Chordale Booker

Chordale "The Gift" Booker (born May 7, 1991) is a professional boxer from Stamford, Connecticut with a 16-0 record[1] (7 KO's), promoted non-exclusively under Premier Boxing Champions.[2] As an amateur, he compiled a record of 111-19 fighting out of New York Athletic Club, and was a two-time New York Metro Champion (2013, 2014), a three-time New York Boxing Champion (2012, 2013, 2014), and the top ranked middleweight champion in the U.S. in 2015,[3] earning him a spot in the 2016 Olympic Boxing Trials[4] where he lost a decision to eventual Olympian Charles Conwell by a point.[5]

Chordale Booker
Statistics
Real nameChordale Booker
Weight(s)Super welterweight
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-05-07) May 7, 1991
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins16
Wins by KO7
Losses0

Amateur career

Despite a late start in the sport, Booker quickly rose to become one of the most accomplished amateurs in his weight class over the last several years. His accolades include:

  • 2016 Olympic Boxing Trials
  • 2015 Elite National Champion
  • 2015 Golden Gloves Champion
  • 2015 Sugar Ray Robinson Most Outstanding Boxer
  • 2015 Connecticut Boxing Hall Of Fame Amateur Boxer Of The Year
  • 2015 Fairfield County Sports Person Of The Year
  • 2014 USA Elite Mens Silver Medalist
  • 2013 USA Elite Mens Bronze Medalist
  • 2013 Northeast Regional Champion
  • 2013, 2014 New York Metro Champion (165 lbs)
  • 2012, 2013, 2014 New York Boxing Champion (165 lbs)
  • 2012, 2013 Pure Breed Champion
  • 2012 Adidas National PAL Champion
  • 2012 Elite Heat Champion
  • 2011 Golden Champion
  • 2011 Most Outstanding Novice[6]

Professional career

Booker made his professional debut on March 5, 2016, scoring a 2nd-round TKO against Antonio Allen at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem, PA.[7]

Since his pro debut, his personal and professional stories have been featured in several national and local news outlets, including Complex[8] on Fox 5 NY[9]

Professional record summary
16 fights 16 wins 0 losses
By knockout 7 0
By decision 9 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, Time Date Location Notes
16 Win 16-0 Sanny Duversonne SD 8 2020-11-4 Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, USA
15 Win 15-0 Wale Omotoso UD 10 2019-5-25 Beau Rivage Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
14 Win 14-0 Juan De Angel UD 8 2019-1-26 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
13 Win 13-0 Jason Wahr KO 1 2018-11-17 Extravaganza, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
12 Win 12-0 Ve Shawn Owens SD 8 2018-9-8 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
11 Win 11-0 José Manuel Saint-Hilaire Gil KO 1 2018-8-12 Casa de los Clubes, Villa Juana, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
10 Win 10-0 Travis Hartman KO 1 2018-4-28 Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, USA
9 Win 9-0 Emmanuel Sanchez UD 6 2018-3-18 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
8 Win 8-0 Malcolm McAllister UD 8 2017-10-14 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
7 Win 7-0 Bryan Goldsby KO 2 2017-7-29 Abundant Life Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
6 Win 6-0 Moshea Aleem UD 6 2017-3-17 Santander Arena, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
5 Win 5-0 Andre Baker TKO 1, 3:00 2017-2-18 The Hive, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
4 Win 4-0 Dawond Pickney UD 4 2016-12-10 Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Win 3-0 Brandon Phillips Black UD 4 2016-8-21 Ford Amphitheater, Brooklyn, New York, USA
2 Win 2-0 Tolutomi Agunbiade KO 2, 1:41 2016-4-29 Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
1 Win 1-0 Antonio Allen TKO 2, 1:56 2016-3-5 Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA Professional debut.

Personal

After avoiding jail time and receiving three years probation for gun and narcotics charge as a juvenile,[10] Booker took up training in Stamford, Connecticut under former light heavyweight pro Ahmed Mickens at Revolution Training and Fitness, where he also works as a personal trainer.

"The Boxer" Documentary

Booker will be the subject of a documentary short that will premiere in November 2016 at three film festivals: DOC NYC, the Big Apple Film Festival, and New York Short Film Festival.[11][12][13] The film is directed by Craig Cutler and produced by Fela Cortes.[14][15]

DOC NYC description reads:

The Boxer is an intimate portrait of Chordale Booker, a gifted USA boxer and National Champion with a storied past. Following a court ruling that afforded Chordale a second chance at life, he vowed to make right and fight his battles in the place he knew best, the ring. Follow his tumultuous journey through the lens of director and photographer, Craig Cutler.

The film was awarded the Big Apple Film Festival's Best Short Documentary.[16]

Trainer

Between fights, Booker works as a personal trainer at Revolution Training in Stamford, CT.[17] Additionally, he coaches Golden Gloves fighters Jacqueline Boyle (132) and Catie Ramsey (125), as well as MMA fighters Kastriot Xhema and Theodore Macuka

Acting and Modeling

Booker appeared in a 2017 MSNBC commercial for Hardball with Chris Matthews with the host.[18] He made his modeling debut along with former WWE Diva Summer Rae at the September 2018 New York Fashion Week runway show for designer ACID NYC.[19] In 2019 he starred in a commercial and was featured in print advertising for SentinelOne.[20]

Go The Distance Foundation

In November 2018, Booker launched the "Go The Distance Foundation" at Trailblazers Academy in Stamford. Booker said: “The No. 1 thing I want to do is break down the barriers between at-risk youth and the police. I don’t want our kids to think they can’t have a conversation with a police officer. I want to create a place with an atmosphere where we can create a dialog and conversation with both points of view."[21]

References
  1. "BoxRec - Chordale Booker". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  2. "Heather Hardy, Shelly Vincent, Joseph Williams, Julian Sosa & Chordale Booker Media Workout Quotes & Photos". PBC Press Center. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  3. "2015 USA Boxing Elite National Championships". Team USA. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  4. "Chordale Booker USA Boxing national champ". StamfordAdvocate. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  5. "Nine Athletes Emerge Victorious At Men's Boxing Olympic Trials". Team USA. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  6. "Home • Chordale "The Gift" Booker". Chordale "The Gift" Booker. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  7. "Fight:2050782 - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  8. "Chordale Booker: From a Jail Cell to the Boxing Ring". Complex. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  9. FOX. "In the ring with Chordale Booker". WNYW. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  10. "Chordale Booker: From a Jail Cell to the Boxing Ring". Complex. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  11. "The Boxer". DOCNYC. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  12. "2016 Big Apple Film Festival Program". www.bigapplefilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  13. "Festival 2016 – New York Short Film Festival". www.newyorkshort.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  14. "Craig Cutler: The Boxer". Craig Cutler: The Boxer. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  15. The Boxer (2016), retrieved 2016-10-26
  16. "Big Apple Film Festival | News". www.bigapplefilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  17. "About US - revolutiontrainingct". revolutiontrainingct. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  18. "New MSNBC Hardball Commercial • Chordale "The Gift" Booker". Chordale "The Gift" Booker. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  19. "ACID NYC Sets to Light Up the Runway at New York Fashion Week". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  20. "SentinelOne Unveils ActiveEDR to Autonomously Detect and Remediate Advanced Attacks". SentinelOne. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  21. "Chordale Booker unveils his "Go The Distance" Foundation". StamfordAdvocate. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
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