Travis Walker

Travis Walker (born June 22, 1979 in Tallahassee, Florida) is an American boxer who was an amateur star and is currently a professional heavyweight boxer.

Travis Walker
Statistics
Real nameTravis Walker
Nickname(s)Freight Train
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 4 1⁄2 in (1.94 m)
Reach82 in (208 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1979-06-22) June 22, 1979
Tallahassee, Florida
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights54
Wins39
Wins by KO31
Losses14
Draws1

Amateur

He became the 2003 National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion beating among others a 17-year-old Travis Kauffman but was in the shadow of the nationally dominant Jason Estrada who beat him three times in the amateurs. His record was 26-8.

Professional

Known as "Freight Train", Walker turned pro for Goossen in 2004. At the start he fought lackluster competition. In 2005 he had his first decent (record 8-1, well-known sparring partner) opponent in Jason Gavern on ESPN which ended in a draw. In late 2006, he scored his biggest win, a close majority decision over undefeated amateur nemesis Jason Estrada. In April 2007, Walker fought George Garcia, another undefeated amateur star who had beaten him as an amateur, and won the lightly regarded vacant IBA Americas Heavyweight title by a narrow split decision.

In October 2007, Walker was involved in a controversial fight against another former amateur star in T.J. Wilson when the referee stopped the fight a mere fifteen seconds into the bout. Walker was never knocked down but the referee deemed he was out on his feet. He won the rematch by KO2.

In 2008 he was the first man to knock down undefeated contender Chris Arreola before getting knocked out himself.

After his fight with Chris Arreola he won two more fights before being blitzed by Manuel Quezada (KO by 1).

In November 2010 he lost to former WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev, in May 2011 he edged out Alonzo Butler (28-1-1).

As of August 2012 his professional record stands at won 39 (KO 31), lost 7 (KO 5), drawn 1.

On 8 September 2012 he lost fight against former Light Heavyweight and Cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek for IBF North American title.

