Jerome Coffee

American boxer

5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm)Reach66 in (168 cm)StanceOrthodox Boxing recordTotal fights49Wins35Wins by KO19Losses13Draws1

Medal record

Representing the United States

Pan American Games
	1979 San Juan	Flyweight

Jerome "Kid" Coffee (born March 16, 1958) is an American former professional boxer in the bantamweight division.

Amateur career

Coffee had an outstanding amateur career and won several national championships, Amateur record 205 fights 193 wins (or 185–8 by the May 5, 1980 estimate^[1]) including:

1977 National AAU Flyweight champion, decisioning Ronnie Clifford of Hickory Hills, Illinois, in the final.
1978 National PAL Flyweight champion
1979 National PAL Flyweight champion
1979 Pan American Games bronze medalist

Defeated Gilberto Román (Mexico) points
Defeated Jorge Hernández (Cuba) points
Lost to Pedro Nolasco (Dominican Republic) points

1979 National Golden Gloves Flyweight champion

He was ranked #3 Flyweight amateur boxer in the world by the AIBA.^[2]

Professional career

Coffee turned professional in 1980 and had great success. He won his first 26 bouts, leading up to a clash with Jeff Fenech for the IBF bantamweight title in 1985 in Sydney, Australia. Fenech retained his title over Coffee via unanimous decision after the bout went the full 15 rounds. Coffee retired in 1994.

References

^ Amateur Careers Wind Down: Trials Next For Coffee, Bumphus by Tom Wood, The Tennessean, May 18, 1980, p. 74.
^ Top-ranked amateur boxers to square off Friday, The Jackson Sun, February 3, 1980, p. 29.