Chris Colbert

Chris Colbert was born on September 27, 1996, in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He began his professional boxing career on May 29, 2015, with a second-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Marquis Pierce at the Barclays Center in New York City. This debut marked the start of a career that quickly saw him amass a series of wins, including TKO victories over Benjamin Burgos in June 2015 and unanimous decision wins over Jose Carmona and Derrick Bivins later that year. His early career was characterized by consistent performance and a building record of wins against various opponents such as Antonio Dubose (2016), Wilfredo Garriga (2017), and Titus Williams (2017).

Colbert’s career progression included a significant turning point in September 2019, when he fought Miguel Beltrán Jr. for his first professional title. He secured the vacant North American Boxing Association (NABA)-USA lightweight title with a first-round knockout at the Rabobank Theater in Bakersfield, California. This achievement led to his challenge for the vacant WBA interim super featherweight title against Jezreel Corrales on January 18, 2020. Colbert won this bout by unanimous decision, with judges’ scores of 116–111, 117–110, and 117–110. He successfully defended this interim title twice, first against Jaime Arboleda in December 2020 with an eleventh-round technical knockout, and then against Tugstsogt Nyambayar in July 2021 with a unanimous decision.

In August 2021, the WBA discontinued all interim championships, and Colbert was designated as the mandatory challenger for the WBA (Regular) super featherweight champion, Roger Gutiérrez. Although Gutiérrez withdrew from their scheduled February 2022 fight due to COVID-19, Colbert went on to face Hector Luis Garcia in a WBA super featherweight title eliminator. In a competitive bout, Colbert experienced a loss via unanimous decision.