In a career spanning 13 years and 11 months, Lennox Lewis fought 44 times with 41 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw. By his last professional fight on June 21, 2003, Lewis' boxing record stood at 41-2-1 (32 KO wins, 2 KO losses).
WBA | WBC | IBF | TheRing |
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HV w1 d0 | HV e1 w2 d14 | HV w2 d4 | HV e1 d2 |
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Lennox Lewis (The Lion) is a retired British professional boxer. He was born in West Ham, London, England on September 2, 1965. Lewis made his professional boxing debut at the age of 23, on June 27, 1989. He is a former heavyweight world champion. He is 57 years old, and will be turning 58 in two months and 24 days. Lewis is a Hall of Famer.
Total Fights | 44 |
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Wins | 41 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 32 |
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Total Title Wins | 5 |
Title Defenses | 13 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 10 |
Losses via KO | 2 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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44 | Jun 21, 2003 | 37 | Vitali Klitschko | Win * | TKO6 |
43 | Jun 8, 2002 | 36 | Mike Tyson | Win * | KO8 |
42 | Nov 17, 2001 | 36 | Hasim Rahman | Win * | KO4 |
41 | Apr 22, 2001 | 35 | Hasim Rahman | Loss * | KO5 |
40 | Nov 11, 2000 | 35 | David Tua | Win * | UD |
39 | Jul 15, 2000 | 34 | Francois Botha | Win * | TKO2 |
38 | Apr 29, 2000 | 34 | Michael Grant | Win * | KO2 |
37 | Nov 13, 1999 | 34 | Evander Holyfield | Win * | UD |
36 | Mar 13, 1999 | 33 | Evander Holyfield | Draw * | SD |
35 | Sep 26, 1998 | 33 | Željko Mavrović | Win * | UD |
34 | Mar 28, 1998 | 32 | Shannon Briggs | Win * | TKO5 |
33 | Oct 4, 1997 | 32 | Andrew Golota | Win * | KO1 |
32 | Jul 12, 1997 | 31 | Henry Akinwande | Win * | DQ |
31 | Feb 7, 1997 | 31 | Oliver McCall | Win * | TKO5 |
30 | May 10, 1996 | 30 | Ray Mercer | Win | MD |
29 | Oct 7, 1995 | 30 | Tommy Morrison | Win | TKO6 |
28 | Jul 2, 1995 | 29 | Justin Fortune | Win | TKO4 |
27 | May 13, 1995 | 29 | Lionel Butler | Win | TKO5 |
26 | Sep 24, 1994 | 29 | Oliver McCall | Loss * | TKO2 |
25 | May 6, 1994 | 28 | Phil Jackson | Win * | TKO8 |
24 | Oct 1, 1993 | 28 | Frank Bruno | Win * | TKO7 |
23 | May 8, 1993 | 27 | Tony Tucker | Win * | UD |
22 | Oct 31, 1992 | 27 | Donovan Ruddock | Win | TKO2 |
21 | Aug 11, 1992 | 26 | Mike Dixon | Win | TKO4 |
20 | Apr 30, 1992 | 26 | Derek Williams | Win | TKO3 |
19 | Feb 1, 1992 | 26 | Levi Billups | Win | UD |
18 | Nov 23, 1991 | 26 | Tyrell Biggs | Win | TKO3 |
17 | Sep 30, 1991 | 26 | Glenn McCrory | Win | KO2 |
16 | Jul 12, 1991 | 25 | Mike Weaver | Win | KO6 |
15 | Mar 6, 1991 | 25 | Gary Mason | Win | TKO7 |
14 | Oct 31, 1990 | 25 | Jean-Maurice Chanet | Win | TKO6 |
13 | Jul 11, 1990 | 24 | Mike Acey | Win | KO2 |
12 | Jun 27, 1990 | 24 | Ossie Ocasio | Win | UD |
11 | May 20, 1990 | 24 | Dan Murphy | Win | TKO6 |
10 | May 9, 1990 | 24 | Jorge Dascola | Win | KO1 |
9 | Apr 14, 1990 | 24 | Michael Simuwelu | Win | TKO1 |
8 | Mar 22, 1990 | 24 | Calvin Jones | Win | KO1 |
7 | Jan 31, 1990 | 24 | Noel Quarless | Win | TKO2 |
6 | Dec 18, 1989 | 24 | Greg Gorrell | Win | TKO5 |
5 | Nov 5, 1989 | 24 | Melvin Epps | Win | DQ |
4 | Oct 10, 1989 | 24 | Steve Garber | Win | KO1 |
3 | Sep 25, 1989 | 24 | Andrew Gerrard | Win | TKO4 |
2 | Jul 21, 1989 | 23 | Bruce Johnson | Win | TKO2 |
1 | Jun 27, 1989 | 23 | Al Malcolm | Win | KO2 |
* World-title fight
Lewis was a heavyweight world champion. He has held five world titles at the heavyweight weight division, one of which was a vacant title win and two of which were championship elevations, the rest two were lineal championship wins.
Weight Division | World Titles Held |
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Heavyweight | WBA, WBC, IBF 2x, The Ring |
Lennox Lewis is 196 cm tall (6' 5.17") with a reach of 213 cm (6' 11.86"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 17 cm (6.69").
Lewis has a 72.7% KO rate. Of his total 32 KO wins, 19 were in the early rounds and 13 in the mid rounds. He has five first-round KO wins.
Lennox Lewis' professional boxing career spanned more than 13 years — from 1989 to 2003.
Lewis made his professional boxing debut against Al Malcolm at the age of 23 on June 27, 1989, defeating Malcolm via 2nd round KO. He went on to win 24 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 20 wins via stoppage.
Lewis got elevated as the heavyweight world WBC champion at the age of 27 after 22 professional fights, and had his first title defense fight against Tony Tucker on May 8, 1993, and won via 12 round unanimous decision.
He was a undisputed heavyweight world champion, and has won five world titles at heavyweight. He was elevated as world champion twice. For all the details about Lewis' world title wins and defenses refer to "Lennox Lewis World Titles".
Some of Lewis' best fights and notable victories include wins over three Hall-of-Famers (Vitali Klitschko, Mike Tyson, and Evander Holyfield), Michael Grant, Hasim Rahman, David Tua, and Andrew Golota.
Lewis had a total of two losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a heavyweight title defense bout against Ukrainian boxer Vitali Klitschko on June 21, 2003. Lewis won the fight via 6th round TKO and defended his WBC and The Ring titles. It's been 19 years, 11 months, and 19 days since this fight.
Lewis fought a total of 44 times during his professional career, which includes 18 world-title fights at the heavyweight division. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some great performances in his fights. These 10 fights are the highlight of his career.
May 8, 1993: Lewis gets elevated as the WBC heavyweight champion and has his first world-title fight, and successfully defends the title against Tony Tucker winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
October 4, 1997: Lewis successfully defends the WBC heavyweight title against Andrew Golota, winning the fight via 1st round KO.
March 28, 1998: Lewis successfully defends the WBC heavyweight title against Shannon Briggs, winning the fight via 5th round TKO.
November 13, 1999: Lewis becomes the undisputed heavyweight world champion by defeating Evander Holyfield via 12 round unanimous decision. He now holds the WBC, WBA, and IBF heavyweight world-champion belts.
April 29, 2000: Lewis successfully defends the WBC and IBF heavyweight titles against Michael Grant, winning the fight via 2nd round KO.
July 15, 2000: Lewis successfully defends the WBC and IBF heavyweight titles against Francois Botha, winning the fight via 2nd round TKO.
November 11, 2000: Lewis successfully defends the WBC and IBF heavyweight titles against David Tua, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
November 17, 2001: Lewis becomes a unified heavyweight world champion by beating Hasim Rahman via 4th round KO. He now holds the WBC and IBF heavyweight world-champion belts.
June 8, 2002: Lewis successfully defends the WBC, IBF, and The Ring heavyweight titles against Mike Tyson, winning the fight via 8th round KO.
