Anthony Osbourne vs. Saoul Mamby

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Anthony Osbourne 151 lbs beat Saoul Mamby 149 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

  • Date: 2008-03-08
  • Location: Lions Centre, George Town, Cayman Islands


    • Ex-World Junior Welterweight champion Saoul Mamby became the oldest fighter ever to appear in an officially sanctioned bout. Though 29 years older than his younger opponent, Mamby, who is 60, appeared in good condition and took the fight seriously. He took the fight to his opponent and pressed the action, and occasionally landed some good flurries, but he did not land more punches than his foe. For the record, Mamby weighted in at 149 1/2 pounds (63 kilograms), and although he did not beat Osborne, he emerged the bout in fine shape. Previously, on February 23, 2008, Mamby's attempt to fight on an unsanctioned card at a Native American Indian reservation in Lapwai, Idaho, was stopped. Although he was exempt from the usual licensing requirements while on Indian land, Mamby nonetheless failed the prefight physical, so the venue for the fight had to be moved to the Caymans where the bout was held anyway.


    Mamby was retired from fighting in the United States by the California State Athletic Commission following a loss in North Carolina in 2000 and has occasionally worked as a licensed professional trainer. In an official bout which does not yet appear on the Boxrec, Mamby returned in 2004 in Thailand and won a decision over 11-1 Thundluang Sitjanaat in a bout fought at the Junior Middleweight limit. Mamby's latest fight took place in the Cayman Islands as a Welterweight. Mamby is ranked 17th all-time among Junior Welterweights on Boxrec. His record to date: 45 wins, 34 losses, 6 draws, with 19 kayos.


    60 AND OVER FOR THE RECORD

    While this may be the oldest ' sanctioned' bout involving a fighter, Boxrec and Ring Record Book data indicate Lightweight Walter Edgerton was 'apparently' 63 years old when he defeated John Henry Johnson on January 27, 1916, but Edgerton's exact birthdate was unknown. Former World Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson was 60 years old when he was kayoed in the seventh round by Walter Price on September 1, 1938. Johnson last appeared in three 1 minute rounds in a World War II Bonds rally benefit exhibition against Joe Jeanette on November 27, 1945. Johnson was age 67, Jeanette was age 66. Former World Heavyweight champion 'Smoking Joe' Frazier fought three 1 minute rounds in an exhibition against Memphis Mayor and former Tennessee Golden Gloves amateur champion Willie Herenton on November 30, 2006, with Herenton declared the winner. 'Smoking Joe' was age 62, Mayor Herenton was age 66. Jem Mace is also listed as drawing with Mike Donovan aged 66 in 1897, and fought exhibitions into his 70's.

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