Darrell Spinks (born July 24, 1973) is an American former professional
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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Family
Spinks was born in
Saint Louis, Missouri
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which ...
, one of three sons his father
Leon Spinks had with Zadie Mae Calvin. Darrell had four siblings. His older brother Leon Calvin was shot to death in 1990. His younger brother
Cory Spinks is a former
welterweight champion. His uncle,
Michael Spinks was a former light heavyweight and heavyweight world champion.
Professional career
Spinks won his first bout by
unanimous decision on March 6, 1995 against Earl Abernathy. His most significant win was a unanimous decision over Troy Weaver for the WBO NABO light heavyweight title on October 1, 1999. It was one of the only two professional fights Spinks won against fighters with winning records. He also lost bouts for the IBA Continental Americas Cruiserweight title and the NABF light heavyweight title. His last bout was a
split decision
A split decision (SD) is a winning criterion in boxing, most commonly in full-contact combat sports, in which two of the three judges score one particular competitor as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other competitor.
A split dec ...
loss against Eric Davis on February 18, 2000.
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1973 births
Boxers from St. Louis
Living people
Light-heavyweight boxers
American male boxers