1993 World Championships (Tampere, Finland) 1993-09-25 Tarver lost to Ramon Garbey 0-5. 1992-01-18 KO1 win over unnamed opponent 1993 United States Boxing Association Championships (in Colorado Springs, CO) 1993-03-06 Tarver (record 92-6) wins in the final at 178 pounds, he defeated on points Frank Vasser (record 50-21). On June 10, 2006 he was easily defeated by Bernard Hopkins via unanimous decision and lost his titles. Boxing's Official Record Keeper sign up | login go. USA vs Cuba (Biloxi, Mississippi) Tarver missed this tournament due to hand injury. 1996-07-31 Tarver got to semifinal by stopping Enrique Flores (Puerto Rico) 1:06 before the end of the 3rd round. 1993 (as a Light Heavyweight, in Tampere, Finland), 1995 World Champion (as a Light Heavyweight, in Berlin, Germany), 1995 Pan American Games Champion (as a Light Heavyweight, in Mar del Plata, Argentina). BoxRec.com uses cookies to make the site simpler. A day before the fight Tarver was seven pounds above the 178 pounds limit. 4 days before the fight Tarver weighed 170. 1994 National Golden Gloves Tarver made his professional debut at the age of 28 on February 18, 1997, with a second-round knockout of Joaquin Garcia at the legendary "Blue Horizon" in Philadelphia. 1996 Olympic Trials (Oakland, Calif.) USA vs Commonwealth of Independent States (Birmingham, Alaska) 1995 USA vs. Puerto Rico (Orlando, FL) Tarver lost 1st round 0-2, then scored 2 standing knockdowns in the 2nd round, was 3 points ahead a minute before the end of the fight, but ended it as a draw 6-6. 1993-05-10 Tarver lost on points to Jacklord Jacobs 3-11. before the end of the 3rd round. 1995-02-18 Tarver beats Evgeniy Makarenko, by UD. 1993-03-06 Tarver (record 92-6) wins in the final at 178 pounds, he defeated on points Frank Vasser (record 50-21). Tarver parted with Pinklon Thomas shortly before this tournament. Has a record of 3-3-0 (1 KO) in World Title fights. He was recognized as Light Heavyweight Champion by The Ring, who also recognized him after his kayo of Jones. 1996-04-06 Tarver was supposed to meet Glenn Robinson in the final, but the latter didn't attend the fight on time (claiming he thought the fight was to be held at a latter time, but he lost his appeal, as three trainers confirmed they told him the fight was at noon, not in the evening), he was disqualified and lost a chance to get into Box-Off's too and was replaced by Anthony Stewart, who beat Tarver in 1994, but has lost to him twice since then. He defended these belts in a rubber match with Jones. 1992 United States Boxing Federation's nationals (in Colorado Springs, CO) Maxey won Florida Golden Gloves, was 2nd at the National Police Athletic League tournament, won Sunshine State Games three times, he sparred with Tarver often at that time too. before the end of the 2nd round. 1995 Olympic Festival In 1st round he scored a standing KD. See full Antonio Tarver profile and stats: height, age, weight, last fight and next fight In quarterfinal Tarver closely outpointed Pietro Aurino (Italy) +7-7. 1995-11-04 Tarver got to U.S. Olympic Trials by unanimously outpointing Orlanda Anderson (Fort Huachuca, Ariz.). 1995 National Police Athletic League Boxing Championships 1995-03-24 Tarver wins semifinal by stopping Gabriel Hernandez (Dominican Republic) in the first round. 1995 USA vs Russia 1996-07-24 Tarver outpointed (5-2) Dmitriy Vybornov (Russia). 1996-06-17 Tarver outpointed (31-11) Igor Dzagoyev. 1994 USA vs Cuba 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival 1993 United States Boxing Association Championships (in Colorado Springs, CO) This is a tournament where two best fighters in the world meet in each of 12 weight divisions. Tarver has been recognized as World Light Heavyweight Champion on three different occassions. 1996 Olympic Box-Offs Manager: Al Haymon 1996-07-28 Tarver got to quarterfinals by KO1 of David Kowah (Sierra Leone). ratings ... Antonio Deon Tarver: alias: Magic Man: born: 1968-11-21: nationality: USA: debut: 1997-02-18 division: light heavy stance: southpaw: height: 6′ 2″ / 188cm: reach. Latest boxing news about Antonio Tarver. 1992-01-19 KO2 win over Henry Blue, weight 178 pounds, finals. 1995-03-19 Tarver stops Oscar Amador (Mexico) 17 sec. Tarver lost in quarterfinals and thus missed the chance to get to the Olympics. On the way to the final he defeated one opponent by TKO, second by KO, third by unanimous decision (exact names not given). Tarver was ahead 18-3 at the time, although his trainer tricked him before the start of the final round by telling him he was only one point ahead, the real score was 13-2. Tarver, first won recognition when he captured the vacant WBC and IBF titles with a unanimous decision over Montell Griffin. 1995-10-28 Tarver outpoints (9-5) Diosvani Vega (Cuba) in five 2-minute rounds. 