Fred Kassi

Fred Kassi (born September 4, 1979) is a Cameroonian-born professional boxer based in New Orleans, Louisiana.[2]

Fred Kassi
Kassi (r.) fighting Hughie Fury at the Copper Box in London
Statistics
Nickname(s)Action
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height183
Reach189
NationalityAmerican[1]
Born (1979-09-04) September 4, 1979
Douala, Cameroon
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights27
Wins18
Wins by KO10
Losses8
Draws1

Professional career

After winning 15 of his first 16 professional fights, Kassi faced his first tough opponent. He was set to face Kendrick Releford in Hollywood Casino, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on April 24, 2010.[3] He eventually lost the fight via unanimous points decision, after 10 rounds.[4]

He fought three times American contender Chris Arreola, on July 18, 2015, at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas, with the fight airing on PBC and CBS. The fight resulted in a controversial draw, with many, including ringside observers (among whom analyst Steve Farhood) believing Kassi had won the fight.[5][6]

After the controversy with Arreola, he fought Dominic Breazeale at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. He lost via another controversial points decision. Breazeale was given a unanimous decision win by judges, with most observers regarding the fight as a draw or close-run win for Kassi.[7]

He was set to fight Hughie Fury for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title at the Copper Box Arena on April 30, 2016.[8] Kassi lost the fight via technical decision.[9] The bout went to the scorecards after seven rounds after Fury was left with a gash over his left eye after an accidental clash of heads. Kassi pressured Fury throughout the fight, landing power shots on his head, with Fury struggling to contain him until the fight was suspended.[10]

He was set to face Jarrell Miller on August 29, 2016, for the WBO-NABO heavyweight title.[5] The fight took place in Rhinos Stadium, Rochester, and Kassi lost it as he retired in the third round, citing hand injury.[11]

Professional boxing record
18 Wins (10 knockouts), 9 Losses (1 knockout), 1 Draw[12]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 18–9–1 United States Adam Ziabari RTD 5 (10), 3:00 2018-10-18 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal
Loss 18–8–1 United States Izuagbe Ugonoh RTD 2 (10), 3:00 2018-05-25 Poland Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Loss 18–7–1 Poland Tomasz Adamek UD 10 2017-11-18 Poland Hala Sportowa, Czestochowa For vacant Republic of Poland International heavyweight title
Loss 18–6–1 United States Jarrell Miller RTD 3 (10), 3:00 2016-08-19 United States Rhinos Stadium, Rochester For WBO-NABO heavyweight title
Loss 18–5–1 United Kingdom Hughie Fury TD 7 (12), 0:46 2016-04-30 United Kingdom Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick For vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title;
Unanimous TD
Loss 18–4–1 United States Dominic Breazeale UD 10 2015-09-26 United States Legacy Arena, Birmingham
Draw 18–3–1 United States Chris Arreola MD 10 2015-07-18 United States Don Haskins Center, El Paso
Loss 18–3 United States Amir Mansour KO 7 (10), 2:14 2014-11-08 United States Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem
Win 18–2 United States Shannon Caudle KO 2013-08-10 United States Crescent City Boxing Gym, New Orleans
Win 17–2 United States Rubin Williams TKO 2 (6), 2:28 2012-12-01 United States Crescent City Boxing Gym, New Orleans
Win 16–2 United States Royphy Solieau DQ 2012-04-14 United States Crescent City Boxing Gym, New Orleans
Loss 15–2 United States Kendrick Releford UD 10 2010-04-24 United States Hollywood Casino, Bay Saint Louis
Win 15–1 United States Moises Droz KO 2010-01-23 United States Hollywood Casino, Bay Saint Louis
Win 14–1 United States Joseph Rabotte UD 2009-12-04 United States St. Bernard Civic Center, Chalmette
Win 13–1 United States Marvin Hunt TKO 2009-10-03 United States Hollywood Casino, Bay Saint Louis
Loss 12–1 United States Lionel Butler SD 6 2009-09-10 United States San Manuel Indian Casino, Highland
Win 12–0 United States Steve Lewallen UD 2007-08-04 United States Expo Square Pavilion, Tulsa
Win 11–0 United States Chaffy Uhde RTD 2007-06-23 United States Convention Center, Fort Smith
Win 10–0 United States Steven Crane KO 2007-05-19 United States Gypsy, Fayetteville
Win 9–0 United States Billy Deal TKO 2007-04-14 United States The Hughes Center, Russellville
Win 8–0 United States Ron Collins TKO 2007-03-24 United States Oaks, Fort Smith
Win 7–0 United States Jonathan Felton UD 2007-02-23 United States Catholic Youth Center, Scranton
Win 6–0 United States John Dixon UD 2004-05-27 United States Alario Center, Westwego
Win 5–0 United States Chris Gann TKO 2004-05-21 United States The Foundry, Atlanta
Win 4–0 United States Pavlo Varavko UD 2004-04-03 United States Adam's Mark Hotel, Philadelphia
Win 3–0 United States James Thompson SD 2004-02-07 United States Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City
Win 2–0 United States Paul Tillery UD 2003-12-13 United States Convention Center, Washington
Win 1–0 United States Ken Powell TKO 2003-12-02 United States Omni New Daisy Theater, Memphis

References
  1. "Fred Kassi". BoxRec. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  2. Rivera, Kristopher. "Boxing: Fred Kassi quietly waits to make noise against Arreola". El Paso Times. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  3. Hollywood Casino. "Kendrick Releford To Face Kassi, Leo Nolan Withdraws". Boxingscene. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  4. Holmes, William (25 September 2015). "PBC on NBC Preview: Wilder vs. Duhaupas, Breazeale vs. Kassi". www.boxinginsider.com. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  5. Showtime. "Jarrell Miller vs. Fred Kassi on August 19th, Showtime". Boxingscene. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  6. Coppinger, Mike. "Chris Arreola struggles to draw against underdog Fred Kassi". USA Today. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  7. Fischer, Doug (27 September 2015). "DOMINIC BREAZEALE OUTPOINTS FRED KASSI BY QUESTIONABLE DECISION". The Ring. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  8. Gigney, George. "Hughie Fury fight time, date, venue, TV channel, undercard and more". The Ring. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  9. Robinson, Isaac. "Hughie Fury step-up delay amid health issues, says Peter Fury". SkySports. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  10. "Hughie Fury Defeats Fred Kassi". Boxing News 24. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  11. Andrzejewski, Matt (20 August 2016). "Jarrell Miller vs. Fred Kassi on August 19th, Showtime". tss.ib.tv. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  12. "Jimmy Rothwell - Boxer". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-05.
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