Harlan Alonso Smith (born November 5, 1962, in Denver, Colorado), known as Lonnie Smith, is an American boxer at Welterweight. He was the WBC Junior Welterweight World Champion when he knocked out the previously undefeated and reigning champion Billy Costello in August 1985.

Professional career Known as "Lightning" Lonnie, Smith turned pro in 1980 and lost once in his first 22 fights, before he had a win over undefeated Billy Costello to capture the WBC Light Welterweight world title in 1985. He lost the title in his first defense to Rene Arredondo via 5th round TKO.

Julio César Chávez fight In 1991 he took on WBC Light Welterweight Title holder Julio César Chávez, but lost a one-sided decision.

Before their bout, the two had a confrontation at McCarran International Airport when Chavez arrived in Las Vegas. This was recorded by Showtime channel's television camera people and shown to viewers before their actual ring encounter.

Smith never again fought for a title, and retired in 1999 after a loss to Diosbelys Hurtado with a record of 45-6-2.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes53LossDiosbelys Hurtado52Win44–6–2Clarence Barnes51Win43–6–2Gilberto Flores50Win42–6–2Reggie Strickland49Win41–6–2Walter Cowans48Win40–6–2Francisco Barra47Win39–6–2Miguel González46Win38–6–2Dennis Allen45Win37–6–2Sean Crowdus44Win36–6–2Jason Wilson43Win35–6–2Cornell Colbert42Win34–6–2Walter Cowans41Win33–6–2Marvin Ladson40Win32–6–2Jerry Strickland39Win31–6–2Tyrone Mack38Loss30–6–2Ike Quartey37Loss30–5–2Wilfredo Rivera36Draw30–4–2Derrell Coley35Win30–4–1Jorge Hernandez34Win29–4–1Ismael Diaz33Loss28–4–1Julio César Chávez32Win28–3–1Darren McGrew31Win27–3–1Eduardo Valdez30Win26–3–1Antonio Garcia29Win25–3–1Henry Anaya Jr28Win24–3–1Juan Soberanes27Win23–3–1Roberto Urias26Win22–3–1Ron Villa25Loss21–3–1Andy Nance24Loss21–2–1René Arredondo23Win21–1–1Billy Costello22Win20–1–1Joey Soler21Win19–1–1Frank Montgomery20Win18–1–1Thomas Baker19Loss17–1–1Todd Longmuir18Win17–0–1Danny Sanchez17Win16–0–1Forrest Winchester16Win15–0–1Thomas Baker15Win14–0–1Victor Flores14Win13–0–1Bobby Jones13Win12–0–1Eugene Ellington12Win11–0–1Nate Stewart11Win10–0–1C B Brown10Win9–0–1Carl Williams9Win8–0–1Dennis Shea8Draw7–0–1Terry Butler7Win7–0Victor Hernandez6Win6–0Bobby Krueger5Win5–0Elias Rodriguez4Win4–0George Crawford3Win3–0Danny Cruz2Win2–0Alberto Sevilla1Win1–0Daniel Munoz

See also List of world light-welterweight boxing champions

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