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Biography
Travis Walker (born June 22, 1979 in Tallahassee, Florida) is an American boxer who was an amateur star and is currently a professional heavyweight boxer.
Amateur
He became the 2003 National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion beating among others a 17-year-old Travis Kauffman but was in the shadow of the nationally dominant Jason Estrada who beat him three times in the amateurs. His record was 26-8.
Professional
Known as "Freight Train", Walker turned pro for Goossen in 2004. At the start he fought lackluster competition. In 2005 he had his first decent (record 8-1, well-known sparring partner) opponent in Jason Gavern on ESPN which ended in a draw. In late 2006, he scored his biggest win, a close majority decision over undefeated amateur nemesis Jason Estrada. In April 2007, Walker fought George Garcia, another undefeated amateur star who had beaten him as an amateur, and won the lightly regarded vacant IBA Americas Heavyweight title by a narrow split decision.
In October 2007, Walker was involved in a controversial fight against another former amateur star in T.J. Wilson when the referee stopped the fight a mere fifteen seconds into the bout. Walker was never knocked down but the referee deemed he was out on his feet. He won the rematch by KO2.
In 2008 he was the first man to knock down undefeated contender Chris Arreola before getting knocked out himself.
After his fight with Chris Arreola he won two more fights before being blitzed by Manuel Quezada (KO by 1).
In November 2010 he lost to former WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev, in May 2011 he edged out Alonzo Butler (28-1-1).
As of August 2012 his professional record stands at won 39 (KO 31), lost 7 (KO 5), drawn 1.
On 8 September 2012 he lost fight against former Light Heavyweight and Cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek for IBF North American title.
Professional boxing record
| 38 Wins (30 knockouts, 8 decisions), 7 Losses (5 knockouts, 3 decisions), 1 Draw [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 28-1-0 |  Mariusz Wach "The Viking" | KO | 6 (10) | 12/12/2014 | MOSiR, Radom, Poland | |
| Loss | 26-5 |  Derric "The Shaolin Fist" Rossy | SD | 3 | 23/02/2013 |  York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England | 'Prizefighter' Tournament Heavyweight Quarter-Final. 28-29, 29-28, 28-29. |
| Loss | 46-2 | Tomasz "Goral" Adamek | TKO | 5 | 08/09/2012 |  Newark, New Jersey, United States | Won IBF North American heavyweight title. |
| Win | 38-4 |  Kali Meehan | TKO | 6 | 07/03/2012 | Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | Won IBF Pan Pacific heavyweight title. RSC, corner threw towel in at same time. |
| Loss | 13-0 |  Kubrat "The Cobra" Pulev | UD | 12 | 22/10/2011 |  Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | IBF International Heavyweight Title. 109-119, 109-118, 111-117. |
| Win | 14-6 | Stacy "Bigfoot" Frazier | RTD | 2 | 27/08/2011 |  Norcross, Georgia, United States | Frazier could not answer the bell for round three. |
| Win | 18-15-4 | Gabe "Big G" Brown | TKO | 4 | 25/06/2011 | Decatur, Georgia, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 28-1-1 | Alonzo "Big Zo" Butler | MD | 10 | 14/05/2011 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | NABA USA/IBS US National Heavyweight Titles. 94-89, 96-92, 93-93. |
| Win | 23-10-3 | Darnell "Ding-a-Ling" Wilson | UD | 8 | 26/02/2011 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 79-72, 76-75, 78-75. |
| Loss | 26-1-1 |  Ruslan "White Tyson" Chagaev | UD | 8 | 19/11/2010 | Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany | 75-77, 75-78, 76-77. |
| Loss | 18-3-3 | Alex "Lionheart" Leapai | TKO | 4 | 30/06/2010 | Boondall, Queensland, Australia | Referee stopped the bout at 2:52 of the fourth round. |
| Loss | 23-1 | Johnathon Banks | TKO | 6 | 20/03/2010 | Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | NABF Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the sixth round. |
| Win | -- | John "Chicken" Little | TKO | 2 | 16/12/2009 |  Texarkana, Arkansas, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:16 of the second round. |
| Win | 3-21-2 | Douglas "Preacher Man" Robertson | TKO | 3 | 14/10/2009 | Texarkana, Arkansas, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:32 of the third round. |
| Win | 3-0 | Jared Johnson | TKO | 2 | 30/09/2009 | Texarkana, Arkansas, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:31 of the second round. |
| Loss | 27-4 | Manuel Quezada | KO | 1 | 16/07/2009 |  Lemoore, California, United States | WBC CABOFE Heavyweight Title. Walker knocked out at 2:57 of the first round. |
| Win | 13-31 | Gary Butler | TKO | 2 | 06/06/2009 |  Kinder, Louisiana, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:53 of the second round. |
| Win | 12-22-1 | "Marvelous" Marvin Hunt | TKO | 1 | 28/03/2009 |  Royal Oak, Michigan, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the first round. |
| Win | 15-13-2 | Marvin Ray Jones | TKO | 1 | 28/02/2009 | Batesville, Arkansas, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:26 of the first round. |
| Loss | 25-0 | Chris "Nightmare" Arreola | TKO | 3 | 29/11/2008 | Ontario, California, United States | WBC Continental Americas/NABF Heavyweight Titles. IBF World Heavyweight Title Eliminator. Referee stopped the bout at 0:13 of the third round. |
| Win | 8-19-1 | Wallace McDaniel | TKO | 1 | 04/09/2008 |  Houston, Texas, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:27 of the first round. |
| Win | 12-1 | T.J. "Top Dog" Wilson | TKO | 2 | 29/02/2008 | Lemoore, California, United States | NABF Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the second round. |
| Win | 17-12-1 | Ralph "Wild, Wild" West | KO | 2 | 06/12/2007 |  Saint Charles, Missouri, United States | West knocked out at 2:17 of the second round. |
| Loss | 11-1 | T.J. Wilson | TKO | 1 | 19/10/2007 | West Sacramento, California, United States | IBF Americas Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:15 of the first round. |
| Win | 2-12-1 | Douglas "Preacher Man" Robertson | KO | 1 | 24/08/2007 |  Hinckley, Minnesota, United States | Robertson knocked out at 1:11 of the first round. |
| Win | 10-13-1 | Cornelius Ellis | TKO | 6 | 08/06/2007 |  Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:24 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 13-0 | George Garcia | SD | 10 | 06/04/2007 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | IBA Americas Heavyweight Title. 95-93, 95-94, 93-96. |
| Win | 7-0 | Jason "Big Six" Estrada | MD | 8 | 17/11/2006 | San Jacinto, California, United States | 77-75, 76-76, 78-74. |
| Win | 12-7-1 | John Clark | TKO | 2 | 02/09/2006 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:13 of the second round. |
| Win | 11-13-2 | Andrew Greeley | UD | 10 | 18/08/2006 | Tampa, Florida, United States | 98-92, 99-91, 99-91. |
| Win | 11-17-1 | Mike "Jinx" Middleton | TKO | 1 | 30/06/2006 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the first round. |
| Win | 13-16-1 | Curtis Taylor | TKO | 1 | 25/05/2006 | Temecula, California, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the first round. |
| Win | 6-11-1 | Adam "Golden Dragon" Smith | TKO | 1 | 11/05/2006 | Houston, Texas, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:20 of the first round. |
| Win | 11-11-2 | Andrew Greeley | SD | 6 | 14/04/2006 | Rancho Mirage, California, United States | 60-54, 59-55, 55-59. |
| Win | 13-13 | Travis "Ironman" Fulton | TKO | 2 | 23/02/2006 | Lemoore, California, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:54 of the second round. |
| Win | 11-17-3 |  Agustin Corpus | TKO | 5 | 02/12/2005 | Lemoore, California, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the fifth round. |
| Draw | 8-1-1 | Jason "The Sensation" Gavern | PTS | 8 | 30/09/2005 | Brooks, California, United States | 75-77, 76-76, 77-75. |
| Win | 22-52-3 | David Quinn Robinson | KO | 1 | 27/08/2005 | Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States | Robinson knocked out at 2:38 of the first round. |
| Win | 6-8-1 | Kerry Biles | KO | 1 | 06/08/2005 | Palm Springs, California, United States | Biles knocked out at 1:51 of the first round. |
| Win | 15-11-2 | Carlton Johnson | TKO | 1 | 09/06/2005 | Temecula, California, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:48 of the first round. |
| Win | 7-3 | William "Big Will" Cook | KO | 2 | 05/05/2005 | Palm Springs, California, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:40 of the second round. |
| Win | 7-1 | Carl "Iron Fist" Davis | UD | 6 | 07/04/2005 | Temecula, California, United States | 60-54, 59-55, 58-56. |
| Win | 29-26-1 | Marcus "Big Tuna" Rhode | TKO | 2 | 11/03/2005 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the second round. |
| Win | 0-1 | Michael Hamilton | KO | 3 | 20/01/2005 | Houston, Texas, United States | Hamilton knocked out at 0:23 of the third round. |
| Win | 3-8-3 | Salvador Farnetti | TKO | 2 | 09/12/2004 | Temecula, California, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:52 of the second round. |
| Win | 1-0 | Enoch Tucker | KO | 1 | 11/11/2004 | Houston, Texas, United States | Tucker knocked out at 2:25 of the first round. |
| Win | 0-1 | John Sargent, Jr. | KO | 1 | 29/10/2004 | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | Jr. knocked out at 1:56 of the first round. |
| Win | 2-10-3 | David Johnson | MD | 4 | 23/09/2004 | Temecula, California, United States | 37-37, 38-35, 38-35. |
| Win | 0-3 | Royphy Solieau | TKO | 4 | 19/08/2004 | Houston, Texas, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 0-1 | Ross "Da Boss" Brantley | TKO | 1 | 30/07/2004 |  Glendale, Arizona, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:01 of the first round. |
