In a career spanning 12 years and two months, Adonis Stevenson fought 32 times with 29 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw. By his last professional fight on December 1, 2018, Stevenson's boxing record stood at 29-2-1 (24 KO wins, 2 KO losses).
WBC | TheRing |
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lHV w1 d9 | lHV w1 d6 |
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Adonis Stevenson (Superman) is a retired Canadian professional boxer. He was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on September 22, 1977. Stevenson made his professional boxing debut at the age of 29, on September 30, 2006. He is a former light-heavyweight world champion. He is 45 years old, and will be turning 46 in three months and 13 days.
Total Fights | 32 |
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Wins | 29 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 24 |
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Total Title Wins | 2 |
Title Defenses | 8 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 7 |
Losses via KO | 2 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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32 | Dec 1, 2018 | 41 | Oleksandr Gvozdyk | Loss * | KO11 |
31 | May 19, 2018 | 40 | Badou Jack | Draw * | MD |
30 | Jun 3, 2017 | 39 | Andrzej Fonfara | Win * | TKO2 |
29 | Jul 29, 2016 | 38 | Thomas Williams Jr. | Win * | KO4 |
28 | Sep 11, 2015 | 37 | Tommy Karpency | Win * | TKO3 |
27 | Apr 4, 2015 | 37 | Sakio Bika | Win * | UD |
26 | Dec 19, 2014 | 37 | Dmitry Sukhotsky | Win * | KO5 |
25 | May 24, 2014 | 36 | Andrzej Fonfara | Win * | UD |
24 | Nov 30, 2013 | 36 | Tony Bellew | Win * | TKO6 |
23 | Sep 28, 2013 | 36 | Tavoris Cloud | Win * | RTD7 |
22 | Jun 8, 2013 | 35 | Chad Dawson | Win * | TKO1 |
21 | Mar 22, 2013 | 35 | Darnell Boone | Win | KO6 |
20 | Oct 12, 2012 | 35 | Don George | Win | TKO12 |
19 | Apr 20, 2012 | 34 | Noé González Alcoba | Win | TKO2 |
18 | Feb 18, 2012 | 34 | Jesús González | Win | KO1 |
17 | Dec 10, 2011 | 34 | Aaron Pryor Jr. | Win | TKO9 |
16 | Sep 17, 2011 | 33 | Shujaa El-Amin | Win | TKO1 |
15 | Apr 8, 2011 | 33 | Derek Edwards | Win | KO3 |
14 | Apr 16, 2010 | 32 | Darnell Boone | Loss | TKO2 |
13 | Sep 25, 2009 | 32 | Jermain Mackey | Win | TKO5 |
12 | Aug 1, 2008 | 30 | Anthony Bonsante | Win | KO1 |
11 | Apr 5, 2008 | 30 | Dhafir Smith | Win | TKO5 |
10 | Dec 7, 2007 | 30 | David Whittom | Win | UD |
9 | Aug 3, 2007 | 29 | Marlon Hayes | Win | UD |
8 | Jun 8, 2007 | 29 | Alvaro Enriquez | Win | KO1 |
7 | May 12, 2007 | 29 | Marcus Thomas | Win | KO1 |
6 | Apr 14, 2007 | 29 | Carl Cockerham | Win | UD |
5 | Feb 10, 2007 | 29 | Etianne Whitaker | Win | TKO1 |
4 | Dec 11, 2006 | 29 | Eduardo Calderon | Win | TKO1 |
3 | Nov 18, 2006 | 29 | Bonnie Joe McGee | Win | TKO2 |
2 | Oct 28, 2006 | 29 | Ferenc Lankonde | Win | TKO1 |
1 | Sep 30, 2006 | 29 | Mike Funk | Win | TKO1 |
* World-title fight
Stevenson was a light-heavyweight world champion. He has held two world titles at the light-heavyweight weight division, both of which were lineal championship wins.
Weight Division | World Titles Held |
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Light-heavyweight | WBC, The Ring |
Adonis Stevenson is 180 cm tall (5' 10.87") with a reach of 196 cm (6' 5.17"). He fights out of the southpaw stance and presents an ape-index of 16 cm (6.30").
Stevenson has a 75% KO rate. Of his total 24 KO wins, 16 were in the early rounds, six in the mid rounds, and two in the later rounds. He has 10 first-round KO wins.
Adonis Stevenson's professional boxing career spanned more than 12 years — from 2006 to 2018.
Stevenson made his professional boxing debut against Mike Funk at the age of 29 on September 30, 2006, defeating Funk via 1st round TKO. He went on to win 12 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 9 wins via stoppage.
Stevenson had his first world title fight at the age of 35 on June 8, 2013 after 21 professional fights, against Chad Dawson for the light-heavyweight WBC and The Ring titles. He defeated Dawson via 1st round TKO to become the light-heavyweight champion of the world.
Stevenson has won two world titles at light-heavyweight. For all the details about Stevenson's world title wins and defenses refer to "Adonis Stevenson World Titles".
