Steve Little (June 9, 1965 – January 30, 2000) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1983 to 1998, having held the WBA super middleweight champion in 1994. He is best known for his victories over Pipino Cuevas and Michael Nunn.
Amateur boxing career Little won 228 of 265 amateur bouts and fought in eight amateur weight classes, ranging from to .
Professional boxing career Little turned professional in 1983 and while he won his first four bouts, he soon started compiling losses including to former WBC light middleweight champion Terry Norris. Even with a mediocre record, he fought for the WBO light-middleweight title against John David Jackson in 1989. He lost by a technical knockout. He retired for a short time after that fight.
In 1994 he scored an upset victory over Lineal and WBA super-middleweight champion Michael Nunn by split decision in London. He lost the belt in his first defense to Frankie Liles, losing a decision. Although he later fought James Toney and Arthur Williams, he never fought for another major title.
Besides being a professional boxer, Little also sold used cars in Reading.
Little retired in 1998 and died from colon cancer in 2000, at the young age of 34. He left behind a wife and six children.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes45DrawCourtney ButlerSD8Nov 3, 199844Loss25–17–2Ivan CamachoPTS6Oct 16, 199843Loss25–16–2Arthur WilliamsUD12Sep 9, 199742Win25–15–2Andre SherroKO3 (?)Aug 24, 199741Loss24–15–2James ToneyUD12Jun 14, 199740Win24–14–2Joaquin VelasquezUD12Aug 30, 199639Win23–14–2Camilo AlarconUD12Mar 23, 199638Loss22–14–2Frankie LilesUD12Aug 12, 199437Win22–13–2Michael NunnSD12Feb 26, 199436Win21–13–2Anthony WilliamsUD8Dec 4, 199235Win20–13–2Hector RosarioUD10Sep 14, 199234Draw19–13–2Merqui SosaSD10Jan 31, 199233Win19–13–1Tyrone FrazierSD12Sep 23, 199132Win18–13–1Michael DaleUD10Jul 1, 199131Loss17–13–1Adam GarlandMD10May 20, 199130Win17–12–1 Mike BrownTKO10 (?)Jan 26, 199129Loss16–12–1Tyrone FrazierSD10Sep 17, 199028Loss16–11–1John David JacksonTKO8 (12), Apr 22, 198927Loss16–10–1Dave Hilton Jr.UD10Mar 14, 198926Loss16–9–1Terry NorrisTKO6 (12), Dec 9, 198825Win16–8–1Jerry WilliamsUD10Aug 27, 198824Loss15–8–1Robert HinesUD12Apr 21, 198823Win15–7–1Ismael NegronUD10Dec 23, 198722Loss14–7–1David GutierrezUD10Sep 3, 198721Loss14–6–1Tyrone TriceUD10Aug 6, 198720Win14–5–1Norberto BuenoUD10Feb 21, 198719Win13–5–1David BraxtonUD10Aug 12, 198618Win12–5–1Pipino CuevasUD10Mar 3, 198617Loss11–5–1Hugh KearneyMD12Jan 14, 198616Loss11–4–1Glenn WolfeRTD8 (10), Sep 18, 198515Win11–3–1Sanford RicksSD10Jun 30, 198514Draw10–3–1Joe WalkerPTS8Jun 4, 198513Loss10–3Mark BrelandUD6Apr 6, 198512Win10–2Junie NashUD6Feb 23, 198511Win9–2Glenn WolfeUD8Feb 5, 198510Win8–2Harold WhitfieldSD6Dec 12, 19849Win7–2John HerbertUD6Oct 31, 19848Win6–2Bob SaxtonTKO4 (6), Oct 5, 19847Loss5–2Joe SummersMD6Sep 18, 19846Loss5–1Tony MontgomeryUD6May 30, 19845Win5–0Charlie SmithKO4 (6)Apr 25, 19844Win4–0Buddy RandolphTKO2 (4)Apr 7, 19843Win3–0James MorganUD4Feb 22, 19842Win2–0Greg TuttSD4Feb 3, 19841Win1–0Gregory GirolamiTKO2 (4), Dec 13, 1983
Championship titles held Pennsylvania State - Super Middleweight (1991) Lineal - Super Middleweight (1994) WBA - Super Middleweight (1994) WBC FECARBOX - Super Middleweight (1996) IBC - Super Middleweight (1996)
See also Lineal championship List of world super-middleweight boxing champions
References
External links
Steve Little - CBZ Profile