James Warring

James Warring (born November 26, 1958) is an American boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. In professional boxing, he held the IBF world cruiserweight title from 1991 until 1992. In kickboxing, Warring is a four-time world champion, which included WKA world titles in 1983 and 1989. Warring alog with Troy Dorsey are the only two fighters to hold World titles in both Boxing and Kickboxing simultaneously although Warring held Kickboxing titles on the international rules level.

Biography

Career

Kickboxing
US kickboxing champion
KICK World Cruiserweight Champion
PKC World Cruiserweight Champion
FFKA World Super Heavyweight Champion
WKA World Cruiserweight Champion
WKA World Heavyweight champion
Boxing
NABF Cruiserweight Champion (December 12, 1990 - ?)
IBF World Cruiserweight Champion (September 7, 1991 Ã¢ÂÂ July 30, 1992)
Mixed Martial Arts
World Combat Championship Runner-Up (1995)

Career after fighting

As of 2002, Warring was a referee for the Florida State Athletic Commission in Shin Do Kumate and boxing.

Professional boxing record

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Loss | align=center| 2Ã¢ÂÂ1 | Renzo Gracie | Submission (Ezekiel Choke) | WCC 1 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:47 | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | Final |- | Win | align=center| 2Ã¢ÂÂ0 | Erik Paulson | TKO (corner stoppage) | WCC 1 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 16:08 | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | Semi Finals |- | Win | align=center| 1Ã¢ÂÂ0 | Jerome Turcan | TKO (punches) | WCC 1 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:35 | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | Quarter Finals |-

Kickboxing record

|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1997-10-17 || Loss || align=left | Peter Aerts || K-1 Grand Prix '97 1st round || Osaka, Japan || KO (Right high kick) || 3 || 1:13 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1987-04-25 || Win || align=left | Jerry Rhome || PKC Karatemania II || Atlanta, USA || DQ || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | - || Win || align=left | Maurice Smith || WKA Full Contact Karate || USA || || || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1984-01-20 || Win || align=left | Don Nakaya Nielsen || WKA Full Contact Karate || Ciudad JuÃÂ¡rez, Mexico || KO (Front kick) || 3 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1982-09-04 || Loss || align=left | Don Wilson || WKA Kickboxing || Tokyo, Japan || Decision || 11 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- | colspan=9 | Legend:

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | ? || Win || align=left | Vitali Klitschko || WAKO || United States || Decision (Split) || 12 || |- | colspan=9 | Legend: