Jerome Coffee | ||||||||||
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Statistics | ||||||||||
Rated at | Bantamweight | |||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 1⁄2 in (169 cm) | |||||||||
Reach | 66 in (168 cm) | |||||||||
Nationality |
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Born |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
March 16, 1958 |||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||
Total fights | 49 | |||||||||
Wins | 35 | |||||||||
Wins by KO | 19 | |||||||||
Losses | 13 | |||||||||
Draws | 1 | |||||||||
Medal record
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Jerome "Kid" Coffee (born March 16, 1948) is an American former boxer in the bantamweight division.
Coffee had an outstanding amateur career and won several national championships, Amateur record 205 fights 193 wins including:
Coffee turned professional in 1980 and had great success. He won his first 26 bouts, leading up to a clash with Australian Jeff Fenech for the IBF bantamweight title in 1985 in Sydney, Australia. Fenech retained his title over Coffee via unanimous decision after the bout went the full 15 rounds. Coffee retired in 1994.