Caleb Truax
| Caleb Truax | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Caleb Truax |
| Nickname(s) | Golden |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 6 ft. 0 in. (183 cm.) |
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
| Nationality |
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| Born |
September 14, 1983 Osseo, Minnesota, USA |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 36 |
| Wins | 30 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 2 |
Caleb Truax, alias Golden, (born September 14, 1983) is a super-middleweight professional boxer from Minnesota. He is the former IBF super-middleweight champion, winning the title after beating James DeGale on December 9, 2017.[1]
Personal life
Truax is a native of Osseo, Minnesota. He has a twin sister, Erin Truax, and a younger brother, Seth Martinez.
Truax is a 2002 high school graduate from Osseo Senior High School. While attending high school, he was an all-conference member of the Osseo Orioles football and baseball teams.[2]
Truax then played football at Virginia State University for one year before a knee injury ended his gridiron career. He returned home in 2003 to attend the University of Minnesota, and it was there at the age of 19 that Truax entered a local Toughman Contest. He lost his first fight, but soon became consumed by boxing—altering his diet and training as he pursued an amateur career.[3]
Truax graduated from the University of Minnesota majoring in Sociology,[4] minoring in both African American studies and Political Science.
Amateur career
Truax compiled a record of 21 wins and 8 losses. In 2006 he was the USA Boxing State Champion, the Region 1 Champion, and the Upper Midwest Golden Gloves Champion.[5]
Professional career
Caleb Truax debuted as a professional fighter in April 2007 with a 2nd-round knockout of Ray Walker. As of March 2015, Truax has a professional record of 25 wins, one loss, and two draws. Truax has defeated Ossie Duran, Matt Vanda, Andy Kolle, Phil Williams,[6] Jonathan Reid, Antwun Echols, Durrell Richardson, and James Crayton. His professional loss came to former undisputed middleweight world champion Jermain Taylor (Truax knocked Taylor down in the 9th round.)
Truax drew Ossie Duran in a 10-round non-title bout at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The bout was part of an eight-fight card promoted by Mike Tyson's new company, Iron Mike Productions. Mike Tyson was in attendance at the event, and said of Truax, "I hear he is exciting and he is something that we need for boxing, he is a breath of fresh air because boxing is in the doldrums right now. I'm looking forward to seeing him and if he is as much as everyone has told me."[7]
WBA title bout
Truax faced Daniel Jacobs for the WBA (Regular) Middleweight title on April 24, 2015, and was stopped with 48 seconds left in the 12th and final round. A TKO loss. However Truax surprised the critics almost going the distance. The fight was broadcast on Spike TV as part of the Premier Boxing Champions[8]
IBF World Super Middleweight title fight
On 9 December 2017, Truax fought British fighter James 'Chunky' DeGale at the Copper Box Arena in London, England for Degale's IBF World Super Middleweight Title. Truax got off the mark the quickest and hit DeGale with several heavy shots throughout the fight. Although DeGale used his experience to come back into the fight in later rounds, it turned out to be too little too late. Truax showed great stamina and endurance to win the fight against the odds by Majority Decision, with scores of 116-112, 115-112 and 114-114 in favor of Truax. Although there was no re-match in the contract, DeGale immediately expressed his wish for a second fight upon losing. [9][10] Truax's victory was possibly one of the biggest boxing upsets of 2017, with both Bookmakers and Boxing Media heavily favoring DeGale pre-fight. [11]
Professional boxing record
| Professional record summary | ||
| 36 fights | 30 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 19 | 2 |
