Lennox Lewis (41-2-1, 32) was born in West Ham, London, England on September 2, 1965. At the age of 23 years on June 27, 1989, he made his professional boxing debut against Al Malcolm, winning the fight via 2nd-round KO.
Lewis was elevated as the WBC heavyweight world champion at the age of 27 years and had his first title defense fight against Tony Tucker on May 8, 1993. he successfully defended the title, winning the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
Lewis' last fight was a heavyweight (WBC, The Ring) world-title defense against Vitali Klitschko on June 21, 2003. He stopped Klitschko via TKO in the 6th round, successfully defending the titles. He retired with a 3-fight winning streak.
Some of Lennox Lewis' best fights have been against David Tua, Tony Tucker, Evander Holyfield, Gary Mason, Vitali Klitschko, Andrew Golota and Michael Grant. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Lennox Lewis".
Lewis has 2 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Lennox Lewis Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
44  | Jun 21, 2003 37 years, 9 months 41-2-1 (32) | 31 years, 11 months 32-1 (31) | HW | 6 | TKO | Win Defended WBC, The Ring |
43  | Jun 8, 2002 36 years, 9 months 40-2-1 (31) | 35 years, 11 months 49-3 (43) | HW | 8 | KO | Win Defended WBC, IBF, The Ring |
42  | Nov 17, 2001 36 years, 2 months 39-2-1 (30) | 29 years 35-2 (29) | HW | 4 | KO | Win Won WBC, IBF |
41 | Apr 22, 2001 35 years, 7 months 38-2-1 (29) | 28 years, 5 months 34-2 (28) | HW | 5 | KO | Loss Lost WBC, IBF |
40  | Nov 11, 2000 35 years, 2 months 38-1-1 (29) | 27 years, 11 months 37-1 (32) | HW | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC, IBF |
39  | Jul 15, 2000 34 years, 10 months 37-1-1 (29) | 31 years, 9 months 40-2-1 (25) | HW | 2 | TKO | Win Defended WBC, IBF |
38  | Apr 29, 2000 34 years, 7 months 36-1-1 (28) | 27 years, 8 months 31-0 (22) | HW | 2 | KO | Win Defended WBC, IBF |
37  | Nov 13, 1999 34 years, 2 months 35-1-1 (27) | 37 years 36-3-1 (25) | HW | 12 | UD | Win Won WBA, IBF Defended WBC Vacant |
36 | Mar 13, 1999 33 years, 6 months 34-1-1 (27) | 36 years, 4 months 36-3 (25) | HW | 12 | SD | Draw Defended WBC For WBA, IBF |
35 | Sep 26, 1998 33 years 34-1 (27) | Željko Mavrović | HW | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
34  | Mar 28, 1998 32 years, 6 months 33-1 (27) | 26 years, 3 months 30-1 (24) | HW | 5 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
33  | Oct 4, 1997 32 years, 1 months 32-1 (26) | 29 years, 8 months 28-2 (25) | HW | 1 | KO | Win Defended WBC |
32  | Jul 12, 1997 31 years, 10 months 31-1 (25) | 41 years, 9 months 32-0-1 (19) | HW | 5 | DQ | Win Defended WBC |
31  | Feb 7, 1997 31 years, 5 months 30-1 (25) | 31 years, 9 months 28-6 (20) | HW | 5 | TKO | Win Won WBC Vacant |
30  | May 10, 1996 30 years, 8 months 29-1 (24) | 35 years, 1 month 23-3-1 (16) | 10 | MD | Win | |
29  | Oct 7, 1995 30 years, 1 months 28-1 (24) | 26 years, 9 months 45-2-1 (39) | HW | 6 | TKO | Win |
28 | Jul 2, 1995 29 years, 10 months 27-1 (23) | Justin Fortune | 4 | TKO | Win | |
27 | May 13, 1995 29 years, 8 months 26-1 (22) | Lionel Butler | 5 | TKO | Win | |
26 | Sep 24, 1994 29 years 25-1 (21) | 29 years, 5 months 24-5 (17) | HW | 2 | TKO | Loss Lost WBC |
25 | May 6, 1994 28 years, 8 months 25-0 (21) | Phil Jackson | HW | 8 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
24  | Oct 1, 1993 28 years 24-0 (20) | 31 years, 10 months 36-3 (35) | HW | 7 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
23  | May 8, 1993 27 years, 8 months 23-0 (19) | 34 years, 4 months 48-1 (39) | HW | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
22  | Oct 31, 1992 27 years, 1 months 22-0 (19) | 28 years, 10 months 27-3-1 (20) | HW | 2 | TKO | Win |
21 | Aug 11, 1992 26 years, 11 months 21-0 (18) | Mike Dixon | 4 | TKO | Win | |
20 | Apr 30, 1992 26 years, 7 months 20-0 (17) | Derek Williams | HW | 3 | TKO | Win |
19 | Feb 1, 1992 26 years, 4 months 19-0 (16) | Levi Billups | 10 | UD | Win | |
18  | Nov 23, 1991 26 years, 2 months 18-0 (16) | 30 years, 11 months 19-4 (12) | 3 | TKO | Win | |
17 | Sep 30, 1991 26 years 17-0 (15) | Glenn McCrory | HW | 2 | KO | Win |
16  | Jul 12, 1991 25 years, 10 months 16-0 (14) | 40 years 35-15-1 (25) | 6 | KO | Win | |
15  | Mar 6, 1991 25 years, 6 months 15-0 (13) | 28 years, 2 months 35-0 (32) | HW | 7 | TKO | Win |
14 | Oct 31, 1990 25 years, 1 months 14-0 (12) | Jean-Maurice Chanet | HW | 6 | TKO | Win |
13 | Jul 11, 1990 24 years, 10 months 13-0 (11) | Mike Acey | 2 | KO | Win | |
12  | Jun 27, 1990 24 years, 9 months 12-0 (10) | 34 years, 10 months 22-9-1 (11) | 8 | UD | Win | |
11 | May 20, 1990 24 years, 8 months 11-0 (10) | Dan Murphy | 6 | TKO | Win | |
10 | May 9, 1990 24 years, 8 months 10-0 (9) | Jorge Dascola | 1 | KO | Win | |
9 | Apr 14, 1990 24 years, 7 months 9-0 (8) | Michael Simuwelu | 1 | TKO | Win | |
8 | Mar 22, 1990 24 years, 6 months 8-0 (7) | Calvin Jones | 1 | KO | Win | |
7 | Jan 31, 1990 24 years, 4 months 7-0 (6) | Noel Quarless | 2 | TKO | Win | |
6 | Dec 18, 1989 24 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | Greg Gorrell | 5 | TKO | Win | |
5 | Nov 5, 1989 24 years, 2 months 5-0 (4) | Melvin Epps | 2 | DQ | Win | |
4 | Oct 10, 1989 24 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Steve Garber | 1 | KO | Win | |
3 | Sep 25, 1989 24 years 3-0 (3) | Andrew Gerrard | 4 | TKO | Win | |
2 | Jul 21, 1989 23 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Bruce Johnson | 2 | TKO | Win | |
1 | Jun 27, 1989 23 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Al Malcolm | 2 | KO | Win |
