Rydell Booker
Rydell Tyron Booker[1] (born 17 February 1981) is an American professional boxer. He is the former Michigan State cruiserweight, USA Michigan State cruiserweight, USA Mid West cruiserweight, and USA Mid American cruiserweight champion, as well as the former number one ranked amateur Heavyweight in the United States.[2]
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Real name | Rydell Tyron Booker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Rock n' Rye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 81 in (206 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | February 17, 1981|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total fights | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Incarceration
Shortly after his first professional loss to James Toney,[3] Booker was convicted for possession of cocaine with intent to deliver over 1000 grams. He was sentenced to 12 to 30 years in prison. After serving over a decade, Booker was released, and won three comeback bouts of six rounds duration, before losing a televised ten round bout by unanimous decision to undefeated heavyweight Jermaine Franklin in Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall .
Amateur career
During his amateur career he won the Michigan State and Regional championships every year from 1992 through 2000, his first national title came in 1999. In 2001 he defeated Devin Vargas at the U.S. Challenge. As the top rated Heavyweight in the United States. Rydell was to represent the USA at the World Championship in Ireland. During Training at Lake Placid, New York, he was accused of stealing a calling card from fellow fighter Jason Estrada, and decided to leave the team training and turn pro instead.[4]
Pro career
Much later in his professional career, while out of jail on bond and far from tip-top shape, he signed for an IBA world championship heavyweight bout with James Toney. Five months before, Booker had been arrested in Detroit with three other men and charged with possession of cocaine and intent to deliver more than 1,000 grams of the drug. On September 23, 2004 in Temecula, California,[5] Rydell fought James Toney for the International Boxing Association heavyweight and WBC Continental Americas heavyweight championships. In the fight Booker was down in the eighth and then went on to lose the twelve-round decision.[6][7]
Professional boxing record
30 fights | 26 wins | 4 losses |
By knockout | 13 | 1 |
By decision | 13 | 3 |
By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
Draws | 0 | |
No contests | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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30 | Loss | 26–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10), 0:43 | 7 Nov 2020 | ![]() |
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29 | Loss | 26–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 9 Nov 2019 | ![]() |
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28 | Win | 26–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6), 2:58 | 7 Jun 2019 | ![]() |
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27 | Loss | 25–2 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 13 Apr 2019 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 25–1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 13 Jul 2018 | ![]() |
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25 | Win | 24–1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 13 Apr 2018 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 23–1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 2 Feb 2018 | ![]() |
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23 | Loss | 22–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 23 Sep 2004 | ![]() |
For vacant WBC Continental Americas and IBA heavyweight titles |
22 | Win | 22–0 | ![]() |
SD | 8 | 18 Jun 2004 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 21–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (8) | 21 May 2004 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 13 Jun 2003 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 5 (10) | 14 Mar 2003 | ![]() |
Retained WBC Youth cruiserweight title |
18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 10 Jan 2003 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
SD | 6 | 14 Dec 2002 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6) | 23 Nov 2002 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10), 1:23 | 20 Sep 2002 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC Youth cruiserweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 5 Sep 2002 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 29 Aug 2002 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 17 Aug 2002 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4), 1:48 | 9 Aug 2002 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 20 Jul 2002 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4) | 28 Jun 2002 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 21 Jun 2002 | ![]() |
Won vacant USA Midwest, Mid American, and Michigan State cruiserweight titles |
7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 0:40 | 1 Jun 2002 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | 11 May 2002 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 0:49 | 29 Mar 2002 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4), 1:27 | 31 Jan 2002 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4), 1:22 | 9 Nov 2001 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 12 Oct 2001 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4), 1:10 | 10 Aug 2001 | ![]() |
References
- Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004. Gives name at birth as "Rydell Tyron Booker".
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2010-07-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=1887758
- http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Rydell_Booker
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2010-07-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-07-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd9s-bpmObo