Professional boxing record
38 Wins (30 knockouts, 8 decisions), 7 Losses (5 knockouts, 3 decisions), 1 Draw
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 28-1-0 Mariusz Wach "The Viking" KO 6 (10) 12/12/2014 MOSiR, Radom, Poland
Loss 26-5 Derric Rossy SD 3 23/02/2013 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England 'Prizefighter' Tournament Heavyweight Quarter-Final.
Loss 46-2 Tomasz Adamek TKO 5 08/09/2012 Newark, New Jersey, United States Won IBF North American heavyweight title
Win 38-4 Kali Meehan TKO 6 07/03/2012 Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Won IBF Pan Pacific heavyweight title. RSC, corner threw towel in at same time.
Loss 13-0 Kubrat Pulev UD 12 22/10/2011 Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany IBF International Heavyweight Title. 109-119, 109-118, 111-117.
Win 14-6 Stacy "Bigfoot" Frazier RTD 2 27/08/2011 Norcross, Georgia, United States Frazier could not answer the bell for round three.
Win 18-15-4 Gabe "Big G" Brown TKO 4 25/06/2011 Decatur, Georgia, United States Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the fourth round.
Win 28-1-1 Alonzo "Big Zo" Butler MD 10 14/05/2011 Atlanta, Georgia, United States NABA USA/IBS US National Heavyweight Titles. 94-89, 96-92, 93-93.
Win 23-10-3 Darnell "Ding-a-Ling" Wilson UD 8 26/02/2011 Atlanta, Georgia, United States 79-72, 76-75, 78-75.
Loss 26-1-1 Ruslan "White Tyson" Chagaev UD 8 19/11/2010 Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany 75-77, 75-78, 76-77.
Loss 18-3-3 Alex "Lionheart" Leapai TKO 4 30/06/2010 Boondall, Queensland, Australia Referee stopped the bout at 2:52 of the fourth round.
Loss 23-1 Johnathon Banks TKO 6 20/03/2010 Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany NABF Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the sixth round.
Win -- John "Chicken" Little TKO 2 16/12/2009 Texarkana, Arkansas, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:16 of the second round.
Win 3-21-2 Douglas "Preacher Man" Robertson TKO 3 14/10/2009 Texarkana, Arkansas, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:32 of the third round.
Win 3-0 Jared Johnson TKO 2 30/09/2009 Texarkana, Arkansas, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:31 of the second round.
Loss 27-4 Manuel Quezada KO 1 16/07/2009 Lemoore, California, United States WBC CABOFE Heavyweight Title. Walker knocked out at 2:57 of the first round.
Win 13-31 Gary Butler TKO 2 06/06/2009 Kinder, Louisiana, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:53 of the second round.
Win 12-22-1 "Marvelous" Marvin Hunt TKO 1 28/03/2009 Royal Oak, Michigan, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the first round.
Win 15-13-2 Marvin Ray Jones TKO 1 28/02/2009 Batesville, Arkansas, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:26 of the first round.
Loss 25-0 Chris "Nightmare" Arreola TKO 3 29/11/2008 Ontario, California, United States WBC Continental Americas/NABF Heavyweight Titles. IBF World Heavyweight Title Eliminator. Referee stopped the bout at 0:13 of the third round.
Win 8-19-1 Wallace McDaniel TKO 1 04/09/2008 Houston, Texas, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:27 of the first round.
Win 12-1 T.J. "Top Dog" Wilson TKO 2 29/02/2008 Lemoore, California, United States NABF Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the second round.
Win 17-12-1 Ralph "Wild, Wild" West KO 2 06/12/2007 Saint Charles, Missouri, United States West knocked out at 2:17 of the second round.
Loss 11-1 T.J. Wilson TKO 1 19/10/2007 West Sacramento, California, United States IBF Americas Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:15 of the first round.
Win 2-12-1 Douglas "Preacher Man" Robertson KO 1 24/08/2007 Hinckley, Minnesota, United States Robertson knocked out at 1:11 of the first round.
Win 10-13-1 Cornelius Ellis TKO 6 08/06/2007 Jacksonville, Florida, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:24 of the sixth round.
Win 13-0 George Garcia SD 10 06/04/2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States IBA Americas Heavyweight Title. 95-93, 95-94, 93-96.
Win 7-0 Jason "Big Six" Estrada MD 8 17/11/2006 San Jacinto, California, United States 77-75, 76-76, 78-74.
Win 12-7-1 John Clark TKO 2 02/09/2006 Los Angeles, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:13 of the second round.
Win 11-13-2 Andrew Greeley UD 10 18/08/2006 Tampa, Florida, United States 98-92, 99-91, 99-91.
Win 11-17-1 Mike "Jinx" Middleton TKO 1 30/06/2006 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the first round.
Win 13-16-1 Curtis Taylor TKO 1 25/05/2006 Temecula, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the first round.
Win 6-11-1 Adam "Golden Dragon" Smith TKO 1 11/05/2006 Houston, Texas, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:20 of the first round.
Win 11-11-2 Andrew Greeley SD 6 14/04/2006 Rancho Mirage, California, United States 60-54, 59-55, 55-59.
Win 13-13 Travis "Ironman" Fulton TKO 2 23/02/2006 Lemoore, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:54 of the second round.
Win 11-17-3 Agustin Corpus TKO 5 02/12/2005 Lemoore, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the fifth round.
Draw 8-1-1 Jason "The Sensation" Gavern PTS 8 30/09/2005 Brooks, California, United States 75-77, 76-76, 77-75.
Win 22-52-3 David Quinn Robinson KO 1 27/08/2005 Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States Robinson knocked out at 2:38 of the first round.
Win 6-8-1 Kerry Biles KO 1 06/08/2005 Palm Springs, California, United States Biles knocked out at 1:51 of the first round.
Win 15-11-2 Carlton Johnson TKO 1 09/06/2005 Temecula, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:48 of the first round.
Win 7-3 William "Big Will" Cook KO 2 05/05/2005 Palm Springs, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:40 of the second round.
Win 7-1 Carl "Iron Fist" Davis UD 6 07/04/2005 Temecula, California, United States 60-54, 59-55, 58-56.
Win 29-26-1 Marcus "Big Tuna" Rhode TKO 2 11/03/2005 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the second round.
Win 0-1 Michael Hamilton KO 3 20/01/2005 Houston, Texas, United States Hamilton knocked out at 0:23 of the third round.
Win 3-8-3 Salvador Farnetti TKO 2 09/12/2004 Temecula, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:52 of the second round.
Win 1-0 Enoch Tucker KO 1 11/11/2004 Houston, Texas, United States Tucker knocked out at 2:25 of the first round.
Win 0-1 John Sargent, Jr. KO 1 29/10/2004 Rochester, Minnesota, United States Jr. knocked out at 1:56 of the first round.
Win 2-10-3 David Johnson MD 4 23/09/2004 Temecula, California, United States 37-37, 38-35, 38-35.
Win 0-3 Royphy Solieau TKO 4 19/08/2004 Houston, Texas, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the fourth round.
Win 0-1 Ross "Da Boss" Brantley TKO 1 30/07/2004 Glendale, Arizona, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:01 of the first round.
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