Rocky Sekorski
American boxer
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| Intro | American boxer | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Athlete Boxer | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 29 October 1959, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, U.S.A. | |
| Age | 65 years |
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Biography
Rick Sekorski, alias Rocky Sekorski, is a retired heavyweight professional boxer from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Professional career
Sekorski made his professional debut on January 21, 1981, with a four-round decision win against Rick Kellar. He won his first 13 professional matches, losing for the first time to 41-5-2 Marvin Camel on May 21, 1983 in Billings, Montana. Sekorski won three more times before his next loss, to 11-1 Pierre Coetzer in Johannesburg, South Africa. Sekorski continued to fight boxers of a high calibre, his biggest win being a sixth-round TKO of former world champion Leon Spinks in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota on August 2, 1986. Sekorski won the vacant Minnesota State Heavyweight title with a 3rd-round TKO against Percell Davis in August 1988, then lost a fight for the WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title to former WBA world Heavyweight champion Michael Dokes in December of the same year. Thereafter Sekorski would lose more than he won, concluding his career with a loss to Jimmy Lee Smith on November 22, 1993.
Overall, Sekorski compiled a professional record of 23-11 with 13 wins by knockout during a twelve-year professional career. By the time he hung up the gloves for good Sekorski had faced a number of top-ranked contenders and former world champions.
Professional boxing record
| 23 Wins (11 knockouts, 12 decisions), 13 Losses (4 knockouts, 9 decisions) [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 10-3 | Jimmy Lee Smith | PTS | 4 | 22 Nov 1993 | Mounds View, Minnesota, United States | |
| Loss | 10-3-1 | Craig Payne | TKO | 6 | 14 Sep 1993 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 10-4 | Michael "Martin" Murray | PTS | 8 | 28 Nov 1992 | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| Loss | 19-1 | Alex Garcia | KO | 1 | 23 May 1991 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 15-26-2 | Rick "King Kong" Kellar | SD | 10 | 20 Mar 1990 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| Loss | 36-1-2 | Michael "Dynamite" Dokes | UD | 12 | 9 Dec 1988 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. 106-120, 107-120, 106-120. |
| Win | 13-7 | Percell "Magic" Davis | RTD | 2 | 2 Aug 1988 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | Minnesota Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 1-4 | Jeff "Morris Perry" May | KO | 2 | 9 May 1988 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| Loss | 49-2 | George Foreman | PTS | 3 | 18 Dec 1987 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:48 of the third round. |
| Win | 8-2-2 | Joey Christjohn | TKO | 3 | 3 Jul 1987 | Gardnerville, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 20-20 | Walter Santemore | UD | 10 | 9 May 1987 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | |
| Loss | 21-2 | Adilson Rodrigues | PTS | 12 | 21 Dec 1986 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. |
| Loss | 12-0 | Francesco Damiani | PTS | 10 | 19 Sep 1986 | Lerici, Liguria, Italy | |
| Win | 17-5-2 | Leon Spinks | TKO | 6 | 2 Aug 1986 | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:43 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 4-2 | Inoke Katoa | PTS | 10 | 4 Jul 1986 | Gardnerville, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 31-16-2 | Jimmy Young | MD | 10 | 12 Mar 1986 | Bloomington, Minnesota, United States | 95-97, 94-97, 97-97. |
| Loss | 30-16-2 | Jimmy Young | UD | 10 | 20 Jan 1986 | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | 94-98, 96-97, 95-97. |
| Loss | 16-1-1 | Walter Daniel Falconi | PTS | 10 | 9 Nov 1985 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Loss | 11-1 | Pierre Coetzer | PTS | 10 | 13 May 1985 | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Win | 10-11-1 | Al Houck | PTS | 10 | 30 May 1984 | Mounds View, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 18-11 | Ken Arlt | SD | 10 | 12 Apr 1984 | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| Win | 10-27-1 | Ernie "Enforcer" Smith | KO | 7 | 3 Jul 1983 | Gardnerville, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 41-5-2 | Marvin Camel | KO | 9 | 21 May 1983 | Billings, Montana, United States | IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 4-1 | Ralph Rivas | TKO | 7 | 28 Feb 1983 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 18-2 | Marty Capasso | PTS | 10 | 14 Dec 1982 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 14-4 | Broderick Mason | MD | 8 | 7 Sep 1982 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 18-9-1 | Lupe Guerra | TKO | 4 | 14 Jul 1982 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 0-11 | James "Marc" Anthony | KO | 2 | 16 Apr 1982 | Amery, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | -- | Jimmy Lee Jackson | KO | 2 | 25 Feb 1982 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | |
| Win | 0-2 | Akbar Abdullah | PTS | 6 | 20 Jan 1982 | Mounds View, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 2-1 | Al Houck | PTS | 6 | 30 Sep 1981 | Mounds View, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 0-2 | Leroy James | KO | 1 | 30 Jul 1981 | Gillette, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 1-0 | Solomon Dollison | PTS | 6 | 29 Jul 1981 | Mounds View, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 5-16-1 | Jim "Bas Ass" Hearn | KO | 3 | 6 Jun 1981 | Amery, Wisconsin, United States | Hearn knocked out at 1:48 of the third round. |
| Win | -- | Ingram Butler | KO | 1 | 24 Apr 1981 | Billings, Montana, United States | |
| Win | 5-1 | Rick "King Kong" Kellar | PTS | 4 | 21 Jan 1981 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | |