Fred Kassi

Fred Kassi
Kassi (r.) fighting Hughie Fury at the Copper Box in London
Born	(1979-09-04) September 4, 1979 (age 45) Douala, Cameroon
Nationality	American[1]
Other names	Action
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	183
Reach	189
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	27
Wins	18
Wins by KO	10
Losses	8
Draws	1

Fred Kassi (born September 4, 1979) is a Cameroonian-born professional boxer based in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[2]

Professional career

After winning 15 of his first 16 professional fights, Kassi faced his first tough opponent. He was set to face Kendrick Releford in Hollywood Casino, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on April 24, 2010.^[3] He eventually lost the fight via unanimous points decision, after 10 rounds.^[4]

Three times, he fought American contender Chris Arreola, on July 18, 2015, at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. The fight aired on PBC and CBS. The fight resulted in a controversial draw; many, including ringside observers, such as analyst Steve Farhood, believed that Kassi won the fight.^[5][6]

After the controversy with Arreola, Kassi fought Dominic Breazeale at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. He lost via another controversial points decision. Breazeale was given a unanimous decision win by judges. Most observers regarded the fight as a draw or close-run win for Kassi.^[7]

Kassi was set to fight Hughie Fury for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title at the Copper Box Arena on April 30, 2016.^[8] Kassi lost the fight via technical decision.^[9] The bout went to the scorecards after seven rounds when Fury was left with a gash over his left eye because of an accidental clash of heads. Kassi pressured Fury throughout the fight, landing power shots on his head. Fury struggled to contain him until the fight was suspended.^[10]

Kassi was set to face Jarrell Miller on August 29, 2016, for the WBO-NABO heavyweight title.^[5] The fight took place in Rhinos Stadium, Rochester, and Kassi lost as he retired in the third round, citing hand injury.^[11]

Professional boxing record

18 Wins (10 knockouts), 9 Losses (1 knockout), 1 Draw[12]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	18–8–1	Izuagbe Ugonoh	RTD	2 (10), 3:00	2018-05-25	Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Loss	18–7–1	Tomasz Adamek	UD	10	2017-11-18	Hala Sportowa, Czestochowa	For vacant Republic of Poland International heavyweight title
Loss	18–6–1	Jarrell Miller	RTD	3 (10), 3:00	2016-08-19	Rhinos Stadium, Rochester	For WBO-NABO heavyweight title
Loss	18–5–1	Hughie Fury	TD	7 (12), 0:46	2016-04-30	Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick	For vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title; Unanimous TD
Loss	18–4–1	Dominic Breazeale	UD	10	2015-09-26	Legacy Arena, Birmingham
Draw	18–3–1	Chris Arreola	MD	10	2015-07-18	Don Haskins Center, El Paso
Loss	18–3	Amir Mansour	KO	7 (10), 2:14	2014-11-08	Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem
Win	18–2	Shannon Caudle	KO		2013-08-10	Crescent City Boxing Gym, New Orleans
Win	17–2	Rubin Williams	TKO	2 (6), 2:28	2012-12-01	Crescent City Boxing Gym, New Orleans
Win	16–2	Royphy Solieau	DQ		2012-04-14	Crescent City Boxing Gym, New Orleans
Loss	15–2	Kendrick Releford	UD	10	2010-04-24	Hollywood Casino, Bay Saint Louis
Win	15–1	Moises Droz	KO		2010-01-23	Hollywood Casino, Bay Saint Louis
Win	14–1	Joseph Rabotte	UD		2009-12-04	St. Bernard Civic Center, Chalmette
Win	13–1	Marvin Hunt	TKO		2009-10-03	Hollywood Casino, Bay Saint Louis
Loss	12–1	Lionel Butler	SD	6	2009-09-10	San Manuel Indian Casino, Highland
Win	12–0	Steve Lewallen	UD		2007-08-04	Expo Square Pavilion, Tulsa
Win	11–0	Chaffy Uhde	RTD		2007-06-23	Convention Center, Fort Smith
Win	10–0	Steven Crane	KO		2007-05-19	Gypsy, Fayetteville
Win	9–0	Billy Deal	TKO		2007-04-14	The Hughes Center, Russellville
Win	8–0	Ron Collins	TKO		2007-03-24	Oaks, Fort Smith
Win	7–0	Jonathan Felton	UD		2007-02-23	Catholic Youth Center, Scranton
Win	6–0	John Dixon	UD		2004-05-27	Alario Center, Westwego
Win	5–0	Chris Gann	TKO		2004-05-21	The Foundry, Atlanta
Win	4–0	Pavlo Varavko	UD		2004-04-03	Adam's Mark Hotel, Philadelphia
Win	3–0	James Thompson	SD		2004-02-07	Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City
Win	2–0	Paul Tillery	UD		2003-12-13	Convention Center, Washington
Win	1–0	Ken Powell	TKO		2003-12-02	Omni New Daisy Theater, Memphis

References

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