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Travis Walker
Statistics
Real name Travis Walker
Nickname(s) Freight Train
Weight(s) Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 4 12 in (1.94 m)
Reach 82 in (208 cm)
Nationality American
Born
(1979-06-22) June 22, 1979 (age 39)
Tallahassee, Florida
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 54
Wins 39
Wins by KO 31
Losses 14
Draws 1

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.




Contents






  • 1 Amateur


  • 2 Professional


  • 3 Professional boxing record


  • 4 External links





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.



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38 Wins (30 knockouts, 8 decisions), 7 Losses (5 knockouts, 3 decisions), 1 Draw [1]

Result

Record

Opponent

Type

Round

Date

Location

Notes
Loss

28-1-0

Poland Mariusz Wach "The Viking"
KO
6 (10)
12/12/2014

Poland MOSiR, Radom, Poland

Loss

26-5

United States Derric Rossy
SD
3
23/02/2013

England York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England

'Prizefighter' Tournament Heavyweight Quarter-Final.
Loss

46-2

Poland Tomasz Adamek
TKO
5
08/09/2012

New Jersey Newark, New Jersey, United States

Won IBF North American heavyweight title
Win

38-4

Australia Kali Meehan
TKO
6
07/03/2012

Australia Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Won IBF Pan Pacific heavyweight title. RSC, corner threw towel in at same time.
Loss

13-0

Bulgaria Kubrat Pulev
UD
12
22/10/2011

Germany Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

IBF International Heavyweight Title. 109-119, 109-118, 111-117.
Win

14-6

United States Stacy "Bigfoot" Frazier
RTD
2
27/08/2011

Georgia (U.S. state) Norcross, Georgia, United States

Frazier could not answer the bell for round three.
Win

18-15-4

United States Gabe "Big G" Brown
TKO
4
25/06/2011

Georgia (U.S. state) Decatur, Georgia, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the fourth round.
Win

28-1-1

United States Alonzo "Big Zo" Butler
MD
10
14/05/2011

Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta, Georgia, United States

NABA USA/IBS US National Heavyweight Titles. 94-89, 96-92, 93-93.
Win

23-10-3

United States Darnell "Ding-a-Ling" Wilson
UD
8
26/02/2011

Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta, Georgia, United States

79-72, 76-75, 78-75.
Loss

26-1-1

Uzbekistan Ruslan "White Tyson" Chagaev
UD
8
19/11/2010

Germany Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany

75-77, 75-78, 76-77.
Loss

18-3-3

Australia Alex "Lionheart" Leapai
TKO
4
30/06/2010

Australia Boondall, Queensland, Australia

Referee stopped the bout at 2:52 of the fourth round.
Loss

23-1

United States Johnathon Banks
TKO
6
20/03/2010

Germany Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

NABF Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the sixth round.
Win

--

United States John "Chicken" Little
TKO
2
16/12/2009

Arkansas Texarkana, Arkansas, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 2:16 of the second round.
Win

3-21-2

United States Douglas "Preacher Man" Robertson
TKO
3
14/10/2009

Arkansas Texarkana, Arkansas, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 2:32 of the third round.
Win

3-0

United States Jared Johnson
TKO
2
30/09/2009

Arkansas Texarkana, Arkansas, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 2:31 of the second round.
Loss

27-4

United States Manuel Quezada
KO
1
16/07/2009

California Lemoore, California, United States

WBC CABOFE Heavyweight Title. Walker knocked out at 2:57 of the first round.
Win

13-31

United States Gary Butler
TKO
2
06/06/2009

Louisiana Kinder, Louisiana, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 0:53 of the second round.
Win

12-22-1

United States "Marvelous" Marvin Hunt
TKO
1
28/03/2009

Michigan Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the first round.
Win

15-13-2

United States Marvin Ray Jones
TKO
1
28/02/2009

Arkansas Batesville, Arkansas, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 1:26 of the first round.
Loss

25-0

United States Chris "Nightmare" Arreola
TKO
3
29/11/2008

California 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

United States Wallace McDaniel
TKO
1
04/09/2008

Texas Houston, Texas, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 0:27 of the first round.
Win

