Ray Austin (boxer)

For other uses, see Ray Austin (disambiguation).

Ray Austin
Statistics
Real name	Ray Austin
Nickname(s)	The Rainman
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 6 1⁄2 in (1.99 m)
Reach	80 in (203.2 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	October 31, 1970 (1970-10-31) Cleveland, Ohio United States
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	38
Wins	28
Wins by KO	18
Losses	6
Draws	4
No contests	0

Ray Austin (born October 31, 1970 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American professional boxer.

Professional career

Nicknamed "The Rainman", Ray Austin is a heavyweight boxer. Austin has drawn with other notable heavyweights Lance Whitaker, Larry Donald, and Sultan Ibragimov. Austin is also known for his TKO victory over Jo el Scott, the final professional bout for Scott.

In 2007, Austin was promoted to the International Boxing Federation's mandatory challenger due to his draw with Sultan Ibragimov. He challenged Wladimir Klitschko on March 10, 2007, and lost at 1:23 in the second round by technical knockout.

Austin also competed in Cedric Kushner's Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament, "Fistful of Dollars", but lost.

Austin most recently defeated Domonic Jenkins, Andrew Golota and Julius Long.

In his most recent fight in a WBC Title Eliminator on October 31, 2009, against DaVarryl Williamson who he defeated by fourth round technical knockout after knocking him down as Williamson got up the referee stops the fight.

Professional boxing record

28 Wins (18 knockouts, 10 decisions), 6 Losses (3 knockouts, 3 decision), 4 Draws [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	28-6-4	Bermane Stiverne	TKO	10 (12)	25/06/2011	Family Arena, Saint Charles, Missouri, United States	WBC Heavyweight title eliminator.
Loss	28-5-4	Odlanier Solis	DQ	10 (12)	17/12/2010	American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, United States	WBC Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win	28-4-4	DaVarryl Williamson	TKO	4 (12)	31/10/2009	Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	WBC Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win	27-4-4	Julius Long	UD	8	14/02/2009	BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida, United States	WBC Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win	26-4-4	Andrew Golota	RTD	1 (12)	07/11/2008	Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China
Win	25-4-4	Domonic Jenkins	UD	8	27/09/2008	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, United States
Loss	24-4-4	Wladimir Klitschko	KO	2 (12)	10/03/2007	SAP Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	For IBF & IBO Heavyweight titles.
Draw	24-3-4	Sultan Ibragimov	PTS	12	28/07/2006	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States	IBF Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win	24-3-3	Jeremy Bates	TKO	2 (12)	01/04/2006	Wolstein Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win	23-3-3	Owen Beck	SD	12	03/09/2005	Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States	IBF Eliminator for the #2 Spot.
Draw	22-3-3	Larry Donald	MD	12	30/04/2005	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win	22-3-2	Ken Murphy	UD	6	25/06/2004	Knights of Columbus Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win	21-3-2	Gilbert Martinez	TKO	4 (6)	17/05/2004	Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Martinez down in round 4.
Win	20-3-2	Willie Williams	TD	4 (8)	06/03/2004	Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win	19-3-2	Jo el Scott	TKO	8 (10)	26/08/2003	Sandia Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win	18-3-2	Sedreck Fields	SD	8	09/05/2003	Bally's Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Draw	17-3-2	Zuri Lawrence	MD	10	15/02/2003	Flamingo Hilton, Laughlin, Nevada, United States
Win	17-3-1	Francis Royal	TKO	3 (6)	29/09/2002	Palace Indian Gaming Center, Lemoore, California, United States
Draw	16-3-1	Lance Whitaker	SD	10	13/04/2002	Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, United States
Win	16–3	Gary Winmon	UD	5	30/01/2002	Level Nightclub, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Loss	15–3	Attila Levin	TKO	9 (10)	20/07/2001	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Levin was floored in round 1.
Win	15–2	Fai Falamoe	TKO	4 (6)	28/04/2001	Civic Center, LaPorte, Indiana, United States
Loss	14–2	Harold Sconiers	UD	6	02/11/2000	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States	ThunderBox Fight.
Win	14–1	Ramon Hayes	TKO	1 (6)	14/09/2000	New York, New York, United States	ThunderBox Fight.
Win	13–1	Tim Noble	TKO	2 (6)	27/04/2000	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Win	12–1	Ron McCarthy	PTS	6	24/02/2000	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Win	11–1	Ronnie Smith	TKO	4 (4)	13/01/2000	Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States
Win	10–1	Ron Guerrero	TKO	6 (6)	12/12/1999	Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Win	9–1	Cisse Salif	KO	4 (6)	07/10/1999	Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Win	8–1	Zibielee Kimbrough	TKO	1 (?)	10/09/1999	Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Win	7–1	Grant Cudjoe	UD	4	13/08/1999	Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win	6–1	Charles Young	KO	1 (6)	03/06/1999	Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Win	5–1	Mike Bradley	TKO	1 (4)	03/04/1999	UAW Hall, Lima, Ohio, United States
Win	4–1	Kevin Wilson	TKO	1 (?)	19/03/1999	Gray's Armory, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win	3–1	Zibielee Kimbrough	TKO	2 (?)	04/03/1999	Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Win	2–1	Lincoln Luke	TKO	2 (?)	22/01/1999	Gray's Armory, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win	1–1	Wesley Smith	PTS	4	09/09/1998	Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Loss	0–1	Charles Hatcher	PTS	4	10/07/1998	Columbus, Ohio, United States

External links

• Professional boxing record for Ray Austin from BoxRec