Curtis Stevens (boxer)
Curtis Delroy Stevens (born March 10, 1985) is an American professional boxer. He is a former NABF middleweight champion, having held the title twice in 2013, and in the same year challenged for the WBA and IBO middleweight titles.
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Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Reach | 71 1⁄2 in (182 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Born | Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | March 10, 1985
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 37 |
Wins | 30 |
Wins by KO | 22 |
Losses | 7 |
Background
Born and raised by a single mother in Brownsville, Stevens began boxing at the age of five, later having his first amateur bout at the age of eight. He was trained by his uncle and Andre Rozier. Stevens holds the record for the third most knockouts in New York's amateur history.[1][2] Early on in his career, Stevens was managed by Chris Gotti, before later joining with Lou DiBella.
Professional career
Stevens made his professional debut on September 30, 2004, stopping Henry Dukes in the first round. He would remain undefeated over his next twelve fights until a loss to Marcos Primera, who stopped him in the eighth and final round on July 20, 2006. In a rematch against Primera later that year on November 15, Stevens avenged the loss with an eight-round unanimous decision (UD).[3] A second loss came against Andre Dirrell on July 16, 2007, via ten-round UD.[4]
On November 2, 2013, Stevens received his first world title opportunity when he faced WBA and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. In what was an anticipated match-up between two formidable knockout artists, Stevens was knocked down in round two, and despite occasionally landing some hard shots on Golovkin thereafter, Stevens retired in his corner by the end of round eight.[5]
Stevens was matched up against another fellow knockout artist, David Lemieux, on March 11, 2017. As was predicted, their fight immediately broke down into an all-out slugfest, but it was Lemieux who scored a brutal one-punch knockout in round three. Stevens was taken out of the ring in a stretcher and hospitalized overnight.[6]
Professional boxing record
37 fights | 30 wins | 7 losses |
By knockout | 22 | 4 |
By decision | 8 | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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37 | Loss | 30–7 | TKO | 3 (10) | Aug 3, 2019 | |||
36 | Win | 30–6 | RTD | 4 (12), 3:00 | Jul 21, 2018 | Won vacant IBA middleweight title | ||
35 | Loss | 29–6 | KO | 3 (12), 1:59 | Mar 11, 2017 | Lost WBC Continental Americas middleweight title; For vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title | ||
34 | Win | 29–5 | UD | 10 | Nov 19, 2016 | Retained WBC Continental Americas middleweight title | ||
33 | Win | 28–5 | TKO | 2 (10), 1:04 | May 7, 2016 | Won vacant WBC Continental Americas middleweight title | ||
32 | Loss | 27–5 | UD | 12 | Oct 1, 2014 | |||
31 | Win | 27–4 | TKO | 10 (10), 2:09 | Apr 4, 2014 | |||
30 | Win | 26–4 | TKO | 1 (10), 0:46 | Jan 24, 2014 | |||
29 | Loss | 25–4 | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | Nov 2, 2013 | For WBA and IBO middleweight titles | ||
28 | Win | 25–3 | KO | 1 (10), 2:26 | Aug 3, 2013 | Won vacant NABF middleweight title | ||
27 | Win | 24–3 | UD | 8 | Apr 20, 2013 | |||
26 | Win | 23–3 | KO | 1 (10), 1:10 | Jan 19, 2013 | Won vacant NABF middleweight title | ||
25 | Win | 22–3 | KO | 1 (6), 2:16 | Mar 24, 2012 | |||
24 | Loss | 21–3 | UD | 12 | Jan 29, 2010 | For vacant WBC–USNBC super middleweight title | ||
23 | Win | 21–2 | TKO | 3 (8), 1:46 | Jul 11, 2009 | |||
22 | Win | 20–2 | UD | 8 | Apr 28, 2009 | |||
21 | Win | 19–2 | TKO | 1 (8), 0:48 | Nov 7, 2008 | |||
20 | Win | 18–2 | TKO | 8 (8) | Mar 6, 2008 | |||
19 | Loss | 17–2 | UD | 10 | Jun 16, 2007 | |||
18 | Win | 17–1 | UD | 10 | Mar 22, 2007 | |||
17 | Win | 16–1 | TKO | 2 (10), 2:34 | Dec 14, 2006 | |||
16 | Win | 15–1 | UD | 10 | Dec 1, 2006 | Won vacant New York light heavyweight title | ||
15 | Win | 14–1 | UD | 8 | Nov 15, 2006 | |||
14 | Loss | 13–1 | TKO | 8 (10), 1:24 | Jul 20, 2006 | For WBC Youth interim super middleweight title | ||
13 | Win | 13–0 | TKO | 6 (6), 2:15 | Jun 10, 2006 | |||
12 | Win | 12–0 | UD | 8 | Apr 20, 2006 | |||
11 | Win | 11–0 | KO | 2 (8), 2:59 | Feb 16, 2006 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | KO | 1 (6), 0:44 | Dec 15, 2005 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | TKO | 1 (6), 2:32 | Nov 4, 2005 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | TKO | 2 (6), 1:55 | Aug 4, 2005 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | UD | 6 | Apr 28, 2005 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | TKO | 2 (6), 1:43 | Mar 10, 2005 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | KO | 1 (6), 0:58 | Feb 24, 2005 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | TKO | 1 (4), 0:35 | Dec 11, 2004 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | TKO | 2 (4), 2:19 | Nov 18, 2004 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | KO | 1 (4), 0:30 | Oct 21, 2004 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | TKO | 1 (4), 1:47 | Sep 30, 2004 |
Big Knockout Boxing record
1 fight | 0 wins | 0 losses |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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1 | Draw | 0–0–1 | MD | 7 | Apr 4, 2015 | For BKB middleweight title; BKB debut |
References
- https://www.newsweek.com/boxer-curtis-stevens-can-knock-you-out-trash-talk-1376
- https://www.mainevents.com/curtis-stevens
- Kimball, George (November 16, 2006). "Curtis Stevens Exacts Revenge On Marcos Primero". The Sweet Science. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- Songalia, Ryan (August 28, 2007). "Stevens: "Don't Run Like Dirrell, Come To Fight"". BoxingScene. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- Rafael, Dan (November 4, 2013). "Golovkin smashes Stevens for TKO". ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- "David Lemieux back in title hunt after devastating knockout of Curtis Stevens". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
External links
Sporting positions | ||||
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Amateur boxing titles | ||||
Previous: DeAndrey Abron |
U.S. light heavyweight champion 2002 |
Next: Andre Ward | ||
Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by David Telesco |
New York light heavyweight champion December 1, 2006 – January 2010 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Ronson Frank | ||
Vacant Title last held by Patrick Majewski |
NABF middleweight champion January 19, 2013 – May 2013 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Himself | ||
Vacant Title last held by Himself |
NABF middleweight champion August 3, 2013 – November 2013 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by David Lemieux | ||
Vacant Title last held by Robert Brant |
WBC Continental Americas middleweight champion May 7, 2016 – March 11, 2017 Vacant after loss to Lemieux |
Vacant | ||
Minor world boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Paul Mendez |
IBA middleweight champion July 21, 2018 – present |
Incumbent |