Vincent Edwards "Vince" Phillips (born July 23, 1963) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2007. He held the IBF junior welterweight title from 1997 to 1999, notably scoring an upset victory against then-undefeated Kostya Tszyu to become champion.
Amateur career As an amateur, Phillips won the U.S. National Golden Gloves in 1985, and the U.S. National Championships in 1985 and 1986, all in the lightweight division.
Professional career Phillips made his professional debut on February 28, 1989, stopping Octavio Guardado in two rounds. He would win his next 27 fights until losing to Anthony Jones November 18, 1993, due to cuts in the seventh round. On April 12, 1996, Phillips made his first world title challenge by facing WBA welterweight champion Ike Quartey, but was stopped in three rounds. A year later, on May 31, 1997, he scored a major upset by defeating then-unbeaten world champion Kostya Tszyu to win the IBF junior welterweight title,Juipe, Dean (January 20, 1998). "Vince Phillips much wiser after clouded past". Las Vegas Sun. Greenspun Media Group. Retrieved January 14, 2017. which was named the Upset of the Year by The Ring magazine. Phillips made three successful title defenses throughout 1997 and 1998, until a fifth-round stoppage loss to Terron Millett on February 20, 1999.Upham, Paul (2006). "Vince Phillips heads to Russia to fight in front of an old foe" . SecondsOut Boxing. Retrieved January 14, 2017. He would fight for another eight years, albeit never again for a world title, and ended his career with a ten-round unanimous decision loss to Alisultan Nadirbegov on May 6, 2007.Sukachev, Alexey (August 20, 2011). "Eastern Europe News: Ibragimov, Nadirbegov, and More". BoxingScene. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes61LossAlisultan NadirbegovUD10May 6, 200760Loss48–11–1Jesús Soto KarassRTD9 (12), Jun 2, 200659Loss48–10–1Jesse FelicianoMD10Mar 17, 200658Win48–9–1Kelson PintoTD5 (12), Oct 13, 200557Win47–9–1Mauro LuceroKO2 (12), Jun 3, 200556Loss46–9–1Alex BunemaSD12Mar 24, 200555Win46–8–1Dumont Welliver8 (10), Nov 4, 200454Win45–8–1Paulino AvitiaTKO5 (8)Jul 23, 200453Loss44–8–1Ricky HattonUD12Apr 5, 200352Loss44–7–1Sharmba MitchellMD10Nov 9, 200251Win44–6–1Nick AcevedoUD10Mar 29, 200250Win43–6–1Carlito BrosasTKO3 (10), Nov 3, 200149Win42–6–1Marlon HaynesTKO7 (10), Jun 23, 200148Loss41–6–1Ray Oliveira12Dec 22, 200047Win41–5–1Pedro SaizTKO5 (10), Aug 31, 200046Draw40–5–1Ricky Quiles12Apr 29, 200045Loss40–5Vernon ForrestUD12Jan 22, 200044Win40–4Angel BeltreKO3 (10), Dec 10, 199943Loss39–4Terron MillettTKO5 (12), Feb 20, 199942Win39–3Alfonso SanchezKO1 (12), Mar 14, 199841Win38–3Freddie PendletonTKO10 (12), Dec 13, 199740Win37–3Micky WardTKO3 (12), Aug 9, 199739Win36–3Kostya TszyuTKO10 (12), May 31, 199738Loss35–3Romallis EllisSD10Jan 11, 199737Win35–2Juan Carlos RodriguezTKO5 (10)Oct 28, 199636Win34–2Jerry Smith3 (10), Jun 16, 199635Loss33–2Ike QuarteyTKO3 (12), Apr 12, 199634Win33–1Mauro GutierrezKO3 (10), Oct 28, 199533Win32–1Omar FloresTKO1 (10), Sep 25, 199532Win31–1Jaime BalboaUD10Jul 24, 199531Win30–1Rene Francisco HerreraUD10May 22, 199530Win29–1Jose FloresTKO4 (10), Dec 3, 199429Loss28–1Anthony JonesTKO7 (10), Nov 18, 199328Win28–0Walid UnderwoodUD8Sep 24, 199327Win27–0Julio FloresTKO1 (10), Jan 16, 199326Win26–0Juan SoberanesKO6 (10)Jul 23, 199225Win25–0Tyrone DownesTKO7 (10), Jun 11, 199224Win24–0Harold BrazierUD12Apr 9, 199223Win23–0Tim BrooksTKO3 (10)Jan 26, 199222Win22–0Jesus RojasTKO6 (8), Dec 7, 199121Win21–0David Taylor10May 10, 199120Win20–0Mike JohnsonTKO5 (10), Apr 7, 199119Win19–0Benjie MarquezTKO4 (8), Feb 15, 199118Win18–0Tim BondsUD8Jan 6, 199117Win17–0Victorio BelcherSD10Nov 29, 199016Win16–0Derrick McGuireTKO2 (8), Oct 11, 199015Win15–0William HernandezTKO6 (8), Jul 27, 199014Win14–0Terry FordUD8Jun 15, 199013Win13–0Martin QuirozTKO5 (8), May 24, 199012Win12–0Heriberto RuizTKO4 (6), Apr 12, 199011Win11–0Howard Stewart6Jan 12, 199010Win10–0Santos MorenoUD4Dec 7, 19899Win9–0Dwayne PetersonTKO7 (8), Nov 21, 19898Win8–0Jose Luis NinoKO1 (4), Oct 10, 19897Win7–0Jorge Hernandez6Aug 29, 19896Win6–0Jorge RiveraTKO5 (6), Aug 1, 19895Win5–0John EdwardsKO2 (4), Jul 18, 19894Win4–0Jose Luis GonzalezKO1 (4), Jun 27, 19893Win3–0Ricardo LunaKO1 (4), May 16, 19892Win2–0Enrique Ventura1 (4), Apr 25, 19891Win1–0Octavio Guardado2 (4), Feb 28, 1989
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Vince Phillips K-1 kickboxing record