James Warring (born November 26, 1958) is an American boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. In professional boxing, he held the IBF world cruiserweight title from 1991 until 1992. In kickboxing, Warring is a four-time world champion, which included WKA world titles in 1983 and 1989. Warring along with Troy Dorsey are the only two fighters to hold World titles in both Boxing and Kickboxing simultaneously although Warring held Kickboxing titles on the international rules level.
Biography
Career Kickboxing US kickboxing champion KICK World Cruiserweight Champion PKC World Cruiserweight Champion FFKA World Super Heavyweight Champion WKA World Cruiserweight Champion WKA World Heavyweight champion Boxing NABF Cruiserweight Champion (December 12, 1990 - ?) IBF World Cruiserweight Champion (September 7, 1991 – July 30, 1992) Mixed Martial Arts World Combat Championship Runner-Up (1995)
Career after fighting As of 2002, Warring was a referee for the Florida State Athletic Commission in Shin Do Kumate and boxing.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes23Loss Alex StewartUD101 May 199722Win18–3–1 Derrick RoddyUD108 Nov 199621Win17–3–1 Danny WoffordPTS86 Dec 199420Win16–3–1 Kertis MingoTKO8 (?)28 Sep 199419Win15–3–1 Jim WilliamsKO2 (?)21 Sep 199418Loss14–3–1 Norbert EkassiUD102 Nov 199317Draw14–2–1 Alex GarciaUD1227 Jul 199316Loss14–2 Al ColeUD1230 Jul 199215Win14–1 Johnny NelsonUD1216 May 199214Win13–1 Donnell WingfieldKO5 (12), 15 Nov 199113Win12–1 James PritchardKO1 (12), 7 Sep 199112Win11–1 Nate MillerUD1217 Dec 199011Win10–1 Craig BodzianowskiUD1010 Nov 198910Win9–1 Danny WoffordUD68 Sep 19899Win8–1 Jack SimmonsKO2 (?)20 Mar 19898Win7–1 Leon DixonTKO2 (8)24 Oct 19867Win6–1 Roger TroupeKO3 (8)12 Sep 19866Win5–1 Robert AndrewsTKO2 (6)27 Jun 19865Win4–1 Robert AndrewsTKO1 (?), 23 May 19864Win3–1 Miguel MohedanoKO1 (?)25 Apr 19863Win2–1 Greg PayneUD627 Sep 19852Loss1–1 Pat Strachan 9 Aug 19851Win1–0 Jesse TorresKO1 (?)25 Jan 1985
Mixed martial arts record
| Loss | align=center| 2–1 | Renzo Gracie | Submission (Ezekiel Choke) | WCC 1 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:47 | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | Final |- | Win | align=center| 2–0 | Erik Paulson | TKO (corner stoppage) | WCC 1 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 16:08 | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | Semi Finals |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Jerome Turcan | TKO (punches) | WCC 1 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:35 | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | Quarter Finals
Kickboxing record
|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1997-10-17 || Loss || align=left | Peter Aerts || K-1 Grand Prix '97 1st round || Osaka, Japan || KO (Right high kick) || 3 || 1:13 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1987-04-25 || Win || align=left | Jerry Rhome || PKC Karatemania II || Atlanta, USA || DQ || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | - || Win || align=left | Maurice Smith || WKA Full Contact Karate || USA || || || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1984-01-20 || Win || align=left | Don Nakaya Nielsen || WKA Full Contact Karate || Ciudad Juárez, Mexico || KO (Front kick) || 3 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1982-09-04 || Loss || align=left | Don Wilson || WKA Kickboxing || Tokyo, Japan || Decision || 11 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- | colspan=9 | Legend:
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | ? || Win || align=left | Vitali KlitschkoVitali Klitschko vs James Warring dailymotion || WAKO || United States || Decision (Split) || 12 || |- | colspan=9 | Legend:
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