Chad Dawson (36-5, 19) was born in Hartsville, South Carolina, U.S. on July 13, 1982. At the age of 19 years on August 18, 2001, he made his professional boxing debut against Steve Garrett, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 24th career fight at 24 years old, Dawson became a light-heavyweight world champion on February 3, 2007 after defeating Tomasz Adamek via 12-round unanimous decision to win the WBC title.
Dawson's last fight was a 8-round unanimous decision win against Denis Grachev at age 37 on October 11, 2019. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
Some of Chad Dawson's best fights have been against Tomasz Adamek, Antonio Tarver, Glen Johnson, Eric Harding, Bernard Hopkins, Carl Daniels and George Blades.
Dawson has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | Oct 11, 2019 37 years, 2 months 36-5 (19) | Denis Grachev | LHW | 8 | UD | WIN |
42 | Jun 29, 2019 36 years, 11 months 35-5 (19) | Quinton Rankin | LHW | 8 | UD | WIN |
41  | Mar 4, 2017 34 years, 7 months 34-5 (19) | 29 years, 4 months 28-4 (16) | LHW | 10 | TKO | LOSS |
40 | Apr 16, 2016 33 years, 9 months 34-4 (19) | Cornelius White | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
39 | Dec 8, 2015 33 years, 4 months 33-4 (18) | Shujaa El Amin | LHW | 10 | UD | WIN |
38  | Oct 4, 2014 32 years, 2 months 32-4 (18) | 28 years, 8 months 23-4-1 (14) | LHW | 10 | SD | LOSS |
37  | Jun 21, 2014 31 years, 11 months 32-3 (18) | 39 years, 9 months 23-5 (16) | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN |
36  | Jun 8, 2013 30 years, 10 months 31-3 (17) | 35 years, 8 months 20-1 (17) | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC, The Ring |
35  | Sep 8, 2012 30 years, 1 months 31-2 (17) | 28 years, 6 months 25-0 (13) | SMD | 10 | TKO | LOSS For WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring |
34  | Apr 28, 2012 29 years, 9 months 31-1 (17) | 47 years, 3 months 52-5-2 (32) | LHW | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBC, The Ring |
33 | Oct 15, 2011 29 years, 3 months 30-1 (17) | 46 years, 9 months 52-5-2 (32) | LHW | 2 | TKO | NC |
32 | May 21, 2011 28 years, 10 months 30-1 (17) | Adrian Diaconu | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN |
31  | Aug 14, 2010 28 years, 1 months 29-1 (17) | 27 years, 9 months 25-1 (16) | LHW | 11 | TD | LOSS For WBC, The Ring Vacant |
30  | Nov 7, 2009 27 years, 3 months 29-0 (17) | 40 years, 10 months 49-12-2 (33) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC InterimVacant |
29  | May 9, 2009 26 years, 9 months 28-0 (17) | 40 years, 5 months 27-5 (19) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
28 | Oct 11, 2008 26 years, 2 months 27-0 (17) | 39 years, 10 months 27-4 (19) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF |
27 | Apr 12, 2008 25 years, 8 months 26-0 (17) | 39 years, 3 months 47-11-2 (32) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
26 | Sep 29, 2007 25 years, 2 months 25-0 (17) | Epifanio Mendoza | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
25 | Jun 9, 2007 24 years, 10 months 24-0 (16) | Jesus Ruiz | LHW | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
24  | Feb 3, 2007 24 years, 6 months 23-0 (15) | 30 years, 2 months 31-0 (21) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC |
23  | Jun 2, 2006 23 years, 10 months 22-0 (15) | 33 years, 5 months 23-3-1 (7) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN |
22 | Mar 4, 2006 23 years, 7 months 21-0 (15) | Jamie Hearn | SMD | 3 | TKO | WIN |
21 | Feb 4, 2006 23 years, 6 months 20-0 (14) | Jason Naugler | SMD | 8 | UD | WIN |
20 | Nov 18, 2005 23 years, 4 months 19-0 (14) | Ian Gardner | SMD | 11 | TKO | WIN |
19 | Aug 6, 2005 23 years 18-0 (13) | Ronald Boddie | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN |
18 | Apr 1, 2005 22 years, 8 months 17-0 (12) | Efrain Garcia | MD | 4 | RTD | WIN |
17  | Dec 10, 2004 22 years, 4 months 16-0 (11) | 34 years, 3 months 49-4-1 (31) | MD | 7 | TKO | WIN |
16 | Oct 29, 2004 22 years, 3 months 15-0 (10) | Darnell Wilson | MD | 10 | UD | WIN |
15 | Mar 27, 2004 21 years, 8 months 14-0 (10) | Aundalen Sloan | MD | 6 | UD | NC |
14 | Oct 31, 2003 21 years, 3 months 14-0 (10) | Dumont Welliver | MD | 8 | RTD | WIN |
13 | Aug 1, 2003 21 years 13-0 (9) | Brett Lally | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | May 2, 2003 20 years, 9 months 12-0 (8) | Earl Allen | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Mar 21, 2003 20 years, 8 months 11-0 (7) | Willie Lee | 3 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Feb 1, 2003 20 years, 6 months 10-0 (6) | Shannon Miller | 6 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Oct 25, 2002 20 years, 3 months 9-0 (6) | John Romans William | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Aug 3, 2002 20 years 8-0 (5) | Faustino Gonzalez | 6 | UD | WIN | |
7 | May 18, 2002 19 years, 10 months 7-0 (5) | Gary Grant | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Apr 27, 2002 19 years, 9 months 6-0 (4) | Chad Sawyer | 4 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Mar 1, 2002 19 years, 7 months 5-0 (4) | Martin Desjardins | 4 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Feb 16, 2002 19 years, 7 months 4-0 (4) | Jerald Lowe | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Dec 13, 2001 19 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | James Orso | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Sep 21, 2001 19 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Antonio Baker | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Aug 18, 2001 19 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Steve Garrett | 2 | TKO | WIN |
