Cruiserweight · United States
James Toney 78-10-3, 2 NC 48 KO · 1988–2017
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James Toney was a cruiserweight boxer from United States, born Aug 24, 1968. Record 78-10-3, 2 NC with 48 knockouts over 1988–2017. World titles: IBF cruiserweight (2003–2004), IBF super middleweight (1993–1994), IBF middleweight (1991–1993). James Toney last fought Mike Sheppard on May 13, 2017 and won by KO in round 6 of 12.
Also: Джеймс Тони · Джеймс Тоні · Джэймс Тоні +16 more Ջեյմս Թոնի · جيمس تونى · جيمس توني · جیمز تونی · ジェームズ・トニー · 詹姆斯·托尼 · James Nathaniel Toney · James Toney Nathanial · Джеймс Тоуни · Джеймс-Натаниэль Тони · Тони Джеймс · Тони Джеймс-Натаниэль · Тони, Джеймс · Тони, Джеймс-Натаниэль · ジェームス・トニー · 詹姆士·東尼
Born Aug 24, 1968
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 175 cm
Reach 188 cm
Debut Oct 26, 1988
Career 1988–2017
Rounds boxed 693
KO share 62%
Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Titles IBF middleweight · 1991–1993; IBF super middleweight · 1993–1994; IBF cruiserweight · 2003–2004
Boxerbook rating 1942 ± 177 · inactive since May 2017Why here › Confirmed bouts 24 of 93 · 3 official
Career record Record
78-10-3, 2 NC, 48 KOs · 1988–2017
Last result W
Mike Sheppard
Won vacant WBF heavyweight title KO 6/12 · Convocation Center, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 🇺🇸
The record 93 bouts, 1988–2017, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 93, Wikipedia (ru) · 8, Wikipedia (ja) · 3, Nevada State Athletic Commission — Results · 2, WBA Fights Master Scores · 2
W
Mike Sheppard
Won vacant WBF heavyweight title KO 6/12 · Convocation Center, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Toney 77-10-3 · Sheppard —
L
Charles Ellis
UD 10/10 · The Chase Park Plaza Hotel, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Toney 77-9-3 · Ellis —
W
TKO 3/3 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Toney 76-8-3 · Legg —
L
MD 3/3 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Toney 76-8-3 · Gavern —
W
Kenny Lemos
UD 8/8 · Sky Ute Casino Resort, Ignacio, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Toney 75-8-3 · Lemos —
L
For vacant WBF heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Toney 75-7-3 · Browne 15-0-0
W
Won vacant IBU heavyweight title RTD 5/12 · Landers Center, Southaven, Mississippi, 🇺🇸
Toney 74-7-3 · Gunn 21-5-1
W
For vacant IBU heavyweight title RTD 5/12 · Landers Center, Southaven, Mississippi, 🇺🇸
Toney 73-7-3 · Gunn 21-4-1
L
For WBA interim cruiserweight title UD 12/12 · Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, 🇷🇺
Toney 73-6-3 · Lebedev 24-1-0
W
Damon Reed
UD 10/10 · San Manuel Indian Casino, Highland, California, 🇺🇸
Toney 72-6-3 · Reed —
W
Matthew Greer
KO 2/10 · Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, 🇺🇸
Toney 71-6-3 · Greer —
W
Won vacant NABO and IBA heavyweight titles SD 12/12 · Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, 🇺🇸
Toney 70-6-3 · Oquendo —
NC
Vacant WBO–NABO heavyweight title at stake TKO 3/12 · Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, 🇺🇸
Toney 70-6-3 · Rahman 45-6-2
W
SD 10/10 · HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, 🇺🇸
Toney 69-6-3 · Batchelder 6-3-0
L
For WBC-NABF heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Toney 69-5-3 · Peter 28-1-0
L
For NABF heavyweight title SD 12/12 · Staples Center, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Toney 69-4-3 · Peter 27-1-0
D
For WBC heavyweight title MD 12/12 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Toney 69-4-2 · Rahman 41-5-1
W
Retained IBA heavyweight title UD 12/12 · RENO EVENTS CENTER, RENO, 🇺🇸
Toney 68-4-2 · Guinn —
NC
WBA and IBA heavyweight titles at stake UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Toney 68-4-2 · Ruiz 41-5-1
W
Won vacant WBC Continental Americas and IBA heavyweight titles UD 12/12 · Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, 🇺🇸
Toney 67-4-2 · Booker 22-0-0
Show all 93 bouts W
TKO 9/12 · MANDALAY BAY ARENA, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Toney 66-4-2 · Holyfield 38-6-2
W
Won IBF cruiserweight title UD 12/12 · Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, 🇺🇸
Toney 65-4-2 · Jirov 31-0-0
W
KO 7/12 · Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, 🇺🇸
