Jerome Coffee

Jerome Coffee
Statistics
Rated at Bantamweight
Height 5 ft 6 12 in (169 cm)[1]
Reach 66 in (168 cm)[1]
Nationality  United States
Born (1958-03-16) March 16, 1958[1]
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 49
Wins 35
Wins by KO 19
Losses 13
Draws 1

Jerome "Kid" Coffee (born March 16, 1958) is an American former boxer in the bantamweight division.

Amateur career

Coffee had an outstanding amateur career and won several national championships, Amateur record 205 fights 193 wins including:

Professional career

Coffee turned professional in 1980 and had great success. He won his first 26 bouts, leading up to a clash with Australian Jeff Fenech for the IBF bantamweight title in 1985 in Sydney, Australia. Fenech retained his title over Coffee via unanimous decision after the bout went the full 15 rounds. Coffee retired in 1994.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jerome Coffee". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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