Introduction
Chris Colbert (born September 27, 1996) is an American professional boxer who has held the WBA interim super featherweight title since January 2020.
Professional career
Colbert made his professional debut on May 29, 2015, scoring a second-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Marquis Pierce at the Barclays Center in New York City. He had three more fights in 2015; a fourth-round TKO win over Benjamin Burgos in June and unanimous decision (UD) victories over Jose Carmona and Derrick Bivins in September and December respectively.
He only fought once in 2016, scoring a UD win over Antonio Dubose in June. Following two more UD victories in 2017 over Wilfredo Garriga in March and Titus Williams in November, Colbert defeated Austin Dulay via seventh-round corner retirement (RTD) in April 2018. His second and final fight of that year was a UD win over Fatiou Fassinou in September.
He secured three more wins in the first half of 2019; a UD against Joshuah Hernandez in January; a second-round TKO over Mario Briones in April; and a UD against Alberto Mercado in June.
His first attempt at a professional title came on September 21, 2019, against two time world title challenger Miguel Beltrán Jr. at the Rabobank Theater in Bakersfield, California. Colbert won the bout via first-round KO to capture the vacant NABA-USA lightweight title.
Professional boxing record
| Professional record summary | ||
| 14 fights | 14 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 0 |
| By decision | 9 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Jezreel Corrales | UD | 12 | Jan 18, 2020 | Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Won vacant WBA interim super featherweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Miguel Beltrán Jr. | KO | 1 (10), 2:57 | Sep 21, 2019 | Rabobank Theater, Bakersfield, California, U.S. | Won vacant NABA-USA lightweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Alberto Mercado | UD | 8 | Jun 23, 2019 | Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Mario Briones | TKO | 2 (10), 1:59 | Apr 13, 2019 | Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Joshuah Hernandez | UD | 8 | Jan 26, 2019 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Fatiou Fassinou | UD | 8 | Sep 8, 2018 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Austin Dulay | RTD | 7 (8), 3:00 | Apr 13, 2018 | Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Titus Williams | UD | 8 | Nov 4, 2017 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Wilfredo Garriga | UD | 6 | Mar 17, 2017 | Santander Arena, Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Antonio Dubose | UD | 6 | Jun 28, 2016 | Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Derrick Bivins | UD | 6 | Dec 29, 2015 | Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jose Carmona | UD | 4 | Sep 22, 2015 | Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Benjamin Burgos | TKO | 4 (4), 1:48 | Jun 27, 2015 | Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Marquis Pierce | TKO | 2 (4), 1:31 | May 29, 2015 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. |