Mickey Bey
| Mickey Bey | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Mickey Bey Jr. |
| Weight(s) | Lightweight |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Reach | 69 in (175 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
June 27, 1983 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 26 |
| Wins | 22 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
Mickey Bey Jr. (born June 27, 1983) is an American professional boxer and former IBF lightweight champion.
Professional career
On February 2, 2013, Bey defeated Robert Rodríguez by third-round knockout, but tested positive for testosterone in the post-fight drug test. He was fined $1,000 and suspended for three months.[1]
On September 13, 2014, Bey defeated Miguel Vázquez by twelfth-round split decision to win the IBF Lightweight title, his first world title. This bout was on the card of Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana II.[2]
Bey was scheduled to face Denis Shafikov as his first defence, on April 30, as an ESPN2 main event in Las Vegas. Moretti and Leonard Ellerbe of Mayweather Promotions were even able to make a deal for the bout despite the poor relationship between the companies. However, Bey ultimately turned down a purse of about $200,000, and the bout was cancelled on short notice. The bout was then put up for a purse bid, and Top Rank, the only bidder, won the promotional rights with an offer of $78,000.
Although Bey signed a contract to go to Macau, China, to make a mandatory defence of his lightweight world title against Shafikov on July 18, he has again backed out of the fight and the vacated the title on July 3rd 2015, having failed to defend the title once. Whilst he did ultimately vacate the title the IBF were on the verge of stripping him for failing to meet his contractual obligation to face his mandatory challenger. [3]
Professional boxing record
| 22 Wins(10 knockouts, 12 decisions), 2 Losses, 1 Draw, 1 No Contest[4] | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 22–2–1–(1) |  |
SD | 12 | 2016-06-03 |  |
For IBF Lightweight title. |
| Win | 22–1–1–(1) | |
UD | 10 | 2015-12-18 | |
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| Win | 21–1–1–(1) |  |
SD | 12 | 2014-09-13 | |
Won IBF Lightweight title. |
| Win | 20–1–1–(1) | |
UD | 10 | 2014-05-12 | |
|
| Win | 19–1–1–(1) |  |
TKO | 3 (10), 2:22 | 2013-12-06 | |
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| Loss | 18–1–1–(1) | |
TKO | 10 (10), 2:01 | 2013-07-19 | |
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| NC | 18–0–1–(1) | |
NC | 3 (10), 1:47 | 2013-02-02 | |
Original KO win, result overturned after Bey tested positive in post-fight drug testing. |
| Win | 18–0–1 | |
UD | 8 | 2011-11-19 | |
|
| Win | 17–0–1 | |
TKO | 4 (8), 2:10 | 2011-07-01 | |
|
| Draw | 16–0–1 | |
MD | 8 | 2011-02-19 | |
|
| Win | 16–0 |  |
UD | 6 | 2010-11-06 | |
|
| Win | 15–0 | |
KO | 1 (6), 0:55 | 2009-12-19 | |
|
| Win | 14–0 | |
UD | 6 | 2009-10-10 | |
|
| Win | 13–0 | |
SD | 8 | 2009-08-22 | |
|
| Win | 12–0 | |
KO | 1 (4), 1:16 | 2008-10-24 | |
|
| Win | 11–0 |  |
UD | 10 | 2008-05-17 | |
|
| Win | 10–0 | |
UD | 8 | 2008-02-01 | |
|
| Win | 9–0 |  |
TKO | 2 (8), 1:41 | 2007-10-05 | |
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| Win | 8–0 | |
KO | 6 (6), 1:18 | 2007-09-01 | |
|
| Win | 7–0 | |
TKO | 5 (6), 1:38 | 2007-06-09 | |
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| Win | 6–0 | |
KO | 1 (6), 1:43 | 2007-04-07 | |
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| Win | 5–0 | |
UD | 6 | 2007-02-02 | |
|
| Win | 4–0 | |
UD | 4 | 2005-12-17 | |
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| Win | 3–0 | |
TKO | 1 (4), 0:32 | 2005-10-01 | |
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| Win | 2–0 | |
UD | 4 | 2005-07-21 | |
|
| Win | 1–0 | |
KO | 1 (4), 0:47 | 2005-04-29 | |
Professional debut. |
References
- ↑ "Mickey Bey Jr. suspended, fined". Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ↑ "Mickey Bey defeats Miguel Vazquez by split decision to win IBF lightweight title". Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- ↑ "Mickey Bey Jr. vacates IBF title". Retrieved 2015-07-03.
- ↑ Professional boxing record for Mickey Bey from BoxRec
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Miguel Vázquez |
IBF Lightweight Champion September 13, 2014 – June 26, 2015 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Rances Barthelemy |