June 21, 2003: Lewis successfully defends the WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles against Vitali Klitschko, winning the fight via 6th round TKO.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Lewis' boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against Vitali Klitschko, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
On June 21, 2003, a 37-year old Lennox Lewis (40-2-1, 31 KO) faced Ukrainian boxer Vitali Klitschko, who was 31 years old with a record of 32-1 in a heavyweight title-defense fight. Klitschko was on a five-fight win streak with 31 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms but Lewis had a 12 cm reach advantage over Klitschko. Coming into this fight, Klitschko had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Lewis defeated Klitschko via 6th round TKO to retain the WBC and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins. This was the last professional fight of his boxing career.
On June 8, 2002, a 36-year old Lennox Lewis (39-2-1, 30 KO) faced American boxer Mike Tyson, who was 35 years old with a record of 49-3 in a heavyweight title-defense fight. Tyson was on a four-fight win streak with 43 KO wins. Lewis was the taller of the two by 18 cms and also had a 33 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Tyson had three losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Lewis defeated Tyson via 8th round KO to retain the WBC, IBF, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On November 17, 2001, in their 2nd fight, which was an immediate rematch, a 36-year old Lennox Lewis (38-2-1, 29 KO) faced Hasim Rahman again, who was now 29 years old with a record of 35-2 for Rahman's WBC and IBF heavyweight titles. Lewis had lost to Rahman in their last fight. Lewis was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Rahman had two losses, both of which were via stoppage.
Lewis defeated Rahman via 4th round KO to win the WBC and IBF heavyweight titles, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
On April 22, 2001, a 35-year old Lennox Lewis (38-1-1, 29 KO) faced American boxer Hasim Rahman for the first time, who was 28 years old with a record of 34-2 in a heavyweight title-defense fight. Rahman was on a three-fight win streak with 28 KO wins. Lewis was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Rahman had two losses, both of which were via stoppage.
Lewis lost to Rahman via 5th round KO and lost the WBC and IBF heavyweight titles. His four-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On November 11, 2000, a 35-year old Lennox Lewis (37-1-1, 29 KO) faced Samoan boxer David Tua, who was 27 years old with a record of 37-1 in a heavyweight title-defense fight. Tua was on a 10-fight win streak with 32 KO wins. Lewis was the taller of the two by 18 cms and also had a 35 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Tua had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Lewis defeated Tua via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBC and IBF heavyweight titles. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On July 15, 2000, a 34-year old Lennox Lewis (36-1-1, 28 KO) faced South African boxer Francois Botha, who was 31 years old with a record of 40-2-1 in a heavyweight title-defense fight. Botha was on a one-fight win streak with 25 KO wins. Lewis was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 25 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Botha had two losses, both of which were via stoppage.
Lewis defeated Botha via 2nd round TKO to retain the WBC and IBF heavyweight titles. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On April 29, 2000, a 34-year old Lennox Lewis (35-1-1, 27 KO) faced an undefeated American boxer Michael Grant, who was 27 years old with a record of 31-0 in a heavyweight title-defense fight. Grant was on a 31-fight win streak with 22 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Lewis.
Lewis defeated Grant via 2nd round KO to retain the WBC and IBF heavyweight titles. He handed Grant the first loss of his career, and put an end to Grant's 31-fight win streak. Lewis is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On November 13, 1999, in their 2nd fight, which was an immediate rematch, a 34-year old Lennox Lewis (34-1-1, 27 KO) faced Evander Holyfield again, who was now 37 years old with a record of 36-3-1 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Their last fight had ended in a draw. Lewis was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 16 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Holyfield had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Lewis defeated Holyfield via 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles and retain the WBC heavyweight title.
On March 13, 1999, a 33-year old Lennox Lewis (34-1, 27 KO) faced American boxer Evander Holyfield for the first time, who was 36 years old with a record of 36-3 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Holyfield was on a five-fight win streak with 25 KO wins. Lewis was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 16 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Holyfield had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
The fight ended in a 12 round split-decision draw and both the boxers retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. A good performance, nonetheless.
