Verno Jeremias Phillips (born November 29, 1969) is a Belizean former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2008. He is a three-time junior middleweight world champion, having held the WBO title from 1993 to 1995, and the IBF title twice in 2004 and 2008.
Professional career Phillips turned professional in 1988 and captured the Vacant WBO light middleweight title in 1993 with a win over Lupe Aquino. He defended the title four times before losing a decision to Paul Jones of England. In 2004 Phillips captured the vacant IBF light middleweight title by beating Carlos Bojorquez via a TKO, but lost the belt in his next fight to Kassim Ouma. He lost his next bout to Ike Quartey, but in 2006 rallied with wins over Juan Carlos Candelo and Teddy Reid, televised by ESPN. On March 27, 2008, Phillips beat Cory Spinks by disputed split decision to regain the IBF light middleweight title.
Philips signed to fight the young Paul Williams on November 29, 2008, on HBO for the vacant WBO interim light middleweight title, vacating his IBF title in the process.411MANIA | [Boxing] Amir Kahn successfully debuts on HBO Phillips ended up losing the bout the after his cornerman, Trevor Wittman, stopped the fight at the end of the eighth round, resulting in only the second loss via TKO in his career.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes55LossPaul WilliamsTKO8 (12), Nov 29, 200854Win42–10–1 Cory SpinksSD12Mar 27, 200853Win41–10–1 Eduardo SanchezUD10Feb 16, 200752Win40–10–1 Teddy ReidTKO12 (12), Aug 9, 200651Win39–10–1 Juan Carlos CandeloUD10Apr 5, 200650Loss38–10–1 Ike QuarteyUD10Jun 18, 200549Loss38–9–1 Kassim OumaUD12Oct 2, 200448Win38–8–1 Carlos Bojorquez6 (12), Jun 5, 200447Win37–8–1 Julio GarciaTKO1 (12), Mar 5, 200446Win36–8–1 Michael LermaUD10Sep 5, 200345Win35–8–1 Bronco McKartUD10Apr 25, 200344Win34–8–1 Jose FloresUD10Dec 6, 200243Win33–8–1 Tony BadeaTKO4 (10), Jul 19, 200242Win32–8–1 Christian Lloyd JosephTKO5 (12)Mar 29, 200241Loss31–8–1 Kassim OumaUD10Sep 7, 200140Win31–7–1 Vincent MosesKO5 (8)Jun 30, 200039Win30–7–1 Julian JacksonKO9 (12), Jan 23, 199838Win29–7–1 Godfrey NyakanaTKO11 (12), Aug 29, 199737Win28–7–1 Gianfranco RosiMD12May 21, 199736Win27–7–1 Darryl RuffinUD8Mar 14, 199735Loss26–7–1 Silvio BrancoUD12Feb 13, 199734Win26–6–1 Juan Italo MezaUD10Oct 4, 199633Loss25–6–1 Peter VenancioUD10Jun 25, 199632Loss25–5–1 Paul Jones12Nov 22, 19953125–4–1 Gianfranco RosiUD12May 17, 199530Win25–4–1Santos Cardona12Feb 3, 199529Win24–4–1Santos CardonaUD12Nov 9, 199428Win23–4–1Jaime LlanesTKO7 (12), Jul 25, 199427Win22–4–1Lupe AquinoTKO7 (12), Oct 30, 199326Win21–4–1Rafael WilliamsTKO5 (10), May 28, 199325Win20–4–1Michael WardUD10Dec 23, 199224Win19–4–1Ricardo Raul NunezKO6 (10)May 22, 199223Win18–4–1Jose Luis SaldiviaKO2 (10)Apr 24, 199222Win17–4–1Mario Alberto Gaston ChavezTKO6 (10)Jan 24, 199221Win16–4–1Victor Hugo MarinoKO7 (10)Dec 7, 199120Win15–4–1Francisco Bernabe BobadillaKO2 (10)Aug 16, 199119Win14–4–1Daniel Omar DominguezPTS10Jul 21, 199118Win13–4–1Julio César Vásquez6 (10)Jun 14, 199117Draw12–4–1Ramon Anibal Jara10May 24, 199116Win12–4Marcelo Domingo Di CroceTKO8 (10)Nov 23, 199015Win11–4Hector Hugo Vilte4 (10)Nov 16, 199014Win10–4Floyd PeavyTKO5 (10), Sep 6, 199013Win9–4Simon RengifoUD8Jun 28, 199012Loss8–4Kenny GouldUD6Apr 29, 199011Win8–3Curtis SummitUD10Feb 12, 199010Loss7–3Larry BarnesUD8Jan 3, 19909Win7–2Clarence WhiteUD6Aug 8, 19898Win6–2Jose NievesTKO3Jun 24, 19897Win5–2Anthony RoriePTS4Mar 17, 19896Loss4–2Carl SullivanUD8Sep 29, 19885Loss4–1Carl SullivanTKO5Jul 30, 19884Win4–0Bill Robinson3May 17, 19883Win3–0Chris RoyalPTS4Mar 30, 19882Win2–0Anthony Rorie4Feb 5, 19881Win1–0Manuel Braga Opher4Jan 23, 1988
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