Some of Stevenson's best fights and notable victories include wins over Chad Dawson, Thomas Williams Jr., Dmitry Sukhotsky, Andrzej Fonfara, Tavoris Cloud, Tony Bellew, and Tommy Karpency.
Stevenson had a total of two losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a light-heavyweight title defense bout against Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Gvozdyk on December 1, 2018. Stevenson lost the fight via 11th round KO — and lost his WBC title. It's been 4 years, 6 months, and 8 days since this fight.
Stevenson fought a total of 32 times during his professional career, which includes 11 world-title fights at the light-heavyweight division. He was among the very best of his generation and was known for his great performances in his fights. These seven fights are the highlight of his career.
June 8, 2013: Stevenson wins his first world titles by defeating Chad Dawson via 1st round TKO. He is now the WBC and The Ring light-heavyweight world champion.
September 28, 2013: Stevenson successfully defends the WBC and The Ring light-heavyweight titles against Tavoris Cloud, winning the fight via 7th round RTD.
November 30, 2013: Stevenson successfully defends the WBC and The Ring light-heavyweight titles against Tony Bellew, winning the fight via 6th round TKO.
May 24, 2014: Stevenson successfully defends the WBC and The Ring light-heavyweight titles against Andrzej Fonfara, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
December 19, 2014: Stevenson successfully defends the WBC and The Ring light-heavyweight titles against Dmitry Sukhotsky, winning the fight via 5th round KO.
July 29, 2016: Stevenson successfully defends the WBC light-heavyweight title against Thomas Williams Jr., winning the fight via 4th round KO.
June 3, 2017: Stevenson successfully defends the WBC light-heavyweight title against Andrzej Fonfara, winning the fight via 2nd round TKO.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Stevenson's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against Oleksandr Gvozdyk, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
On December 1, 2018, a 41-year old Adonis Stevenson (29-1-1, 24 KO) faced an undefeated Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Gvozdyk, who was 31 years old with a record of 15-0 in a light-heavyweight title-defense fight. Gvozdyk was on a 15-fight win streak with 12 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 8 cms but Stevenson had a 4 cm reach advantage over Gvozdyk.
Stevenson lost to Gvozdyk via 11th round KO and lost the WBC light-heavyweight title. This was the last professional fight of his boxing career.
On May 19, 2018, a 40-year old Adonis Stevenson (29-1, 24 KO) faced Swedish boxer Badou Jack, who was 34 years old with a record of 22-1-2 in a light-heavyweight title-defense fight. Jack was on a one-fight win streak with 13 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms but Stevenson had a 11 cm reach advantage over Jack. Coming into this fight, Jack had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
The fight ended in a 12 round majority decision draw and both the boxers retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. A good performance, nonetheless.
On June 3, 2017, in their 2nd fight, a 39-year old Adonis Stevenson (28-1, 23 KO) faced Andrzej Fonfara again, who was now 29 years old with a record of 29-4 in a light-heavyweight title-defense fight. Fonfara was on a one-fight win streak with 17 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 9 cms but both had the same reach. Coming into this fight, Fonfara had four losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Stevenson defeated Fonfara via 2nd round TKO to retain the WBC light-heavyweight title. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On July 29, 2016, a 38-year old Adonis Stevenson (27-1, 22 KO) faced Thomas Williams Jr. in a light-heavyweight title-defense fight. He defeated Williams Jr. via 4th round KO to retain the WBC light-heavyweight title. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On September 11, 2015, a 37-year old Adonis Stevenson (26-1, 21 KO) faced American boxer Tommy Karpency, who was 29 years old with a record of 25-4-1 in a light-heavyweight title-defense fight. Karpency was on a four-fight win streak with 14 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 4 cms but Stevenson had a 11 cm reach advantage over Karpency. Coming into this fight, Karpency had four losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Stevenson defeated Karpency via 3rd round TKO to retain the WBC and Ring Magazine light-heavyweight titles. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak.
On April 4, 2015, a 37-year old Adonis Stevenson (25-1, 21 KO) faced Cameroonian boxer Sakio Bika, who was 35 years old with a record of 32-6-3 in a light-heavyweight title-defense fight. Bika was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms but Stevenson had a 16 cm reach advantage over Bika. Coming into this fight, Bika had six losses, but had never been stopped.
Stevenson defeated Bika via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBC and Ring Magazine light-heavyweight titles. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak.
On December 19, 2014, a 37-year old Adonis Stevenson (24-1, 20 KO) faced Dmitry Sukhotsky in a light-heavyweight title-defense fight. He defeated Sukhotsky via 5th round KO to retain the WBC and Ring Magazine light-heavyweight titles. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
On May 24, 2014, a 36-year old Adonis Stevenson (23-1, 20 KO) faced Polish boxer Andrzej Fonfara for the first time, who was 26 years old with a record of 25-2 in a light-heavyweight title-defense fight. Fonfara was on a 15-fight win streak with 15 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 9 cms but both had the same reach. Coming into this fight, Fonfara had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Stevenson defeated Fonfara via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBC and Ring Magazine light-heavyweight titles. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak.
