Mustafa Hamsho


Mustafa Hamsho is a retired Syrian boxer who never won a world title but fought some big names in his career. Though he was not a winner in all of those fights, he did some things to make every one of his fights interesting and controversial in some regard. The Syrian Slugger racked up a winning record in the late 1970s defeated Wilford Scypion on June 15th, 1980 and former world middleweight champion Alan Minter on June 6th,1981 to get a shot at then-champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler in October of that year, but showed no respect for the champion during their matchup - or at least for the time it lasted. Hagler methodically used right jabs and right hooks to bust up Hamsho's face until the fight was stopped in the 11th. Sports Illustrated commended Hamsho, calling him courageous for his effort on that fight.
Hamsho continued to fight, defeating Curtis Parker, future world champion Bobby Czyz, and former three-division world champion Wilfred Benítez during 1982 and 1983, then received a return visit to take on Hagler in a rematch in October 1984 in NYC's Madison Square Garden. After Hamsho tried to play rough in the early going, Hagler ended things early this time by flooring Hamsho twice in the third round, thus forcing Hamsho's trainer to jump in and stop the fight. Hamsho would continue to fight, with the biggest name on his list being Donny Lalonde, who decisioned Hamsho in the spring of 1987 and would then go on to become light heavyweight champion later that year. Hamsho's career would then peter out over the next few years.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound,TimeDateLocationNotes
Win5-7-1 Wesley ReidTKO510/11/1989 Callicoon, New York, United States
Loss22-0 Graciano RocchigianiTKO105/12/1987 Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Win2-6-1 Reggie BarnesTKO310/08/1987 Secaucus, New Jersey, United States
Loss28-2 Donny LalondeUD1207/05/1987 New York City, United StatesFor WBC Continental Americas Light Heavyweight Title.
Win14-12 Jimmy ShaversPTS1013/11/1986 New York City, United States
Win8-1 Richard BurtonTKO714/08/1986 New York City, United States
Win2-6 Ernie WhiteKO420/05/1986 Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States
Win5-11 Miguel RosaTKO828/06/1985 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss59-2-2 Marvin HaglerTKO319/10/1984 New York City, United StatesFor WBC/WBA/IBF The Ring and Lineal Middleweight Titles
Win19-4-1 Alexis ShakespeareTKO530/03/1984 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win45-2-1 Wilfred BenitezUD1216/07/1983 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win5-8 Gil RosarioKO303/06/1983 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win20-0 Bobby CzyzUD1020/11/1982 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win5-5 Gil RosarioTKO322/05/1982 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win19-3 Curtis ParkerPTS1013/03/1982 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss52-2-2 Marvin HaglerTKO1103/10/1981 Rosemont, Illinois, United StatesFor WBC/WBA The Ring and Lineal Middleweight Titles
Win39-7 Alan MinterSD1006/06/1981 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win17-1 Curtis ParkerSD1015/02/1981 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win39-15-1 Rudy RoblesUD1025/11/1980 New York City, United States
Win15-4-2 Bob PattersonKO424/09/1980 Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
Win16-0 Wilford ScypionDQ1015/06/1980 Clarkston, Michigan, United States
Win15-6-1 Reggie JonesTKO629/03/1980 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win4-5 Barry HillTKO104/10/1979 North Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Win7-15-1 Fermin GuzmanKO719/09/1979 New York City, United States
Win27-5-2 Leo SaenzKO617/07/1979 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win14-24-2 Domingo OrtizTKO727/06/1979 Secaucus, New Jersey, United States
Win14-23-2 Domingo OrtizKO826/04/1979 North Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Win4-14-5 Tyrone FreemanTKO111/04/1979 White Plains, New York, United States
Win5-24-1 Winston NoelKO215/03/1979 North Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Win33-11-2 Irish Pat MurphyTKO327/01/1979 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Win4-8 Don JohnsonTKO601/12/1978 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Win17-8-1 Eddie ParksTKO228/10/1978 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Win31-4-1 Bobby WattsTKO621/09/1978 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Win5-2-1 Frank MooreTKO228/06/1978 Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Win18-3 Rocky Mosley, Jr.PTS821/01/1978 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win4-4 Antonio AdamePTS1009/11/1977 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win3-2 Gil RosarioPTS627/09/1977 West New York, New Jersey, United States
Win7-6 Archie "Bunker" AndrewsPTS623/06/1977 Newark, New Jersey, United States
Win0-5 Lorenzo HowardKO120/05/1977 Binghamton, New York, United States
Win4-6 Lester CamperPTS829/04/1977 Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Win-- Bernard McLeanPTS829/10/1976 Sunnyside, Queens New York, United States
Win-- Benji GoldstonePTS402/10/1976 Utica, New York, United States
Win6-7-1 Cove GreenTKO411/09/1976 Utica, New York, United States
Draw6-4 Reggie JonesPTS816/08/1976 Newark, New Jersey, United States
Win6-29-2 Roger PhillipsKO226/06/1976 Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Win16-11 Charlie SmallPTS608/05/1976 Utica, New York, United States
Win3-9-1 Carlos NovotnyTKO328/04/1976 Sunnyside, Queens, New York, United States
Win8-8 Richie VillanuevaKO314/04/1976 Sunnyside, Queens, New York, United States
Win5-14-2 Joe HoustonKO221/11/1975 Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Draw1-0 Danny McNevinPTS423/10/1975 Binghamton, New York, United States
Loss-- Pat CuilloPTS623/08/1975 Binghamton, New York, United States