Won 61 (KOs 48)  |  Lost 5 (KOs 4)

Drawn 1  |  Bouts 67

Rounds 378  |  Debut 1977-11-25

67 Win (61-5-1) vs Shannon Landberg
TKO 10 (10), 1:35 | Feb 4, 2006

66 Win (60-5-1) vs John Long
TKO 9 (10) | Jul 30, 2005

65 Loss (59-5-1) vs Uriah Grant
RTD 3 (12), 3:00 | Apr 8, 2000
Lost IBO cruiserweight title

64 Win (59-4-1) vs Nate Miller
UD 12 | Apr 10, 1999
Won vacant IBO cruiserweight title

63 Win (58-4-1) vs Jay Snyder
KO 1 (10), 1:28 | Nov 6, 1998

62 Win (57-4-1) vs Ed Dalton
KO 5 (10), 2:47 | Jan 31, 1997

61 Win (56-4-1) vs Karl Willis
KO 5 (10), 2:45 | Nov 29, 1996

60 Win (55-4-1) vs Earl Butler
UD 10 | Sep 26, 1995

59 Win (54-4-1) vs Lenny LaPaglia
TKO 1 (12), 2:55 | Mar 31, 1995
Won vacant WBU cruiserweight title

58 Win (53-4-1) vs Freddie Delgado
UD 12 | Feb 19, 1994
Retained NABF cruiserweight title

57 Win (52-4-1) vs Dan Ward
TKO 1 (12), 2:09 | Jan 29, 1994
Won vacant NABF cruiserweight title

56 Win (51-4-1) vs Andrew Maynard
TKO 1 (10), 2:34 | Nov 6, 1993

55 Loss (50-4-1) vs Iran Barkley
SD 12 | Mar 20, 1992
Lost WBA light heavyweight title

54 Win (50-3-1) vs Virgil Hill
UD 12 | Jun 3, 1991
Won WBA light heavyweight title

53 Win (49-3-1) vs Ken Atkins
TKO 3 (10), 2:08 | Apr 6, 1991

52 Win (48-3-1) vs Kemper Morton
KO 2 (10), 2:02 | Feb 11, 1991

51 Win (47-3-1) vs Michael Olajide
UD 12 | Apr 28, 1990
Retained WBO super middleweight title

50 Draw (46-3-1) vs Sugar Ray Leonard
SD 12 | Jun 12, 1989
Retained WBO super middleweight title, for WBC super middleweight title

49 Win (46-3) vs James Kinchen
MD 12 | Nov 4, 1988
Won NABF and inaugural WBO super middleweight titles

48 Loss (45-3) vs Iran Barkley
TKO 3 (12), 2:39 | Jun 6, 1988
Lost WBC middleweight title

47 Win (45-2) vs Juan Roldán
KO 4 (12), 2:01 | Oct 29, 1987
Won vacant WBC middleweight title

46 Win (44-2) vs Dennis Andries
TKO 10 (12), 1:26 | Mar 7, 1987
Won WBC light heavyweight title

45 Win (43-2) vs Doug DeWitt
UD 12 | Oct 17, 1986
Retained NABF middleweight title

44 Win (42-2) vs Mark Medal
TKO 8 (12), 2:20 | Jun 23, 1986
Retained WBC and The Ring light middleweight titles

43 Win (41-2) vs James Shuler
KO 1 (12), 1:13 | Mar 10, 1986
Won NABF middleweight title

42 Loss (40-2) vs Marvin Hagler
TKO 3 (12), 1:52 | Apr 15, 1985
For WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring middleweight titles

41 Win (40-1) vs Fred Hutchings
TKO 3 (15), 2:56 | Sep 15, 1984
Retained WBC and The Ring light middleweight titles

40 Win (39-1) vs Roberto Durán
TKO 2 (12), 1:05 | Jun 15, 1984
Retained WBC and The Ring light middleweight titles

39 Win (38-1) vs Luigi Minchillo
UD 12 | Feb 11, 1984
Retained WBC and The Ring light middleweight titles

38 Win (37-1) vs Murray Sutherland
UD 10 | Jul 10, 1983

37 Win (36-1) vs Wilfred Benítez
MD 15 | Dec 3, 1982
Won WBC and vacant The Ring light middleweight titles

36 Win (35-1) vs Jeff McCracken
TKO 8 (10), 1:29 | Jul 25, 1982

35 Win (34-1) vs Marcos Geraldo
KO 1 (10), 1:48 | Feb 27, 1982

34 Win (33-1) vs Ernie Singletary
UD 10 | Dec 11, 1981

33 Loss (32-1) vs Sugar Ray Leonard
TKO 14 (15), 1:45 | Sep 16, 1981
Lost WBA welterweight title, for WBC and The Ring welterweight titles

