Sport & Note

Mike McCallum

Male

"Bodysnatcher"
Middleweight, Jamaica, based in USA, New York City, New York
Born: December 7, 1956, Kingston, Jamaica
Died: May 31, 2025, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
(McCallum felt ill while he was driving to a gym in Las Vegas where he trained fighters.
He was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead)

Height: 5ft 11 1/2in, mt 1,81

amateur record: 240-10-0

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1973
Ciudad de México, México, Central American and Caribbean Championships bronze medal, 63,500 kg
+ Nov. 13	Luis Villanueva	Ciudad de México, México	WPTS
- Nov. 15	Victor Corona	Ciudad de México, México	LRSC 1
1974
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Central American and Caribbean Games silver medal, 67 kg
+ Mar. 5	Garry Davis	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	WPTS
+ Mar. 7	Pedro Rojas	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	WPTS
- Mar. 9	Emilio Correa (CUB)	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	LPTS
1975 No results recorded
1976
Montreal, Canada, Olympic Games quarter-finals, 67 kg
+ July 22	Damdiniav Bandi (MGL)	Montreal, Canada	WPTS 5:0
+ July 25	Robert Dauer (AUS)	Montreal, Canada	WPTS 5:0
- July 27	Reinhard Skricek	Montreal, Canada	LPTS 3:2
1977
Panama City, Panama, Central American and Caribbean Championships gold medal, 67 kg
+ Sept. 14	Nicaron Camacho	Panama City, Panama	WPTS 5:0
+ Sept. 16	Ramon Diaz	Panama City, Panama	WPTS 3:2
+ Sept. 18	Edgar Gonzalez	Panama City, Panama	WTKO 2
+ Sept. 20	Emilio Correa (CUB)	Panama City, Panama	WPTS 4:1
1978
Medellin, Colombia, Central American and Caribbean Games gold medal, 67 kg
+ July 11	Gregorio Jorrin	Medellin, Colombia	WTKO 2
+ July 13	Wilfredo Guzman	Medellin, Colombia	WPTS 5:0
+ July 15	Manuel Saavedra	Medellin, Colombia	WPTS 5:0
1979
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Panamerican Games silver medal, 67 kg
+ July 4	Claudio Pereira	San Juan, Puerto Rico	WKO 1
+ July 9	Edward Green	San Juan, Puerto Rico	WAB 2
+ July 11	Javier Colin	San Juan, Puerto Rico	WPTS
- July 14	Andres Aldama	San Juan, Puerto Rico	LTKO 3

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1981
+ Jan. 14	Rigoberto Lopez	Las Vegas, USA	KO 4
+ Mar. 3	Rocky Fabrizio	Tampa, USA	KO 1
+ Mar. 19	Ricky Sheppard	Tampa, USA	KO 5
+ Apr. 2	Shelby Wilkerson	Tampa, USA	KO 5
+ Apr. 24	Danny Chapman	New York, USA	TKO 4
+ Apr. 30	Charles Smith	Tampa, USA	KO 3
+ June 10	Freddie Creech	Tampa, USA	KO 3
+ July 19	Bruce Strauss	Warren, USA	KO 2
+ Aug. 27	Tirso Roque	Tampa, USA	KO 3
+ Sept. 8	Ed Harris	Tampa, USA	KO 1
+ Oct. 8	Jimmy Heair	Tampa, USA	TKO 2
1982
+ Jan. 22	Greg Young	New York, USA	TKO 5
+ Mar. 26	Gilberto Almonte	Kingston, Jamaica	KO 1
+ Apr. 30	Reggie Ford	New York, USA	TKO 4
+ June 11	Kevin Perry	New York, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 22	Carlos Betancourt	New York, USA	TKO 3
+ Nov. 13	Ayub Kalule	Atlantic City, USA	TKO 7
1983
+ Apr. 26	Tony Suero	Atlantic City, USA	TKO 3
+ Aug. 31	Jose Vallejo	Atlantic City, USA	KO 5
+ Oct. 25	Manuel Jiminez	Atlantic City, USA	W 10
1984
+ Mar. 10	Hasim Razzaq	Detroit, USA	KO 1
+ Oct. 19	Sean Mannion	New York, USA	W 15
(Won vacant WBA Super-Welterweight Title)
+ Dec. 1	Luigi Minchillo	Milano, Italy	TKO 13
(Retained WBA Super-Welterweight Title)
1985
+ June 15	Marcos Martinez	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 2
+ July 28	David Braxton	Miami, USA	TKO 8
(Retained WBA Super-Welterweight Title)
1986
+ May 2	Jimmy Shavers	Atlantic City, USA	TKO 6
+ Aug. 23	Julian Jackson	Miami Beach, USA	TKO 2
(Retained WBA Super-Welterweight Title)
+ Sept. 15	Irving Hines	Paris, France	TKO 4
+ Oct. 25	Said Skouma	Paris, France	TKO 9
(Retained WBA Super-Welterweight Title)
1987
+ Mar. 21	Leroy Hester	Kingston, Jamaica	KO 1
+ Apr. 19	Milton McCrory	Phoenix, USA	TKO 10
(Retained WBA Super-Welterweight Title)
+ July 18	Donald Curry	Las Vegas, USA	KO 5
(Retained WBA Super-Welterweight Title)
1988
- Mar. 5	Sumbu Kalambay	Pesaro, Italy	L 12
(For WBA Middleweight Title)
+ June 27	David McCluskey	New York, USA	TKO 2
+ Dec. 22	Randy Smith	Vincennes, France	W 10
1989
+ Jan. 9	Ralph Moncrief	Nogent-le-Phaye, France	TKO 5
+ May 10	Herol Graham	Kensington, Great Britain	W 12
(Won vacant WBA Middleweight Title)
1990
+ Feb. 3	Steve Collins	Boston, USA	W 12
(Retained WBA Middleweight Title)
+ Apr. 14	Michael Watson	Kensington, Great Britain	KO 11
(Retained WBA Middleweight Title)
1991
+ Feb. 19	Frank Minton	Kansas City, USA	TKO 4
+ Apr. 1	Sumbu Kalambay	Monte Carlo, Monaco	W 12
(Retained WBA Middleweight Title)
+ Aug. 29	Carlos Cruzat	Reno, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 10	Nicky Walker	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 5
= Dec. 13	James Toney	Atlantic City, USA	Draw 12
(For IBF Middleweight Title)
1992
+ May 21	Fermin Chirino	Las Vegas, USA	W 10
- Aug. 29	James Toney	Reno, USA	L 12
(For IBF Middleweight Title)
1993
+ Mar. 25	Ramzi Hassan	Amiens, France	W 10
+ Aug. 14	Glenn Thomas	Hammersmith, Great Britain	W 10
1994
+ Mar. 4	Randall Yonker	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 5
(Won vacant WBC interim Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ July 23	Jeff Harding	Bismarck, USA	W 12
(Won WBC Light-Heavyweight Title)
1995
+ Feb. 25	Carl Jones	Millwall, Great Britain	TKO 7
(Retained WBC Light-Heavyweight Title)
- June 16	Fabrice Tiozzo	Lyon, France	L 12
(Lost WBC Light-Heavyweight Title)
1996
+ June 22	Ali Saidi	Dortmund, Germany	W 10
- Nov. 22	Roy Jones Jr	Tampa, USA	L 12
(For WBC Light-Heavyweight Title)
1997
- Feb. 22	James Toney	Uncasville, USA	L 12
(For vacant WBU Cruiserweight Title)

Summary

Total bouts: 55, Won: 49 (36 inside the limit), Lost: 5 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0