James Kinchen (born March 1, 1958) is an American former

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

who competed from 1980 to 1992. Nicknamed "The Heat", Kinchen is best known for his bout against

Thomas Hearns Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 2006. Nicknamed the "Motor City Cobra", and more famously "The Hitman", Hearns's tall, slender build and oversized arms and shoulders allowed ...

for the inaugural

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title. He also challenged twice for world titles at light heavyweight.

Amateur career

Kinchen started his career out of

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as a three-time

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champion, as well as three-time Southwestern AAU champion. He ended his amateur career with a record of 127-12.

Professional career

Kinchen made his professional debut on August 8, 1980, defeating O'Daniel Marks via first-round

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(KO) at the

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. He won his first title on November 24, 1984, stopping

Alex Ramos Alex Ramos (born January 17, 1961) is a former middleweight boxer from the 1980s. A native of Manhattan, New York, whose parents were from Puerto Rico, Ramos won four Golden Gloves titles in New York City in the late 1970s (1977–1980) and wa ...

via ninth-round KO for the USBA

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title. He later captured the vacant NABF

title on October 13, 1988 with a

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victory over Marvin Mack. Less than a month later he challenged

for the newly-created WBO super middleweight title, replacing an injured

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. Kinchen knocked Hearns down in the fourth round of the fight, but ultimately lost a close

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. Kinchen also challenged for the WBA and IBF light-heavyweight world titles.

Professional boxing record

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Pro Boxing Titles

* USBA

champion * NABF

champion

Personal life

Kinchen now resides in

. Also a convert to the Church of God in Christ, longtime member now Pastor of Helping Hand COGIC.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinchen, James 1958 births Living people African-American boxers Middleweight boxers Light-heavyweight boxers American male boxers Boxers from San Diego 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople