Ray Austin (boxer)

For other uses, see Ray Austin (disambiguation).
Ray Austin
Statistics
Nickname(s) The Rainman
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Reach 80 in (203 cm)
Nationality American
Born (1970-10-31) October 31, 1970
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 39
Wins 29
Wins by KO 18
Losses 6
Draws 4

Ray Austin (born October 31, 1970) is an American professional boxer who has challenged once for a world heavyweight title.

Professional career

Austin has drawn with other notable heavyweights Lance Whitaker, Larry Donald, and Sultan Ibragimov. Austin is also known for his TKO victory over Jo el Scott, the final professional bout for Scott.

In 2007, Austin was promoted to the International Boxing Federation's mandatory challenger due to his draw with Sultan Ibragimov. He challenged Wladimir Klitschko on March 10, 2007, and lost at 1:23 in the second round by technical knockout.

Austin also competed in Cedric Kushner's Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament, "Fistful of Dollars", but lost.

Austin most recently defeated Domonic Jenkins, Andrew Golota and Julius Long.

In his most recent fight in a WBC Title Eliminator on October 31, 2009, against DaVarryl Williamson who he defeated by fourth round technical knockout after knocking him down as Williamson got up the referee stops the fight.

He was then scheduled to fight Mariusz Wach on September 22, 2012 in what was supposed to be a tune-up fight for Wach before Wach fought Wladimir Klitschko, but Wach pulled out of the fight, stating that he could not risk losing the fight, because it would result in him losing his opportunity to fight Klitschko and will now fight Klitschko directly on November 10, 2012.

Professional boxing record

29 Wins (18 knockouts, 11 decisions), 6 Losses (3 knockouts, 3 decision), 4 Draws
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 29-6-4 United States Earl Ladson UD 6 21/02/2014 United States Wolstein Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Loss 28-6-4 Canada Bermane Stiverne TKO 10 (12) 25/06/2011 United States Family Arena, Saint Charles, Missouri, United States WBC Heavyweight title eliminator.
Loss 28-5-4 Cuba Odlanier Solis DQ 10 (12) 17/12/2010 United States American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, United States WBC Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win 28-4-4 United States DaVarryl Williamson TKO 4 (12) 31/10/2009 United States Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States WBC Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win 27-4-4 United States Julius Long UD 8 14/02/2009 United States BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida, United States
Win 26-4-4 Poland Andrew Golota RTD 1 (12) 07/11/2008 China Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China
Win 25-4-4 United States Domonic Jenkins UD 8 27/09/2008 United States Home Depot Center, Carson, California, United States
Loss 24-4-4 Ukraine Wladimir Klitschko KO 2 (12) 10/03/2007 Germany SAP Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany For IBF & IBO Heavyweight titles.
Draw 24-3-4 Russia Sultan Ibragimov SD 12 28/07/2006 United States Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States IBF Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win 24-3-3 United States Jeremy Bates TKO 2 (12) 01/04/2006 United States Wolstein Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win 23-3-3 Jamaica Owen Beck SD 12 03/09/2005 United States Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States IBF Eliminator for the #2 Spot.
Draw 22-3-3 United States Larry Donald MD 12 30/04/2005 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win 22-3-2 United States Ken Murphy UD 6 25/06/2004 United States Knights of Columbus Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win 21-3-2 Mexico Gilbert Martinez TKO 4 (6) 17/05/2004 United States Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Martinez down in round 4.
Win 20-3-2 United States Willie Williams TD 4 (8) 06/03/2004 United States Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win 19-3-2 United States Jo el Scott TKO 8 (10) 26/08/2003 United States Sandia Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win 18-3-2 United States Sedreck Fields SD 8 09/05/2003 United States Bally's Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Draw 17-3-2 United States Zuri Lawrence MD 10 15/02/2003 United States Flamingo Hilton, Laughlin, Nevada, United States
Win 17-3-1 United States Francis Royal TKO 3 (6) 29/09/2002 United States Palace Indian Gaming Center, Lemoore, California, United States
Draw 16-3-1 United States Lance Whitaker SD 10 13/04/2002 United States Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, United States
Win 16–3 United States Gary Winmon UD 5 30/01/2002 United States Level Nightclub, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Loss 15–3 Sweden Attila Levin TKO 9 (10) 20/07/2001 United States Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Levin was floored in round 1.
Win 15–2 New Zealand Fai Falamoe TKO 4 (6) 28/04/2001 United States Civic Center, LaPorte, Indiana, United States
Loss 14–2 United States Harold Sconiers UD 6 02/11/2000 United States Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States ThunderBox Fight.
Win 14–1 United States Ramon Hayes TKO 1 (6) 14/09/2000 United States New York, New York, United States ThunderBox Fight.
Win 13–1 United States Tim Noble TKO 2 (6) 27/04/2000 United States Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Win 12–1 United States Ron McCarthy PTS 6 24/02/2000 United States Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Win 11–1 United States Ronnie Smith TKO 4 (4) 13/01/2000 United States Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States
Win 10–1 United States Ron Guerrero TKO 6 (6) 12/12/1999 United States Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Win 9–1 Mali Cisse Salif KO 4 (6) 07/10/1999 United States Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Win 8–1 United States Zibielee Kimbrough TKO 1 (?) 10/09/1999 United States Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Win 7–1 Grenada Grant Cudjoe UD 4 13/08/1999 United States Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win 6–1 United States Charles Young KO 1 (6) 03/06/1999 United States Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Win 5–1 United States Mike Bradley TKO 1 (4) 03/04/1999 United States UAW Hall, Lima, Ohio, United States
Win 4–1 United States Kevin Wilson TKO 1 (?) 19/03/1999 United States Gray's Armory, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win 3–1 United States Zibielee Kimbrough TKO 2 (?) 04/03/1999 United States Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Loss 2–1 United States Lincoln Luke TKO 2 (?) 22/01/1999 United States Gray's Armory, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win 2—0 United States Wesley Smith PTS 4 09/09/1998 United States Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Win 1—0 United States Charles Hatcher PTS 4 10/07/1998 United States Columbus, Ohio, United States

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