Welterweight · United States
Curtis Cokes 62-14-4 30 KO · 1958–1972
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Curtis Cokes was a welterweight boxer from United States, born Jun 15, 1937. Record 62-14-4 with 30 knockouts over 1958–1972. World titles: WBA welterweight (1966–1969), WBC welterweight (1966–1969). Curtis Cokes last fought Ezra Mzinyane on Oct 5, 1972 and won by PTS over 10 rounds.
Also: Кертис Коукс · كورتيس كوكس · カーチス・コークス +1 more カーティス・コークス
Born Jun 15, 1937
Died May 29, 2020
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 175 cm
Debut Mar 24, 1958
Career 1958–1972
Rounds boxed 616
KO share 48%
Born in Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Titles WBA, WBC welterweight · 1966–1969
Boxerbook rating 1657 ± 286 · inactive since Oct 1972Why here › Confirmed bouts 6 of 80
Career record Record
62-14-4, 30 KOs · 1958–1972
Last result W
Ezra Mzinyane
PTS 10/10 · Langa Stadium, Cape Town
The record 80 bouts, 1958–1972, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
W
Ezra Mzinyane
PTS 10/10 · Langa Stadium, Cape Town
Cokes 61-14-4 · Mzinyane —
W
Joseph Hali
PTS 10/10 · Centenary Hall, New Brighton
Cokes 60-14-4 · Hali —
L
Elijah Makhathini
PTS 10/10 · Curries Fountain, Durban
Cokes 60-13-4 · Makhathini —
L
Rafael Gutierrez
SD 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco
Cokes 60-12-4 · Gutierrez —
L
Carlos Alberto Salinas
SD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento
Cokes 60-11-4 · Salinas —
D
Fate Davis
PTS 10/10 · Armory, Akron
Cokes 60-11-3 · Davis —
W
Billy Braggs
TKO 6/10 · Eagles Club, Milwaukee
Cokes 59-11-3 · Braggs —
W
Harold Richardson
UD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
Cokes 58-11-3 · Richardson —
W
Fate Davis
UD 10/10 · Will Rogers Coliseum, Fort Worth
Cokes 57-11-3 · Davis —
W
Danny Perez
TKO 7/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
Cokes 56-11-3 · Perez —
W
Roberto Pena
KO 5/10 · Convention Center, Fort Worth
Cokes 55-11-3 · Pena —
L
For WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles RTD 10/15 · Monumental Plaza de Toros, México, 🇲🇽
Cokes 55-10-3 · Nápoles 60-4-0
L
For WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles RTD 13/15 · Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Cokes 55-9-3 · Nápoles 59-4-0
W
Don Cobbs
KO 1/10 · Arena Exposition Hall, Saint Louis
Cokes 54-9-3 · Cobbs —
W
Ramon La Cruz
Retained WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans
Cokes 53-9-3 · Cruz —
W
Joseph Sishi
KO 5/10 · New Kingsmead Soccer Stadium, Durban
Cokes 52-9-3 · Sishi —
W
TKO 3/10 · Praça de Touros Monumental de Lourenço Marques, Maputo
Cokes 51-9-3 · Ludick —
W
Joe N'Gidi
RTD 4/10 · Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg
Cokes 50-9-3 · N'Gidi —
W
Retained WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 5/15 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
Cokes 49-9-3 · Ludick —
W
Jimmy Lester
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland
Cokes 48-9-3 · Lester —
Show all 80 bouts W
UD 10/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris
Cokes 47-9-3 · Josselin —
W
Charley Shipes
Retained WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 8/15 · Oakland Arena, Oakland
Cokes 46-9-3 · Shipes —
W
Retained WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 10/15 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
Cokes 45-9-3 · Pavilla —
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York
Cokes 45-8-3 · Harris —
W
Mike Cruz
KO 3/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
Cokes 44-8-3 · Cruz —
D
PTS 10/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris
Cokes 44-8-2 · Pavilla —
W
Retained WBA, WBC and NYSAC welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
Cokes 43-8-2 · Josselin —
W
Enrique Cruz
KO 7/10 · Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi
Cokes 42-8-2 · Cruz —
W
Manuel Gonzalez
Won vacant WBA, WBC and NYSAC welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans
Cokes 41-8-2 · Gonzalez —
W
TKO 15/15 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Cokes 40-8-2 · Rodríguez 72-5-0
W
Billy Collins
UD 12/12 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans
Cokes 39-8-2 · Collins —
W
PTS 10/10 · Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma
Cokes 38-8-2 · Manca —
W
Marshall Wells
TKO 12/12 · Sportatorium, Dallas
Cokes 37-8-2 · Wells —
L
Eddie Pace
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
Cokes 37-7-2 · Pace —
W
Al Andrews
PTS 10/10 · Kearney Bowl, Fresno
Cokes 36-7-2 · Andrews —
W
Al Andrews
UD 10/10 · Castaways Hotel, Las Vegas
