Steve Cunningham (30-9-1, 13) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on July 15, 1976. At the age of 24 years on October 28, 2000, he made his professional boxing debut against Norman Jones, winning the fight via 4-round split decision.
On his 20th career fight at 30 years old, Steve Cunningham got a shot at the IBF cruiserweight titles against Krzysztof Włodarczyk on November 25, 2006 but lost the fight via 12-round split decision.
He became a cruiserweight world champion (IBF) on May 26, 2007 at the age of 30 years old, on his 21st career fight, after defeating Krzysztof Włodarczyk via 12-round majority decision.
Cunningham's last fight was a 6-round unanimous decision win against Frank Mir at age 44 on April 17, 2021. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Steve Cunningham's best fights have been against Krzysztof Włodarczyk, Wayne Braithwaite, Antonio Tarver, Marco Huck, Tomasz Adamek, Guillermo Jones and Terry McGroom.
Cunningham has 9 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | Apr 17, 2021 44 years, 9 months 30-9-1 (13) | Frank Mir | 6 | UD | WIN | |
39  | Aug 26, 2017 41 years, 1 months 29-9-1 (13) | 27 years, 11 months 14-0 (12) | CR | 10 | UD | LOSS |
38 | Mar 17, 2017 40 years, 8 months 29-8-1 (13) | Felipe Romero | 6 | UD | WIN | |
37  | Apr 16, 2016 39 years, 9 months 28-8-1 (13) | 29 years, 8 months 25-0 (16) | CR | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBO |
36  | Aug 14, 2015 39 years 28-7-1 (13) | 46 years, 8 months 31-6 (22) | 12 | SD | DRAW | |
35  | Mar 14, 2015 38 years, 7 months 28-7 (13) | 30 years, 4 months 19-0-1 (12) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS |
34 | Oct 18, 2014 38 years, 3 months 28-6 (13) | Natu Visinia | 7 | RTD | WIN | |
33 | Apr 4, 2014 37 years, 8 months 27-6 (12) | Amir Mansour | HW | 10 | UD | WIN |
32 | Dec 14, 2013 37 years, 4 months 26-6 (12) | Manuel Quezada | 8 | UD | WIN | |
31  | Apr 20, 2013 36 years, 9 months 25-6 (12) | 24 years, 8 months 20-0 (14) | 7 | KO | LOSS | |
30  | Dec 22, 2012 36 years, 5 months 25-5 (12) | 36 years 47-2 (29) | HW | 12 | SD | LOSS |
29 | Sep 8, 2012 36 years, 1 months 25-4 (12) | Jason Gavern | 10 | UD | WIN | |
28  | Feb 4, 2012 35 years, 6 months 24-4 (12) | 27 years, 3 months 25-1 (13) | CR | 12 | UD | LOSS For IBF |
27 | Oct 1, 2011 35 years, 2 months 24-3 (12) | 26 years, 11 months 24-1 (13) | CR | 6 | TD | LOSS Lost IBF |
26 | Feb 12, 2011 34 years, 6 months 24-2 (12) | Enad Licina | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
25 | Jun 5, 2010 33 years, 10 months 23-2 (12) | Troy Ross | CR | 5 | TKO | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
24  | Jul 11, 2009 32 years, 11 months 22-2 (11) | 33 years, 11 months 23-3 (19) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Dec 11, 2008 32 years, 4 months 21-2 (11) | 32 years 35-1 (24) | CR | 12 | SD | LOSS Lost IBF |
22  | Dec 29, 2007 31 years, 5 months 21-1 (11) | 23 years, 1 months 19-0 (14) | CR | 12 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
21  | May 26, 2007 30 years, 10 months 20-1 (10) | 25 years, 8 months 37-1 (27) | CR | 12 | MD | WIN Won IBF |
20 | Nov 25, 2006 30 years, 4 months 19-1 (10) | 25 years, 2 months 36-1 (27) | CR | 12 | SD | LOSS For IBF Vacant |
19 | Jan 7, 2006 29 years, 5 months 19-0 (10) | Lloyd Bryan | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Sep 3, 2005 29 years, 1 months 18-0 (9) | Kelvin Davis | 12 | UD | WIN | |
17  | Apr 2, 2005 28 years, 8 months 17-0 (9) | 32 years, 10 months 31-2-2 (24) | 10 | SD | WIN | |
16 | Oct 2, 2004 28 years, 2 months 16-0 (9) | Forrest Neal | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | May 22, 2004 27 years, 10 months 15-0 (8) | Sebastiaan Rothmann | 10 | MD | WIN | |
14  | Sep 20, 2003 27 years, 2 months 14-0 (8) | 37 years, 6 months 19-5-2 (10) | 8 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Mar 29, 2003 26 years, 8 months 13-0 (8) | Demetrius Jenkins | 8 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Jul 27, 2002 26 years 12-0 (8) | Joseph Awinongya | 8 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Sep 29, 2001 25 years, 2 months 11-0 (8) | Caseny Truesdale | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
10 | Aug 30, 2001 25 years, 1 months 10-0 (8) | Shawn Townsend | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Jul 26, 2001 25 years 9-0 (7) | Shawn Townsend | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jun 28, 2001 24 years, 11 months 8-0 (6) | John Battle | 1 | KO | WIN | |
7 | May 24, 2001 24 years, 10 months 7-0 (5) | Mike Williams | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | May 12, 2001 24 years, 9 months 6-0 (4) | Richard Perry | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Apr 28, 2001 24 years, 9 months 5-0 (3) | Jeff Bowman | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Apr 12, 2001 24 years, 8 months 4-0 (2) | Kanovas Alexander | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Mar 10, 2001 24 years, 7 months 3-0 (1) | Nate Frazier | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Feb 17, 2001 24 years, 7 months 2-0 (0) | Robert Marsh | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | Oct 28, 2000 24 years, 3 months 1-0 (0) | Norman Jones | 4 | SD | WIN |
