Rickey Parkey

Ricky Parkey (November 7, 1956 – April 7, 2024) was an American professional boxer who held the IBF cruiserweight title from 1986 to 1987.

Professional career Parkey turned professional in 1981 and won the IBF cruiserweight title with a TKO win over Lee Roy Murphy in 1986. He defended the belt once before losing the title to Evander Holyfield via TKO the following year in a title unification bout. He retired in 1994.

Parkey died on April 7, 2024, at the age of 67.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes42Loss22–20Christophe BizotTKO4May 7, 199441Loss22–19Mark HulstromPTS6Apr 22, 199440Loss22–18Mario SchiesserTKO5Feb 5, 199439Loss22–17Akim TaferPTS8Jun 24, 199338Loss22–16Aleksandr MiroshnichenkoKO3Mar 20, 199337Loss22–15Kenny KeeneUD10Feb 27, 199336Loss22–14Nathaniel FitchTKO5Oct 24, 199235Loss22–13Axel SchulzPTS8Oct 2, 199234Loss22–12Kimmuel OdumMD8Aug 1, 199233Loss22–11Alexander ZolkinTKO10Apr 10, 199232Loss22–10Anaclet WambaKO8Apr 4, 199231Loss22–9Dwight Muhammad QawiRTD8Nov 7, 199130Win22–8Eddie TaylorTKO6Dec 7, 199029Win21–8Charles DixonKO5Nov 16, 199028Loss20–8Alfonso RatliffKO7Aug 12, 198827Loss20–7Gary MasonTKO1Mar 9, 198826Loss20–6Johnny du PlooyKO10Oct 31, 198725Loss20–5Evander HolyfieldTKO3May 15, 198724Win20–4Chisanda MuttiTKO12Mar 28, 198723Win19–4Lee Roy MurphyTKO10Oct 25, 198622Win18–4Carlos HernandezTKO7Jan 28, 198621Win17–4Michael ArmsUD12Sep 10, 198520Loss16–4Eddie Mustafa MuhammadUD10Jun 18, 198519Win16–3Bobby CrabtreeTKO1Apr 23, 198518Win15–3Broderick MasonTKO1Dec 11, 198417Win14–3Renaldo SnipesSD10Oct 30, 198416Loss13–3Bernard BentonPTS12Sep 11, 198415Win13–2Keith WilsonKO1May 20, 198414Win12–2Pat CuilloPTS8Jan 11, 198413Win11–2Stanley RossUD8Nov 15, 198312Win10–2Phil ClinardPTS8Jun 25, 198311Win9–2Anthony PhillipsKO3May 26, 198310Win8–2Kemper MortonKO4Mar 12, 19839Win7–2Keith AllenKO4Feb 4, 19838Loss6–2Bobby JenningsPTS8Jan 13, 19837Win6–1Keith AllenPTS6Jan 8, 19836Win5–1Maurice MooreKO4Oct 16, 19825Win4–1Frankie HinesKO3Aug 27, 19824Win3–1Tim JohnsonKO1Jul 8, 19823Loss2–1James SmithPTS6Jan 30, 19822Win2–0Miles PrinceKO5Nov 27, 19811Win1–0Phil ClinardKO2Oct 24, 1981

See also List of world cruiserweight boxing champions

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