey Giardello 🇺🇸

For WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles

UD 15/15 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸

Carter 20-4-0 · Giardello 94-23-8

1964-12-14 ›
✓✓ two sources

Clarence James

TKO 1/10 · Sports Arena, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸

Carter 19-4-0 · James —

1964-06-24 ›
✓ one source

Jimmy Ellis 🇺🇸

UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸

Carter 18-4-0 · Ellis 14-2-0

1964-02-28 ›
✓✓ two sources

Emile Griffith 🇺🇸

TKO 1/10 · Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸

Carter 17-4-0 · Griffith 38-4-0

1963-12-20 ›
✓✓ two sources

Joey Archer 🇺🇸

SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸

Carter 17-3-0 · Archer 36-1-0

1963-10-25 ›
✓✓ two sources

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Farid Salim

UD 10/10 · Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸

Carter 16-3-0 · Salim —

1963-09-14 ›
✓ one source

George Benton 🇺🇸

SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸

Carter 15-3-0 · Benton 47-7-1

1963-05-25 ›
✓✓ two sources

Jose Gonzalez

TKO 6/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸

Carter 15-2-0 · Gonzalez —

1963-03-30 ›
✓ one source

Gomeo Brennan 🇧🇸

UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸

Carter 14-2-0 · Brennan —

1963-02-02 ›
✓ one source

Holley Mims 🇺🇸

UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸

Carter 13-2-0 · Mims —

1962-12-22 ›
✓ one source

Florentino Fernández 🇨🇺

KO 1/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸

Carter 12-2-0 · Fernández —

1962-10-27 ›
✓ one source

Mel Collins

TKO 5/10 · Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸

Carter 11-2-0 · Collins —

1962-10-08 ›
✓ one source

Ernest Burford

TKO 2/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸

Carter 10-2-0 · Burford —

1962-08-04 ›
✓ one source

Ernest Burford

UD 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸

Carter 10-1-0 · Burford —

1962-06-23 ›
✓ one source

Sugar Boy Nando

TKO 3/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸

Carter 9-1-0 · Nando —

1962-05-21 ›
✓ one source

Walter Daniels

TKO 2/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸

Carter 8-1-0 · Daniels —

1962-04-30 ›
✓ one source

Johnny Tucker

TKO 1/8 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸

Carter 7-1-0 · Tucker —

1962-04-16 ›
✓ one source

Jimmy McMillan

KO 3/6 · Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸

Carter 6-1-0 · McMillan —

1962-03-16 ›
✓ one source

Felix Santiago

KO 1/8 · State Garden, Union City, 🇺🇸

Carter 5-1-0 · Santiago —

1962-02-28 ›
✓ one source

Tommy Settles

KO 1/6 · State Garden, Union City, 🇺🇸

Carter 4-1-0 · Settles —

1962-02-14 ›
✓ one source

Herschel Jacobs 🇺🇸

PTS 6/6 · Gladiators' Arena, Totowa, 🇺🇸

Carter 4-0-0 · Jacobs —

1962-01-19 ›
✓ one source

Herschel Jacobs 🇺🇸

PTS 4/4 · Gladiators' Arena, Totowa, 🇺🇸

Carter 3-0-0 · Jacobs —

1961-11-17 ›
✓ one source

Frank Nelson

TKO 1/4 · Alhambra A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸

Carter 2-0-0 · Nelson —

1961-10-24 ›
✓ one source

Joey Cooper

KO 2/4 · American Legion Arena, Reading, 🇺🇸

Carter 1-0-0 · Cooper —

1961-10-11 ›
✓ one source

Pike Reed

SD 4/4 · Navy-Marine Corps Mem. Stadium, Annapolis, 🇺🇸

Carter 0-0-0 · Reed —

1961-09-22 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

What is Rubin Carter's record?: Rubin Carter's professional record is 27-12-1 with 19 knockouts.
Who did Rubin Carter fight last?: Rubin Carter last fought Juan Carlos Rivero on Aug 6, 1966 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 12051 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/12051. 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.

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