Doug DeWitt

Doug DeWitt is an American former professional boxer who was the inaugural WBO middleweight champion of the world from 1989 to 1990.

Career

DeWitt made his professional debut in 1980 & compiled a record of 30–6–4 before winning the inaugural WBO middleweight title. He would lose the title in his second defense to British boxer Nigel Benn.

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
46	Loss		James Toney	RTD	6	05/12/1992	Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
45	Win	33–7–5	Dan Sherry	SD	10	28/05/1992	Kushers Country Club, Monticello, New York, U.S.
44	Draw	32–7–5	Tyrone Frazier	MD	10	07/02/1992	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
43	Loss	32–7–4	Nigel Benn	TKO	8	29/04/1990	Caesars, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Lost WBO Middleweight Title
42	Win	32–6–4	Matthew Hilton	RTD	11	15/01/1990	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Retained WBO Middleweight Title
41	Win	31–6–4	Robbie Sims	SD	12	18/04/1989	Showboat Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Won inaugural WBO Middleweight Title
40	Loss	30–6–4	Sumbu Kalambay	TKO	7	08/11/1988	Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, Monaco	For WBA Middleweight Title
39	Win	30–5–4	Alberto Gonzalez	KO	6	19/08/1988	Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
38	Draw	29–5–4	Ron Essett	UD	10	29/01/1988	Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
37	Win	29–5–3	Tony Thornton	MD	13	06/11/1987	Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Won USBA Middleweight Title Fight ended in a draw, decided with a "sudden death" 13th round
36	Win	28–5–3	Lenny LaPaglia	UD	10	18/08/1987	Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
35	Loss	27–5–3	José Quiñones	TKO	3	20/02/1987	Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
34	Loss	27–4–3	Thomas Hearns	UD	12	17/10/1986	Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.	For NABF Middleweight Title
33	Loss	27–3–3	Milton McCrory	UD	10	13/07/1986	Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
32	Win	27–2–3	Charles Boston	UD	10	06/05/1986	Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
31	Win	26–2–3	Luis Rivera	TKO	7	18/01/1986	Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
30	Loss	25–2–3	Robbie Sims	UD	10	30/08/1985	Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
29	Draw	25–1–3	Don Lee	UD	10	08/03/1985	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
28	Win	25–1–2	Jimmie Sykes	TKO	1	04/10/1984	Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
27	Win	24–1–2	Bobby Hoye	UD	10	19/04/1984	Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
26	Win	23–1–2	Mike Tinley	UD	12	17/02/1984	Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Won ESPN Middleweight Title
25	Win	22–1–2	Freddie Boynton	RTD	5	13/01/1984	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
24	Win	21–1–2	Hector Rosario	KO	4	09/09/1983	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
23	Win	20–1–2	King Starling	TKO	8	10/08/1983	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
22	Win	19–1–2	Vernon Reed	KO	1	16/02/1983	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.
21	Win	18–1–2	Larry Rayford	KO	6	03/12/1982	Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
20	Win	17–1–2	Teddy Mann	TKO	6	20/10/1982	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
19	Win	16–1–2	William Page	KO	1	02/10/1982	Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
18	Win	15–1–2	Mike Hyman	TKO	6	04/08/1982	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
17	Draw	14–1–2	Ben Serrano	PTS	8	21/03/1982	Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
16	Win	14–1–1	Bill Medei	TKO	1	04/03/1982	Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
15	Win	13–1–1	Danny Long	MD	8	04/02/1982	Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
14	Win	12–1–1	Charlie Hecker	TKO	5	22/12/1981	Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
13	Draw	11–1–1	Tony Suero	PTS	8	24/11/1981	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
12	Win	11–1	Danny McAloon	TKO	3	09/10/1981	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
11	Win	10–1	Lenny Villers	TKO	8	25/06/1981	New Westchester Town Hall, Tarrytown, New York, U.S.
10	Win	9–1	Kevin Cheatum	KO	1	24/04/1981	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
9	Loss	8–1	Ben Serrano	PTS	8	08/03/1981	Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Willard Nance	UD	8	18/02/1981	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Larry Davis	PTS	6	21/01/1981	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Derrick Doughty	KO	1	17/12/1980	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Terry Duncan	UD	6	15/10/1980	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Larry Davis	UD	6	17/09/1980	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Calvin Cook	UD	4	11/06/1980	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Charlie Hecker	KO	3	14/05/1980	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Peter Pennello	PTS	4	28/03/1980	Dick Clark Theatre, Tarrytown, New York, U.S.