Nathan Cleverly (30-4, 16) was born in Caerphilly, Wales on February 17, 1987. At the age of 18 years on July 23, 2005, he made his professional boxing debut against Ernie Smith, winning the fight via 4-round points decision.
Cleverly was elevated as the WBO light-heavyweight world champion at the age of 24 years and had his first title defense fight against Aleksy Kuziemski on May 21, 2011. he successfully defended the title, winning the fight via 4th-round TKO.
Cleverly's last fight was a light-heavyweight (WBA (Regular)) world-title defense against Badou Jack on August 26, 2017. He lost the fight via 5th-round TKO. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Nathan Cleverly's best fights have been against Tommy Karpency, Jürgen Brähmer, Tony Bellew, Karo Murat, Shawn Corbin, Samson Onyango and Billy Boyle.
Cleverly has 4 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34  | Aug 26, 2017 30 years, 6 months 30-4 (16) | 33 years, 9 months 21-1-2 (12) | LHW | 5 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA (Regular) |
33  | Oct 1, 2016 29 years, 7 months 30-3 (16) | 37 years, 11 months 48-2 (35) | LHW | 6 | RTD | WIN Won WBA (Regular) |
32  | Oct 16, 2015 28 years, 7 months 29-3 (15) | 27 years, 11 months 27-3 (16) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS |
31 | May 30, 2015 28 years, 3 months 29-2 (15) | Tomas Man | 1 | KO | WIN | |
30  | Nov 22, 2014 27 years, 9 months 28-2 (14) | 31 years, 11 months 22-2-1 (14) | 12 | SD | LOSS | |
29 | Jul 12, 2014 27 years, 4 months 28-1 (14) | Alejandro Emilio Valori | CR | 4 | TKO | WIN |
28 | May 17, 2014 27 years, 3 months 27-1 (13) | Shawn Corbin | CR | 2 | TKO | WIN |
27  | Aug 17, 2013 26 years, 6 months 26-1 (12) | 30 years, 4 months 21-0-1 (19) | LHW | 4 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBO |
26 | Apr 20, 2013 26 years, 2 months 26-0 (12) | Robin Krasniqi | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
25 | Nov 10, 2012 25 years, 8 months 25-0 (12) | Shawn Hawk | LHW | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
24  | Feb 25, 2012 25 years 24-0 (11) | 26 years, 1 months 21-2-1 (14) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
23 | Oct 15, 2011 24 years, 7 months 23-0 (11) | 28 years, 10 months 16-0 (10) | LHW | 12 | MD | WIN Defended WBO |
22 | May 21, 2011 24 years, 3 months 22-0 (11) | Aleksy Kuziemski | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
21 | Dec 11, 2010 23 years, 9 months 21-0 (10) | Nadjib Mohammedi | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBO InterimVacant |
20  | Sep 18, 2010 23 years, 7 months 20-0 (10) | 27 years 22-0 (13) | 9 | RTD | WIN | |
19 | Feb 13, 2010 22 years, 11 months 19-0 (9) | Antonio Brancalion | LHW | 5 | TKO | WIN |
18 | Oct 9, 2009 22 years, 7 months 18-0 (8) | Courtney Fry | LHW | 8 | TKO | WIN |
17 | Jul 18, 2009 22 years, 5 months 17-0 (7) | Danny McIntosh | LHW | 7 | TKO | WIN |
16 | May 22, 2009 22 years, 3 months 16-0 (6) | Billy Boyle | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
15 | Feb 13, 2009 21 years, 11 months 15-0 (5) | Samson Onyango | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
14 | Dec 12, 2008 21 years, 9 months 14-0 (4) | Douglas Otieno Okola | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
13 | Oct 10, 2008 21 years, 7 months 13-0 (3) | Tony Oakey | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN |
12 | Apr 19, 2008 21 years, 2 months 12-0 (3) | Antonio Baker | 8 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Nov 3, 2007 20 years, 8 months 11-0 (3) | Joey Vegas | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
10 | Jul 21, 2007 20 years, 5 months 10-0 (3) | Ayitey Powers | 6 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Apr 7, 2007 20 years, 1 months 9-0 (2) | Nick Okoth | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
8 | Nov 18, 2006 19 years, 9 months 8-0 (2) | Varuzhan Davtyan | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
7 | Oct 14, 2006 19 years, 7 months 7-0 (2) | Tony Quigley | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Jul 8, 2006 19 years, 4 months 6-0 (1) | Mark Phillips | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
5 | Jun 1, 2006 19 years, 3 months 5-0 (1) | Brendan Halford | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Mar 4, 2006 19 years 4-0 (1) | Jon Foster | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Dec 4, 2005 18 years, 9 months 3-0 (1) | Lance Hall | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Sep 10, 2005 18 years, 6 months 2-0 (0) | Darren Gethin | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | Jul 23, 2005 18 years, 5 months 1-0 (0) | Ernie Smith | 4 | PTS | WIN |