32 Win (32-0) vs Pablo Baez
TKO 4 (15), 2:10 | Jun 25, 1981
Retained WBA welterweight title

31 Win (31-0) vs Randy Shields
TKO 12 (15), 3:00 | Apr 25, 1981
Retained WBA welterweight title

30 Win (30-0) vs Luis Primera
KO 6 (15), 2:00 | Dec 6, 1980
Retained WBA welterweight title

29 Win (29-0) vs José Cuevas
TKO 2 (15), 2:39 | Aug 2, 1980
Won WBA welterweight title

28 Win (28-0) vs Eddie Gazo
KO 1 (10), 2:41 | May 3, 1980

27 Win (27-0) vs Santiago Valdez
TKO 1 (10), 2:56 | Mar 31, 1980

26 Win (26-0) vs Ángel Espada
TKO 4 (12), 0:47 | Mar 2, 1980
Won vacant USBA welterweight title

25 Win (25-0) vs Jim Richards
KO 3 (10), 2:27 | Feb 3, 1980

24 Win (24-0) vs Mike Colbert
UD 10 | Nov 30, 1979

23 Win (23-0) vs Saensak Muangsurin
TKO 3 (10), 2:31 | Oct 18, 1979

22 Win (22-0) vs José Figueroa
KO 3 (10), 1:17 | Sep 22, 1979

21 Win (21-0) vs Inocencio De la Rosa
RTD 2 (10) | Aug 23, 1979

20 Win (20-0) vs Bruce Curry
KO 3 (10), 2:59 | Jun 28, 1979

19 Win (19-0) vs Harold Weston
RTD 6 (12) | May 20, 1979

18 Win (18-0) vs Alfonso Hayman
UD 10 | Apr 3, 1979

17 Win (17-0) vs Segundo Murillo
TKO 8 (10), 2:25 | Mar 3, 1979

16 Win (16-0) vs Sammy Ruckard
TKO 8 (10) | Jan 31, 1979

15 Win (15-0) vs Clyde Gray
TKO 10 (10), 2:03 | Jan 11, 1979

14 Win (14-0) vs Rudy Barro
KO 4 (10) | Dec 9, 1978

13 Win (13-0) vs Pedro Rojas
TKO 1 (10), 1:09 | Oct 26, 1978

12 Win (12-0) vs Bruce Finch
KO 3 (10), 2:01 | Sep 7, 1978

11 Win (11-0) vs Eddie Marcelle
KO 2 (10), 2:59 | Aug 3, 1978

10 Win (10-0) vs Raul Aguirre
KO 2 (10), 2:08 | Jul 20, 1978

9 Win (9-0) vs Jimmy Rothwell
KO 1 (10), 1:49 | Jun 8, 1978

8 Win (8-0) vs Tyrone Phelps
TKO 3 (10), 2:08 | Mar 31, 1978

7 Win (7-0) vs Ray Fields
TKO 2, 2:15 | Mar 17, 1978

6 Win (6-0) vs Billy Goodwin
TKO 2, 1:18 | Feb 17, 1978

5 Win (5-0) vs Robert Adams
TKO 3 (6), 2:45 | Feb 10, 1978

4 Win (4-0) vs Anthony House
KO 2, 2:00 | Jan 29, 1978

3 Win (3-0) vs Willie Wren
TKO 3 (6), 2:41 | Dec 16, 1977

2 Win (2-0) vs Jerry Strickland
KO 3 (6), 1:27 | Dec 7, 1977

1 Win (1-0) vs Jerome Hill
KO 2 (4), 1:59 | Nov 25, 1977

Hearns was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America in 1980 and 1984; the latter following his knockout of Roberto Durán. Hearns was known as a devastating puncher throughout his career, even at cruiserweight, despite having climbed up five weight classes. He is ranked number 18 on The Ring’s list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. He currently ranks #78 in BoxRec ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time. On June 10, 2012, Hearns was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

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