Craig Payne

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Craig Payne
Born
Craig Payne

(1961-05-22)May 22, 1961
Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights33
Wins11
Wins by KO8
Losses20
Draws2
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  United States
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1983 Rome Super heavyweight
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Houston Super heavyweight

Craig Payne (May 22, 1961 – April 7, 2017) was an American

professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2001, challenging for the IBO heavyweight title in 1992. As an amateur, he won the National Golden Gloves super heavyweight title
in 1983.

Amateur career

Payne was a standout football player at

National Golden Gloves title in 1983 after decisioning a young Mike Tyson.[2]

Payne upset three-time Olympic champion

Houston, Texas.[4][5] At the Boxing World Cup held in Italy the following month, he took home the silver medal after losing to Francesco Damiani in the final.[6]

Professional career

Payne made his professional debut in 1985, defeating Cleveland Ingram via second-round knockout in

Samson Po'uha
.

Professional boxing record

12 Wins (8 knockouts, 4 decisions), 20 Losses (7 knockouts, 13 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 12-20-1 Andre Purlette TKO 2 10/02/2001
Miami, Florida
, U.S.
Loss 12-19-1 Anthony Curry UD 6 05/02/2000 Rochester, Washington, U.S.
Loss 12-18-1 Richard Mason UD 6 22/10/1999 Rising Sun, Indiana, U.S.
Loss 12-17-1 Fres Oquendo TKO 3 10/07/1999 Elgin, Illinois, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 0:44 of the third round.
Loss 12-16-1 Troy Weida TKO 5 10/06/1999
Indianapolis, Indiana
, U.S. 		Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the fifth round.
Loss 12-15-1 Tim Puller UD 8 01/05/1999 Rochester, Washington, U.S.
Loss 12-14-1 Iran Barkley MD 8 27/07/1996 Rochester, Washington, U.S.
Loss 12-13-1 James Tillis UD 8 21/06/1996 Vancouver, Washington, U.S.
Loss 12-12-1 Daniel Dăncuță KO 6 07/03/1995 Prior Lake, Minnesota, U.S.
Loss 12-11-1 Joe Thomas PTS 4 17/02/1995 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss 12-10-1 Shannon Briggs UD 8 13/01/1995 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss 12-9-1 Ray Anis TKO 10 01/10/1994
Boston, Massachusetts
, U.S.
Win 12-8-1
Samson Po'uha
 TKO 6 30/06/1994 Mesquite, Nevada, U.S.
Loss 11-8-1 Mike Hunter PTS 10 19/05/1994 North Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Loss 11-7-1 John Bray PTS 8 06/05/1994 Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Loss 11-6-1 Darren Hayden PTS 6 09/03/1994 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Loss 11-5-1 Francois Botha KO 7 30/10/1993 Johannesburg, South Africa
Loss 11-4-1 Garing Lane PTS 10 28/09/1993
Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi
, U.S.
Win 11-3-1 Rocky Sekorski TKO 6 14/09/1993 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 10-3-1 Melton Bowen TKO 5 28/08/1993 Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Win 9-3-1 Bobby Crabtree TKO 6 29/05/1993 Yakima, Washington, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the sixth round.
Win 8-3-1 Tyrone Evans PTS 6 27/04/1993 Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Loss 7-3-1 Lionel Butler TKO 7 26/03/1993
Reseda, California
, U.S.
Loss 7-2-1 Pinklon Thomas SD 12 14/11/1992 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. For inaugural IBO heavyweight title
Win 7-1-1 Arthel Lawhorne TKO 2 27/10/1992 Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Win 6-1-1 Conroy Nelson KO 6 19/06/1992 London, Ontario, Canada Nelson knocked out at 2:03 of the sixth round.
Loss 5-1-1 Tyrone Evans MD 4 21/04/1992 Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Win 5-0-1 Kevin P Porter PTS 4 08/02/1992 Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Win 4-0-1 Luis Torres PTS 4 21/01/1992 Canton, Michigan, U.S.
Draw 3-0-1 Robert Smith PTS 4 09/12/1991 Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Win 3-0 Ken McCants KO 3 14/11/1991 Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Win 2-0 Kevin P Porter PTS 4 16/07/1991 Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Win 1-0 Cleveland Ingram KO 2 21/03/1985 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

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External links
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