Cokes 35-7-2 · Andrews —
W
Tony Montano
UD 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque
Cokes 34-7-2 · Montano —
L
Stanley Hayward
TKO 4/10 · Blue Horizon, Philadelphia
Cokes 34-6-2 · Hayward —
W
Flory Olguin
TKO 5/12 · Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque
Cokes 33-6-2 · Olguin —
W
Stan Harrington
UD 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
Cokes 32-6-2 · Harrington —
L
Jose Stable
UD 10/10 · Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside
Cokes 32-5-2 · Stable —
W
Joey Parks
KO 5/10 · Wichita Falls
Cokes 31-5-2 · Parks —
W
Johnny Newman
KO 2/10 · Moulin Rouge, Hollywood
Cokes 30-5-2 · Newman —
W
Gregorio Ceniceros
KO 2/10 · Dallas
Cokes 29-5-2 · Ceniceros —
W
Hubert Jackson
KO 1/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas
Cokes 28-5-2 · Jackson —
L
Manuel Alvarez
UD 10/10 · Monterrey
Cokes 28-4-2 · Alvarez —
W
Joey Limas
UD 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque
Cokes 27-4-2 · Limas —
W
Rudolph Bent
KO 8/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas
Cokes 26-4-2 · Bent —
W
Hilario Morales
TKO 5/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas
Cokes 25-4-2 · Morales —
W
Kid Rayo
SD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio
Cokes 24-4-2 · Rayo —
W
Carlos Macias
TKO 4/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston
Cokes 23-4-2 · Macias —
L
UD 10/10 · Convention Center, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Cokes 23-3-2 · Rodríguez 41-2-0
W
Manuel Gonzalez
UD 10/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas
Cokes 22-3-2 · Gonzalez —
W
SD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Cokes 21-3-2 · Rodríguez 39-1-0
D
PTS 10/10 · Texas Livestock Coliseum, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Cokes 21-3-1 · Lane 65-10-1
L
Hilario Morales
UD 10/10 · Auditorio Municipal, Ciudad Juarez
Cokes 21-2-1 · Morales —
W
Charley Tombstone Smith
UD 10/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas
Cokes 20-2-1 · Smith —
W
Joe Miceli
UD 10/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas
Cokes 19-2-1 · Miceli —
W
TKO 8/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
Cokes 18-2-1 · Redl —
W
Joe Louis Hargrove
TKO 2/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
Cokes 17-2-1 · Hargrove —
W
Pete Ruiz
TKO 3/8 · Dudley Field, El Paso
Cokes 16-2-1 · Ruiz —
W
Lovell Jenkins
PTS 8/8 · Sports Arena, Amarillo
Cokes 15-2-1 · Jenkins —
W
Aman Peck
TKO 5/8 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
Cokes 14-2-1 · Peck —
L
Frankie Davis
SD 6/6 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston
Cokes 14-1-1 · Davis —
W
Mel Ferguson
UD 8/8 · Sportatorium, Dallas
Cokes 13-1-1 · Ferguson —
W
Reggie Williams
KO 5/6 · Memorial Stadium, Baton Rouge
Cokes 12-1-1 · Williams —
W
Rip Randall
KO 1/6 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
Cokes 11-1-1 · Randall —
D
Rip Randall
TD 2/6 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
Cokes 11-1-0 · Randall —
L
Manuel Gonzalez
SD 10/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas
Cokes 11-0-0 · Gonzalez —
W
Henry Watson
PTS 4/4 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
Cokes 10-0-0 · Watson —
W
Babe McCarron
TKO 3/8 · Fair Park Coliseum, Lubbock
Cokes 9-0-0 · McCarron —
W
Ruben Flores
PTS 6/6 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
Cokes 8-0-0 · Flores —
W
Manuel Gonzalez
SD 8/8 · Fair Park Coliseum, Lubbock
Cokes 7-0-0 · Gonzalez —
W
Elmo Tex Henderson
UD 6/6 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
Cokes 6-0-0 · Henderson —
W
Sammy Williams
TKO 6/6 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
Cokes 5-0-0 · Williams —
W
Cecil Courtney
UD 6/6 · Sportatorium, Dallas
Cokes 4-0-0 · Courtney —
W
Babe Vance
UD 6/6 · Sportatorium, Dallas
Cokes 3-0-0 · Vance —
W
Jimmy Leach
UD 6/6 · Sportatorium, Dallas
Cokes 2-0-0 · Leach —
W
Gil Tapia
PTS 4/4 · Sportatorium, Dallas
Cokes 1-0-0 · Tapia —
W
Manuel Gonzalez
PTS 6/6 · Midland High School Gym, Midland
Cokes 0-0-0 · Gonzalez —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Curtis Cokes's record? Curtis Cokes's professional record is 62-14-4 with 30 knockouts.
Who did Curtis Cokes fight last? Curtis Cokes last fought Ezra Mzinyane on Oct 5, 1972 and won by PTS over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Curtis Cokes held? Curtis Cokes has held 2 world title reigns: WBA welterweight (1966–1969), WBC welterweight (1966–1969). Sources Boxerbook ID 9147 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/9147 . 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.
