Cory Spinks is a former professional boxer from the United States. The undisputed welterweight champion is Cory Spinks, who from 2003 to 2005 held the belts from the IBF, WBC, WBA, and The Ring.

How much is the net worth of Cory Spinks?

Cory Spinks made a substantial quantity of money from his boxing matches throughout his career. His estimated net worth as of 2022 is $5 million, yet he hasn’t yet revealed his yearly income or salary.

How was the early years of Cory Spinks?

Cory Spinks was born on February 20, 1978, in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States of America. He is 45 years old as of 2023 and belongs to the American nationality. He is also of African American descent and was born under the sign of Pisces. His religious affiliation is also still unknown at this time.He is the son of Brenda Glur Spinks and Leon Spinks, a former professional boxer and world champion. Also, his father defeated Muhammad Ali in a well watched bout in 1978 to claim the title of undisputed heavyweight boxing champion of the world. His father won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in boxing.

Brenda, his mother, was also an athlete who participated in track and field competitions. Leon Spinks Jr., Darrell Spinks, Kevin Spinks, Karen Spinks, and Betty Sprinks were his five siblings with whom he shared a home growing up. Leon, Darrell, and Kevin, three of his brothers, have all boxed professionally in the past. Tragically, a brutal murder in her native St. Louis, Missouri, claimed the life of his sister Betty in 2021.

Education

About his academic career, there is no information available regarding his academic credentials. In addition, he might have given up his studies to focus on a boxing career.

How is the career of Cory Spinks?

About his professional boxing career, Cory Spinks got started at the tender age of 19. His amateur career was fruitful; he won various regional, national, and international competitions, including the National Golden Gloves titles in 1995 and 1997. Prior to his first loss in 2001, he won his first 26 fights as a professional after turning pro in 1997.Spinks defeated Michele Piccirillo in 2003 to claim the IBF welterweight title, which was his first world title. Then, in 2004, he defeated Ricardo Mayorga to claim the undisputed welterweight belt.

Afterwards, he stepped up to the junior middleweight weight class, where he won the IBF championship in 2006. Before surrendering the championship to Verno Phillips in 2008, he made three successful defenses of it.Moreover, he ended his professional boxing career in 2013 with a record of 39 wins, 8 losses, and 0 draws. He was one of the select few boxers to hold uncontested belts in two different weight divisions, and he was well regarded for his defensive prowess and boxing IQ.

What are the awards of Cory Spinks?

He was named “The Ring magazine’s Fighter of the Year” in 2003, while ESPN.com named him “Fighter of the Year” in the same year. He was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. Eventually, in 2019, he received a nomination for the International Boxing Hall of Fame. In 1995 and 1997, he twice won the National Golden Gloves championship.

What is the state of relationships of Cory Spinks?

Speaking of his personal life, Cory has been married twice. He first wed Kimberly King, and then he wed Christy Spinks. Chloe Leona Spinks and Brianna Calvin were the names of the two children he had with each of his two spouses. Regarding his extramarital affair, there is not much information available.

How tall is Cory?

Spinks is 69 kilograms and 5 feet 9 inches tall (177 cm). Also, he has short black hair and brown eyes, and his other physical measurements are yet unknown.

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Social media

Almost 1.5k people follow his @spinksjinxboxing Instagram feed. He is not active on Facebook or Twitter except from this.