Joe Hanks
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March 27, 1983
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | The Future |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | Joe Hanks March 27, 1983 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1.5 in (187 cm) |
| Weight | Heavyweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 26 |
| Wins | 23 |
| Win by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Joe Hanks (born March 27, 1983) is an American retired professional boxer.
On December 4, 2010, Hanks beat Villi Bloomfield by KO in round 4, on the undercard of Donaire-Sidorenko.[1] On April 22, 2011, Hanks beat Terrell Nelson via a RTD in 4 rounds. In his next fight, on July 23, 2011, at Hunts Point Produce Market, Bronx, he won a unanimous decision against Alfredo Escalera Jr., which also won him the vacant IBA Americas heavyweight title.[2][3] In his next fight on December 3, 2011, against Franklin Edmondson at Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Greensboro, North Carolina, Hanks won by a second-round TKO.[2] Against the Cuban Rafael Pedro on February 4, 2012, at the Times Union Center, Albany, New York,[4] Hanks won by a second-round TKO, as Pedro went down with an apparent dislocated shoulder. Against veteran Marcus Rhode on April 27, 2012, he scored a first-round TKO victory, as Rhode went down three times.[5]
On December 6, 2012, Hanks defeated Maurenzo Smith in Costa Mesa, California, by a 6-round unanimous decision.[6]