Toney 64-4-2 · Robinson —
W
Michael Rush
TKO 10/10 · Chinook Winds Casino, Lincoln City, Oregon, 🇺🇸
Toney 63-4-2 · Rush —
W
Sione Asipeli
UD 10/10 · Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Toney 62-4-2 · Asipeli —
W
Wesley Martin
TKO 3/10 · Crystal Park Casino, Compton, California, 🇺🇸
Toney 61-4-2 · Martin —
W
Won vacant IBA super cruiserweight title TKO 2/12 · Cobo Hall, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Toney 60-4-2 · Montana 34-9-0
W
Courtney Butler
TKO 3/10 · Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, 🇺🇸
Toney 59-4-2 · Butler —
W
MD 10/10 · Alumni Hall, Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Toney 58-4-2 · McGroom —
W
UD 10/10 · Roseland Ballroom, Taunton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Toney 57-4-2 · Garbey —
W
TKO 10/10 · Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, 🇺🇸
Toney 56-4-2 · Washington 27-7-2
W
Terry Porter
TKO 8/10 · Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Toney 55-4-2 · Porter —
W
For IBO cruiserweight title UD 12/12 · Grand Casino Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi, 🇺🇸
Toney 54-4-2 · Little 24-14-2
L
For vacant IBO light heavyweight title MD 12/12 · Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, 🇺🇸
Toney 54-3-2 · Thadzi —
W
For vacant WBU cruiserweight title UD 12/12 · Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Toney 53-3-2 · McCallum 49-4-1
L
Lost WBU light heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Lawlor Events Center, Reno, 🇺🇸
Toney 53-2-2 · Griffin 25-0-0
W
Retained WBU light heavyweight title TKO 9/12 · Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, 🇺🇸
Toney 52-2-2 · Williams —
W
Charles Oliver
UD 10/10 · Station Casino, St. Charles, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Toney 51-2-2 · Oliver —
W
Earl Butler
Won WBU light heavyweight title TKO 4/12 · Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, 🇺🇸
Toney 50-2-2 · Butler —
W
Richard Mason
UD 10/10 · Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, 🇺🇸
Toney 49-2-2 · Mason —
W
Greg Everett
Won WBU Continental cruiserweight title KO 2/12 · Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Toney 48-2-2 · Everett —
W
Retained WBU light heavyweight title DQ 5/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Toney 47-2-2 · Mateen —
W
Freddie Delgado
Won WBU light heavyweight title TKO 5/12 · Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts, New Orleans, Louisiana, 🇺🇸
Toney 46-2-2 · Delgado —
W
Won USBA light heavyweight title RTD 5/12 · Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Toney 45-2-2 · Hembrick —
W
Karl Willis
TKO 8/10 · The Palace, Auburn Hills, 🇺🇸
Toney 44-2-2 · Willis —
L
For IBF Inter-Continental light heavyweight title MD 12/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Toney 44-1-2 · Griffin 14-0-0
L
Lost IBF super middleweight title UD 12/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Toney 44-0-2 · Jones Jr. 26-0-0
W
For IBF super middleweight title KO 12/12 · MGM Grand, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Toney 43-0-2 · Williams 36-7-2
W
Vinson Durham
UD 10/10 · Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Toney 42-0-2 · Durham —
W
Retained IBF super middleweight title TKO 4/12 · Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸
Toney 41-0-2 · Littles —
W
TKO 7/10 · Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, 🇺🇸
Toney 40-0-2 · Hembrick —
W
Retained IBF super middleweight title UD 12/12 · Civic Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Toney 39-0-2 · Thornton —
W
Larry Prather
UD 10/10 · The Palace, Auburn Hills, 🇺🇸
Toney 38-0-2 · Prather —
W
Danny Garcia
RTD 6/10 · Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, 🇺🇸
Toney 37-0-2 · Garcia —
W
Glenn Thomas
UD 10/10 · The Aladdin, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Toney 36-0-2 · Thomas —
W
Ricky Thomas
TKO 10/10 · Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Toney 35-0-2 · Thomas —
W
Govoner Chavers
TKO 9/10 · The Palace, Auburn Hills, 🇺🇸
Toney 34-0-2 · Chavers —
W
Won IBF super middleweight title RTD 9/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Toney 33-0-2 · Barkley 30-7-0
W
RTD 6/10 · Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Toney 32-0-2 · DeWitt 33-7-5
W
For IBF middleweight title MD 12/12 · Convention Center, Reno, 🇺🇸
