Randall Bailey (born September 13, 1974) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2016. He is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) light welterweight title from 1999 to 2000, and the International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight title in 2012. Additionally, he held the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim light welterweight title in 2002. Nicknamed "The Knock-Out King" for his exceptional knockout power, Bailey is considered to be one of the hardest punchers in boxing history.Abramson, Mitch (June 9, 2012). "Randall Bailey Aims To Land Deadly Power on Mike Jones". BoxingScene. Retrieved October 8, 2016.

Professional career

Bailey turned pro in 1996 and won his first 21 fights by knockout, including the WBO Light Welterweight Title with a 1st-round KO over Carlos Gonzalez in 1999. He defended the title twice before losing it in 2000 to Ener Julio in a close split decision.

In 2002, he won the interim WBA Light Welterweight title with a 3rd-round KO win over Demetrio Ceballos. He fought Diosbelys Hurtado for the vacant WBA Light Welterweight title but lost courtesy of a KO in the 7th round. In 2003, he challenged DeMarcus Corley for the WBO Light Welterweight Title but lost a decision. In 2004, he fought Miguel Angel Cotto for the WBO Light Welterweight Title, losing by TKO in the 6th round. The fight was stopped on cuts. In 2006, Bailey defeated Lenin Arroyo, Santos Pakau, Juan Polo Perez and Russell Stoner Jones to get the right to fight Shawn Gallegos for the IBA Intercontinental Light Welterweight title. He defeated Gallegos via a TKO inside eight rounds to become the new International Boxing Association Intercontinental champion. In 2007, he beat Harrison Cuello by KO in the 2nd round. He then fought Herman Ngoudjo and lost by a split decision over 12 rounds in an IBF eliminator bout. In 2008, Bailey fought a rematch with DeMarcus Corley and won via decision. In 2009, Bailey kayoed Frankie Figueroa in the fourth round of an IBF eliminator to win another shot at the IBF world title against Juan Urango. In the fight Bailey knocked down Juan Urango in the 6th round, the first time Urango had been knocked down. Bailey tired late in the fight and in the 11th round his corner threw in the towel after Urango had begun dominating the fight.

Moving up to welterweight After the loss to Urango, Bailey moved up to 147 pounds and fought Germaine Sanders, whom Bailey knocked down three times before winning an 8-round decision. On March 19, 2010 Bailey fought an IBF title eliminator against Sugar Jackson. Bailey knocked out Jackson in 90 seconds of the 1st round. Instead of fighting the IBF Title against Jan Zaveck, he fought Said Ouali on December 10, 2010 in Antwerp, Belgium, with the fight resulting in a second round no-contest when Ouali was thrown out of the ring by Bailey and the fight could not continue.

Bailey became the IBF welterweight champion after knocking out top contender Mike Jones June 9, 2012, becoming a world champion in two weight divisions 10 years after winning his last title (the interim WBA light welterweight title). His emotional response in his post fight interview drew cheers from the crowd.

Bailey lost his IBF welterweight title against Devon Alexander as a main event on Showtime Championship Boxing. He then won three straight fights, culminating in a knockout win over Shusaku Fujinaka for the WBO Asia Pacific Welterweight title, before a loss to Jeff Horn on April 27, 2016. He has not fought since.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes56LossJeff Horn7 (12), Apr 27, 201655Win46–8 Shusaku FujinakaKO7 (12), Oct 4, 201554Win45–8 Gundrick KingKO2 (10), Jun 20, 201553Win44–8 Humberto Toledo8 (10), Nov 23, 201352Loss43–8 Devon AlexanderUD12 Oct 20, 201251Win43–7 Mike JonesKO11 (12), Jun 9, 201250Win42–7 Yoryi EstrellaUD10Sep 3, 20114941–7 Said OualiNC2 (12)Dec 10, 201048Win41–7Sugar JacksonTKO1 (12)Mar 19, 201047Win40–7Germaine SandersUD8Dec 12, 200946Loss39–7Juan UrangoTKO11 (12), Aug 28, 200945Win39–6Francisco FigueroaKO4 (12), Apr 3, 200944Win38–6DeMarcus CorleyUD8Oct 22, 200843Win37–6Dairo EsalasKO1 (8), Aug 6, 200842Win36–6Anthony MoraTKO5 (10), Jan 18, 200841Loss35–6Herman Ngoudjo12Jun 8, 200740Win35–5Harrison CuelloTKO2 (10), Jan 19, 200739Win34–5Shawn GallegosTKO8 (10), Oct 13, 200638Win33–5Russell Stoner JonesTKO4 (8), Jul 28, 200637Win32–5Juan Polo PerezKO1 (8), Jun 27, 200636Win31–5Santos PakauKO1 (10), May 6, 200635Win30–5Lenin ArroyoUD8Mar 24, 200634Win29–5Roberto OrtegaUD10May 20, 200533Loss28–5Miguel CottoTKO6 (12), Dec 11, 200432Win28–4Lester YarbroughKO5 (8), Mar 19, 200431Loss27–4Ishe SmithUD12Jan 15, 200430Win27–3Reggie StricklandUD8May 17, 200329Loss26–3DeMarcus Corley12Jan 4, 200328Win26–2Alfonso FowlerTKO1 (8), Sep 27, 200227Loss25–2Diosbelys HurtadoKO7 (12), May 11, 200226Win25–1Demetrio CeballosKO3 (12), Feb 2, 200225Win24–1Bobby ElkinsTKO1 (10)Jun 8, 200124Win23–1Anthony CobbKO2 (8), Jan 27, 200123Win22–1Billy WootenTKO2 (8), Nov 21, 200022Loss21–1Ener Julio12Jul 22, 200021Win21–0Rocky MartinezTKO7 (12), Apr 8, 200020Win20–0Héctor LópezTKO9 (12), Nov 12, 199919Win19–0Carlos GonzálezKO1 (12), May 15, 199918Win18–0Rodney WilsonTKO3 (10), Mar 6, 199917Win17–0Manuel De LeonTKO2 (10), Dec 18, 199816Win16–0Jerry StricklandTKO2Jul 18, 199815Win15–0Esteban FloresTKO1 (8), Apr 30, 199814Win14–0Randy McGeeKO1 (8), Feb 25, 199813Win13–0Jim MaloneyTKO1Dec 13, 199712Win12–0Lavoice WardTKO1 (8)Sep 30, 199711Win11–0Gerry DillKO1 (4), Aug 11, 199710Win10–0Israel MuhammadTKO5 (8)Apr 29, 19979Win9–0Bobby JonesTKO7 (8)Mar 4, 19978Win8–0Samuel RobertsTKO1 (6), Feb 19, 19977Win7–0Jeff ElrodKO2Nov 30, 19966Win6–0Larry SuttonTKO1Oct 15, 19965Win5–0Chris YslasTKO1 (4)Sep 20, 19964Win4–0Randall ParkerTKO1Sep 14, 19963Win3–0Teronie WatsonKO1Jul 27, 19962Win2–0Travis Clybourn1May 11, 19961Win1–0Fernando Granda1 (4)Apr 4, 1996

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