Doug DeWitt (33-8-5, 19) was born in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. on August 13, 1961. At the age of 18 years on March 28, 1980, he made his professional boxing debut against Peter Pennello, winning the fight via 4-round points decision.
On his 40th career fight at 27 years old, Doug DeWitt got a shot at the WBA middleweight titles against Sumbu Kalambay on November 8, 1988 but lost the fight via 7th-round TKO.
He became a middleweight world champion (WBO) on April 18, 1989 at the age of 27 years old, on his 41st career fight, after defeating Robbie Sims via 12-round split decision.
DeWitt's last fight was a 6th-round retirement loss to James Toney at age 31 on December 5, 1992. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Doug DeWitt's best fights have been against Robbie Sims, Tony Thornton and James Toney.
DeWitt has 8 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46  | Dec 5, 1992 31 years, 3 months 33-8-5 (19) | 24 years, 3 months 32-0-2 (21) | MD | 6 | RTD | LOSS |
45 | May 28, 1992 30 years, 9 months 33-7-5 (19) | Dan Sherry | MD | 10 | SD | WIN |
44 | Feb 7, 1992 30 years, 5 months 32-7-5 (19) | Tyrone Frazier | MD | 10 | MD | DRAW |
43  | Apr 29, 1990 28 years, 8 months 32-7-4 (19) | 26 years, 3 months 25-1 (23) | MD | 8 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBO |
42 | Jan 15, 1990 28 years, 5 months 32-6-4 (19) | Matthew Hilton | MD | 11 | RTD | WIN Defended WBO |
41  | Apr 18, 1989 27 years, 8 months 31-6-4 (18) | 29 years, 5 months 29-5-2 (21) | MD | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBO |
40  | Nov 8, 1988 27 years, 2 months 30-6-4 (18) | 32 years, 6 months 45-3-1 (25) | MD | 7 | TKO | LOSS For WBA |
39 | Aug 19, 1988 27 years 30-5-4 (18) | Alberto Gonzalez | MD | 6 | KO | WIN |
38 | Jan 29, 1988 26 years, 5 months 29-5-4 (17) | Ron Essett | MD | 10 | UD | DRAW |
37  | Nov 6, 1987 26 years, 2 months 29-5-3 (17) | 27 years, 11 months 17-0-1 (16) | MD | 13 | MD | WIN |
36 | Aug 18, 1987 26 years 28-5-3 (17) | Lenny LaPaglia | MD | 10 | UD | WIN |
35 | Feb 20, 1987 25 years, 6 months 27-5-3 (17) | José Quiñones | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS |
34  | Oct 17, 1986 25 years, 2 months 27-4-3 (17) | 27 years, 11 months 42-2 (36) | MD | 12 | UD | LOSS |
33  | Jul 13, 1986 24 years, 11 months 27-3-3 (17) | 24 years, 5 months 28-1-1 (22) | MD | 10 | UD | LOSS |
32 | May 6, 1986 24 years, 8 months 27-2-3 (17) | Charles Boston | MD | 10 | UD | WIN |
31 | Jan 18, 1986 24 years, 5 months 26-2-3 (17) | Luis Rivera | MD | 7 | TKO | WIN |
30 | Aug 30, 1985 24 years 25-2-3 (16) | 25 years, 9 months 23-4-1 (17) | MD | 10 | UD | LOSS |
29 | Mar 8, 1985 23 years, 6 months 25-1-3 (16) | Don Lee | MD | 10 | UD | DRAW |
28 | Oct 4, 1984 23 years, 1 months 25-1-2 (16) | Jimmie Sykes | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN |
27 | Apr 19, 1984 22 years, 8 months 24-1-2 (15) | Bobby Hoye | MD | 10 | UD | WIN |
26 | Feb 17, 1984 22 years, 6 months 23-1-2 (15) | Mike Tinley | MD | 12 | UD | WIN |
25 | Jan 13, 1984 22 years, 5 months 22-1-2 (15) | Freddie Boynton | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
24 | Sep 9, 1983 22 years 21-1-2 (14) | Hector Rosario | 4 | KO | WIN | |
23 | Aug 10, 1983 21 years, 11 months 20-1-2 (13) | King Starling | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Feb 16, 1983 21 years, 6 months 19-1-2 (12) | Vernon Reed | 1 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Dec 3, 1982 21 years, 3 months 18-1-2 (11) | Larry Rayford | 6 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Oct 20, 1982 21 years, 2 months 17-1-2 (10) | Teddy Mann | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Oct 2, 1982 21 years, 1 months 16-1-2 (9) | William Page | 1 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Aug 4, 1982 20 years, 11 months 15-1-2 (8) | Mike Hyman | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Mar 21, 1982 20 years, 7 months 14-1-2 (7) | Ben Serrano | 8 | PTS | DRAW | |
16 | Mar 4, 1982 20 years, 6 months 14-1-1 (7) | Bill Medei | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Feb 4, 1982 20 years, 5 months 13-1-1 (6) | Danny Long | 8 | MD | WIN | |
14 | Dec 22, 1981 20 years, 4 months 12-1-1 (6) | Charlie Hecker | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Nov 24, 1981 20 years, 3 months 11-1-1 (5) | Tony Suero | 8 | PTS | DRAW | |
12 | Oct 9, 1981 20 years, 1 months 11-1 (5) | Danny McAloon | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Jun 25, 1981 19 years, 10 months 10-1 (4) | Lenny Villers | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Apr 24, 1981 19 years, 8 months 9-1 (3) | Kevin Cheatum | 1 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Mar 8, 1981 19 years, 6 months 8-1 (2) | Ben Serrano | 8 | PTS | LOSS | |
8 | Feb 18, 1981 19 years, 6 months 8-0 (2) | Willard Nance | 8 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Jan 21, 1981 19 years, 5 months 7-0 (2) | Larry Davis | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
6 | Dec 17, 1980 19 years, 4 months 6-0 (2) | Derrick Doughty | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Oct 15, 1980 19 years, 2 months 5-0 (1) | Terry Duncan | 6 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Sep 17, 1980 19 years, 1 months 4-0 (1) | Larry Davis | 6 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Jun 11, 1980 18 years, 9 months 3-0 (1) | Calvin Cook | 4 | UD | WIN | |
2 | May 14, 1980 18 years, 9 months 2-0 (1) | Charlie Hecker | 3 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Mar 28, 1980 18 years, 7 months 1-0 (0) | Peter Pennello | 4 | PTS | WIN |