Toney 31-0-2 · McCallum 43-1-1
W
Ricky Stackhouse
TKO 3/10 · The Palace, Auburn Hills, 🇺🇸
Toney 30-0-2 · Stackhouse —
W
Glenn Wolfe
Retained IBF middleweight title UD 12/12 · Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Toney 29-0-2 · Wolfe —
W
Dave Tiberi
Retained IBF middleweight title SD 12/12 · Etess Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Toney 28-0-2 · Tiberi —
D
For IBF middleweight title SD 12/12 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Toney 28-0-1 · McCallum 42-1-0
W
Francesco Dell'Aquila
Retained IBF middleweight title TKO 4/12 · Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, 🇲🇨
Toney 27-0-1 · Dell'Aquila —
W
For IBF middleweight title SD 12/12 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Toney 26-0-1 · Johnson 29-2-1
W
Won IBF middleweight title TKO 11/12 · John O'Donnell Stadium, Davenport, 🇺🇸
Toney 25-0-1 · Nunn 36-0-0
W
Alberto Gonzalez
TKO 5/10 · Sands Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Toney 24-0-1 · Gonzalez —
W
Retained IBC middleweight title SD 12/12 · Etess Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Toney 23-0-1 · Sosa —
W
Carlos Silva
TKO 5/10 · Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, 🇺🇸
Toney 22-0-1 · Silva —
W
Sanderline Williams
UD 10/10 · Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, 🇺🇸
Toney 21-0-1 · Williams —
W
Kevin Brazier
TKO 2/10 · Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, 🇺🇸
Toney 20-0-1 · Brazier —
D
Sanderline Williams
MD 10/10 · Dearborn, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Toney 20-0-0 · Williams —
W
Ricardo Bryant
Won IBC middleweight title TKO 4/12 · Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Toney 19-0-0 · Bryant —
W
Horacio Rene Brandan
KO 2/10 · The Palace, Auburn Hills, 🇺🇸
Toney 18-0-0 · Brandan —
W
Jose Luis Esteven
TKO 5/10 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Toney 17-0-0 · Esteven —
W
Toby Tyler
TKO 5/6 · The Palace, Auburn Hills, 🇺🇸
Toney 16-0-0 · Tyler —
W
Philip Morefield
Won vacant Michigan middleweight title KO 1/10 · The Palace, Auburn Hills, 🇺🇸
Toney 15-0-0 · Morefield —
W
Danny Thomas
UD 8/8 · The Palace, Auburn Hills, 🇺🇸
Toney 14-0-0 · Thomas —
W
Joe Johnson
TKO 4 · The Palace, Auburn Hills, 🇺🇸
Toney 13-0-0 · Johnson —
W
Ron Amundsen
UD 10/10 · Central Park Athletic Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 🇺🇸
Toney 12-0-0 · Amundsen —
W
Robert Clinton
KO 1 · International Hotel & Resorts, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Toney 11-0-0 · Clinton —
W
Ricardo Simpson
KO 2 · The Palace, Auburn Hills, 🇺🇸
Toney 10-0-0 · Simpson —
W
Joe Summers
TKO 2 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Toney 9-0-0 · Summers —
W
Lemark Davis
UD 6/6 · The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Toney 8-0-0 · Davis —
W
Mark Stephens
TKO 2/4 · Boat Club, Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Toney 7-0-0 · Stephens —
W
Steve Chaney
KO 1/4 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Toney 6-0-0 · Chaney —
W
Arthur Willis
SD 4/4 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Toney 5-0-0 · Willis —
W
James Fernandez
UD 4/4 · Premier Center, Sterling Heights, 🇺🇸
Toney 4-0-0 · Fernandez —
W
Sammy Jenkins
TKO 4/4 · Premier Center, Sterling Heights, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Toney 3-0-0 · Jenkins —
W
Carl Penn
KO 1/4 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Toney 2-0-0 · Penn —
W
Ronnie Yoe
KO 1/4 · The New Daisy Theatre, Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Toney 1-0-0 · Yoe —
W
Stephen Lee
TKO 2/4 · Thomas Crystal Gardens, Mount Clemens, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Toney 0-0-0 · Lee —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is James Toney's record? James Toney's professional record is 78-10-3, 2 NC with 48 knockouts.
Who did James Toney fight last? James Toney last fought Mike Sheppard on May 13, 2017 and won by KO in round 6 of 12.
Which world titles has James Toney held? James Toney has held 3 world title reigns: IBF cruiserweight (2003–2004), IBF super middleweight (1993–1994), IBF middleweight (1991–1993). Sources Boxerbook ID 13304 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/13304 . 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.