1992 State Amateur Boxing Championships He took time out in 2005 to play the character Mason Dixon in the last Rocky movie, Rocky Balboa. Tarver lost in quarterfinals and thus missed the chance to get to the Olympics. He was stripped of the WBC and WBA titles, after failing to face his mandatory challenger, and put his IBO belt against Glen Johnson, who defeated him on split decision. Tarver then lost the WBC title via majority decision to Roy Jones Jr., while stripped of the IBF belt. 1996-08-02 Tarver loses (15-9) in semifinal to Vassily Jirov. After 1st round Tarver was ahead 6-2, although he received a standing KD count from a left. 1996 USA vs Russia 1995-05-09 Tarver got to quarterfinal against Milorad Gajovic (Yugoslavia). 1996-04-04 Tarver wins semifinal by outpoints (8-1) Tim Williamson, although by the middle of the bout Tarver didn't score a single point, but then he started flurrying and after a left his opponent received a standing KD count. Tarver received a flash knockdown in the 1st round, although he still won the round 6-2, he was ahead after 2nd round 22-5. 75″ / 191cm: ... World Boxing Council World Light Heavy Title 1993-04-09 Tarver (record 95-6) outpoints Frank Vassar (66-26), light heavyweight. 1995-04-05 Tarver outpointed (24-6) Joseph Busse. Find out more about cookies Tarver was ahead 3-1 after 1st round, scored one or two (sources differ) standing KD's, and two more standing KD's in the 3rd round after which the bout was stopped. 1995-05-12 Tarver wins semifinal by outpointing (9-6) Vassily Jirov (Kazakhstan). 1995-03-26 Tarver wins final by stopping (RSCH) Thompson Garcia (Ecuador) at 3rd second (that's official time, probably not quite correct) from the beginning of the 2nd round, after he knocked the opponent down with two lefts. Tarver regained the WBC light heavyweight title, as well as Jones's WBA (super champion) title and the IBO title, with a second round kayo over Jones. 1995-03-21 Tarver wins quarterfinal by outpointing (11-10) Diosvany Vega (Cuba). Has a record of 7-5-1 (2 KO) against former or current world titleists. 1996 Bronze medalist representing the United States at Light Heavyweight (81 kg), in Atlanta, United States. 1993-03-26 Tarver beats BY TKO3 Igor Kshinin, 178 pounds (USA won 11 fights out of 12), referee Rich Neves stops it 25 sec before the end of the round, after 3 knockdowns. On June 18, 2005, Tarver defeated Johnson by unanimous decision to regain the IBO belt, and general recognition as the best Light Heavyweight in the world. 1996-04-19 Tarver outpoints (17-0) Anthony Stewart and goes to the Olympics. He scored 2 standing knockdowns and at the end of the 2nd round even knocked off Makarenko's helmet. This page was last modified on 20 March 2019, at 17:20. https://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Antonio_Tarver&oldid=785099, International Boxing Association Light Heavyweight Champions. 1995-05-14 Tarver wins the final by outpointing (7-3) Diosvani Vega (Cuba). 1994 U.S. Nationals Tarver lost close decision to Juan Carlos Gomez 10-10+. 1995-09-09 Tarver was supposed to meet with Jose Gomez, but instead he faced Edgar Santos, and defeated him on points. XII Pan American Games (Mar Del Plata, Argentina) 1996 USA vs Germany (Portland, Ore.) Tarver loses in quarterfinal. 1996 Olympic Games (Atlanta) 1996-06-22 Tarver stops Corey Maxey 40 sec. Tarver returned to boxing at the end of 1990 (after cutting off with drugs), and for 7 months had been trained by Pinklon Thomas. 1994-07-04 Tarver wins semifinal by outpointing (17-13) Anthony Stewart. 1995-01-22 Tarver defeats Benjamin McDowell, light heavyweights, and earns a go to the Pan-American Games. After 1st round he was ahead 9-0. Tarver parted with Pinklon Thomas shortly before this tournament. At the middle of the 2nd round the score was 4-4, but then Tarver abandoned his mobile style and began to slug it out, losing the round 9-8 and exhausting himself. 1994-07-05 Tarver wins final by outpointing Byron Mitchell, unanimous decision 3-0 (electronic system of scoring the rounds was broken). 1996-04-03 Tarver stops Limmie Young at 1:36 of the 3rd round, when Tarver was ahead on points 12-0. Judges gave the bout to Tarver. 1995 World Championships Challenge Commonly accepted amateur record of Antonio Tarver is 158-8, but as can be seen from the above data, he had 6 losses in 1993 already (including one loss to Roy Jones Jr in 1982 Sunshine State Games finals), and has lost at least 6 times since then, so his record should contain at least 12 losses. Judges counted 66 landed punches for Tarver in 3 rounds. Trainer: James (Buddy) McGirt. 1996-05-18 Tarver outpointed (9-5) Thomas Ulrich. Name: Antonio TarverAlias: Magic ManBirth Name: Antonio Deon TarverBorn: 1968-11-21Hometown: Tampa, Florida, USABirthplace: Orlando, Florida, USAStance: SouthpawHeight: 188cmReach: 191cmPro Boxer: RecordAmateur Boxer: Record Tarver won the tournament. World Boxing Council World Light Heavy Title World Boxing Association Super World Light Heavy Title International Boxing Association World Light Heavy Title 1995 World Championships Both soutpaw counter-punchers, at the start of 3rd round Tarver was ahead 3-2. USA Boxing - A Night With America's Team