On November 30, 2013, a 36-year old Adonis Stevenson (22-1, 19 KO) faced British boxer Tony Bellew, who was 31 years old with a record of 20-1-1 in a light-heavyweight title-defense fight. Bellew was on a one-fight win streak with 12 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 11 cms but Stevenson had a 8 cm reach advantage over Bellew. Coming into this fight, Bellew had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Stevenson defeated Bellew via 6th round TKO to retain the WBC and Ring Magazine light-heavyweight titles. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with 10 back-to-back KO wins.
On September 28, 2013, a 36-year old Adonis Stevenson (21-1, 18 KO) faced American boxer Tavoris Cloud, who was 31 years old with a record of 24-1 in a light-heavyweight title-defense fight. Cloud was on a one-fight losing streak. Stevenson was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Cloud had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Stevenson defeated Cloud via 7th round RTD to retain the WBC and Ring Magazine light-heavyweight titles. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with nine back-to-back KO wins.
On June 8, 2013, in his 22nd professional fight, a 35-year old Adonis Stevenson (20-1, 17 KO) had his first world title fight against American boxer Chad Dawson for Dawson's WBC and Ring Magazine light-heavyweight belts. Dawson was 30 years old with a record of 31-2. Dawson was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms but Stevenson had a 2 cm reach advantage over Dawson. Coming into this fight, Dawson had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Stevenson defeated Dawson via 1st round TKO to win the WBC and Ring Magazine light-heavyweight titles. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
On March 22, 2013, in their 2nd fight, a a 35-year old Adonis Stevenson (19-1, 16 KO) fought Darnell Boone again, who was now 33 years old with a record of 19-20-3. Boone was on a three-fight losing streak. Stevenson was the taller of the two by 9 cms and also had a 12 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Boone had 20 losses, three of which were via stoppage.
Stevenson defeated Boone via 6th round KO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On October 12, 2012, a 35-year old Adonis Stevenson (18-1, 15 KO) fought Don George in his 20th professional fight. He defeated George via 12th round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On April 20, 2012, a 34-year old Adonis Stevenson (17-1, 14 KO) fought Noé González Alcoba in his 19th professional fight. He defeated Alcoba via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On February 18, 2012, a 34-year old Adonis Stevenson (16-1, 13 KO) fought Jesús González in his 18th professional fight. He defeated González via 1st round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On December 10, 2011, a 34-year old Adonis Stevenson (15-1, 12 KO) fought Aaron Pryor Jr. in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Pryor Jr. via 9th round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On September 17, 2011, a 33-year old Adonis Stevenson (14-1, 11 KO) fought Shujaa El-Amin in his 16th professional fight. He defeated El-Amin via 1st round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On April 8, 2011, a 33-year old Adonis Stevenson (13-1, 10 KO) fought Derek Edwards in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Edwards via 3rd round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On April 16, 2010, a 32-year old Adonis Stevenson (13-0, 10 KO) fought Darnell Boone in his 14th professional fight. He lost to Boone via 2nd round TKO.
On September 25, 2009, a 32-year old Adonis Stevenson (12-0, 9 KO) fought Jermain Mackey in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Mackey via 5th round TKO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On August 1, 2008, a 30-year old Adonis Stevenson (11-0, 8 KO) fought Anthony Bonsante in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Bonsante via 1st round KO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On April 5, 2008, a 30-year old Adonis Stevenson (10-0, 7 KO) fought Dhafir Smith in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Smith via 5th round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak.
On December 7, 2007, a 30-year old Adonis Stevenson (9-0, 7 KO) fought David Whittom in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Whittom via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
On August 3, 2007, a 29-year old Adonis Stevenson (8-0, 7 KO) fought Marlon Hayes in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Hayes via 8th round unanimous decision. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
On June 8, 2007, a 29-year old Adonis Stevenson (7-0, 6 KO) fought Alvaro Enriquez in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Enriquez via 1st round KO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On May 12, 2007, a 29-year old Adonis Stevenson (6-0, 5 KO) fought Marcus Thomas in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Thomas via 1st round KO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On April 14, 2007, a 29-year old Adonis Stevenson (5-0, 5 KO) fought Carl Cockerham in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Cockerham via 6th round unanimous decision. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On February 10, 2007, a 29-year old Adonis Stevenson (4-0, 4 KO) fought Etianne Whitaker in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Whitaker via 1st round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On December 11, 2006, a 29-year old Adonis Stevenson (3-0, 3 KO) fought Eduardo Calderon in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Calderon via 1st round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On November 18, 2006, a 29-year old Adonis Stevenson (2-0, 2 KO) fought Bonnie Joe McGee in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated McGee via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On October 28, 2006, a 29-year old Adonis Stevenson (1-0, 1 KO) fought Ferenc Lankonde in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Lankonde via 1st round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On September 30, 2006, a 29-year old Adonis Stevenson successfully debuted against Mike Funk. He defeated Funk via 1st round TKO.
Stevenson knocked out 24 of his 32 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 75%. Of his total 29 wins, 24 of them were via KO (82.8%).