James Warring (born November 26, 1958) is an American boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. In professional boxing, he held the IBF world cruiserweight title from 1991 until 1992. In kickboxing, Warring is a four-time world champion, which included WKA world titles in 1983 and 1989.
Biography
Career
Kickboxing
US kickboxing champion
KICK World Cruiserweight Champion
PKC World Cruiserweight Champion
FFKA World Super Heavyweight Champion
WKA World Cruiserweight Champion
WKA World Heavyweight champion
Boxing
NABF Cruiserweight Champion (December 12, 1990 - ?) IBF World Cruiserweight Champion (September 7, 1991 – July 30, 1992) Mixed Martial Arts World Combat Championship Runner-Up (1995)
Career after fighting
As of 2002, Warring was a referee for the Florida State Athletic Commission in Shin Do Kumate and boxing.
Fighting records
Professional boxing
Professional MMA
|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1995-10-17 || Loss || align=left | Renzo Gracie || WCC 1 – First Strike, Final || Charlotte, North Carolina, United States || Submission (Ezekiel Choke) || 1 || 2:47 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1995-10-17 || Win || align=left | Erik Paulson || WCC 1 – First Strike, Semi-final || Charlotte, North Carolina, United States || TKO (Corner stoppage) || 1 || 16:08 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1995-10-17 || Win || align=left | Jerome Turcan || WCC 1 – First Strike, Quarter-final || Charlotte, North Carolina, United States || TKO (Punches) || 1 || 2:35 |- | colspan=9 | Legend:
Professional kickboxing
|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1997-10-17 || Loss || align=left | Peter Aerts || K-1 Grand Prix '97 1st round || Osaka, Osaka, Japan || KO (Right high kick) || 3 || 1:13 |- | colspan=9 | Legend:
Amateur kickboxing
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | ? || Win || align=left | Vitali Klitschko || WAKO || United States || Decision (Split) || 12 || |- | colspan=9 | Legend: