Career
As of July 2009, Thompson has a record of 24 victories, 18 by knockout, with three defeats. Amateur career
Professional career
Yuri Foreman defeated Thompson on June 9, 2007, in a tactical 10-round junior middleweight split decision in Madison Square Garden on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto/Zab Judah fight. The scores were 97-93 and 96-94 for Foreman, and 96-94 for Thompson.
On August 15, 2008, Thompson lost by technical knockout in the sixth round to Ishmail Arvin in Washington District of Columbia Thompson suffered a deep wound over his left eye in the third round from an unintentional headbutt, but knocked Arvin down twice in the same round.
Thompson continued to dominate the bout, but it was eventually stopped by the referee after round six due to Thompson"s cut.