James Warring

Not to be confused with James Waring or James N. H. Waring.

James Warring (born November 26, 1958) is an American boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. In professional boxing, he held the IBF world cruiserweight title from 1991 until 1992. In kickboxing, Warring is a four-time world champion, which included WKA world titles in 1983 and 1989. Warring alog with Troy Dorsey are the only two fighters to hold World titles in both Boxing and Kickboxing simultaneously although Warring held Kickboxing titles on the international rules level.

James Warring
Born	(1958-11-26) November 26, 1958 (age 66) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Residence	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Nationality	American
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb)
Division	Cruiserweight
Style	Boxing, Kickboxing
Fighting out of	United States
Years active	?
Professional boxing record
Total	23
Wins	18
By knockout	11
Losses	4
By knockout	1
Draws	1
Mixed martial arts record
Total	3
Wins	2
By knockout	2
Losses	1
By submission	1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: June 25, 2011

Biography

Career

• Kickboxing
  • US kickboxing champion
  • KICK World Cruiserweight Champion
  • PKC World Cruiserweight Champion
  • FFKA World Super Heavyweight Champion
  • WKA World Cruiserweight Champion
  • WKA World Heavyweight champion
• Boxing
  • NABF Cruiserweight Champion (December 12, 1990 - ?)
  • IBF World Cruiserweight Champion (September 7, 1991 – July 30, 1992)
• Mixed Martial Arts
  • World Combat Championship Runner-Up (1995)

Career after fighting

As of 2002, Warring was a referee for the Florida State Athletic Commission in Shin Do Kumate and boxing.

Professional boxing record

23 fights	18 wins	4 losses
By knockout	11	1
By decision	7	3
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
23	Loss	18–4–1	Alex Stewart	UD	10	1 May 1997	Convention Center, Asbury Park, New Jersey
22	Win	18–3–1	Derrick Roddy	UD	10	8 Nov 1996	Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada
21	Win	17–3–1	Danny Wofford	PTS	8	6 Dec 1994	Columbia, South Carolina
20	Win	16–3–1	Kertis Mingo	TKO	8 (?)	28 Sep 1994	Lancaster, South Carolina
19	Win	15–3–1	Jim Williams	KO	2 (?)	21 Sep 1994	Raleigh, North Carolina
18	Loss	14–3–1	Norbert Ekassi	UD	10	2 Nov 1993	Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine
17	Draw	14–2–1	Alex Garcia	UD	12	27 Jul 1993	Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	For NABF heavyweight title
16	Loss	14–2	Al Cole	UD	12	30 Jul 1992	Waterloo Village, Stanhope, New Jersey	Lost IBF cruiserweight title
15	Win	14–1	Johnny Nelson	UD	12	16 May 1992	Hugo's Nightclub, Bealeton, Virginia	Retained IBF cruiserweight title
14	Win	13–1	Donnell Wingfield	KO	5 (12), 1:05	15 Nov 1991	Valley Sports Arena, Roanoke, Virginia	Retained IBF cruiserweight title
13	Win	12–1	James Pritchard	KO	1 (12), 0:36	7 Sep 1991	Studio Comunate San Giacomo, Sicilia	Won vacant IBF cruiserweight title
12	Win	11–1	Nate Miller	UD	12	17 Dec 1990	Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Won NABF cruiserweight title
11	Win	10–1	Craig Bodzianowski	UD	10	10 Nov 1989	International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois
10	Win	9–1	Danny Wofford	UD	6	8 Sep 1989	The Sheraton, Hialeah, Florida
9	Win	8–1	Jack Simmons	KO	2 (?)	20 Mar 1989	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8	Win	7–1	Leon Dixon	TKO	2 (8)	24 Oct 1986	Holiday Inn West, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7	Win	6–1	Roger Troupe	KO	3 (8)	12 Sep 1986	Holiday Inn West, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6	Win	5–1	Robert Andrews	TKO	2 (6)	27 Jun 1986	Milander Auditorium, Hialeah, Florida
5	Win	4–1	Robert Andrews	TKO	1 (?), 1:10	23 May 1986	Milander Auditorium, Hialeah, Florida
4	Win	3–1	Miguel Mohedano	KO	1 (?)	25 Apr 1986	Milander Auditorium, Hialeah, Florida
3	Win	2–1	Greg Payne	UD	6	27 Sep 1985	Sheraton Americas Hotel, Hialeah, Florida
2	Loss	1–1	Richard Payne	TKO	9 (?)	9 Aug 1985	Nassau, Bahamas
1	Win	1–0	Jesse Torres	KO	1 (?)	25 Jan 1985	Milander Auditorium, Hialeah, Florida	Professional debut

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

3 matches	2 wins	1 loss
By knockout	2	0
By submission	0	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	2–1	Renzo Gracie	Submission (Ezekiel Choke)	WCC 1	October 17, 1995	1	2:47	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA	Final
Win	2–0	Erik Paulson	TKO (corner stoppage)	WCC 1	October 17, 1995	1	16:08	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA	Semi Finals
Win	1–0	Jerome Turcan	TKO (punches)	WCC 1	October 17, 1995	1	2:35	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA	Quarter Finals

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
1997-10-17	Loss	Peter Aerts[1]	K-1 Grand Prix '97 1st round	Osaka, Japan	KO (Right high kick)	3	1:13
1987-04-25	Win	Jerry Rhome	PKC Karatemania II	Atlanta, USA	DQ	3	2:00
Wins Rhome's PKC World Heavyweight Championship. Rhome was disqualified for failure to meet minimum kick requirements.
-	Win	Maurice Smith	WKA Full Contact Karate	USA
1984-01-20	Win	Don Nakaya Nielsen	WKA Full Contact Karate	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico	KO (Front kick)	3
Wins the vacant WKA World Cruiserweight Championship.
1982-09-04	Loss	Don Wilson	WKA Kickboxing	Tokyo, Japan	Decision	11	2:00
Fight was for Wilson's WKA World Light Heavyweight Championship.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Amateur kickboxing record

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
?	Win	Vitali Klitschko[2]	WAKO	United States	Decision (Split)	12
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes