Bruce Carrington Jr. | |
Birth Date: | April 17, 1997 |
Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Nickname: | Shu Shu |
Weight: | Featherweight |
Height: | 5 ft 8 in |
Reach: | 72 in |
Style: | Orthodox |
Total: | 14 |
Wins: | 14 |
Ko: | 8 |
Bruce Carrington Jr. is an American professional boxer.
Growing up in Brownsville, Brooklyn Carrington admitted his parents did a very good job from keeping him away from gang activities.[1]
Carrington had a very successful amateur career, winning the New York City Golden Gloves in 2017 and US Olympic Trials in 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing the delay of the 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo, Carrington decided to turn pro.[2] He finished his amateur career with a record of 255 wins, 31 losses.[3]
Carrington made his debut on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder on October 9, 2021, at the T-Mobile Arena. He won comfortably on points in a 4 rounder.[4] In 2023 Carrington won The Ring magazine Prospect of the Year.[5]
Carrington was scheduled to face Enrique Vivas at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York on June 8, 2024.[6] On June 5, 2024 it was announced that Vivas withdrew due to VISA issue.[7] Vivas was replaced by Brayan De Gracia.[8] Carrington won the fight by TKO in the eighth round, scoring two knockdowns along the way.[9] [10]
Carrington defeated Sulaiman Segawa at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City on September 27, 2024 by majority decision.[11]
Carrington defeated Dana Coolwell in an eight-round featherweight bout featured on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson undercard at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX on November 15, 2024.[12] [13] [14]
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
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14 | Win | 14–0 | Dana Coolwell | UD | 8 | Nov 15, 2024 | |||
13 | Win | 13–0 | Sulaiman Segawa | MD | 10 | Sep 27, 2024 | |||
12 | Win | 12–0 | Brayan De Gracia | TKO | 8 (10), | Jun 8, 2024 | |||
11 | Win | 11–0 | Bernard Angelo Torres | KO | 4 (10), | Feb 16, 2024 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | Jason Sanchez | TKO | 2 (10), | Dec 9, 2023 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | Angel Antonio Contreras | UD | 8 | Aug 26, 2023 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | Luis Porozo | TKO | 8 (8), | Jun 10, 2023 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | Brandon Chambers | KO | 2 (8), | Apr 8, 2023 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | Juan Antonio Lopez | UD | 6 | Jan 14, 2023 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | Jose Argel | UD | 6 | Sep 23, 2022 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | Adrian Leyva | TKO | 6 (6), | Jun 18, 2022 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | Yeuri Andujar | KO | 5 (6), | Mar 19, 2022 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | Steven Brown | KO | 2 (4), | Jan 29, 2022 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | Cesar Cantu | UD | 4 | Oct 9, 2021 |
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