Thomas Hayes (boxer)

Thomas Hayes
Born	(1981-03-16)March 16, 1981 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	March 13, 2025(2025-03-13) (aged 43) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	K.O. Time
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	29
Wins	27
Wins by KO	18
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Thomas Hayes (March 16, 1981 – March 13, 2025) was an American professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2011. Hayes died in a traffic collision in Chicago, on March 13, 2025, at the age of 43.

Professional career

In September 2003, Hayes beat an undefeated Chris Koval (11-0) on an ESPN card. The bout was held at the Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort in Chester, West Virginia.

On September 21, 2007 Hayes lost to undefeated Mexican-American Chris Arreola in a fight for the vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title. The bout was televised on TeleFutura.

Professional boxing record

29 fights	27 wins	2 losses
By knockout	18	2
By decision	9	0

Key to abbreviations used for results

DQ	Disqualification	RTD	Corner retirement
KO	Knockout	SD	Split decision / split draw
MD	Majority decision / majority draw	TD	Technical decision / technical draw
NC	No contest	TKO	Technical knockout
PTS	Points decision	UD	Unanimous decision / unanimous draw

Boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round(s), time	Date	Location	Notes
	Win	4-20-1	Dione Craig	UD	6	15 July 2011	Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, Michigan
	Loss	21-0	Chris Arreola	KO	3	21 September 2007	Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California	WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. Hayes knocked out at 1:45 of the third round.
	Win	7-6	Jim Franklin	TKO	3	01 December 2006	Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois	Referee stopped the bout at 1:07 of the third round.
	Win	8-5-1	Mike Sheppard	UD	6	16 June 2006	Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois
	Win	2-11	Juan Luis Gonzalez	KO	3	13 February 2006	Palacio San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica
	Win	1-1	Steve Pilkington	TKO	6	28 January 2006	Hedrick, Iowa	Referee stopped the bout at 1:37 of the sixth round.
	Win	11-10	Travis Fulton	TKO	3	08 July 2005	Radisson Star Plaza, Merrillville, Indiana	Referee stopped the bout at 1:33 of the third round.
	Win	9-19	Kevin Tallon	KO	2	20 April 2005	Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park, Illinois	Tallon knocked out at 1:12 of the second round.
	Win	9-18	Kevin Tallon	TKO	6	10 March 2005	Columbia Club, Indianapolis, Indiana	Referee stopped the bout at 0:01 of the sixth round.
	Win	6-6	Joe Johnson	UD	6	04 February 2005	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida
	Win	19-19-2	Ken Murphy	UD	6	19 November 2004	Radisson Star Plaza, Merrillville, Indiana
	Win	13-158-5	Donnie Penelton	TKO	2	12 November 2004	Resch Center, Green Bay, Wisconsin	Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the second round.
	Win	13-22-1	Bryan Blakely	UD	4	22 October 2004	Ramada Plaza Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois
	Win	7-29	David James Cherry	KO	3	26 August 2004	Comstock Inn, Owosso, Michigan	Cherry knocked out at 2:13 of the third round.
	Win	1-13	Brady Frost	KO	2	30 April 2004	Hammond Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana	Frost knocked out at 0:20 of the second round.
	Win	4-7	Wallace McDaniel	TKO	1	27 February 2004	The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada	Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the first round.
	Win	3-44	Donald Tucker	TKO	3	15 November 2003	Hammond Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana	Referee stopped the bout at 1:20 of the third round.
	Win	11-0	Chris Koval	TKO	1	02 September 2003	Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia	Referee stopped the bout at 1:14 of the first round.
	Win	0-1	Edgar Myers	TKO	1	18 July 2003	Farm Bureau Building, Indianapolis, Indiana	Referee stopped the bout at 1:24 of the first round.
	Win	0-1	Chris Boyer	TKO	1	20 June 2003	Riehle Brothers Pavilion, Lafayette, Indiana	Referee stopped the bout at 1:14 of the first round.
	Win	4-68-2	John Basil Jackson	UD	4	14 June 2003	Radisson Hotel, Merrillville, Indiana
	Win	–	James Boyd	KO	2	06 June 2003	Farm Bureau Building, Indianapolis, Indiana	Boyd knocked out at 2:32 of the second round.
	Win	1-2	James Porter	UD	4	18 April 2003	Farm Bureau Building, Indianapolis, Indiana
	Win	0-1	Aaron Jarvis	KO	1	10 April 2003	Riehle Brothers Pavilion, Lafayette, Indiana	Jarvis knocked out at 1:18 of the first round.
	Win	6-23	David James Cherry	UD	4	21 March 2003	DeltaPlex Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
	Win	0-4	Ronald Burnett	KO	2	13 March 2003	Columbia Club, Indianapolis, Indiana	Burnett knocked out at 0:35 of the second round.
	Loss	5-23	David James Cherry	TKO	2	24 January 2003	Ramada Inn, Rosemont, Illinois	Referee stopped the bout at 2:18 of the second round.
	Win	7-18	Ron Gullette	UD	4	21 November 2002	House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
	Win	0-2	Ronald Burnett	KO	1	12 October 2002	The Trap, Nashville, Tennessee

External links

• Boxing record for Thomas Hayes from BoxRec (registration required)