Ricky Parkey (born November 7, 1956) is a retired American boxer, the former IBF Cruiserweight Champion of the World, hailing from
Morristown, Tennessee
Morristown is a city in and the county seat of Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States. Morristown also extends into Jefferson County on the western and southern ends. The city's population was recorded to be 30,431 at the 2020 United States c ...
.
Professional career
Parkey turned professional in 1981 and won the IBF cruiserweight title with a TKO win over
Lee Roy Murphy 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 champion at cruiserweight in the late 1980s and at heavyweight in the early 1990s, and is the o ...
via TKO the following year in a title unification bout.
He retired in 1994.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of world cruiserweight boxing champions
References
External links
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1956 births
Living people
American male boxers
African-American boxers
Boxers from Tennessee
People from Morristown, Tennessee
Cruiserweight boxers
World cruiserweight boxing champions
International Boxing Federation champions