Terry McGroom boxer

Terry McGroom boxer
bouts
31
won
19
lost
9
draw
3
Status
inactive
Division
cruiserweight
Debut
1993-01-16
Height
6′ 1″/185cm
Reach
77″/196cm
Age
50
Born
1966-03-16
Death
2016-04-17
Nationality
USA

Terry McGroom (March 16, 1966 – April 17, 2016) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2004. He challenged for the IBF cruiserweight title in 2001.McGroom attended Wells High School in Chicago, which was "full of gangbangers." Tom O'Shea, an English teacher at the school, said he was "an arrogant, nasty kid who was always in trouble with his teachers," apart from the fact that he did not earn a single credit in his freshman year. When O'Shea caught McGroom fighting in the hallways, he was given a choice: follow him to the principal's office or to the boxing gym. O'Shea became his coach, a position he held throughout McGroom's amateur career.He later graduated from Wells as an honor student, earning a boxing scholarship to Northern Michigan University.McGroom had a stellar amateur career prior to turning professional, going 63-11. He was a National Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight champion in 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1992 and a National Amateur Light Heavyweight Champion in 1991. McGroom also won a silver medal from the 1990 Goodwill Games in the 81 kg division.He also competed at the 1989 World Championships in Moscow.McGroom turned pro in 1993 and started off his career going undefeated in his first 11 fights. He then faced Darrol Wilson, a heavy hitting heavyweight who would make a name for himself later on, in 1995, and battled his way to a 10-round draw. McGroom's next big fight was an 8th-round TKO loss to future contender Kirk Johnson. Johnson was much bigger than McGroom and slugged him to the canvas.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2004-07-24 Cengiz Koc WWWWWW Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt LOST
Unanimous decision
2004-04-22 Timur Ibragimov WWWWWW Krylia Sovetov, Moscow LOST
Unanimous decision
2004-02-28 Johny Jensen WWWWWD Europahallen, Aalborg LOST
Split-decision
2003-10-24 Johny Jensen WWWWWW K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen DRAW
Points
2003-09-20 Steve Cunningham WWWWWW Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville LOST
Unanimous decision
2003-02-01 Malik Scott WWWWWW Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville LOST
Technical knockout
2002-09-08 Dominick Guinn WWWWWW Great Plains Coliseum, Lawton LOST
Technical knockout
2001-03-24 Vassiliy Jirov WWWWWW MGM Grand, Las Vegas LOST
KO
2001-02-21 Ed Strickland LLLLLL Columbia Club, Indianapolis WIN
KO
2000-01-21 James Toney WLWWWW DePaul Alumni Hall, Chicago LOST
Majority decision
1999-06-26 Esteban Pizzarro WWWWWW Hawthorne Race Course, Cicero WIN
Unanimous decision
1999-03-05 Jesse Corona WWLLLW Park West, Chicago WIN
Unanimous decision
1999-01-29 Vinson Durham LLLLLL Park West, Chicago WIN
Unanimous decision
1998-11-13 Mike Acklie LLLLLL Park West, Chicago WIN
Technical knockout
1997-10-01 Brian Yates LLLLLL Banana Joe's, Chicago WIN
Unanimous decision
1996-11-16 Kirk Johnson WWWWWW Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City LOST
Technical knockout
1996-04-23 Anthony Hembrick WLWLWW The Palace, Auburn Hills DRAW
Split-decision
1995-11-21 Arthur Saribekian WLWWLW The Palace, Auburn Hills WIN
Unanimous decision
1995-10-03 Ron Preston LLDLLW IMA Sports Arena, Flint WIN
Unanimous decision
1995-08-17 Darroll Wilson WWWWWW Caesars Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City DRAW
Points
1995-03-28 Exum Speight LLWLLL IMA Sports Arena, Flint WIN
Technical knockout
1994-08-20 Ken Jackson LLLLLL McMinn County &High's fieldhouse , Athens WIN
Technical knockout
1994-05-21 Randy McGee WWWLL World's Fair Convention Center, Knoxville WIN
Unanimous decision
1994-02-05 Tim St Clair LLLLLW World's Fair Convention Center, Knoxville WIN
Unanimous decision
1993-12-18 Morris Young LL World's Fair Convention Center, Knoxville WIN
Technical knockout
1993-11-13 Aaron Green LLLWWL Civic Coliseum, Knoxville WIN
KO
1993-08-28 Leonard Long WLLW Civic Coliseum, Knoxville WIN
Points
1993-07-17 Darren Jewell WW World's Fair Convention Center, Knoxville WIN
KO
1993-06-12 Ricardo Estrada debut Knoxville WIN
Technical knockout
1993-03-27 Donald Johnson LL World's Fair Convention Center, Knoxville WIN
Technical knockout
1993-01-16 William Yates debut World's Fair Convention Center, Knoxville WIN
Technical knockout