James Page (born April 1, 1971) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2012. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title from 1998 to 2000.
Pro boxing career
Nicknamed "Mighty Quinn", Page turned pro in 1990 and beat Andrei Pestriaev in 1998 to capture the Vacant WBA Welterweight Title. He defended the title three times until he was stripped, in 2000, for failing to turn up for a mandatory title defense in Las Vegas. Page fought for the Vacant WBA Welterweight Title yet again, against Andrew Lewis in 2001. Page lost via TKO in the 7th round. He retired after the bout.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound(s),timeDateAgeLocationNotes30Loss25–5Rahman Mustafa YusubovTKO2 (6), Nov 17, 201229Loss25–4Andrew LewisTKO7 (12), Feb 17, 200128Win25–3Freddie PendletonTKO11 (12), Jul 24, 199927Win24–3Sam GarrUD12Mar 13, 199926Win23–3José Luis LópezUD12Dec 5, 199825Win22–3Andrey PestryayevKO2 (12), Oct 10, 199824Win21–3Anthony PerryTKO6 (12), Aug 29, 199823Win20–3Eric AlexanderKO5 (12), May 29, 199822Win19–3Luis CarmonaTKO3 (12), Apr 3, 199821Win18–3Bill BradleyTKO1 (10), Feb 21, 199820Loss17–3Robert WestSD10Aug 9, 199619Win17–2Jaime BalboaTKO3 (10), Jun 23, 199618Win16–2Ross ThompsonUD10Feb 25, 199617Win15–2Genaro LéonTKO2 (?)Oct 27, 199516Win14–2Alberto AlcarazKO2 (12)Jun 29, 199515Win13–2Alfred AnkamahTKO1 (12), Mar 6, 199514Win12–2Jose MunozKO3 (?)May 19, 199413Win11–2Rod SequenanUD8Mar 25, 199412Loss10–2Stevie JohnstonMD8Oct 22, 199311Win10–1Augustine RenteriaRTD3 (?)Jul 16, 199310Win9–1Danny PerezUD10Apr 29, 19939Win8–1Damon FranklinKO1 (?)May 1, 19928Loss7–1Zack PadillaUD6Nov 15, 19917Win7–0Hector PenaKO6 (6), Oct 2, 19916Win6–0Peter WaswaUD6Aug 6, 19915Win5–0Jesus MaganaKO1 (?)Jun 21, 19914Win4–0Francisco LopezKO2 (4)Mar 2, 19913Win3–0Sergio AlonsoKO2 (4)Jan 31, 19912Win2–0Rick BaslerTKO1 (4), Jan 15, 19911Win1–0Luis SilvaTKO1 (4)Dec 19, 1990
Troubles outside the ring
2001 arrest
Page was arrested in December 2001, 45 minutes after he robbed a Bank of America Branch in Atlanta. Police said they saw his 1999 Cadillac, which he bought with his championship earnings, parked outside a bar four miles from the bank. They found almost $6,000 in his pocket.
Earlier that day, Page had attempted to rob another bank, according to court records, which said he also robbed an Alpharetta bank a week earlier. Page had previous convictions for robbery and drug offenses. He was sentenced to 11 years in Federal prison.
2013 arrest
On June 10, 2013, Page, whose stint in prison had not reformed him, was arrested in West Oakland, California, as a result of the “button-down bandit” serial bank robber investigation. The "button-down bandit" was charged in connection with six bank robberies in the East San Francisco Bay Area between March and June 2013. In each robbery, the robber wore various button-down, collared, long-sleeved shirts, leading investigators to dub the suspect the “button-down bandit.” Surveillance photographs were disseminated to law enforcement agencies and the public during the investigation and led a police officer in Oakley to identify Page. The officer had previous law enforcement contact with Page during his patrols, according to the FBI. Page was arrested in connection with the robbing of two Chase Banks, three Wells Fargo Banks, two U.S. banks, and a Bank of America across the East Bay. Page was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility (MDF).
2014
On August 19, Page pleaded guilty to the San Francisco Bay Area bank robberies in February. A judge sentenced him to 7 years in prison.
See also List of world welterweight boxing champions
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