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Katie Taylor
Katie Taylor, Irish boxer from Bray, Olympic lightweight gold medalist London 2012, two-weight undisputed professional champion, retired 2026 after beating Flora Pili at Croke Park, record 26-1.
Kazimierz Paździor
Kazimierz Paździor (1935–2010), Polish amateur lightweight boxer nicknamed 'filozof ringu'; Olympic gold at Rome 1960, European champion 1957, 179 wins in 194 bouts.
Keith Thurman
Keith Thurman, "One Time" (born 1988, Clearwater, Florida), American welterweight boxer, 31-2 with 23 KOs, former unified WBA/WBC 147-pound champion who beat Porter and Garcia, lost a 2019 split decision to Manny Pacquiao, and later lost to Sebastian Fundora at 154 pounds.
Kell Brook
Kell Brook (Ezekiel Brinsley Brook), Sheffield boxer, IBF welterweight champion 2014-2017, 40-3 record, lost to Golovkin, Spence, Crawford, beat Khan in 2022, retired May 2022, comeback planned February 2026.
Kellie Harrington
Kellie Anne Harrington, Irish amateur boxer born 1989 in Dublin, women's lightweight (60 kg) Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, first Irish woman with back-to-back Olympic golds.
Kellie Maloney
Kellie Maloney (born Frank Maloney, 1953) is an English boxing manager and promoter who guided Lennox Lewis to the world heavyweight title, came out as a transgender woman in 2014, and returned to promoting in 2015.
Kelly Pavlik
Kelly 'The Ghost' Pavlik, born 1982 in Youngstown, Ohio, is a retired American middleweight boxer, 40-2 (34 KOs), who unified the WBC and WBO titles by TKO7 over Jermain Taylor in 2007 and lost them to Sergio Martinez in 2010.
Ken Norton
Ken Norton (Kenneth Howard Norton Sr., 1943-2013), American heavyweight boxer, "Black Hercules" and "Jaw Breaker," who beat Muhammad Ali in 1973 breaking his jaw, held the WBC title in 1978 without winning a title fight, and lost a classic split decision to Larry Holmes.
Kevin Johnson (boxer)
Kevin "Kingpin" Johnson, American heavyweight boxer from Asbury Park, New Jersey; record 36-22-2 (20 KOs). Challenged Vitali Klitschko for the WBC title in 2009, went 12 rounds with Fury and Chisora, and was first stopped by Anthony Joshua in 2015.
Kevin McBride
Kevin McBride, also known as the Clones Colossus, is an Irish professional heavyweight boxer from Clones, County Monaghan, renowned for his victory over Mike Tyson in 2005.
Keyshawn Davis
Keyshawn Davis, "The Businessman", American pro boxer from Norfolk, Virginia, born 1999; Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medalist, former WBO lightweight champion (beat Berinchyk, stripped for missing weight), 15-0 with 10 KOs at super lightweight.
Kim Duk-koo (김득구)
Kim Duk-koo (김득구, also Deuk Koo Kim), 1956-1982, South Korean lightweight boxer who died five days after a 14th-round knockout by Ray Mancini on November 13, 1982 at Caesars Palace, prompting boxing's shift from 15 to 12 championship rounds.
Kim Gwang Seon
Kim Gwang Seon (김광선, Kim Kwang-Sun), born 1964, South Korean boxer; 1988 Seoul Olympics flyweight gold medalist, beating Andreas Tews; earlier 1984 Olympian, 1986 Asian Games champion, later a short professional career.
Kim Song Guk
Kim Song Guk: name shared by two North Korean Olympians, boxer Kim Song-Guk (born 1984, featherweight silver, Athens 2004) and pistol shooter Song Guk Kim (born 1985, 50 m pistol bronze, Rio 2016, 10 m air pistol world record 246.5).
Klitschko brothers
Klitschko brothers: Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, Ukrainian heavyweight boxers, first brothers to hold world heavyweight titles simultaneously and all major belts in 2011; Vitali later mayor of Kyiv.
