Freddie Pendleton (born January 5, 1963) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 2001. He held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight title from 1993 to 1994.
Professional career Pendleton won his first title in October 1985 knocking out Darryl Martin (9–2) in the 6th round earning him the Pennsylvania State light welterweight title.
In March 1986, "Fearless", who was (14–13) at the time, took on Roger Mayweather (23–3) at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. He knocked out Roger in the 6th round for a TKO win.
Four months later, Pendleton took on Frankie Randall (27–1) for the second time; it was for the vacant USBA lightweight title. The fight went the distance and was a draw. Freddie later won the USBA lightweight title and defended it successfully in 1987 and 1988.
In 1990, Pendleton fought a world title against unified WBC & IBF lightweight champion, Pernell Whitaker (20–1). Although prior to the contest, few had placed much faith in Freddie's abilities to provide a competitive effort in the fight, due to his 24–16 record, Freddie did just that. The fight turned out to be far better than anyone had expected with Pendleton up against one of best fighters in the world. Although the outcome was declared as a unanimous decision win for Whitaker, most observers generally thought the fight was much closer than the scorecards reflected. Judges Jim Traylor and Stuart Winston scored it 116–112, with Phil Newman 117–113, all for Pernell Whitaker.
In 1993, Pendleton captured the Vacant IBF lightweight title with a decision win over Tracy Spann. He defended his title once before losing it to Rafael Ruelas in 1994.
Although he continued to fight until 2001, Pendleton never regained a major belt, losing to IBF welterweight title holder Félix Trinidad in 1996, IBF light welterweight title holder Vince Phillips in 1997, and WBA welterweight title holder James Page in 1999.
He retired in 2001 after being knocked out by Ricky Hatton.
On June 26, 2011, Freddie Pendleton was inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes78Loss Ricky HattonKO2 (12)Oct 27, 2001 77Win47–25–5 Horatio GarcíaTKO1 (12)Jul 21, 2001 76Draw46–25–5 Humberto HerreraTD9 (10)Jan 13, 2001 75Loss46–25–4 Ben TackieKO1 (10)Aug 18, 2000 74Win46–24–4 Gilberto FloresTKO1 (8)May 12, 2000 73Win45–24–4 Ed GoinsKO2 (10)Mar 17, 2000 72Loss44–24–4 James PageTKO11 (12)Jul 24, 1999 71Win44–23–4 Freddy RojasKO5 (10)Dec 18, 1998 70Loss43–23–4 Terron MillettUD12May 29, 1998 69Loss43–22–4 Vince PhillipsTKO10 (12)Dec 13, 1997 68Win43–21–4 Kevin SedamKO1 (10)Aug 11, 1997 67Win42–21–4 James MartinezTKO2 (?)Apr 19, 1997 66Win41–21–4 Mike BryanTKO2 (10)Oct 15, 1996 65Loss40–21–4 Félix TrinidadKO5 (12)May 18, 1996 64Win40–20–4 Ralph SoutherlandKO1 (10)Jan 13, 1996 63Win39–20–4 Tony LopezTKO8 (12)Aug 12, 1995 62Win38–20–4 Darryl TysonTKO10 (12)Apr 29, 1995 61Win37–20–4 Clarence ColemanKO2 (10)Mar 1, 1995 60Win36–20–4 Steve LarrimoreKO10 (10)Dec 9, 1994 59Loss35–20–4 Giovanni ParisiSD10Sep 17, 1994 58Loss35–19–4 Rafael RuelasUD12Feb 19, 1994 57Loss35–18–4 Ed PollardDQ3 (8)Dec 4, 1993 56Win35–17–4 Jorge PáezUD12Jul 17, 1993 55Win34–17–4 Cruz SaldanaKO2 (10)May 15, 1993 54Win33–17–4 Tracy SpannUD12Jan 10, 1993 53Draw32–17–4 Tracy SpannTD2 (12)Aug 29, 1992 52Win32–17–3 Edison MartinezKO1 (10)Nov 23, 1991 51Win31–17–3 Felix DubrayKO1 (?)Jul 20, 1991 50Win30–17–3 Eric PodolakTKO5 (10)Jun 18, 1991 49Win29–17–3 Jose A RiveraKO1 (?)Feb 16, 1991 48Win28–17–3 Steve LarrimoreTKO1 (12)Oct 23, 1990 47Win27–17–3 Luis PortocarreroTKO5 (10)Sep 7, 1990 46Win26–17–3 Tim BrooksUD12Jun 26, 1990 45Win25–17–3 Mario SalazarTKO2 (?)May 5, 1990 44Loss24–17–3 Pernell WhitakerUD12Feb 3, 1990 43Win24–16–3 Carlos BrandiTKO1 (10)Sep 15, 1989 42Loss23–16–3 John MontesKO10 (10)Nov 22, 1988 41Win23–15–3 Akwei AddoTKO6 (10)Sep 13, 1988 40Win22–15–3 Livingstone BrambleTKO10 (12)Jul 10, 1988 39Win21–15–3 Steve LarrimoreTKO4 (10)Mar 16, 1988 38Win20–15–3 Sammy FuentesTKO1 (10)Feb 12, 1988 37Win19–15–3 Elvis PerezTKO8 (12)Sep 28, 1987 36Win18–15–3 Ronald HaynesKO6 (10)Jul 28, 1987 35Draw17–15–3 Livingstone BrambleMD10Apr 3, 1987 34Loss17–15–2 Shelton LeBlancUD10Dec 2, 1986 33Loss17–14–2 Joey OliveraSD10Oct 7, 1986 32Win17–13–2 Manuel HernandezKO2 (10)Aug 29, 1986 31Draw16–13–2 Frankie RandallSD12Jul 4, 1986 30Win16–13–1 Shelton LeBlancUD10Apr 11, 1986 29Win15–13–1 Roger MayweatherKO6 (10)Mar 12, 1986 28Win14–13–1 Roberto MendezTKO8 (8)Jan 24, 1986 27Loss13–13–1 Jimmy PaulUD10Nov 20, 1985 26Win13–12–1 Darryl MartinTKO6 (12)Oct 1, 1985 25Loss12–12–1 Frankie RandallTKO5 (10)Mar 23, 1985 24Loss12–11–1 Joe ManleyUD10Feb 5, 1985 23Loss12–10–1 Ricky YoungSD8Jan 19, 1985 22Win12–9–1 Marvin GarrisSD8Jan 4, 1985 21Loss11–9–1 Adolfo MedelUD10Nov 14, 1984 20Win11–8–1 Tyrone TriceTKO1 (10)Jun 28, 1984 19Loss10–8–1 Hilmer KentyUD10Apr 19, 1984 18Win10–7–1 Luis VegaPTS4Mar 3, 1984 17Win9–7–1 Tim DanielsUD4Jan 14, 1984 16Win8–7–1 David GraytonPTS8Dec 10, 1983 15Draw7–7–1 Ken WillisPTS4Nov 5, 1983 14Loss7–7 Anthony FletcherUD10May 22, 1983 13Win7–6 Jose RodriguezUD6Apr 24, 1983 12Loss6–6 Bobby JohnsonUD8Mar 27, 1983 11Loss6–5 Gerald HayesPTS8Oct 26, 1982 10Win6–4 Lloyd AllenTKO6 (6)Oct 12, 1982 9Win5–4 Antonio NievesSD8Aug 15, 1982 8Win4–4 Felix McKnightSD4Jul 20, 1982 7Win3–4 Ray EvansTKO4 (?)May 11, 1982 6Loss2–4 Jerome CoffeeUD8Mar 10, 1982 5Win2–3 Felix McKnightPTS4Feb 23, 1982 4Loss1–3 Rodney WattsPTS4Feb 16, 1982 3Loss1–2 Angel CalesPTS4Feb 11, 1982 2Win1–1 Anthony EnglishKO2 (?)Dec 3, 1981 1Loss0–1 Ray EvansPTS4Nov 5, 1981
See also List of IBF world champions
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