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James Kirkland vs Rashaan Blackburn — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Kirkland

Rashaan Blackburn

James Kirkland (34-3) and Rashaan Blackburn (0-6 across 6 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Kirkland

34

Wins30 KO · 88%

3

Losses

0

Draws37 tracked bouts

Blackburn

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Kirkland leads 1–0

James Kirkland and Rashaan Blackburn have met 1 time; Kirkland leads 1–0.

James Kirkland and Rashaan Blackburn have met 1 time; Kirkland leads 1–0.
Met2002Sep 12Series
James KirklandFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Rashaan BlackburnFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Kirkland 5 · Blackburn 0 of 5 measurable rows
KirklandBlackburn
Record†
34-3 (edge)0-6
Win %0–100%
91.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
88.24%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
88%—
Times stopped‡max 5
3 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 1.9
1.9 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 37
37
6

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
James Kirkland: 5′9″
Rashaan Blackburn: No height on file
Reachnot held
James Kirkland: 70″
Rashaan Blackburn: No reach on file
Agenot held
James Kirkland: 42
Rashaan Blackburn: No date of birth
Stance
James Kirkland: Southpaw
Rashaan Blackburn: Not recorded

James Kirkland left, Rashaan Blackburn right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
James Kirkland34 wins · from 37 tracked bouts

James Kirkland: 34 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (88%), 3 on the cards (9%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 37 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 88%3 on the cards 9%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Rashaan Blackburn0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Rashaan Blackburn: no tracked wins in the 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Blackburn yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Kirkland 37, Rashaan Blackburn 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

James Kirkland last boxed on Dec 26, 2020 — 2,130 days ago. Kirkland had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Juan Macias Montiel.WLWWL

Tapia Dec 2013Álvarez May 2015Courter Aug 2019Phipps Nov 2019Montiel Dec 20201.9 tracked bouts per year

Rashaan Blackburn last boxed on Feb 26, 2008 — 6,817 days ago. Blackburn had lost six straight.LLLLL

Holt Apr 2002Kirkland Sep 2002Cherry Jun 2003Joppy Jul 2005Coyle Feb 20080.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Kirkland and Rashaan Blackburn ever fought each other?
Yes. James Kirkland and Rashaan Blackburn met once on September 12, 2002, and James Kirkland won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WSep 12, 2002 · Kirkland · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kirkland or Blackburn?
James Kirkland is 34-3 and Rashaan Blackburn is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. James Kirkland has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Kirkland34–391.9%

Blackburn0–60%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Kirkland or Blackburn?
James Kirkland has 30 knockout wins and Rashaan Blackburn has 0. James Kirkland has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Kirkland3088.2%

Blackburn0

The Numbers ↓
Do Kirkland and Blackburn have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Kirkland and Rashaan Blackburn have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kirkland and Blackburn?
This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for James Kirkland and 6 bouts tracked for Rashaan Blackburn. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kirkland37bouts

Blackburn6bouts

How They Win ↓

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