DeMarcus Corley
| DeMarcus Corley | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | DeMarcus Deon Corley |
| Nickname(s) | Chop Chop |
| Rated at | Light welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Reach | 70 in (177.8 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
June 3, 1974 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 75 |
| Wins | 47 |
| Wins by KO | 28 |
| Losses | 27 |
| Draws | 1 |
DeMarcus Deon "Chop Chop" Corley (born June 3, 1974) is an American professional boxer. He is a former WBO, NABF and USBA light welterweight champion. He also designs his own boxing attire.
Amateur career
Corley was an amateur standout, and won the National Golden Gloves Light Welterweight Championship in 1995.
Pro career
Corley began boxing professionally on May 17, 1996, knocking out Aaron Smith in the first round.
WBO light welterweight champion
He would not lose a match until 1999, against Daniel Lujan. Later that year in his 22nd bout with a record of 21 wins 1 defeat (11KO) he faced Ener Julio for the USBA light welterweight title, he won via a 12 round split decision. He later defeated Ener Julio again to defend his WBO light welterweight belt (which he would later lose to future undisputed welterweight champion Zab Judah).
Inactive period and return
He took 2002 off from boxing to recover from the murder of his brother. He returned to the ring on January 4, 2003.
In 2006 he fought Junior Witter for the vacant WBC light welterweight championship, losing a wide decision in a very tactical bout.
Later career
After many consecutive losses Demarcus Corley took on Damian Fuller in 2010 and improved his record to 37-13-1 (21 KO's) with a 4th round TKO.
On August 28, 2010 he lost to Marcos Maidana by unanimous decision in a fight in which was disputed, for the WBA light welterweight title.
On November 14, 2010 he lost to Serhiy Fedchenko by unanimous decision in a fight in which was also disputed, for the vacant WBO European light welterweight title. On January 21, 2012 he won the vacant NABF light welterweight title when he defeated Gabriel Bracero by unanimous decision.
He then earned a TKO victory over Paul McCloskey on May 5, 2012.
On September 27, 2013 Demarcus Corley lost against Selçuk Aydin by corner stoppage at the end of round 4.
Professional boxing record
| 44 Wins (26 knockouts, 18 decisions), 26 Losses, 1 Draw[1] | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 44-26-1 |  Iwan Azore |
UD | 5 | 2016-03-16 |  Chinese Benevolent Association Auditorium, Kingston |
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| Win | 43-26-1 |  Osama Hadifi |
TKO | 6 (8), 0:42 | 2016-02-26 | Ceres Arena, Aarhus |
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| Loss | 42-26-1 |  Anthony Yigit |
RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | 2015-12-19 | Rosvalla Arena, Nyköping |
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| Loss | 42-25-1 |  Bahodir Mamadjonov |
UD | 8 | 2015-10-31 |  NRG Arena, Houston, Texas |
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| Loss | 42-24-1 |  Nery Saguilán |
UD | 12 | 2015-08-22 | Gimnasio Municipal "Jose Neri Santos", Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua |
For WBC FECARBOX Light Welterweight title. |
| Loss | 42-23-1 | Manuel Pérez |
RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | 2015-05-16 | PT'S Showclub, Denver, Colorado |
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| Win | 42-22-1 |  Daniel Attah |
UD | 10 | 2014-09-20 | Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. |
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| Win | 41-22-1 | Dedrick Bell |
KO | 2 (10), 0:40 | 2014-08-22 | St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida |
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| Loss | 40-22-1 |  Franklin Mamani |
UD | 10 | 2013-12-13 | Coliseo Julio Borelli Viteritto, La Paz |
For WBC FECARBOX and vacant interim WBC Latino Light Welterweight titles. |
| Win | 40-21-1 | Javier García |
RTD | 7 (8), 3:00 | 2013-10-24 | Mayflower Renaissance Hotel, Washington, D.C. |
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| Loss | 39-21-1 |  Selçuk Aydın |
RTD | 4 (12), 3:00 | 2013-09-27 | Atatürk Spor Salonu, Tekirdağ |
For vacant WBC Mediterranean Light Welterweight title. |
| Loss | 39-20-1 |  Viktor Postol |
UD | 12 | 2012-10-27 | Club Sportlife, Kiev |
For WBC International Silver Light Welterweight title. |
| Win | 39-19-1 |  Paul McCloskey |
TKO | 10 (12), 2:28 | 2012-05-05 | King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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| Win | 38-19-1 |  Gabriel Bracero |
UD | 10 | 2012-01-21 | Roseland Ballroom, New York, New York |
Won vacant NABF Light Welterweight title. |
| Loss | 37-19-1 |  Ruslan Provodnikov |
UD | 12 | 2011-12-05 | DIVS, Ekaterinburg |
For vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council Light Welterweight title. |
| Loss | 37-18-1 | Thomas Dulorme |
UD | 10 | 2011-06-10 | Roseland Ballroom, New York, New York |
For vacant NABA USA Welterweight title. |
| Loss | 37-17-1 |  Andre Gorges |
SD | 8 | 2011-03-29 | Fairmont Royal York, Toronto, Ontario |
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| Loss | 37-16-1 |  Lucas Matthysse |
TKO | 8 (12) | 2011-01-21 | Polideportivo Vicente Polimeni, Las Heras, Mendoza |
For vacant WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight title. |
| Loss | 37-15-1 | Serhiy Fedchenko |
UD | 12 | 2010-11-13 | Sportpalace Lokomotiv, Kharkov |
For vacant WBO European Light Welterweight title. |
| Loss | 37-14-1 | Marcos Maidana |
UD | 12 | 2010-08-28 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal |
For interim WBA Light Welterweight title. |
| Win | 37-13-1 | Damian Fuller |
TKO | 4 (8), 2:49 | 2010-07-10 | Patriot Center, Fairfax, Virginia |
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| Loss | 36-13-1 | Freddy Hernández |
KO | 5 (10), 1:48 | 2010-02-05 | Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California |
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| Loss | 36-12-1 | Fariz Kazimov |
SD | 10 | 2009-11-28 | CSKA VVS Arena, Samara |
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| Win | 36-11-1 |  Harrison Cuello |
UD | 8 | 2009-09-26 | Patriot Center, Fairfax, Virginia |
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| Win | 35-11-1 |  James Kimori |
TKO | 8 (8), 0:09 | 2009-08-15 |  Sport Complex “Daulet”, Astana |
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| Win | 34-11-1 |  Sidney Siqueira |
TKO | 8 (8), 2:58 | 2009-05-09 | Stadium Khadjimukan, Shymkent |
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| Loss | 33-11-1 | Hector Sanchez |
UD | 8 | 2009-04-10 | Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona |
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| Win | 33-10-1 |  Wilson Enrique Galli |
TKO | 7 (10), 1:23 | 2009-02-03 | Meadowlands Sheraton, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
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| Win | 32-10-1 | Donnell Logan |
KO | 1 (8), 1:07 | 2008-12-13 | Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, Washington |
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| Loss | 31-10-1 | Randall Bailey |
UD | 8 | 2008-10-22 | BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York, New York |
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| Loss | 31-9-1 | Ashley Theophane |
UD | 8 | 2008-07-31 | Frontier Field, Rochester, New York |
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| Loss | 31-8-1 | Devon Alexander |
UD | 12 | 2008-01-19 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York |
For vacant WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight title. |
| Loss | 31-7-1 |  Dairo Esalas |
SD | 8 | 2007-11-30 | Double Tree Westshore Hotel, Tampa, Florida |
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| Loss | 31-6-1 |  José Alfaro |
TKO | 8 (10), 0:48 | 2007-05-12 | Pharaoh's Casino, Managua |
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| Loss | 31-5-1 | Junior Witter |
UD | 12 | 2006-09-15 | Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London |
For vacant WBC Light Welterweight title. |
| Win | 31-4-1 | Johnny Walker |
TKO | 9 (10), 0:48 | 2005-09-17 | Coushatta Casino Resort, Kinder, Louisiana |
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| Win | 30-4-1 | Kevin Carter |
UD | 8 | 2005-02-26 | The Plex, North Charleston, South Carolina |
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| Loss | 29-4-1 | Miguel Cotto |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:45 | 2005-02-26 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamon |
For WBO Light Welterweight title. |
| Win | 29-3-1 | Darryl Tyson |
UD | 10 | 2004-12-12 | Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. |
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| Loss | 28-3-1 | Floyd Mayweather, Jr. |
UD | 12 | 2004-05-22 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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| Loss | 28-2-1 | Zab Judah |
SD | 12 | 2003-07-12 | Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Lost WBO Light Welterweight title. |
| Win | 28-1-1 | Randall Bailey |
UD | 12 | 2003-01-04 | DC Armory, Washington, D.C. |
Retained WBO Light Welterweight title. |
| Win | 27-1-1 | Ener Julio |
UD | 12 | 2002-01-19 | Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida |
Retained WBO Light Welterweight title. |
| Win | 26-1-1 | Felix Flores |
TKO | 1 (12), 2:49 | 2001-06-30 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Won WBO Light Welterweight title. |
References
- ↑ DeMarcus Corley's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec. Retrieved on 2011-12-14.
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vacant Title last held by Ener Julio |
WBO Light Welterweight Champion June 30, 2001 – July 12, 2003 |
Succeeded by Zab Judah |