Leslie Matthew Stewart (born 21 March 1961) is a retired Trinidadian boxer. A former world champion and two-time world title challenger, Stewart held the WBA light heavyweight title in 1987.
Professional career Known as "Laventille Tiger", Stewart turned professional in 1982 and challenged for the vacant WBA Light Heavyweight Title in 1986, but was TKO'd by Marvin Johnson when the bout was stopped on cuts. In the rematch the following year, Stewart dominated Johnson, and Johnson's corner retired the fighter in the ninth round. Stewart lost the belt in his first defense to Virgil Hill. In 1988 he challenged WBC Light Heavyweight Title holder Donny Lalonde, but lost via TKO. In 1989 he took on WBO Light Heavyweight Title holder Michael Moorer, but again lost via TKO. He retired in 2000 after bouts of inactivity in the 1990s.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotesLoss31–12 Billy Lewis Loss31–11 Dale Brown Loss31–10 Fabrice Tiozzo Win31–9 Tyrone Bledsoe Win30–9 Ken McCurdy Loss29–9 Henry Maske Loss29–8 Guy Waters Loss29–7 Esteban Pizzarro Win29–6 Bobby Jennings Win28–6 Drake Thadzi Loss27–6 Anthony Hembrick Loss27–5 Michael Moorer Win27–4 Phil Brown Loss26–4 Bobby Czyz Loss26–3 Donny Lalonde Win26–2 Charlie Dean Moore Win25–2 Dawud Shaw Loss24–2 Virgil Hill Win24–1 Marvin Johnson Win23–1 Bobby Thomas Win22–1 Fulgencio Obelmejias Win21–1 Gary Hubble Win20–1 James Salerno Win19–1 Uriah Grant Loss18–1 Marvin Johnson Win18–0 Lottie Mwale Win17–0 Dennis Roberts Win16–0 Tomas Polo Ruiz Win15–0 Chris Wells Win14–0 Mark Frazie Win13–0 James Salerno Win12–0 Elvis Parks Win11–0 Larry Lane Win10–0 Tom Collins Win9–0 Willie Taylor Win8–0 Carlos Flores Burlon Win7–0 Leon McDonald Win6–0 Hubert Zimmerman Win5–0 Ricardo Richardson Win4–0 Gil Rosario Win3–0 Easy Boy Michael Win2–0 Antoine Ashton Win1–0 Michael Hospadales
See also List of light-heavyweight boxing champions
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