Kostya Tszyu
Kostya Tszyu (Konstantin Borisovich Tszyu, Константин Борисович Цзю), born 1969 in Serov, Soviet-born Australian boxer; undisputed junior welterweight champion 2001-2005, IBHOF Class of 2011, father of Tim and Nikita Tszyu.
Kristian Prenga
Kristian Prenga, born 1991 in Orosh, Albania, is an Albanian heavyweight boxer and former two-time European kickboxing champion based in Edgewater, NJ. Record 20-2 with all 20 wins by KO; lost to Anthony Joshua by second-round KO in Jeddah, July 2026, after twice knocking him down.
KSI vs Logan Paul
KSI vs Logan Paul: two boxing matches between YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul; the 2018 amateur bout in Manchester ended in a draw, and the 2019 professional rematch in Los Angeles was won by KSI via split decision.
KSI vs Tommy Fury
KSI vs Tommy Fury: 14 October 2023 cruiserweight bout at Manchester's AO Arena on Misfits x DAZN X Series 10: The Prime Card; professional boxer Tommy Fury beat YouTuber KSI by majority decision, later corrected to unanimous, after a scorecard error and a point deduction.
KSI vs. Logan Paul II
KSI vs. Logan Paul II, the 9 November 2019 Staples Center rematch, was both fighters' professional boxing debut; KSI won a six-round split decision after Logan Paul's fourth-round two-point deduction for hitting while KSI was down.
Kubrat Pulev (Кубрат Венков Пулев)
Kubrat Pulev (Кубрат Пулев), Bulgarian heavyweight boxer born 1981 in Sofia, "The Cobra". European amateur gold 2008; lost IBF title to Klitschko 2014 and to Joshua 2020; later WBA heavyweight champion, losing it to Gassiev in 2025.
Laila Ali
Laila Ali (born 1977), daughter of Muhammad Ali, is an American retired professional boxer who competed 1999–2007, retiring undefeated at 24-0 with 21 knockouts, a five-time world champion, and later a TV host and entrepreneur.
Lamon Brewster
Lamon Brewster, also known as Lamon Tajuan Brewster, is a retired American heavyweight boxer nicknamed "Relentless" who held the WBO heavyweight title from 2004 to 2006.
Lamont Peterson
Lamont "Havoc" Peterson (born 1984) is a retired American boxer from Washington, D.C. who won the WBA and IBF light-welterweight titles by beating Amir Khan in a disputed 2011 split decision and later the WBA welterweight title, retiring in 2019 at 35-5-1 (17 KOs).
Lamont Roach Jr.
Lamont Roach Jr. ("The Reaper"), American boxer born 1995 in Washington, D.C.; WBA super featherweight champion 2023-2025; famous for the controversial 2025 majority draw with Gervonta Davis; later drew Isaac Cruz and lost to William Zepeda for the WBC lightweight title.
Larry Holmes
Larry Holmes (born 1949), "The Easton Assassin," American heavyweight boxing champion 1978-1985 (WBC, then IBF), 48-0 before losing to Michael Spinks, career record 69-6 with 44 knockouts, Hall of Fame 2008.
Laszlo Papp
László Papp (Papp László), Hungarian boxer (1926–2003), first fighter to win three Olympic boxing golds (1948, 1952, 1956), later undefeated professional European champion and national head coach.
Lauren Price
Lauren Price (Lauren Louise Price, born 1994, Newport, Wales) is a Welsh southpaw boxer, Tokyo 2020 Olympic middleweight gold medalist, former kickboxing world champion, and 52-cap Wales footballer, now an undefeated professional welterweight world champion and MBE.
Laurie Stevens
Laurie Stevens (Lawrence Stevens, 1913–1989), South African boxer; won lightweight gold at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, silver at the 1930 British Empire Games, and later the British Empire lightweight and South African welterweight pro titles.
Lawrence Okolie
Lawrence Okolie, nicknamed The Sauce, is a British boxer born 1992 in Hackney. WBO cruiserweight champion 2021-2023, WBC bridgerweight champion 2024, now a heavyweight contender and former 2016 Olympian.