Kelvin Seabrooks (born March 10, 1963, in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a retired American boxer who won the International Boxing Federation bantamweight title and defended it four times.
Boxing career
Amateur career Seabrooks started boxing with the local Police Athletic League at age 11. Seabrooks went to win four N.C. Golden Gloves championships. A highlight of his boxing career was winning a bronze medal at the 1980 Olympic trials; however, he didn't get to go to the Olympics. President Jimmy Carter boycotted the Summer Olympics in Moscow that year to protest the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Professional career Seabrooks turned professional in 1981. In 1987, Seabrooks won the United States Boxing Association bantamweight championship, but gave up his title to compete in the world championship. He became the International Boxing Federation world bantamweight champion that year with a fifth-round knockout of Miguel Maturana in Cartagena, Colombia. His first title defense against Frenchman Thierry Jacob, ended in controversy as it was initially declared a draw but later ruled on as a win for Seabrooks. His next defense was more straight forward beating filipino contender Ernie Cataluna via fourth round stoppage. He would eventually lose the title to Orlando Canizales in 1988. Seabrooks retired in 1995 after six consecutive losses.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes50Loss28–22Jimmi Bredahl49Loss28–21Fontaine Cabell48Loss28–20Jimmy Deoria47Loss28–19Pete Taliaferro46Loss28–18Tom Johnson45Loss28–17Angel Mayor44Win28–16Robert Woods43Loss27–16Jesse Benavides42Loss27–15Orlando Canizales41Win27–14Dwayne Brooks40Loss26–14Orlando Canizales39Win26–13Fernando Beltrán38Win25–13Ernie Cataluna37Win24–13Thierry Jacob36Win23–13Miguel Maturana35Win22–13Louis Curtis34Win21–13Tony Reyes33Win20–13Fred Jackson32Loss19–13Vernon Buchanan31Win19–12Rodney Bowman30Loss18–12Harold Petty29Win18–11Frederick Reed Hall28Loss17–11Tommy Cordova27Win17–10Lane Killian26Win16–10Ray Minus25Loss15–10Calvin Grove24Loss15–9Patrick Cowdell23Win15–8Chester Richardson22Loss14–8Gaby Canizales21Win14–7Lane Killian20Loss13–7Juan Veloz19Loss13–6Myron Taylor18Win13–5David Grayton17Win12–5Alfonso Mitchell16Win11–5Mike Haygood15Loss10–5Carmelo Negron14Win10–4Wilfredo Padron13Win9–4Ewart Chance12Win8–4Rocky Garrett11Win7–4Terry Pizzaro10Win6–4Gary Benton9Win5–4Donald Alston8Win4–4Terry Pizzaro7Loss3–4Kenny Mitchell6Loss3–3Jerome Coffee5Win3–2Mike Jeter4Loss2–2Francis Childs3Loss2–1Vincent Christian2Win2–0Rondell Stevenson1Win1–0Peanut Hughes
Later life
Seabrooks retired from boxing in 1995 and was inducted into the Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003. He later worked as a security guard at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, before his retirement from the CMS in 2025, and trains boxers. He also gives motivational speeches to students. Seabrooks is also in the process of establishing a nonprofit organization called Kelvin Seabrooks Sports & Education Center, Inc., to provide mentorship, tutoring and recreational programs to help kids succeed. The center's mission will be to provide a safe haven in the community for youth to enhance their abilities and skills, leading them on the right track toward the future, said Seabrooks. Seabrooks lives with his wife in east Charlotte.
See also List of world bantamweight boxing champions
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