Mike McCallum
"The Body Snatcher"

Born: December 7, 1956 Kingston, Jamaica

Professional Record: 49-5-1 (35 kayoes)
Amateur Record: 240-10


1974 World Championships(Havana): 147 lbs.; 5th: Clint Jackson (USA) TKO by 3
     Central American Championships Welterweight 2nd
1975 North American Championships Welterweight 2nd
       Central American Championships Welterweight 3rd
1976 Olympic Games in Montreal--Welterweight Tied for 5th
              Opponent          Country        Result
              Damdinjav Bandi   Mongolia       W Dec
              Robert Dauer      Australia      W Dec
              Reinhard Skricek  West Germany   L Dec
              Skricek would go on to win a bronze medal

1976 Central American Championships 1st
1977 National Golden Gloves ChampionWelterweight 
       United States Championships Welterweight 1st
       Central American Championships Welterweight 1st
1978 British Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta: Welterweight
Gold Medalist
       Central American Championships Welterweight 1st
1979 National Golden Gloves Champion Welterweight
      Panamerican Games in San Juan -- Welterweight 2nd
               Opponent          Country        Result
               Claudio Pereira   Brazil         W Dec
               Edward Green      United States  TKO 2
               Javier Colin      Mexico         W TKO
               Andres Aldama     Cuba           KO by 2
               Gold Medal Match

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1981
Feb 19  Rigoberto Lopez         Las Vegas               KO 4
Mar 3   Rocky Fabrizio          Tampa, FL               KO 1
Mar 20  Ricky Sheppard          Tampa, FL               KO 5
Apr 2   Shelvy Wilkerson        Tampa, FL               KO 5
Apr 24  Danny Chapman           New York                KO 4
Apr 30  Charles Smith           Tampa, FL               KO 3
Jun 10  Freddy Creech           Tampa, FL               KO 3
Jul 19  Bruce "Mouse" Strauss   Youngstown, OH          KO 2
Aug 27  Tirso Roque             Tampa, FL               KO 3
Sep 8   Ed Harris               Tampa, FL               KO 1
Oct 8   Jimmy Heair             Tampa, FL               TKO 2

1982
Jan 21  Greg Young              New York                TKO 5
Mar 26  Gilberto Almonte        Kingston, Jamaica       KO 1
Apr 30  Reggie Ford             New York                TKO 4
Jun 11  Kevin Perry             New York                W 10
Oct 22  Carlos Betancourt       New York                TKO 3
Nov 13  Ayub Kalule             Atlantic City           TKO 7

1983
Apr 26  Tony Suero              Atlantic City           TKO 3
Aug 31  Jose Vallejo            Atlantic City           KO 5
Oct 25  Manuel Jimenez          Atlantic City           W 10

1984
Mar 11  Hakim Razzak            Detroit                 KO 1
Oct 19  Sean Mannion            New York                W 15
        (Wins Vacant WBA Jr. Middleweight Title)
Dec 1   Luigi Minchillo         Milan, Italy            TKO 14
        (Retains WBA Jr. Middleweight Title)

1985
Jun 15  Marcos Martinez         Las Vegas               TKO 2
Jul 28  David Braxton           Miami Beach             TKO 8
        (Retains WBA Jr. Middleweight Title)

1986
May 2   Jimmy Shavers           Atlantic City           TKO 6
Aug 23  Julian Jackson          Miami Beach             TKO 2
        (Retains WBA Jr. Middleweight Title)
Sep 15  Irwin Hines             Paris                   TKO 3
Oct 25  Said Skouma             Paris                   KO 9
        (Retains WBA Jr. Middleweight Title)

1987
Mar 21  Leroy Hester            Kingston, Jamaica       KO 1
Apr 19  Milton McCrory          Phoenix                 TKO 10
        (Retains WBA Jr. Middleweight Title)
Jul 18  Donald Curry            Las Vegas               KO 5
        (Retains WBA Jr. Middleweight Title)
--- --  Abandons WBA Jr. Middleweight Title

1988
Mar 5   Sumbu Kalambay          Pesaro, Italy           L 12
        (For WBA Middleweight Title)
Jun 27  David McCluskey         New York                TKO 2
Dec 22  Randy Smith             Vincennes, France       W 10

1989
Jan 9   Ralph Moncrief          Nogent, France          TKO 5
May 10  Herol Graham            London                  W 12
        (Wins Vacant WBA Middleweight Title)

1990
Feb 3   Steve Collins           Boston                  W 12
        (Retains WBA Middleweight Title)
Apr 14  Michael Watson          London                  KO 11
        (Retains WBA Middleweight Title)

1991
Feb 19  Frank Minton            Kansas City             TKO 4
Apr 1   Sumbu Kalambay          Monte Carlo             W 12
        (Retains WBA Middleweight Title)
Aug 29  Carlos Cruz             Reno                    W 10
Oct 10  Nicky Walker            Las Vegas               TKO 6
--- --  Stripped by WBA
Dec 13  James Toney             Atlantic City           D 12
        (For IBF and Lineal Middleweight Titles)

1992
May 21  Fermin Chirinos         Las Vegas               W 10
Aug 29  James Toney            Reno                    L 12
        (For IBF and Lineal Middleweight Title)

1993
Mar 25  Ramzi Hassan            Amiens, France          W 10
Aug 14  Glenn Thomas            London                  W 10 

1994
Mar 4   Randall Yonker          Las Vegas               TKO 5
Jul 23  Jeff Harding            Bismarck, ND            W 12
        (Wins WBC Light Heavyweight Title)

1995
Feb 25  Carl Jones              London                  TKO 7
        (Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title)
Jun 16  Fabrice Tiozzo          Lyon, France            L 12
        (Loses WBC Light Heavyweight Title)

1996
Jun 22  Ali Saidi               Dortmund, Germany       W 10
Nov 22  Roy Jones, Jr.          Tampa, FL               L 12
        (For Vacant (Interim) WBC Light Heavyweight Title)

1997
Feb 22  James Toney             Montville, CT           L 12

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