Mickey Bey Jr. (born June 27, 1983) is an American professional boxer and former IBF lightweight champion.
Professional career Bey vs. Rodriguez On February 2, 2013, Bey defeated Robert Rodríguez by third-round knockout, but tested positive for testosterone in the post-fight drug test. He was fined $1,000 and suspended for three months.
Bey vs. Vazquez On September 13, 2014, Bey defeated Miguel Vázquez by twelfth-round split decision to win the IBF lightweight title, his first world title. This bout was on the card of Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II.
Vacating the IBF lightweight title Bey was scheduled to face Denis Shafikov as his first defence, on April 30, as an ESPN2 main event in Las Vegas. Moretti and Leonard Ellerbe of Mayweather Promotions were even able to make a deal for the bout despite the poor relationship between the companies. However, Bey ultimately turned down a purse of about $200,000, and the bout was cancelled on short notice. The bout was then put up for a purse bid, and Top Rank, the only bidder, won the promotional rights with an offer of $78,000.
Although Bey signed a contract to go to Macau, China, to make a mandatory defence of his lightweight world title against Shafikov on July 18, he has again backed out of the fight and the vacated the title on July 3, 2015, having failed to defend the title once. Whilst he did ultimately vacate the title the IBF were on the verge of stripping him for failing to meet his contractual obligation to face his mandatory challenger.
Bey vs. Barthelemy Bey fought Rances Barthelemy on 3 June 2016, for the IBF lightweight championship of the world. Barthelemy won by split decision. The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 110-117, 116-111 in favor of Barthelemy.
Bey vs. Kambosos Jnr George Kambosos Jnr fought Bey on 14 December 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Kambosos Jnr won by split decision in their 10 round contest. The scorecards were announced as 94-95, 97-92, 96-93 in favor of Kambosos Jnr.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes30WinJavier Rodriguez Lepe29Win24–3–1 Francisco Bonilla Zambrano28Loss23–3–1 George Kambosos Jr.27Win23–2–1 Luis Humberto Valdivia26Loss22–2–1 Rances Barthelemy25Win22–1–1 Naim Nelson24Win21–1–1 Miguel Vázquez23Win20–1–1 Alan Herrera22Win19–1–1 Carlos Cardenas21Loss18–1–1 John Molina Jr.2018–0–1 Robert Rodríguez19Win18–0–1Héctor Velázquez18Win17–0–1Alejandro Rodriguez17Draw16–0–1Jose Hernandez16Win16–0Eric Cruz15Win15–0Tyrone Wiggins14Win14–0Michaelangelo Lynks13Win13–0Rashad Ganaway12Win12–0Miguel Angel Munguia11Win11–0Wilson Alcorro10Win10–0Roberto Acevedo9Win9–0Castulo Gonzalez8Win8–0Jose Magallon7Win7–0Felisiberto Fernandes6Win6–0Michael Mendez5Win5–0Odilon Rivera Meza4Win4–0Tomondre King3Win3–0Lamont Sims2Win2–0Hector de la Cruz1Win1–0Shane Gierke
See also List of lightweight boxing champions
References
External links
Mickey Bey - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live