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Willie Palms

William L. Palms (born October 6, 1972) is an American former professional boxer.

Willie Palms
Palms (left) fights Timur Ibragimov
Born
William L. Palms

(1972-10-06) October 6, 1972 (age 52)
Jersey City, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Other namesMr. P
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins10
Wins by KO5
Losses11
Draws1
No contests0

Amateur career

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Palms had a stellar amateur career, and won the U.S. National Championships as Super Heavyweight champion in 1997.

Professional career

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Palms turned pro in 1997 and won his first nine bouts, before losing a decision to Jean-Francois Bergeron in 2001. Palms evolved from amateur prospect to heavyweight journeyman, later losing a decision to Elieser Castillo in 2002 and Duncan Dokiwari in 2006.

On July 31, 2009, he was defeated by Timur Ibragimov by technical knockout in the 5th round and which he was down twice in the 3rd and once in the 5th before the referee stopped the fight.

Professional boxing record

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10 Wins (5 knockouts, 5 decisions), 10 Losses (4 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 10-0   Maurice Byarm TKO 5 23/04/2011   Washington, D.C., U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the fifth round.
Loss 24-15-1   Craig Tomlinson UD 4 04/12/2009   Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Loss 24-2-1   Timur Ibragimov TKO 5 31/07/2009   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the fifth round.
Loss 9-1   Alexis Mejias UD 6 19/06/2009   Dover, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss 15-1   Adam Richards TKO 6 20/01/2007   Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the sixth round.
Loss 24-3   Duncan Dokiwari TKO 4 01/12/2006   Laughlin, Nevada, U.S. WBC USNBC Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:39 of the fourth round.
Loss 11-0-1   Roderick Willis UD 6 10/06/2006   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss 22-2-2   Elieser Castillo MD 6 07/06/2002   Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Loss 16-14-1   Sedreck Fields UD 6 29/03/2002   Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Win 8-0   Tali Kulihaapai UD 6 18/01/2002   Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Draw 21-19-4   David Vedder PTS 6 13/10/2001   Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
Loss 10-0   Jean Francois Bergeron UD 6 28/09/2001   Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Win 12-4   Derrell Dixon KO 5 20/07/2001   Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Dixon knocked out at 1:39 of the fifth round.
Win 9-1   Stacy Frazier TKO 3 28/04/2001   New York City, New York, U.S.
Win 6-0   Moises Droz UD 4 10/03/2001   Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Win 4-7   Errol Sadikovski TKO 3 04/11/2000   New York City, New York, U.S.
Win 5-0   Andrei Kopilou UD 4 14/09/2000   New York City, New York, U.S.
Win 4-0   Jason Brownlee DQ 3 27/07/2000   New York City, New York, U.S.
Win 2-1   Damon Saulbury MD 4 29/06/2000   New York City, New York, U.S.
Win 1-1   Shawn Hobbs TKO 3 11/09/1997   Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 2-0   José Felipe Colón TKO 1 02/08/1997   Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.
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Preceded by United States Amateur Super Heavyweight Champion
1997 		Succeeded by
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