Patrick Day | |
Birth Date: | August 9, 1992 |
Birth Place: | Freeport, New York, U.S. |
Death Date: | October 16, 2019 (aged 27) |
Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Nationality: | American |
Style: | Orthodox |
Weight: | Light middleweight |
Height: | 5 ft 9 in |
Reach: | 74 in |
Boxrec: | 638768 |
Total: | 22 |
Wins: | 17 |
Ko: | 6 |
Losses: | 4 |
Draws: | 1 |
Patrick Day (August 9, 1992 – October 16, 2019)[1] was an American professional boxer. He died from brain trauma sustained in a knockout loss against Charles Conwell.
Day was born to Haitian immigrants in Freeport, New York, and was the youngest of four sons. His father was a doctor who used to box as a child, while his mother, Lyssa, was a translator at the United Nations.[2] During his professional boxing career, he earned an associate degree in nutrition from Nassau Community College, and a bachelor's degree in health and wellness from Kaplan University.[3]
Day started boxing in 2006 under the guidance of former firefighter and boxing trainer Joe Higgins.[2] In 2012, he won the New York Golden Gloves tournament.[4] His amateur record was 75–5, including two national amateur championships. He was recognized as the number-one ranked amateur boxer in the United States in the 152-pound division, and served as a 2012 United States Olympic team alternate.[5]
Day rose to be a top-10 ranked light middleweight for the WBC and IBF. He also captured the regional WBC Continental Americas light middleweight title.[6] Day won 17 of his 22 professional fights, with four defeats and one draw.[7]
Day suffered a traumatic brain injury during a knockout loss to Charles Conwell in a USBA super welterweight title bout on October 12, 2019, and died four days later.[8]
Boxing announcer Michael Buffer described Day as a "wonderful young man" and that "everyone in the boxing community is crushed", while WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said boxing had lost a "brave, kind and wonderful friend".[7] Conwell posted an open letter online that expressed his sorrow and regret.[7]
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round(s), time | Date | Age | Location | Notes | |
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22 | Loss | 17–4–1 | Charles Conwell | KO | 10 (10), | Oct 12, 2019 | |||
21 | Loss | 17–3–1 | Carlos Adames | UD | 10 | Jun 28, 2019 | |||
20 | Win | 17–2–1 | Ismail Iliev | UD | 10 | Feb 2, 2019 | |||
19 | Win | 16–2–1 | Elvin Ayala | UD | 10 | Oct 27, 2018 | |||
18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Kyrone Davis | UD | 10 | Mar 3, 2018 | |||
17 | Win | 14–2–1 | Eric Walker | UD | 10 | Jul 15, 2017 | |||
16 | Win | 13–2–1 | Virgilijus Stapulionis | UD | 10 | Nov 26, 2016 | |||
15 | Win | 12–2–1 | Courtney Pennington | UD | 6 | Apr 23, 2016 | |||
14 | Loss | 11–2–1 | Carlos Garcia Hernandez | TKO | 1 (8), | Nov 20, 2015 | |||
13 | Win | 11–1–1 | Lenwood Dozier | UD | 8 | Jul 8, 2015 | |||
12 | Win | 10–1–1 | Colby Courter | TKO | 1 (6), | Apr 10, 2015 | |||
11 | Loss | 9–1–1 | Alantez Fox | MD | 8 | Jan 9, 2015 | |||
10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Felipe Reyes | UD | 6 | Oct 15, 2014 | |||
9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Brad Jackson | TKO | 2 (6), | Jul 23, 2014 | |||
8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Duane King | KO | 1 (6), | Mar 21, 2014 | |||
7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Guillermo Ibarra | TKO | 1 (6), | Jan 31, 2014 | |||
6 | Draw | 5–0–1 | Urmat Ryskeldiev | MD | 6 | Nov 9, 2013 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | Donald Ward | UD | 6 | Aug 14, 2013 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | Carl Hill | UD | 4 | Jun 29, 2013 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | Yusmani Abreu | UD | 4 | Apr 4, 2013 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | Dominique Foster | TKO | 1 (4), | Feb 21, 2013 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | Zachariah Kelley | TKO | 1 (4), | Jan 23, 2013 | |||