Khalil Coe

Coe has revealed that he learned to fight at a very young age due to the rough area he grew up. His mother put him in boxing because he kept getting into street fights.^[1]

The highlight of Coe's amateur career was winning the Chemistry Cup in Germany, during which he became the first man to stop two-time gold medalist Julio Cesar La Cruz.^{[citation needed]} Coe was also a part of the United States national team but was unable to qualify for the Olympics due to his criminal record.^{[citation needed]}

Coe signed a promotional contract with Eddie Hearn led Matchroom Boxing immediately after turning professional in April 2021.^[2] He made his pro-debut against Nathaniel Tadd on the undercard of Devin Haney vs Jorge Linares at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas on May 29, 2021, stopping his opponent in the second round after dropping him with a body shot.^[3]

After six wins and a draw in his next seven fights, Coe took on unbeaten Juan Gerardo Osuna on the undercard of Conor Benn vs Peter Dobson at the Chelsea Ballroom in Las Vegas on February 3, 2024. He sent Osuna to the canvas three times, stopping him in the second round.^[4]

Coe won the vacant WBC-USNBC light-heavyweight title by stopping Kwame Ritter in the second round at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on July 13, 2024.^[5]

At the same venue on November 9, 2024, he lost the title, and his unbeaten professional record, in his first defense against Manuel Gallegos, going down to a ninth round technical knockout defeat having been floored four times during the bout.^[6]

A rematch was held at Domo Alcalde in Guadalajara, Mexico, on May 30, 2025, and Coe regained the title when Gallegos' corner retired him before the start of the sixth round.^[7][8]

He was scheduled to defend the title against Jesse Hart at Fontainebleau in Las Vegas on January 24, 2026, but missed the required weight by more than seven pounds and was therefore stripped of the championship.^[9][10] The fight went ahead and Coe claimed a majority decision win in a contest where both boxers were deducted a point for rule infringements. Two of the ringside judges scored the bout 96–92 and 95–93 respectively for Coe, while the third had it a 94–94 draw.^[11][12]