Editing DeMarcus Corley (section)

==Professional career==
Corley began boxing professionally on May 17, 1996, knocking out Aaron Smith in the first round. Corley would not lose a match until 1999, against Daniel Lujan. Later that year in his 22nd bout with a record of 21 wins 1 defeat (11KO), he faced [[Ener Julio]] for the [[United States Boxing Association|USBA]] [[light welterweight]] title. He won via a 12-round split decision.

===WBO light welterweight champion===
In 2001 Corley would stop [[Felix Flores]] in the first round to win the [[World Boxing Organisation|WBO]] [[light welterweight]] belt. He would later defeat [[Ener Julio]] again to defend his belt.

Corley took 2002 off from boxing to recover from the murder of his brother. This murder left Corley to care for his brother’s 7 children on top of the 7 children he already had. He returned to the ring on January 4, 2003.

====Loss to Judah====
{{Main|DeMarcus Corley vs. Zab Judah}}
After the [[Bernard Hopkins]] vs. [[Morrade Hakkar]] bout in [[Philadelphia]] in March 2003, Corley was involved in a brawl at a bar with former [[light welterweight]] champion [[Zab Judah]] which had to be broken up by the police<ref>{{cite news |author1=GEOFFREY GRAY |title=BOXING; In Judah-Corley Fight, Clothes Will Clash, Too |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/12/sports/boxing-in-judah-corley-fight-clothes-will-clash-too.html |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=New York Times |date=12 July 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527232132/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/12/sports/boxing-in-judah-corley-fight-clothes-will-clash-too.html |archive-date=27 May 2015}}</ref>

On the undercard of the [[Ricardo Mayorga vs. Vernon Forrest II|rematch]] between [[Ricardo Mayorga]] and [[Vernon Forrest]] in July, Corley and Judah met in the ring. Corley was dropped by a looping left from Judah in the third round. He would work himself back into the bout during the middle rounds but Judah was able to control most of the fight by jabbing and moving and making Corley miss with his best punches.

At the end of 12 rounds judge Duane Ford, scored it 115–112 for Corley while judges Chuck Giampa and Michael Pernik, scored it 115–112 for Judah, giving him a split decision victory. HBO's unofficial scorer [[Harold Lederman]] had it 116–111 for Judah.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Doug Fischer |title=Judah takes control in later rounds |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/a/2003/0713/1580079.html |website=espn.com |publisher=ESPN |access-date=30 October 2024 |date=13 July 2003}}</ref>

====Cotto challenge====
{{Main|Miguel Cotto vs. DeMarcus Corley}}
In February 2005 Corley attempted to win back his WBO belt against [[Miguel Cotto]], losing by 5th round TKO.

===WBC title shot===
In 2006 Corley fought [[Junior Witter]] for the vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[light welterweight]] championship, losing a wide decision in a very tactical bout.

===Later career===
After many consecutive losses, Corley took on Damian Fuller in 2010 and improved his record to 37-13-1 (21 KOs) with a 4th-round TKO.

On August 28, 2010, Corley lost to [[Marcos Maidana]] by unanimous decision in a fight in which was disputed, for the WBA light welterweight title.

On November 14, 2010, Corley lost to Serhiy Fedchenko by unanimous decision in a fight in which was also disputed, for the vacant WBO European light welterweight title.

On January 21, 2012, Corley won the vacant NABF light welterweight title when he defeated Gabriel Bracero by unanimous decision.

===Bare knuckle boxing===
On March 19, 2021, Corley fought Reggie Barnett Jr in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. He lost the fight via retirement after the fourth round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2021/3/19/22340953/demarcus-corley-bare-knuckle-debut-age-46-wants-show-still-threat-bkfc-16-boxing-news-2021|title = DeMarcus Corley set for bare knuckle boxing debut at age 46, wants to show he's still a threat|date = 19 March 2021}}</ref>