Donny Lalonde Losses

Donny Lalonde had five losses in his professional boxing career of 47 fights — two of them in world-title fights and three in non-title fights. Two of these losses came via way of KO. Here is the complete list of Lalonde's losses in reverse chronological order:
  • 1.

    Donny Lalonde loses to Virgil Hill

    On July 5, 2003, a 43-year-old Donny Lalonde (41-4-1, 33 KOs) and a 39-year-old American boxer Virgil Hill (48-4, 23 KOs) met in the ring.

    Lalonde came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 21 days. Hill was on a 2-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 18 days.

    Virgil Hill defeated Donny Lalonde via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Hill improves his record to 49-4, while Lalonde adds a loss to his record at 41-5-1.

  • 2.

    Donny Lalonde loses to Bobby Czyz

    On May 8, 1992, a 32-year-old Donny Lalonde (35-3, 30 KOs) got a shot at the cruiserweight WBA title held by 30-year-old American boxer Bobby Czyz (39-5, 26 KOs).

    Lalonde came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 21 days. Czyz was on a 5-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 29 days.

    Bobby Czyz defeated Donny Lalonde via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA cruiserweight title. Czyz improves his record to 40-5, while Lalonde adds a loss to his record at 35-4.

  • 3.

    Donny Lalonde loses to Sugar Ray Leonard

    On November 7, 1988, the 28-year-old WBC light-heavyweight world champion, Donny Lalonde (31-2, 26 KOs), faced a 32-year-old American boxer Sugar Ray Leonard (34-1, 24 KOs), in a title defense fight.

    Lalonde came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 9 days. Leonard was on a 7-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 7 months, and 1 day.

    Sugar Ray Leonard stopped the champion via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC light-heavyweight champion. Leonard improves his record to 35-1 (25 KOs), while Lalonde adds a loss to his record at 31-3.

  • 4.

    Donny Lalonde loses to Willie Edwards

    On May 16, 1985, a 25-year-old Donny Lalonde (19-1, 16 KOs) and Willie Edwards met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.

    Lalonde came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 20 days.

    Donny Lalonde lost to Willie Edwards via TKO in the 9th round, and adds a loss to his record at 19-2.

  • 5.

    Donny Lalonde loses to Wilbert Johnson in their 1st fight

    On March 6, 1981, a 20-year-old Donny Lalonde (4-0, 3 KOs) and Wilbert Johnson met in the ring.

    Lalonde came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 14 days.

    Donny Lalonde lost to Wilbert Johnson via unanimous decision in the 6-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 4-1.

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