Leslie Stewart (31-12, 20) was born in Laventille, Trinidad on March 21, 1961. At the age of 20 years on January 29, 1982, he made his professional boxing debut against Michael Hospadales, winning the fight via 4th-round TKO.
On his 19th career fight at 24 years old, Leslie Stewart got a shot at the WBA light-heavyweight titles against Marvin Johnson on February 9, 1986 but lost the fight via 7th-round TKO.
He became a light-heavyweight world champion (WBA) on May 23, 1987 at the age of 26 years old, on his 25th career fight, after defeating Marvin Johnson via 8th-round retirement.
Stewart's last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Billy Lewis at age 38 on January 15, 2000. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Leslie Stewart's best fights have been against Marvin Johnson, Fulgencio Obelmejias, Mark Frazie, Chris Wells and Bobby Czyz.
Stewart has 12 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | Jan 15, 2000 38 years, 9 months 31-12 (20) | Billy Lewis | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
42 | May 28, 1998 37 years, 2 months 31-11 (20) | Dale Brown | CR | 12 | UD | LOSS |
41  | May 4, 1996 35 years, 1 months 31-10 (20) | 26 years, 11 months 33-1 (21) | 6 | KO | LOSS | |
40 | Oct 17, 1995 34 years, 6 months 31-9 (20) | Tyrone Bledsoe | 1 | KO | WIN | |
39 | Aug 18, 1995 34 years, 4 months 30-9 (19) | Ken McCurdy | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
38 | Mar 6, 1992 30 years, 11 months 29-9 (18) | Henry Maske | 7 | KO | LOSS | |
37 | Sep 13, 1991 30 years, 5 months 29-8 (18) | Guy Waters | LHW | 12 | SD | LOSS |
36 | Aug 7, 1991 30 years, 4 months 29-7 (18) | Esteban Pizzarro | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
35 | Apr 12, 1991 30 years 29-6 (18) | Bobby Jennings | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
34 | Feb 28, 1991 29 years, 11 months 28-6 (18) | Drake Thadzi | 10 | UD | WIN | |
33  | Nov 9, 1990 29 years, 7 months 27-6 (18) | 24 years, 8 months 14-1 (8) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
32  | Jun 25, 1989 28 years, 3 months 27-5 (18) | 21 years, 7 months 15-0 (15) | LHW | 8 | TKO | LOSS For WBO |
31 | Apr 22, 1989 28 years, 1 months 27-4 (18) | Phil Brown | 8 | SD | WIN | |
30  | Oct 25, 1988 27 years, 7 months 26-4 (18) | 26 years, 8 months 32-3 (23) | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
29  | May 29, 1988 27 years, 2 months 26-3 (18) | 28 years, 2 months 30-2 (25) | LHW | 5 | TKO | LOSS For WBC |
28 | Mar 18, 1988 26 years, 11 months 26-2 (18) | Charlie Dean Moore | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
27 | Nov 27, 1987 26 years, 8 months 25-2 (17) | Dawud Shaw | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
26  | Sep 5, 1987 26 years, 5 months 24-2 (16) | 23 years, 7 months 18-0 (12) | LHW | 4 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA |
25  | May 23, 1987 26 years, 2 months 24-1 (16) | 33 years, 1 months 43-5 (35) | LHW | 8 | RTD | WIN Won WBA |
24 | Mar 20, 1987 25 years, 11 months 23-1 (15) | Bobby Thomas | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
23  | Nov 16, 1986 25 years, 7 months 22-1 (14) | 33 years, 10 months 47-3 (38) | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
22 | Sep 18, 1986 25 years, 5 months 21-1 (13) | Gary Hubble | LHW | 5 | KO | WIN |
21 | Jul 29, 1986 25 years, 4 months 20-1 (12) | James Salerno | 10 | UD | WIN | |
20 | May 6, 1986 25 years, 1 months 19-1 (12) | Uriah Grant | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
19 | Feb 9, 1986 24 years, 10 months 18-1 (12) | 31 years, 9 months 41-5 (33) | LHW | 7 | TKO | LOSS For WBA |
18 | Aug 4, 1985 24 years, 4 months 18-0 (12) | Lottie Mwale | LHW | 12 | PTS | WIN |
17 | Jul 12, 1985 24 years, 3 months 17-0 (12) | Dennis Roberts | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Jun 29, 1985 24 years, 3 months 16-0 (11) | Tomas Polo Ruiz | 6 | KO | WIN | |
15 | May 10, 1985 24 years, 1 months 15-0 (10) | Chris Wells | LHW | 6 | TKO | WIN |
14 | Mar 1, 1985 23 years, 11 months 14-0 (9) | Mark Frazie | CR | 8 | TKO | WIN |
13 | Nov 10, 1984 23 years, 7 months 13-0 (8) | James Salerno | LHW | 10 | PTS | WIN |
12 | Sep 28, 1984 23 years, 6 months 12-0 (8) | Elvis Parks | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Mar 16, 1984 22 years, 11 months 11-0 (7) | Larry Lane | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
10 | Dec 16, 1983 22 years, 8 months 10-0 (7) | Tom Collins | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
9 | Nov 11, 1983 22 years, 7 months 9-0 (7) | Willie Taylor | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
8 | Sep 11, 1983 22 years, 5 months 8-0 (7) | Carlos Flores Burlon | LHW | 4 | KO | WIN |
7 | May 12, 1983 22 years, 1 months 7-0 (6) | Leon McDonald | 1 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Feb 25, 1983 21 years, 11 months 6-0 (5) | Hubert Zimmerman | 2 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Oct 30, 1982 21 years, 7 months 5-0 (4) | Ricardo Richardson | 4 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Jul 30, 1982 21 years, 4 months 4-0 (3) | Gil Rosario | 9 | KO | WIN | |
3 | May 14, 1982 21 years, 1 months 3-0 (2) | Easy Boy Michael | 2 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Apr 30, 1982 21 years, 1 months 2-0 (1) | Antoine Ashton | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | Jan 29, 1982 20 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Michael Hospadales | 4 | TKO | WIN |
