Jimmie Levins

Jimmie Levins
Jimmie Levins
Born	1980-01-09
💼 Occupation	professional boxer

Jimmie Levins (January 9, 1980 Hopkinsville, Kentucky) is a professional boxer in the heavyweight division. He is interviewed on the Spotify and iHeartRadio show From The Gridiron To Pro Boxing: The Jimmie Levins Story.

Career

Levins had four amateur boxing matches. In his first amateur boxing match he defeated Paul Jackson on September 28, 2013. Levins played high school varsity football in Columbia, Maryland at Wilde Lake High School. He scored 28 touchdowns as a senior. Levins played for the Quad City Steamwheelers of the Arena Football League in 2006. The team was located in Davenport, Iowa. Levins played wide receiver and jack linebacker for the defunct franchise. Arena League Football folded in 2019 after over thirty years in existence.

He began boxing professionally in 2016 at the age of thirty six, and was hampered by a knee injury for most of his career. After successful surgery he went on to win his first professional boxing match on June 22, 2024 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Manchester, New Hampshire against Tracey Johnson. The match was part of the Down and Dirty X card. He rematched Johnson on October 19, 2024 at the same location as the first fight with Levins defeating Johnson by unanimous decision. Levins is 6 feet 1 inches tall and boxes in the heavyweight division in the orthodox stance. As of April 2026 he has a pro boxing record of 3 wins and 13 losses. He TKO'd Jake Paradise on September 20, 2025 at Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts. Levins scored three knockdowns of Paradise. Levins made his professional boxing debut against Rex Harris on April 23, 2016 at Catskill High School in New York. Levins has boxed at Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York as well at Royale Nightclub in Boston, Massachusetts. He lost by decision to Joe Gagliardi Jr. in 2018 and Cristiano Pedro in 2022. Levins lost a Majority Decision (MD) to Lirim Rufati in Racine, Wisconsin on June 28, 2025. His complete professional boxing record is available on the websites Boxrec and Tapology.

Levins was born in Kentucky. He has three children. Levins trains for his matches in the conventional way, as he does pushups, pull ups, and running of stairs for his strength and conditioning work. Some of his pro boxing matches are available to watch on Youtube. He is promoted by Reyes Boxing Promotions. He lists Bryant Pappas as one of his major supporters.

EverybodyWiki editor Matthew E. O'Neil asked Levins his thoughts after he defeated Johnson in the rematch and Levins responded, "Everything that I do is for my son as a single father I live for him and I will give everything that I have and train my heart up till I'm done blessed to be able to do it turning 45 January 9th 2025." As of 2025 he resides in Buffalo, New York.