Antonio Tarver
"Magic Man"
- Born
- 1968
- Died
- —
- Nationality
- USA
- Career
- 1997–2015
Knocked out Roy Jones Jr. in their 2004 rematch.
Titles & Honours
- Light Heavyweight Champion
Career Timeline
1997–2015- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Joaquin Garcia · W TKO
- Signature fight
vs Roy Jones Jr.
W TKO · Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Elvir Muriqi · MD. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Steve Cunningham · D SD. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Title wins · dates not yet documented
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-02-18 | W | Joaquin Garcia | TKO | 2 | The Blue Horizon , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S. |
| 1997-04-29 | W | Jason Burrell | TKO | 3 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1997-06-21 | W | Tracy Barrios | TKO | 3 | Sun Dome , Tampa, Florida , U.S. |
| 1997-08-12 | W | Shelby Gross | TKO | 1 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1997-10-04 | W | Berry Butler | UD | 6 | Circus Maximus Showroom , Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1997-10-28 | W | Benito Fernandez | TKO | 3 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1997-12-02 | W | Roy Francis | TKO | 2 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1998-01-17 | W | Boyer Chew | TKO | 7 | Boardwalk Hall , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1998-03-24 | W | Charles Oliver | UD | 8 | Grand Casino , Tunica, Mississippi , U.S. |
| 1998-06-23 | W | Jose Luis Rivera | RTD | 4 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1998-08-30 | W | Rocky Gannon | TKO | 2 | Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort , Chester, West Virginia , U.S. |
| 1999-02-05 | W | John Williams | KO | 4 | Jai-Alai Fronton , Miami , Florida, U.S. |
| 1999-03-27 | W | Roy Francis | TKO | 3 | Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| 1999-06-12 | W | Jerry Williams | TKO | 5 | Aleppo Shriners Auditorium , Wilmington, Massachusetts , U.S. |
| 1999-10-02 | W | Mohamed Benguesmia | TKO | 9 | Las Vegas Hilton , Winchester, Nevada , U.S. |
| 2000-02-29 | W | Ernest Mateen | KO | 1 | Plaza Hotel & Casino , Paradise, Nevada , U.S. |
| 2000-06-23 | L | Eric Harding | UD | 12 | Grand Casino , Biloxi, Mississippi , U.S. |
| 2001-02-24 | W | Lincoln Carter | TKO | 5 | Ice Palace , Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| 2001-08-03 | W | Chris Johnson | KO | 10 | Yakama Legends Casino, Toppenish, Washington , U.S. |
| 2002-01-25 | W | Reggie Johnson | SD | 12 | Ramada Plaza O'Hare , Rosemont, Illinois , U.S. |
| 2002-07-20 | W | Eric Harding | TKO | 5 | Conseco Fieldhouse , Indianapolis, Indiana , U.S. |
| 2003-04-26 | W | Montell Griffin | UD | 12 | Foxwoods Resort Casino , Ledyard, Connecticut , U.S. |
| 2003-11-08 | L | Roy Jones Jr. | MD | 12 | Mandalay Bay Events Center , Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 2004-05-15 | W | Roy Jones Jr. | TKO | 2 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 2004-12-18 | L | Glen Johnson | SD | 12 | Staples Center , Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
| 2005-06-18 | W | Glen Johnson | UD | 12 | FedExForum , Memphis, Tennessee , U.S. |
| 2005-10-01 | W | Roy Jones Jr. | UD | 12 | St. Pete Times Forum , Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| 2006-06-10 | L | Bernard Hopkins | UD | 12 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 2007-06-09 | W | Elvir Muriqi | MD | 12 | Convention Center , Hartford, Connecticut , U.S. |
| 2007-12-01 | W | Danny Santiago | TKO | 4 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 2008-04-12 | W | Clinton Woods | UD | 12 | St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| 2008-10-11 | L | Chad Dawson | UD | 12 | Pearl Concert Theater , Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 2009-05-09 | L | Chad Dawson | UD | 12 | The Joint , Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 2010-10-15 | W | Nagy Aguilera | UD | 12 | Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma , U.S. |
| 2011-07-20 | W | Danny Green | RTD | 9 | Entertainment Centre , Sydney , Australia |
| 2013-11-26 | W | Mike Sheppard | TKO | 4 | BB&T Center , Sunrise, Florida , U.S. |
| 2014-12-11 | W | Johnathon Banks | TKO | 7 | Pechanga Resort & Casino , Temecula, California , U.S. |
| 2015-08-14 | D | Steve Cunningham | SD | 12 | Prudential Center , Newark, New Jersey , U.S. |
Showing 38 of 38 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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