Freddie Norwood (43-4-1, 23) was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. on February 14, 1970. At the age of 19 years on August 20, 1989, he made his professional boxing debut against Mario Amparan, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 31st career fight at 28 years old, Norwood became a featherweight world champion on April 3, 1998 after defeating Antonio Cermeño via 12-round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA title.
Norwood's last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Ray Narh at age 41 on March 4, 2011. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Freddie Norwood's best fights have been against Pablo Chacón, Juan Manuel Márquez and Agapito Sánchez.
Norwood has 4 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | Mar 4, 2011 41 years 43-4-1 (23) | Ray Narh | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
47 | Jul 30, 2009 39 years, 5 months 43-3-1 (23) | José Celaya | 8 | UD | WIN | |
46 | May 21, 2008 38 years, 3 months 42-3-1 (23) | Johnnie Edwards | 7 | KO | LOSS | |
45 | Sep 16, 2007 37 years, 7 months 42-2-1 (23) | Johnnie Edwards | 6 | DQ | LOSS | |
44 | Jun 28, 2007 37 years, 4 months 42-1-1 (23) | Armando Cordoba | 8 | UD | WIN | |
43 | May 11, 2007 37 years, 2 months 41-1-1 (23) | Steve Mincks | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
42 | Aug 4, 2006 36 years, 5 months 40-1-1 (22) | Anthony Martinez | 8 | UD | WIN | |
41 | Jun 17, 2006 36 years, 4 months 39-1-1 (22) | Darien Ford | 6 | UD | WIN | |
40  | Sep 9, 2000 30 years, 6 months 38-1-1 (22) | 28 years 35-5 (22) | FT | 11 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA |
39  | May 25, 2000 30 years, 3 months 38-0-1 (22) | 25 years 36-0 (26) | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
38 | Jan 30, 2000 29 years, 11 months 37-0-1 (22) | Takashi Koshimoto | FT | 9 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
37  | Sep 11, 1999 29 years, 6 months 36-0-1 (21) | 26 years 29-1 (22) | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
36 | May 29, 1999 29 years, 3 months 35-0-1 (21) | Antonio Cermeño | FT | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBA |
35 | Dec 12, 1998 28 years, 9 months 34-0-1 (21) | Moises Rodriguez | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
34 | Sep 22, 1998 28 years, 7 months 33-0-1 (21) | Koji Matsumoto | FT | 10 | TKO | WIN |
33 | Jul 10, 1998 28 years, 4 months 32-0-1 (20) | Luis Mendoza | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
32 | Jun 13, 1998 28 years, 3 months 31-0-1 (20) | Genaro Rios | FT | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
31 | Apr 3, 1998 28 years, 1 months 30-0-1 (19) | Antonio Cermeño | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
30 | Dec 12, 1997 27 years, 9 months 29-0-1 (19) | Benito Rodriguez | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
29  | Aug 8, 1997 27 years, 5 months 28-0-1 (18) | 27 years, 5 months 20-7-2 (11) | FT | 12 | UD | WIN |
28 | Jul 13, 1997 27 years, 4 months 27-0-1 (18) | Darryl Pinckney | 10 | UD | WIN | |
27 | May 31, 1997 27 years, 3 months 26-0-1 (18) | Mauricio Martínez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | Feb 16, 1997 27 years 25-0-1 (17) | Roberto Avila | 10 | UD | WIN | |
25 | Dec 21, 1996 26 years, 10 months 24-0-1 (17) | Ray Rivera | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Dec 11, 1996 26 years, 9 months 23-0-1 (16) | Jeff Whaley | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Nov 27, 1996 26 years, 9 months 22-0-1 (15) | Stanley Jones | 4 | MD | WIN | |
22 | Nov 28, 1994 24 years, 9 months 21-0-1 (15) | Clarence Barnes | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Jun 22, 1994 24 years, 4 months 20-0-1 (14) | Antonio Garris | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Apr 1, 1994 24 years, 1 months 19-0-1 (13) | Terrence Carson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Feb 12, 1994 23 years, 11 months 18-0-1 (12) | Santos Rodriguez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Mar 29, 1993 23 years, 1 months 17-0-1 (11) | Oscar Washington | 1 | TD | DRAW | |
17 | Aug 29, 1992 22 years, 6 months 17-0 (11) | Steve Young | 6 | KO | WIN | |
16  | Apr 18, 1992 22 years, 2 months 16-0 (10) | 25 years, 1 months 19-1 (13) | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
15 | Dec 21, 1991 21 years, 10 months 15-0 (10) | Capri Lipkin | 8 | DQ | WIN | |
14 | May 3, 1991 21 years, 2 months 14-0 (10) | Lee Cargle | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Mar 27, 1991 21 years, 1 months 13-0 (9) | Gary Spencer | 1 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Feb 24, 1991 21 years 12-0 (8) | Ed Blythe | 1 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Feb 15, 1991 21 years 11-0 (7) | Bruce Nuby | 3 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Dec 28, 1990 20 years, 10 months 10-0 (6) | Jeff McCully | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Oct 19, 1990 20 years, 8 months 9-0 (5) | Kevin Benz | 1 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Sep 10, 1990 20 years, 6 months 8-0 (4) | Gerald Shelton | 6 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Aug 20, 1990 20 years, 6 months 7-0 (4) | Antti Juntumaa | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Jul 30, 1990 20 years, 5 months 6-0 (3) | Tom Cannette | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 10, 1990 20 years, 4 months 5-0 (2) | Gerald Shelton | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Jun 18, 1990 20 years, 4 months 4-0 (2) | Randy Reedy | 6 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Jan 27, 1990 19 years, 11 months 3-0 (2) | Oscar Gonzalez | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Oct 9, 1989 19 years, 7 months 2-0 (1) | Ronald Freeman | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | Aug 20, 1989 19 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Mario Amparan | 2 | TKO | WIN |