On September 26, 1998, a 33-year old Lennox Lewis (33-1, 27 KO) faced Željko Mavrović in a heavyweight title-defense fight. He defeated Mavrović via 12th round unanimous decision to retain the WBC heavyweight title. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
On March 28, 1998, a 32-year old Lennox Lewis (32-1, 26 KO) faced American boxer Shannon Briggs, who was 26 years old with a record of 30-1 in a heavyweight title-defense fight. Briggs was on a five-fight win streak with 24 KO wins. Lewis was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Briggs had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Lewis defeated Briggs via 5th round TKO to retain the WBC heavyweight title. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On October 4, 1997, a 32-year old Lennox Lewis (31-1, 25 KO) faced Polish boxer Andrew Golota, who was 29 years old with a record of 28-2 in a heavyweight title-defense fight. Golota was on a two-fight losing streak. Lewis was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 12 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Golota had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Lewis defeated Golota via 1st round KO to retain the WBC heavyweight title. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On July 12, 1997, a 31-year old Lennox Lewis (30-1, 25 KO) faced Henry Akinwande in a heavyweight title-defense fight. He defeated Akinwande via 5th round DQ to retain the WBC heavyweight title. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On February 7, 1997, in their 2nd fight, a 31-year old Lennox Lewis (29-1, 24 KO) faced Oliver McCall again, who was now 31 years old with a record of 28-6 for the vacant WBC (vacant) heavyweight title. McCall was on a two-fight win streak with 20 KO wins. Lewis was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, McCall had six losses, but had never been stopped.
Lewis defeated McCall via 5th round TKO to win the vacant WBC heavyweight title. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On May 10, 1996, a 30-year old Lennox Lewis (28-1, 24 KO) fought American boxer Ray Mercer, who was 35 years old with a record of 23-3-1. Mercer was on a one-fight losing streak. Lewis was the taller of the two by 11 cms and also had a 17 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Mercer had three losses, but had never been stopped.
Lewis defeated Mercer via 10 round majority decision. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On October 7, 1995, a 30-year old Lennox Lewis (27-1, 23 KO) fought American boxer Tommy Morrison, who was 26 years old with a record of 45-2-1. Morrison was on a four-fight win streak with 39 KO wins. Lewis was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 20 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Morrison had two losses, both of which were via stoppage.
Lewis defeated Morrison via 6th round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On July 2, 1995, a 29-year old Lennox Lewis (26-1, 22 KO) fought Justin Fortune in his 28th professional fight. He defeated Fortune via 4th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On May 13, 1995, a 29-year old Lennox Lewis (25-1, 21 KO) fought Lionel Butler in his 27th professional fight. He defeated Butler via 5th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On September 24, 1994, a 29-year old Lennox Lewis (25-0, 21 KO) faced American boxer Oliver McCall for the first time, who was 29 years old with a record of 24-5 in a heavyweight title-defense fight. McCall was on a five-fight win streak with 17 KO wins. Lewis was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, McCall had five losses, but had never been stopped.
Lewis lost to McCall via 2nd round TKO and lost the WBC heavyweight title. He suffers the first loss of his career, and his 25-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
On May 6, 1994, a 28-year old Lennox Lewis (24-0, 20 KO) faced Phil Jackson in a heavyweight title-defense fight. He defeated Jackson via 8th round TKO to retain the WBC heavyweight title. He is now on a 25-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On October 1, 1993, a 28-year old Lennox Lewis (23-0, 19 KO) faced fellow British boxer Frank Bruno, who was 31 years old with a record of 36-3 in a heavyweight title-defense fight. Bruno was on a four-fight win streak with 35 KO wins. Lewis was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Bruno had three losses, all of which were via stoppage
Lewis defeated Bruno via 7th round TKO to retain the WBC heavyweight title. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak.
On May 8, 1993, a 27-year old Lennox Lewis (22-0, 19 KO) got elevated as WBC heavyweight champion and defended the title against American boxer Tony Tucker. Tucker was 34 years old with a record of 48-1. Tucker was on a 14-fight win streak with 39 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Lewis had a 5 cm reach advantage over Tucker. Coming into this fight, Tucker had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Lewis defeated Tucker via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBC heavyweight title. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak.
On October 31, 1992, a 27-year old Lennox Lewis (21-0, 18 KO) fought Jamaican boxer Donovan Ruddock, who was 28 years old with a record of 27-3-1. Ruddock was on a two-fight win streak with 20 KO wins. Lewis was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Ruddock had three losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Lewis defeated Ruddock via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On August 11, 1992, a 26-year old Lennox Lewis (20-0, 17 KO) fought Mike Dixon in his 21st professional fight. He defeated Dixon via 4th round TKO. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On April 30, 1992, a 26-year old Lennox Lewis (19-0, 16 KO) fought Derek Williams in his 20th professional fight. He defeated Williams via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak.
On February 1, 1992, a 26-year old Lennox Lewis (18-0, 16 KO) fought Levi Billups in his 19th professional fight. He defeated Billups via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak.
On November 23, 1991, a 26-year old Lennox Lewis (17-0, 15 KO) fought American boxer Tyrell Biggs, who was 30 years old with a record of 19-4. Biggs was on a one-fight losing streak. Both the boxers were of the same height but Lewis had a 10 cm reach advantage over Biggs. Coming into this fight, Biggs had four losses, all of which were via stoppage
Lewis defeated Biggs via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On September 30, 1991, a 26-year old Lennox Lewis (16-0, 14 KO) fought Glenn McCrory in his 17th professional fight. He defeated McCrory via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On July 12, 1991, a 25-year old Lennox Lewis (15-0, 13 KO) fought American boxer Mike Weaver, who was 40 years old with a record of 35-15-1. Weaver was on a one-fight win streak with 25 KO wins. Lewis was the taller of the two by 11 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Weaver had 15 losses, nine of which were via stoppage.
Lewis defeated Weaver via 6th round KO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On March 6, 1991, a 25-year old Lennox Lewis (14-0, 12 KO) fought an undefeated fellow British boxer Gary Mason, who was 28 years old with a record of 35-0. Mason was on a 35-fight win streak with 32 KO wins. Lewis was the taller of the two by 9 cms and also had a 26 cm reach advantage.
Lewis defeated Mason via 7th round TKO. He handed Mason the first loss of his career, and put an end to Mason's 35-fight win streak. Lewis is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On October 31, 1990, a 25-year old Lennox Lewis (13-0, 11 KO) fought Jean-Maurice Chanet in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Chanet via 6th round TKO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On July 11, 1990, a 24-year old Lennox Lewis (12-0, 10 KO) fought Mike Acey in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Acey via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak.
On June 27, 1990, a 24-year old Lennox Lewis (11-0, 10 KO) fought Puerto Rican boxer Ossie Ocasio, who was 34 years old with a record of 22-9-1. Ocasio was on a four-fight losing streak. Lewis was the taller of the two by 14 cms and also had a 25 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Ocasio had nine losses, four of which were via stoppage.
Lewis defeated Ocasio via 8 round unanimous decision. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
On May 20, 1990, a 24-year old Lennox Lewis (10-0, 9 KO) fought Dan Murphy in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Murphy via 6th round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On May 9, 1990, a 24-year old Lennox Lewis (9-0, 8 KO) fought Jorge Dascola in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Dascola via 1st round KO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On April 14, 1990, a 24-year old Lennox Lewis (8-0, 7 KO) fought Michael Simuwelu in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Simuwelu via 1st round TKO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On March 22, 1990, a 24-year old Lennox Lewis (7-0, 6 KO) fought Calvin Jones in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Jones via 1st round KO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On January 31, 1990, a 24-year old Lennox Lewis (6-0, 5 KO) fought Noel Quarless in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Quarless via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On December 18, 1989, a 24-year old Lennox Lewis (5-0, 4 KO) fought Greg Gorrell in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Gorrell via 5th round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On November 5, 1989, a 24-year old Lennox Lewis (4-0, 4 KO) fought Melvin Epps in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Epps via 2nd round DQ. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On October 10, 1989, a 24-year old Lennox Lewis (3-0, 3 KO) fought Steve Garber in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Garber via 1st round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On September 25, 1989, a 24-year old Lennox Lewis (2-0, 2 KO) fought Andrew Gerrard in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Gerrard via 4th round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On July 21, 1989, a 23-year old Lennox Lewis (1-0, 1 KO) fought Bruce Johnson in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Johnson via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 27, 1989, a 23-year old Lennox Lewis successfully debuted against Al Malcolm. He defeated Malcolm via 2nd round KO.
Lewis knocked out 32 of his 44 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 72.7%. Of his total 41 wins, 32 of them were via KO (78%).