12-1

United States T.J. "Top Dog" Wilson
TKO
2
29/02/2008

California Lemoore, California, United States

NABF Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the second round.
Win

17-12-1

United States Ralph "Wild, Wild" West
KO
2
06/12/2007

Missouri Saint Charles, Missouri, United States

West knocked out at 2:17 of the second round.
Loss

11-1

United States T.J. Wilson
TKO
1
19/10/2007

California West Sacramento, California, United States

IBF Americas Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:15 of the first round.
Win

2-12-1

United States Douglas "Preacher Man" Robertson
KO
1
24/08/2007

Minnesota Hinckley, Minnesota, United States

Robertson knocked out at 1:11 of the first round.
Win

10-13-1

United States Cornelius Ellis
TKO
6
08/06/2007

Florida Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 2:24 of the sixth round.
Win

13-0

United States George Garcia
SD
10
06/04/2007

Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

IBA Americas Heavyweight Title. 95-93, 95-94, 93-96.
Win

7-0

United States Jason "Big Six" Estrada
MD
8
17/11/2006

California San Jacinto, California, United States

77-75, 76-76, 78-74.
Win

12-7-1

United States John Clark
TKO
2
02/09/2006

California Los Angeles, California, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 2:13 of the second round.
Win

11-13-2

United States Andrew Greeley
UD
10
18/08/2006

Florida Tampa, Florida, United States

98-92, 99-91, 99-91.
Win

11-17-1

United States Mike "Jinx" Middleton
TKO
1
30/06/2006

Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the first round.
Win

13-16-1

United States Curtis Taylor
TKO
1
25/05/2006

California Temecula, California, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the first round.
Win

6-11-1

United States Adam "Golden Dragon" Smith
TKO
1
11/05/2006

Texas Houston, Texas, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 1:20 of the first round.
Win

11-11-2

United States Andrew Greeley
SD
6
14/04/2006

California Rancho Mirage, California, United States

60-54, 59-55, 55-59.
Win

13-13

United States Travis "Ironman" Fulton
TKO
2
23/02/2006

California Lemoore, California, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 1:54 of the second round.
Win

11-17-3

Mexico Agustin Corpus
TKO
5
02/12/2005

California Lemoore, California, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the fifth round.
Draw

8-1-1

United States Jason "The Sensation" Gavern
PTS
8
30/09/2005

California Brooks, California, United States

75-77, 76-76, 77-75.
Win

22-52-3

United States David Quinn Robinson
KO
1
27/08/2005

Minnesota Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States

Robinson knocked out at 2:38 of the first round.
Win

6-8-1

United States Kerry Biles
KO
1
06/08/2005

California Palm Springs, California, United States

Biles knocked out at 1:51 of the first round.
Win

15-11-2

United States Carlton Johnson
TKO
1
09/06/2005

California Temecula, California, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 0:48 of the first round.
Win

7-3

United States William "Big Will" Cook
KO
2
05/05/2005

California Palm Springs, California, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 0:40 of the second round.
Win

7-1

United States Carl "Iron Fist" Davis
UD
6
07/04/2005

California Temecula, California, United States

60-54, 59-55, 58-56.
Win

29-26-1

United States Marcus "Big Tuna" Rhode
TKO
2
11/03/2005

Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the second round.
Win

0-1

United States Michael Hamilton
KO
3
20/01/2005

Texas Houston, Texas, United States

Hamilton knocked out at 0:23 of the third round.
Win

3-8-3

United States Salvador Farnetti
TKO
2
09/12/2004

California Temecula, California, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 1:52 of the second round.
Win

1-0

United States Enoch Tucker
KO
1
11/11/2004

Texas Houston, Texas, United States

Tucker knocked out at 2:25 of the first round.
Win

0-1

United States John Sargent, Jr.
KO
1
29/10/2004

Minnesota Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Jr. knocked out at 1:56 of the first round.
Win

2-10-3

United States David Johnson
MD
4
23/09/2004

California Temecula, California, United States

37-37, 38-35, 38-35.
Win

0-3

United States Royphy Solieau
TKO
4
19/08/2004

Texas Houston, Texas, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the fourth round.
Win

0-1

United States Ross "Da Boss" Brantley
TKO
1
30/07/2004

Arizona Glendale, Arizona, United States

Referee stopped the bout at 2:01 of the first round.


External links




  • Professional boxing record for Travis Walker from BoxRec

  • Interview before the Estrada fight

  • Estrada fight




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