| By decision | 11 | 2 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Win | 30-4-2 |  |
TKO | 3 (10) | 24 Aug 2018 | |
|
| 36 | Loss | 29-4-2 |  |
UD | 12 | 7 Apr 2018 | |
Lost IBF super-middleweight title |
| 35 | Win | 29-3-2 | |
MD | 12 | 9 Dec 2017 | |
Won IBF super-middleweight title |
| 34 | Win | 28-3-2 | |
TKO | 10 (10) | 2017-08-25 | |
|
| 33 | Win | 27-3-2 | |
KO | 2 (8) | 2016-08-20 | |
|
| 32 | Loss | 26-3-2 | |
TKO | 1 (10) | 2016-04-29 | |
|
| 31 | Win | 26-2-2 |  |
TKO | 4 (10) | 2016-02-20 | |
|
| 30 | Loss | 25-2-2 | |
TKO | 12 (12), 2:12 | 2015-04-24 | |
For WBA (Regular) Middleweight title |
| 28 | Win | 25-1-2 | |
TKO | 8 (10) | 2014-11-01 | |
|
| 27 | Win | 24-1-2 | |
UD | 10 (10) | 2014-07-25 | |
|
| 26 | Draw | 23-1-2 |  |
UD | 10 (10) | 2014-01-03 | |
Scores were 95-95, 95-95, and 95-95. |
| 25 | Win | 23-1-1 | |
TKO | 4 (12), 1:49 | 2013-09-21 | |
Won vacant USA Minnesota State and vacant USBA Middleweight titles. |
| 24 | Win | 22-1-1 | |
TKO | 6 (8), 2:24 | 2013-06-21 | |
|
| 23 | Win | 21-1-1 | |
UD | 10 (10) | 2013-01-19 | |
|
| 22 | Win | 20-1-1 | |
TKO | 4 (8), 2:59 | 2012-11-17 | |
|
| 21 | Win | 19-1-1 | |
KO | 1 (10), 1:57 | 2012-09-22 | |
|
| 20 | Loss | 18-1-1 | |
UD | 10 (10) | 2012-04-20 | |
Taylor down in round 9. |
| 19 | Win | 18-0-1 | |
SD | 10 (10) | 2011-05-27 | |
Won vacant USA Minnesota State Middleweight title. |
| 18 | Win | 17-0-1 | |
MD | 10 (10) | 2011-02-26 | |
|
| 17 | Win | 16-0-1 | |
TKO | 9 (10), 2:29 | 2010-10-09 | |
Reid down once in round 9. |
| 16 | Win | 15-0-1 | |
UD | 10 (10) | 2010-06-11 | |
|
| 15 | Draw | 14-0-1 | |
SD | 10 (10) | 2010-04-23 | |
For vacant USA Minnesota State Super Middleweight title. Scores were 97-94, 94-96, and 95-95. |
| 14 | Win | 14-0 | |
UD | 10 (10) | 2009-11-20 | |
Won vacant WBF International Super Middleweight title. |
| 13 | Win | 13-0 | |
TKO | 7 (8), 1:19 | 2009-07-25 | |
|
| 12 | Win | 12-0 | |
UD | 8 (8) | 2009-06-05 | |
|
| 11 | Win | 11-0 | |
TKO | 2 (6), 2:20 | 2009-02-13 | |
|
| 10 | Win | 10-0 | |
TKO | 5 (6) | 2009-01-24 | |
|
| 9 | Win | 9-0 | |
TKO | 1 (6), 2:27 | 2008-11-28 | |
|
| 8 | Win | 8-0 | |
KO | 3 (6), 0:23 | 2008-08-29 | |
|
| 7 | Win | 7-0 | |
UD | 6 (6) | 2008-06-26 | |
|
| 6 | Win | 6-0 | |
TKO | 4 (6) | 2008-05-17 | |
|
| 5 | Win | 5-0 | |
UD | 6 (6) | 2008-03-29 | |
Osborne down in rounds 2 and 3. |
| 4 | Win | 4-0 | |
UD | 4 (4) | 2007-11-17 | |
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| 3 | Win | 3-0 | |
KO | 2 (4), 1:56 | 2007-07-13 | |
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| 2 | Win | 2-0 | |
TKO | 2 (4), 1:52 | 2007-06-15 | |
|
| 1 | Win | 1-0 | |
TKO | 2 (4) | 2007-04-06 | |
Professional debut. |
See also
References
- ↑ "Middleweight Ratings". BoxRec.
- ↑ "Caleb Truax: Promising Boxer". Maple Grove Magazine. Tiger Oak Media. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ "Caleb Truax - Next Fight, Fighter Bio, Stats & News". PBC Boxing. 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "Boxing in Minnesota is down, not out". Star Tribune.
- ↑
- ↑ "Caleb Truax". BoxRec.
- ↑ Greder, Andy (20 November 2013). "Mike Tyson can't wait for a closer look at Osseo boxer Caleb Truax". Pioneer Press. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Daniel Jacobs ends defensive battle emphatically with 12th-round TKO of Caleb Truax". PBC Boxing.
- ↑ "James DeGale stunned, loses title belt to Caleb Truax". ESPN. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ↑ "Caleb Truax Rocks James DeGale For IBF Belt in Shocker". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ↑ "Fancy a punt? James DeGale and Lee Selby betting prediction, tips and odds ahead night of boxing at the Copper Box". The Sun. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
External links
- Professional boxing record for Caleb Truax from BoxRec
- Caleb Truax profile from Premier Boxing Champions
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James DeGale |
IBF super-middleweight champion December 9, 2017 - present |
Incumbent |