Clinton Woods (42-5-1, 25) was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England on May 1, 1972. At the age of 22 years on November 17, 1994, he made his professional boxing debut against Dave Proctor, winning the fight via 6-round points decision.
On his 38th career fight at 31 years old, Clinton Woods got a shot at the IBF light-heavyweight titles against Glen Johnson on November 7, 2003 but lost the fight via 12-round split decision.
He became a light-heavyweight world champion (IBF) on March 4, 2005 at the age of 32 years old, on his 41st career fight, after defeating Rico Hoye via 5th-round TKO.
Woods' last fight was a light-heavyweight world-title fight against Tavoris Cloud for the vacant IBF title on August 28, 2009. He lost the fight via 12th-round unanimous decision. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Clinton Woods' best fights were against Julio César González, Glen Johnson and Roy Jones Jr. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Clinton Woods".
Woods has 5 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Clinton Woods Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
48  | Aug 28, 2009 37 years, 3 months 42-5-1 (25) | 27 years, 7 months 19-0 (18) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS For IBF Vacant |
47 | Feb 14, 2009 36 years, 9 months 42-4-1 (25) | Elvir Muriqi | 12 | UD | WIN | |
46  | Apr 12, 2008 35 years, 11 months 41-4-1 (25) | 39 years, 4 months 26-4 (19) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost IBF |
45  | Sep 29, 2007 35 years, 4 months 41-3-1 (25) | 31 years, 1 months 41-3 (25) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
44  | Sep 2, 2006 34 years, 4 months 40-3-1 (25) | 37 years, 8 months 44-10-2 (29) | LHW | 12 | SD | WIN Defended IBF |
43 | May 13, 2006 34 years 39-3-1 (25) | Jason DeLisle | LHW | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
42 | Sep 9, 2005 33 years, 4 months 38-3-1 (24) | 29 years, 1 months 38-2 (23) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
41 | Mar 4, 2005 32 years, 10 months 37-3-1 (24) | Rico Hoye | LHW | 5 | TKO | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
40 | Oct 24, 2004 32 years, 5 months 36-3-1 (23) | Jason DeLisle | 12 | TKO | WIN | |
39 | Feb 6, 2004 31 years, 9 months 35-3-1 (22) | 35 years, 1 months 39-9-2 (27) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS For IBF Vacant |
38 | Nov 7, 2003 31 years, 6 months 35-2-1 (22) | 34 years, 10 months 39-9-1 (27) | LHW | 12 | SD | DRAW For IBF Vacant |
37 | Jun 10, 2003 31 years, 1 months 35-2 (22) | Demetrius Jenkins | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Mar 18, 2003 30 years, 10 months 34-2 (21) | Arturo Rivera | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
35 | Jan 24, 2003 30 years, 8 months 33-2 (20) | Sergio Martin Beaz | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
34  | Sep 7, 2002 30 years, 4 months 32-2 (19) | 33 years, 7 months 46-1 (37) | LHW | 6 | TKO | LOSS For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, The Ring |
33 | Mar 16, 2002 29 years, 10 months 32-1 (19) | Clint Johnson | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | Sep 13, 2001 29 years, 4 months 31-1 (18) | Yawe Davis | 12 | UD | WIN | |
31 | Jul 27, 2001 29 years, 2 months 30-1 (18) | Paul Bonson | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
30 | Mar 24, 2001 28 years, 10 months 29-1 (18) | Ali Forbes | LHW | 10 | RTD | WIN |
29 | Jul 15, 2000 28 years, 2 months 28-1 (17) | Greg Scott Briggs | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
28 | Apr 29, 2000 27 years, 11 months 27-1 (16) | Ole Klemetsen | LHW | 9 | TKO | WIN |
27 | Feb 12, 2000 27 years, 9 months 26-1 (15) | Juan Nelongo | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN |
26 | Dec 10, 1999 27 years, 7 months 25-1 (15) | Terry Ford | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Sep 11, 1999 27 years, 4 months 24-1 (14) | John Lennox Lewis | LHW | 10 | KO | WIN |
24 | Jul 10, 1999 27 years, 2 months 23-1 (13) | Sam Leuii | LHW | 6 | TKO | WIN |
23 | Mar 13, 1999 26 years, 10 months 22-1 (12) | Crawford Ashley | LHW | 8 | TKO | WIN |
22 | Nov 30, 1998 26 years, 6 months 21-1 (11) | Mark Smallwood | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Jun 18, 1998 26 years, 1 months 20-1 (10) | Peter Mason | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
20 | Mar 28, 1998 25 years, 10 months 19-1 (9) | David Starie | SMD | 12 | PTS | LOSS |
19 | Dec 6, 1997 25 years, 7 months 19-0 (9) | Mark Baker | SMD | 12 | PTS | WIN |
18 | Nov 26, 1997 25 years, 6 months 18-0 (9) | Jeff Finlayson | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
17 | Oct 25, 1997 25 years, 5 months 17-0 (9) | Danny Juma | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
16 | Jun 26, 1997 25 years, 1 months 16-0 (9) | Darren Ashton | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
15 | Apr 10, 1997 24 years, 11 months 15-0 (9) | Darren Littlewood | SMD | 6 | TKO | WIN |
14 | Feb 20, 1997 24 years, 9 months 14-0 (8) | Steve Shelley | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Nov 14, 1996 24 years, 6 months 13-0 (7) | Craig Joseph | SMD | 10 | PTS | WIN |
12 | Jun 13, 1996 24 years, 1 months 12-0 (7) | Ernie Loveridge | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
11 | Mar 16, 1996 23 years, 10 months 11-0 (7) | John Duckworth | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
10 | Feb 5, 1996 23 years, 9 months 10-0 (7) | Chris Walker | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Nov 22, 1995 23 years, 6 months 9-0 (6) | Andy Ewen | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Oct 20, 1995 23 years, 5 months 8-0 (5) | Phil Ball | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Sep 21, 1995 23 years, 4 months 7-0 (4) | Paul Murray | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
6 | Jun 16, 1995 23 years, 1 months 6-0 (4) | Kevin Burton | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | May 16, 1995 23 years 5-0 (3) | Kevin Burton | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Apr 6, 1995 22 years, 11 months 4-0 (3) | Japhet Hans | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Feb 23, 1995 22 years, 9 months 3-0 (2) | Paul Clarkson | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Dec 12, 1994 22 years, 7 months 2-0 (1) | Earl Ling | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Nov 17, 1994 22 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | Dave Proctor | 6 | PTS | WIN |
