DeMarcus Deon Corley (born June 3, 1974) is an American professional boxer. A veteran of the sport for more than two decades, he held the WBO junior welterweight title from 2001 to 2003, and has fought as a gatekeeper against many of boxing's biggest names.

Amateur career Corley was an amateur standout, and won the National Golden Gloves Light Welterweight Championship in 1995. Corley also had a record of 100-19.

Professional career Corley began boxing professionally on May 17, 1996, knocking out Aaron Smith in the first round. Corley would not lose a match until 1999, against Daniel Lujan. Later that year in his 22nd bout with a record of 21 wins 1 defeat (11KO), he faced Ener Julio for the USBA light welterweight title. He won via a 12-round split decision.

WBO light welterweight champion In 2001 Corley would stop Felix Flores in the first round to win the WBO light welterweight belt. He would later defeat Ener Julio again to defend his belt.

Corley took 2002 off from boxing to recover from the murder of his brother. This murder left Corley to care for his brother’s 7 children on top of the 7 children he already had. He returned to the ring on January 4, 2003.

Loss to Judah

After the Bernard Hopkins vs. Morrade Hakkar bout in Philadelphia in March 2003, Corley was involved in a brawl at a bar with former light welterweight champion Zab Judah which had to be broken up by the police

On the undercard of the rematch between Ricardo Mayorga and Vernon Forrest in July, Corley and Judah met in the ring. Corley was dropped by a looping left from Judah in the third round. He would work himself back into the bout during the middle rounds but Judah was able to control most of the fight by jabbing and moving and making Corley miss with his best punches.

At the end of 12 rounds judge Duane Ford, scored it 115–112 for Corley while judges Chuck Giampa and Michael Pernik, scored it 115–112 for Judah, giving him a split decision victory. HBO's unofficial scorer Harold Lederman had it 116–111 for Judah.

Cotto challenge

In February 2005 Corley attempted to win back his WBO belt against Miguel Cotto, losing by 5th round TKO.

WBC title shot In 2006 Corley fought Junior Witter for the vacant WBC light welterweight championship, losing a wide decision in a very tactical bout.

Later career After many consecutive losses, Corley took on Damian Fuller in 2010 and improved his record to 37-13-1 (21 KOs) with a 4th-round TKO.

On August 28, 2010, Corley lost to Marcos Maidana by unanimous decision in a fight in which was disputed, for the WBA light welterweight title.

On November 14, 2010, Corley lost to Serhiy Fedchenko by unanimous decision in a fight in which was also disputed, for the vacant WBO European light welterweight title.

On January 21, 2012, Corley won the vacant NABF light welterweight title when he defeated Gabriel Bracero by unanimous decision.

Bare knuckle boxing On March 19, 2021, Corley fought Reggie Barnett Jr in BKFC 16. He lost the fight via retirement after the fourth round.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes89LossMichael Williams Jr.UD10Oct 26, 202488Loss52–35–1Jon BryantMD6May 5, 202387Loss52–34–1Derrick MurrayRTD4 (6), Oct 29, 202286Win52–33–1Lenwood DozierUD6Oct 29, 202185Loss51–33–1Custio ClaytonTKO6 (8), Mar 29, 201984Loss51–32–1Mykal FoxUD10Aug 18, 201883Loss51–31–1Vivian HarrisUD12Jul 21, 201882Loss51–30–1Aik ShakhnazaryanUD10Jun 9, 201881Win51–29–1Patrick LópezUD12Apr 4, 201880Loss50–29–1Hank LundyUD8Feb 10, 201879Win50–28–1Ramel LewisUD8Jul 12, 201778Win49–28–1Vivian HarrisUD10May 20, 201777Loss48–28–1Jovanie SantiagoUD10Apr 7, 201776Win48–27–1Dexter GonzalesMD12Aug 27, 201675Win47–27–1Richard HolmesKO7 (10)Jun 15, 201674Win46–27–1Michael GardenerSD7Jun 15, 201673Win45–27–1Revlon LakeKO1 (5), May 25, 201672Loss44–27–1Adrian Estrella12Apr 16, 201671Win44–26–1Iwan AzoreUD5Mar 16, 201670Win43–26–1Osama HadifiTKO6 (8), Feb 26, 201669Loss42–26–1Anthony YigitRTD3 (8), Dec 19, 201568Loss42–25–1Bahodir MamadjonovUD8Oct 31, 201567Loss42–24–1Nery SaguilánUD12Aug 22, 201566Loss42–23–1Manuel PérezRTD6 (10), May 16, 201565Win42–22–1Daniel AttahUD10Sep 20, 201464Win41–22–1Dedrick BellKO2 (10), Aug 22, 201463Loss40–22–1Franklin MamaniUD10Dec 13, 201362Win40–21–1Javier Garcia7 (8), Oct 24, 201361Loss39–21–1Selçuk AydınRTD4 (12), Sep 27, 201360Loss39–20–1Viktor PostolUD12Oct 27, 201259Win39–19–1Paul McCloskeyTKO10 (12), May 5, 201258Win38–19–1Gabriel BraceroUD10Jan 21, 201257Loss37–19–1Ruslan ProvodnikovUD12Dec 5, 201156Loss37–18–1Thomas DulormeUD10Jun 10, 201155Loss37–17–1Andre GorgesSD8Mar 29, 201154Loss37–16–1Lucas MatthysseTKO8 (12)Jan 21, 201153Loss37–15–1Serhiy FedchenkoUD12Nov 13, 201052Loss37–14–1Marcos MaidanaUD12Aug 28, 201051Win37–13–1Damian FullerTKO4 (8), Jul 10, 201050Loss36–13–1Freddy HernándezKO5 (10), Feb 5, 201049Loss36–12–1Fariz KazimovSD10Nov 28, 200948Win36–11–1Harrison CuelloUD8Sep 26, 200947Win35–11–1James KimoriTKO8 (8), Aug 15, 200946Win34–11–1Sidney SiqueiraTKO8 (8), May 9, 200945Loss33–11–1Hector SanchezUD8Apr 10, 200944Win33–10–1Wilson Enrique GalliTKO7 (10), Feb 3, 200943Win32–10–1Donnell LoganKO1 (8), Dec 13, 200842Loss31–10–1Randall BaileyUD8Oct 22, 200841Loss31–9–1Ashley TheophaneUD8Jul 31, 200840Loss31–8–1Devon AlexanderUD12Jan 19, 200839Loss31–7–1Dairo EsalasSD8Nov 30, 200738Loss31–6–1José AlfaroTKO8 (10), May 12, 200737Loss31–5–1Junior WitterUD12Sep 15, 200636Win31–4–1Johnny WalkerTKO9 (10), Sep 17, 200535Win30–4–1Kevin CarterUD8Feb 26, 200534Loss29–4–1Miguel CottoTKO5 (12), Feb 26, 200533Win29–3–1Darryl TysonUD10Dec 12, 200432Loss28–3–1Floyd Mayweather Jr.UD12May 22, 200431Loss28–2–1Zab JudahSD12Jul 12, 200330Win28–1–1Randall BaileyUD12Jan 4, 200329Win27–1–1Ener JulioUD12Jan 19, 200228Win26–1–1Felix FloresTKO1 (12), Jun 30, 200127Win25–1–1Dillon CarewUD10Apr 4, 200126Win24–1–1Jerry SmithTKO5Apr 22, 200025Win23–1–1Salvador MontesTKO3Apr 1, 200024Win22–1–1Sam MillerTKO5 (10), Mar 3, 200023Win21–1–1Harold BennettKO1 (8), Jan 19, 200022Win20–1–1Ener JulioSD12Sep 24, 199921Win19–1–1Donnie ParkerPTS10Jun 26, 199920Win18–1–1Mike Tidline ElTKO7 (10)Apr 2, 199919Loss17–1–1Daniel Lujan10Mar 20, 199918Win17–0–1Sergio PenaTKO5Feb 6, 199917Draw16–0–1Dillon Carew3Dec 5, 199816Win16–0Miguel Angel OlivaresUD10Oct 17, 199815Win15–0Gustavo TapiaTKO1 (8), Aug 28, 199814Win14–0Felix MartiUD8May 2, 199813Win13–0Raymond FloresUD6Jan 31, 199812Win12–0Ali MuhammadPTS4Oct 30, 199711Win11–0Lahtovous WhittedTKO1Oct 6, 199710Win10–0Andre GaddisTKO1Aug 31, 19979Win9–0Larry LandryKO2 (6), Aug 5, 19978Win8–0Mauricio RodriguezTKO1Jun 7, 19977Win7–0Ruben AguayoKO1 (4), Jan 25, 19976Win6–0Leon Hinnant2 (4), Nov 14, 19965Win5–0Antonio Pressley4Oct 19, 19964Win4–0Laszlo KomjathiUD4Jul 19, 19963Win3–0Claude Staten4Jul 11, 19962Win2–0Dan PifferTKO1Jun 27, 19961Win1–0Aaron Smith1 (4)May 17, 1996

Bare Knuckle Boxing Record

|Loss |align=center|0–1 |Reggie Barnett Jr. |TKO (retirement) |BKFC 16 | |align=center|4 |align=center|2:00 |Biloxi, Mississippi, United States

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