Mike Wilson (born February 7, 1983) is an American professional boxer who has held the WBA-NABA cruiserweight title since 2018. As an amateur, he was a two-time U.S. National champion at super heavyweight.
Amateur He started to box in 1997 and participated in the World Junior Championships 2000 where he lost in the first round to Caba Kurtusz.
He upset George Garcia (the American participant at the world championships 2003) twice and Travis Kauffman several times which convinced Garcia and Kaufman to turn pro. He also has a DQ win over Mike Marrone but lost to him at the PAL championship 2003.
In 2004, he lost to Jason Estrada in the Olympic qualification who had beaten him before and was only Olympic alternate, but after Estrada turned pro Wilson dominated the domestic scene.
He became US champion in 2004 and 2005.
Internationally his success has been mixed. At the World Championships 2005 in Mianyang, China´he dec. Amanissi Mohamed, MAR, 27-20, in first round; dec. Rustam Rygebaev, KAZ, 26-18, in second round; but was defeated by world class southpaw (and 2007 world champion) Roberto Cammarelle, ITA, RSCO-2.
In 2007, he had a 10:13 loss to Didier Bence of Canada and Oscar Rivas of Colombia but qualified for the PanAm Games where he was controversially stopped by Bence after leading on points.
In the finals of the US championships 2007 he suffered from a tough draw, he beat Golden Gloves winners Felix Stewart and Nathaniel James but lost 24:25 to Michael Hunter jr.
At the Olympic Trials he surprisingly lost to Kimdo Bethel, but beat N.James again to get a rematch with Bethel. After Bethel beat him for the second time he was unable to qualify for the 2008 Olympics.
Pro He turned pro in September 2009 at Cruiserweight and as of August 2021 had a record of 21–2–0.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes23Loss21–2Michael HunterTKO4 (10), Aug 3, 202122Win21–1Gary KopasTKO4 (10), Sep 7, 201921Win20–1Germán PérezRTD6 (10), Mar 2, 201920Loss19–1Denis LebedevUD12Nov 24, 201819Win19–0Mario AguilarUD10Mar 3, 201818Win18–0Melvin RussellUD10Sep 23, 201717Win17–0Ernest ReynaTKO1 (10), May 20, 201716Win16–0Aaron ChaversUD8Jan 13, 201715Win15–0Armando AnconaUD8Sep 24, 201614Win14–0Mike BissettUD6May 21, 201613Win13–0Adam CollinsTKO2 (6), Jan 30, 201612Win12–0Juan ReynaKO2 (6), Jul 11, 201511Win11–0Derek WilliamsKO2 (6), Apr 11, 201510Win10–0Mike AldereteUD6Aug 3, 20139Win9–0Rayford JohnsonUD6Mar 16, 20138Win8–0Khuzaymah Al NubuTKO1 (4), Dec 7, 20127Win7–0Harry GopaulUD4Aug 4, 20126Win6–0Joseph RabotteMD4May 24, 20125Win5–0Jae BryceUD4Nov 17, 20104Win4–0Terry AdamsTKO2 (4), Nov 21, 20093Win3–0Sugi FoxxTKO1 (4), Oct 6, 20092Win2–0Larry SlaytonUD4Oct 3, 20091Win1–0Marvin HuntKO1 (4), Aug 29, 2009
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