Eddie Cook (boxer)

Eddie Cook (born December 21, 1966, in St. Louis, US ) is a former American boxer.

Eddie Cook
Born	Eddie Lee Cook (1966-12-21) December 21, 1966 (age 58) St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Statistics
Weights	Bantamweight Super bantamweight
Height	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	22
Wins	19
Wins by KO	16
Losses	3
Draws	0
No contests	0

Boxing career

Cook turned professional in 1990 and won 15 consecutive fights before tasting defeat for the first time against Filipino fighter Dadoy Andujar. On March 15, 1992, he boxed against Israel Contreras for the WBA world title and won by Knockout in the 5th round. He lost the belt in his first title defense in October of the same year to Jorge Eliecer Julio on points. He retired In 1994 after losing to future hall of famer Marco Antonio Barrera.

See also

• List of bantamweight boxing champions

External links

• Boxing record for Eddie Cook from BoxRec (registration required)

Achievements
Preceded by Israel Contreras	WBA bantamweight champion March 15, 1992 - October 9, 1992	Succeeded by Jorge Eliécer Julio