official finally halted the bout with 11 seconds left, transferring the undisputed Welterweight Championship to Judah. IBF junior middleweight champion On July 8, 2006, Spinks earned his fifth world title, the IBF Junior Middleweight Championship (also called Super Welterweight by some sanctioning bodies), in a fight with reigning champion Roman Karmazin at the Savvis Center. Despite having some rough moments in the bout, Spinks beat Karmazin by majority decision with final scorecards of 114-114, 115–113, and 115–113. Unified middleweight title challenge On May 19, 2007, Spinks moved up one weight class to Middleweight with a challenge against World Middleweight Champion Jermain Taylor at the FedEx Forum in Memphis. Taylor held on to the title, defeating Spinks in a split decision. Losing and regaining the IBF title On March 27, 2008, in a fight with Verno Phillips at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Spinks lost the IBF Junior Middleweight Championship via controversial split decision. On April 24, 2009, Spinks reclaimed the vacant IBF Junior Middleweight Championship in a close split-decision victory over fellow St. Louis native Deandre Latimore. Spinks fought back after suffering a 1st round knockdown to win by the scores of 115-112 Spinks, 115-112 Latimore and 114-113 Spinks. The fight was held at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. On August 7, 2010, after a five-month delay due to scheduling conflicts, Spinks lost the IBF Junior Middleweight Championship in a fight with mandatory challenger Cornelius Bundrage at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The fight was decided by a technical knockout in the fifth round. On January 28, 2012, Spinks defeated Sechew Powell by unanimous decision to become the #1 and mandatory contender for Bundrage's IBF Junior Middleweight Title, his second consecutive victory since coming back from the loss to Bundrage. The fight took place at The Shrine Mosque in Springfield, Missouri. Professional boxing record See also List of undisputed boxing champions List of welterweight boxing champions List of light middleweight boxing champions List of WBA world champions List of WBC world champions List of IBF world champions List of The Ring world champions List of notable boxing families References External links Cory Spinks profile at About.com Cory Spinks profile at Cyber Boxing Zone 1978 births Boxers from St. Louis Living people International Boxing Federation champions American male boxers World welterweight boxing champions World light-middleweight boxing champions World Boxing Council champions World Boxing Association champions The Ring (magazine)