Rydell Booker

 ( Boxers From Detroit ) 

Rydell Tyron Booker Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004. Gives name at birth as "Rydell Tyron Booker". (born 17 February 1981) is an American professional boxer. He was the former number one ranked amateur Heavyweight in the United States.

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Amateur career During his amateur career he won the Michigan State and Regional championships every year from 1992 through 2000, his first national title came in 1999. In 2001 he defeated Devin Vargas at the U.S. Challenge. As the top rated Heavyweight in the United States. Rydell was to represent the USA at the World Championship in Ireland. During Training at Lake Placid, New York, he was accused of stealing a calling card from fellow fighter Jason Estrada, and decided to leave the team training and turn pro instead.

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Professional career Much later in his professional career, while out of jail on bond and far from tip-top shape, he signed for an IBA world championship heavyweight bout with James Toney. Five months before, Booker had been arrested in Detroit with three other men and charged with possession of cocaine and intent to deliver more than 1,000 grams of the drug. On September 23, 2004 in Temecula, California, Rydell fought James Toney for the International Boxing Association heavyweight and WBC Continental Americas heavyweight championships. In the fight Booker was down in the eighth and then went on to lose the twelve-round decision.

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Incarceration Shortly after his first professional loss to James Toney, Booker was convicted for possession of cocaine with intent to deliver over 1000 grams. He was sentenced to 12 to 30 years in prison. After serving over a decade, Booker was released, and won three comeback bouts of six rounds duration, before losing a televised ten round bout by unanimous decision to undefeated heavyweight Jermaine Franklin in Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall.

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Professional boxing record

36	Win		John Cortez	TKO	2 (6),	Dec 21, 2024
35	Win	27–7–1	Norman Neely	TKO	1 (6),	Dec 9, 2022
34	Loss	26–7–1	Stephan Shaw	UD	8	Nov 22, 2022
33	Loss	26–6–1	Otto Wallin	UD	10	May 26, 2022
32	Loss	26–5–1	Marcin Siwy	UD	8	Mar 26, 2022
31	Draw	26–4–1	Ray Austin	SD	6	Nov 19, 2021
30	Loss	26–4	Filip Hrgović	TKO	5 (10),	Nov 7, 2020
29	Loss	26–3	Kubrat Pulev	UD	10	Nov 9, 2019
28	Win	26–2	Dieuly Aristilde	TKO	3 (6),	Jun 7, 2019
27	Loss	25–2	Jermaine Franklin	UD	10	Apr 13, 2019
26	Win	25–1	Domonic Jenkins	UD	6	Jul 13, 2018
25	Win	24–1	Terrell Jamal Woods	UD	6	Apr 13, 2018
24	Win	23–1	Rodney Moore	UD	6	Feb 2, 2018
23	Loss	22–1	James Toney	UD	12	Sep 23, 2004
22	Win	22–0	Tipton Walker	SD	8	Jun 18, 2004
21	Win	21–0	Ken Murphy	TKO	3 (8)	May 21, 2004
20	Win	20–0	Arthur Williams	UD	10	Jun 13, 2003
19	Win	19–0	Andrew Greeley		5 (10)	Mar 14, 2003
18	Win	18–0	Uriah Grant	UD	10	Jan 10, 2003
17	Win	17–0	Larry Prather		6	Dec 14, 2002
16	Win	16–0	Art Jimmerson	TKO	2 (6)	Nov 23, 2002
15	Win	15–0	Leon Nkendzap	KO	1 (10),	Sep 20, 2002
14	Win	14–0	Donnie Penelton	UD	4	Sep 5, 2002
13	Win	13–0	John Battle	UD	6	Aug 29, 2002
12	Win	12–0	Eric Davis	UD	6	Aug 17, 2002
11	Win	11–0	Anthony Kohler	TKO	1 (4),	Aug 9, 2002
10	Win	10–0	John Basil Jackson	UD	6	Jul 20, 2002
9	Win	9–0	Michael Shanks	TKO	2 (4)	Jun 28, 2002
8	Win	8–0	Ka-Dy King	UD	10	Jun 21, 2002
7	Win	7–0	Ronald Burnett	KO	1 (4),	Jun 1, 2002
6	Win	6–0	Roy Bedwell	KO	1 (4)	May 11, 2002
5	Win	5–0	Anthony Prince		1 (6),	Mar 29, 2002
4	Win	4–0	Steve Thornton	TKO	1 (4),	Jan 31, 2002
3	Win	3–0	Charles Judge	TKO	1 (4),	Nov 9, 2001
2	Win	2–0	Michael Moncrief		4	Oct 12, 2001
1	Win	1–0	Mike White		1 (4),	Aug 10, 2001

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