Chad Dawson has five losses against five opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Dawson's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Chad Dawson".
On March 4, 2017 Chad Dawson faced off against Andrzej Fonfara in a light-heavyweight bout at age 34. He was coming in with a record of 34-5 (19), and Fonfara was 29 years old and with a record of 28-4 (16). Dawson lost the fight via 10th-round TKO.
On October 4, 2014 Chad Dawson faced off against Tommy Karpency in a light-heavyweight bout at age 32. He was coming in with a record of 32-4 (18), and Karpency was 28 years old and with a record of 23-4-1 (14). Dawson lost the fight via 10-round split decision.
On June 8, 2013 Chad Dawson met Adonis Stevenson in a light-heavyweight (WBC, The Ring) world-title defense fight. Dawson was 30 years old and with a record of 31-3 (17), and Stevenson was 35 years old and with a record of 20-1 (17). Dawson lost the fight via 1st-round TKO and lost the titles.
On September 8, 2012 Chad Dawson fought Andre Ward in a super-middleweight world-title fight for Ward's WBA (Super), WBC and The Ring titles. Dawson was 30 years old and with a record of 31-2 (17), and Ward was 28 years old and with a record of 25-0 (13). Dawson lost the fight via 10th-round TKO.
On August 14, 2010 Chad Dawson fought Jean Pascal in a light-heavyweight world-title fight for the WBC and The Ring titles. Dawson was 28 years old and with a record of 29-1 (17), and Pascal was 27 years old and with a record of 25-1 (16). Dawson lost the fight via 11-round technical decision.