Ricky Parkey (November 7, 1956 – April 7, 2024) was an American
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 fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...
who held the
IBF cruiserweight title from 1986 to 1987.
Professional career
Parkey turned professional in 1981 and won the IBF cruiserweight title with a TKO win over
Lee Roy Murphy
Lee Roy Murphy (born July 16, 1958) is a retired American professional boxer. He held the IBF cruiserweight title from 1984 to 1986.
Amateur career
Murphy represented Chicago at three consecutive Intercity Golden Gloves dispatching his rivals ...
in 1986. He defended the belt once before losing the title to
Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2011. He reigned as the undisputed championship (boxing), undisputed champion in the cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight division ...
via TKO the following year in a title unification bout. He retired in 1994.
Parkey died on April 7, 2024, at the age of 67.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of world cruiserweight boxing champions
References
External links
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1956 births
2024 deaths
American male boxers
African-American boxers
Boxers from Tennessee
Sportspeople from Morristown, Tennessee
Cruiserweight boxers
World cruiserweight boxing champions
International Boxing Federation champions
20th-century American sportsmen