Curtis Stevens (boxer)


Curtis Delroy Stevens is an American former professional boxer. Stevens challenged for the WBA and IBO middleweight titles in 2013.

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. 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. A second loss came against Andre Dirrell on July 16, 2007, via ten-round UD.
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.
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.
In his next fight, Stevens fought Carlos Jairo Cruz in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. Stevens stopped his opponent at the end of the fourth round and secured the win. However, his win was overshadowed by the home crowd which charged in the ring right after the announcement, attacking Stevens and his team, who managed to escape to the dressing room.
In his following fight, Stevens fought Wale Omotoso, his first fight after stepping down to 154 pounds. The change in weight didn't seem to help Stevens much, who got dropped three times and stopped by Omotoso. Stevens managed to beat the count of the last knockdown, but did not look steady on his feet, which prompted the referee to end the fight.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
37Loss30–7Wale OmotosoTKO3, 1:28Aug 3, 2019Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
36Win30–6Carlos Jairo CruzRTD4, 3:00Jul 21, 2018Gimnasio Multiuso Nani Marrero, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican RepublicWon vacant IBA middleweight title
35Loss29–6David LemieuxKO3, 1:59Mar 11, 2017Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.Lost WBC Continental Americas middleweight title;
For vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
34Win29–5James de la RosaUD10Nov 19, 2016T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Retained WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
33Win28–5Patrick TeixeiraTKO2, 1:04May 7, 2016T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Won vacant WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
32Loss27–5Hassan N'Dam N'JikamUD12Oct 1, 2014Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California, U.S.
31Win27–4Tureano JohnsonTKO10, 2:09Apr 4, 2014Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
30Win26–4Patrick MajewskiTKO1, 0:46Jan 24, 2014Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
29Loss25–4Gennadiy Golovkin8, 3:00Nov 2, 2013The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.For WBA and IBO middleweight titles
28Win25–3Saúl RománKO1, 2:26Aug 3, 2013Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.Won vacant WBC-NABF middleweight title
27Win24–3Derrick FindleyUD8Apr 20, 2013The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
26Win23–3Elvin AyalaKO1, 1:10Jan 19, 2013Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.Won vacant WBC-NABF middleweight title
25Win22–3Romaro JohnsonKO1, 2:16Mar 24, 2012Aviator Sports and Events Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
24Loss21–3Jesse BrinkleyUD12Jan 29, 2010Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada, U.S.For vacant WBC–USNBC super middleweight title
23Win21–2Piotr WilczewskiTKO3, 1:46Jul 11, 2009Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
22Win20–2Don MoutonUD8Apr 28, 2009Russo's on the Bay, New York City, New York, U.S.
21Win19–2Ray SmithTKO1, 0:48Nov 7, 2008Bally's, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
20Win18–2Thomas ReidTKO8 Mar 6, 2008Grand Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
19Loss17–2Andre DirrellUD10Jun 16, 2007Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
18Win17–1Darnell BooneUD10Mar 22, 2007Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
17Win16–1Jonathan CornTKO2, 2:34Dec 14, 2006Grand Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
16Win15–1Dhafir SmithUD10Dec 1, 2006Vernon Downs, Vernon, New York, U.S.Won vacant New York light heavyweight title
15Win14–1Marcos PrimeraUD8Nov 15, 2006Grand Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
14Loss13–1Marcos PrimeraTKO8, 1:24Jul 20, 2006Grand Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.For WBC Youth interim super middleweight title
13Win13–0Eric HowardTKO6, 2:15Jun 10, 2006Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
12Win12–0Carl DanielsUD8Apr 20, 2006Grand Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
11Win11–0Jose SpearmanKO2, 2:59Feb 16, 2006Grand Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
10Win10–0Kia DanielsKO1, 0:44Dec 15, 2005Grand Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
9Win9–0Corey BuddTKO1, 2:32Nov 4, 2005Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma, U.S.
8Win8–0Jason QuickTKO2, 1:55Aug 4, 2005Grand Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
7Win7–0Shannon Miller6Apr 28, 2005Grand Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
6Win6–0Raynard DardenTKO2, 1:43Mar 10, 2005Grand Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
5Win5–0Darin JohnsonKO1, 0:58Feb 24, 2005Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
4Win4–0Anthony KonicekTKO1, 0:35Dec 11, 2004Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
3Win3–0Wayne CooperTKO2, 2:19Nov 18, 2004Grand Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
2Win2–0Anterio Vines1, 0:30Oct 21, 2004Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
1Win1–0Henry Dukes1, 1:47Sep 30, 2004Grand Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.

Big Knockout Boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
1Draw0–0–1abbr|MD|Majority draw