Steve Forbes (36-14, 11) was born in Portland, Oregon, U.S. on February 26, 1977. At the age of 19 years on December 6, 1996, he made his professional boxing debut against Octavio Suarez, winning the fight via 4-round majority decision.
On his 20th career fight at 23 years old, Forbes became a super-featherweight world champion on December 3, 2000 after defeating John Brown via 8th-round TKO to win the vacant IBF title.
Forbes' last fight was a 7-round unanimous decision win against Tavorus Teague at age 42 on April 6, 2019. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Steve Forbes' best fights have been against Cornelius Bundrage.
Forbes has 14 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | Apr 6, 2019 42 years, 1 months 36-14 (11) | Tavorus Teague | 7 | UD | WIN | |
49  | Oct 10, 2014 37 years, 7 months 35-14 (11) | 26 years, 11 months 20-0 (15) | 8 | UD | LOSS | |
48 | Jun 7, 2014 37 years, 3 months 35-13 (11) | Emmanuel Lartei Lartey | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
47 | Jan 12, 2013 35 years, 10 months 35-12 (11) | Johan PĂ©rez | 10 | MD | LOSS | |
46  | May 5, 2012 35 years, 2 months 35-11 (11) | 22 years, 11 months 18-0 (9) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
45 | Jun 17, 2011 34 years, 3 months 35-10 (11) | Karim Mayfield | 10 | TKO | LOSS | |
44 | Feb 11, 2011 33 years, 11 months 35-9 (11) | Jo Jo Dan | 6 | TD | LOSS | |
43 | Dec 17, 2010 33 years, 9 months 35-8 (11) | Roberto Valenzuela | 2 | KO | WIN | |
42 | Mar 6, 2010 33 years 34-8 (10) | Harrison Cuello | 8 | MD | LOSS | |
41 | Mar 6, 2009 32 years 34-7 (10) | Jason Davis | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
40  | Sep 27, 2008 31 years, 7 months 33-7 (9) | 25 years 22-0 (19) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
39  | May 3, 2008 31 years, 2 months 33-6 (9) | 35 years, 2 months 38-5 (30) | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
38 | Oct 6, 2007 30 years, 7 months 33-5 (9) | Francisco Bojado | 10 | SD | WIN | |
37 | Mar 17, 2007 30 years 32-5 (9) | Demetrius Hopkins | SLT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
36 | Sep 26, 2006 29 years, 7 months 32-4 (9) | Grady Brewer | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
35  | Feb 10, 2006 28 years, 11 months 32-3 (9) | 32 years, 9 months 23-1 (13) | 5 | UD | WIN | |
34 | Feb 1, 2006 28 years, 11 months 31-3 (9) | Nick Acevedo | 5 | SD | WIN | |
33 | Jan 29, 2006 28 years, 11 months 30-3 (9) | Freddy Curiel | 5 | UD | WIN | |
32 | Nov 19, 2005 28 years, 8 months 29-3 (9) | Julio Sanchez Leon | 3 | KO | WIN | |
31 | May 22, 2005 28 years, 2 months 28-3 (8) | Marteze Logan | 10 | UD | WIN | |
30 | Apr 7, 2005 28 years, 1 months 27-3 (8) | Alfonso Garcia | 1 | KO | WIN | |
29 | Dec 16, 2004 27 years, 9 months 26-3 (7) | Ricardo Barajas | 8 | SD | WIN | |
28 | Oct 1, 2004 27 years, 7 months 25-3 (7) | Steve Quinonez | 10 | SD | WIN | |
27 | Aug 7, 2004 27 years, 5 months 24-3 (7) | Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai | SFT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA |
26 | Jun 4, 2004 27 years, 3 months 24-2 (7) | Arthur Cruz | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
25  | Oct 4, 2003 26 years, 7 months 23-2 (6) | 32 years, 8 months 39-3-1 (24) | SFT | 10 | TD | LOSS For IBF |
24 | Apr 26, 2003 26 years, 2 months 23-1 (6) | Silverio Ortiz | 10 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Jan 3, 2003 25 years, 10 months 22-1 (6) | Ronnie Longakit | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Aug 18, 2002 25 years, 5 months 21-1 (5) | David Santos | 12 | SD | WIN | |
21 | Sep 29, 2001 24 years, 7 months 20-1 (5) | John Brown | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
20 | Dec 3, 2000 23 years, 9 months 19-1 (5) | John Brown | SFT | 8 | TKO | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
19 | Sep 17, 2000 23 years, 6 months 18-1 (4) | David Santos | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN |
18 | Aug 18, 2000 23 years, 5 months 17-1 (4) | Moises Pedroza | 10 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Jun 16, 2000 23 years, 3 months 16-1 (4) | Ernesto Zepeda | 10 | MD | WIN | |
16 | May 19, 2000 23 years, 2 months 15-1 (4) | Don Juan Futrell | 6 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Mar 11, 2000 23 years 14-1 (4) | Alejandro González | LT | 12 | MD | LOSS |
14 | Jan 22, 2000 22 years, 10 months 14-0 (4) | Juan Torres | 8 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Jan 9, 2000 22 years, 10 months 13-0 (4) | David Armstrong | 6 | MD | WIN | |
12 | Apr 16, 1999 22 years, 1 months 12-0 (4) | Ernesto Martinez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Feb 26, 1999 22 years 11-0 (4) | Gustavo Tapia | 10 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Dec 26, 1998 21 years, 10 months 10-0 (4) | Juan Roberto Colin | 6 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Dec 11, 1998 21 years, 9 months 9-0 (4) | Martin Johnson | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Nov 27, 1998 21 years, 9 months 8-0 (3) | Jose Teran Torres | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Oct 2, 1998 21 years, 7 months 7-0 (2) | Teddy Worth | 4 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Jun 9, 1998 21 years, 3 months 6-0 (2) | Patrick Rand | 4 | UD | WIN | |
5 | May 31, 1997 20 years, 3 months 5-0 (2) | Octavio Suarez | 4 | UD | WIN | |
4 | May 9, 1997 20 years, 2 months 4-0 (2) | Gustavo Balderas | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Apr 9, 1997 20 years, 1 months 3-0 (1) | Sergio Benitez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Feb 13, 1997 19 years, 11 months 2-0 (0) | Ramon Aragon | 4 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Dec 6, 1996 19 years, 9 months 1-0 (0) | Octavio Suarez | 4 | MD | WIN |
