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| Verno Phillips | |
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| Born | Verno Jeremias Phillips (1969-11-29) November 29, 1969 (age 55)  Belize City, Belize |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 55 |
| Wins | 42 |
| Wins by KO | 21 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
Verno Jeremias Phillips (born November 29, 1969 in Belize City, Belize), is a professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division.
Career
Phillips turned pro in 1988 and captured the Vacant WBO Light Middleweight Title in 1993 with a win over Lupe Aquino. He defended the title four times before losing a decision to the gifted Paul "Silky" Jones of England many people say this was philips first and only true defeat.In 2004 Phillips captured the Vacant IBF Light Middleweight Title by beating Carlos Bojorquez via a TKO, but lost the belt in his next fight to Kassim Ouma. He lost his next bout to Ike Quartey, but in 2006 has rallied with wins over Juan Carlos Candelo and Teddy Reid, televised by ESPN. On March 27, 2008, Phillips beat Cory Spinks by disputed split decision to regain the IBF Light Middleweight Title. The announcer for donkingtv.com had scored the bout 119-110 for Spinks.
Philips signed to fight the young Paul Williams on November 29, 2008 on HBO for the vacant WBO Interim Light Middleweight Title, vacating his IBF title in the process. Phillips ended up losing the bout the after the ring doctor stopped the fight at the end of the eighth round, resulting in only the second loss via TKO in his career.
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| Preceded byJohn David Jackson Vacated |
WBO Junior Middleweight Champion October 30 1993 – November 22 1996 |
Succeeded byPaul Jones |
| Preceded byWinky Wright Stripped |
IBF Junior Middleweight Champion June 5 2004 – October 2 2004 |
Succeeded byKassim Ouma |
| Preceded byCory Spinks | IBF Junior Middleweight Champion March 27 2008 – November 19 2008 Vacated |
Vacant |