Zahir Raheem

Zahir Raheem (born November 7, 1976) is an American boxer. Known as "King Raheem", his current professional record stands at 35 wins, 3 losses with 21 knockouts.

Amateur career Raheem enjoyed a stellar amateur career, which included a 213–4 record, 15–1 against international competition, and a spot in the 1996 U.S. Olympic team.

Professional career He turned professional on November 16, 1996, with a 4th-round KO win over Clifford Watford. Being among the less touted of the '96 U.S. Olympians, Raheem worked his way up the rankings slowly, before finally receiving a shot against Rocky Juarez. Raheem lost to Juarez.

Raheem's next big fight was against legendary Mexican Erik Morales on September 10, 2005, in the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Morales was a heavy favorite and the matchup was viewed as warmup for his already scheduled superfight against Manny Pacquiao. Raheem surprised everyone by dominating the fight from the beginning by using excellent footwork and body movement, and never let Morales find his rhythm. Raheem won by unanimous decision, winning Ring Magazine upset of the year for 2005, and cemented himself as a lightweight contender.

On April 29, 2006, Zahir Raheem lost by split decision against Acelino Freitas for the recently vacated WBO Lightweight title. This was Raheem's first world title fight. On July 5, 2008, Raheem was knocked out by a South African boxer Ali Funeka.

Amateur Highlights Won the Bantamweight Olympic Trials in 1996, by defeating the following boxers: Rosendo Sanchez (points) Teaunce Shepherd (points) Steve Carter (points) Steve Carter (points), this bout was at the Olympic Box-Offs in Augusta, GA

At the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, Raheem lost in the second round. His results were: Jong-Gil Oh (North Korea) won on points Arnaldo Mesa (Cuba) lost by TKO 1

Professional boxing record 39 Win 35–3

UD 10 Jan 10, 2014

38 Win 34–3

TKO 2 (10), Nov 2, 2013

37 Win 33–3

TKO 4 (10), Jun 1, 2013

36 Win 32–3

TKO 2 (10), Mar 23, 2013

35 Win 31–3

KO 2 (6), Aug 27, 2010

34 Win 30–3

UD 6 Apr 22, 2010

33 Loss 29–3

KO 4 (12) Jul 5, 2008

32 Win 29–2

KO 1 (8), Jan 4, 2008

31 Win 28–2

UD 10 May 18, 2007

30

27–2

NC 8 Jan 26, 2007

29 Loss 27–2

SD 12 Apr 29, 2006

28 Win 27–1

UD 12 Sep 10, 2005

27 Win 26–1

TKO 6 (8), Feb 26, 2005

26 Loss 25–1

UD 12 Jul 17, 2004

25 Win 25–0

TKO 1 (8), Apr 22, 2004

24 Win 24–0

KO 1 (8), Jul 25, 2003

23 Win 23–0

TKO 4 (10), Jun 24, 2003

22 Win 22–0

KO 3 (8), Mar 28, 2003

21 Win 21–0

UD 10 Feb 24, 2003

20 Win 20–0

TKO 8 (10), Oct 11, 2002

19 Win 19–0

UD 12 Mar 30, 2002

18 Win 18–0

TKO 4 (10), Mar 9, 2002

17 Win 17–0

TKO 2 (8), Nov 24, 2001

16 Win 16–0

KO 5 (8), Aug 24, 2001

15 Win 15–0

KO 1 (8), Sep 23, 2000

14 Win 14–0

UD 8 May 2, 2000

13 Win 13–0

MD 6 Jan 29, 1999

12 Win 12–0

TKO 5 (6) Sep 25, 1998

11 Win 11–0

PTS 6 Jun 13, 1998

10 Win 10–0

UD 6 May 5, 1998

9 Win 9–0

KO 3 (6) Mar 14, 1998

8 Win 8–0

TKO 4 (6), Dec 6, 1997

7 Win 7–0

TKO 5 (6), Sep 19, 1997

6 Win 6–0

PTS 6 May 14, 1997

5 Win 5–0

SD 6 Mar 12, 1997

4 Win 4–0

TKO 2 (4) Feb 22, 1997

3 Win 3–0

UD 4 Jan 10, 1997

2 Win 2–0

UD 4 Dec 6, 1996

1 Win 1–0

TKO 4 (4) Nov 16, 1996