Curtis Delroy Stevens (born March 10, 1985) is an American former professional boxer. Stevens challenged for the WBA and IBO middleweight titles in 2013.
Background Born and raised by a single mother in Brownsville, Stevens began boxing at the age of five, later having his first amateur bout at the age of eight. He was trained by his uncle and Andre Rozier. Stevens holds the record for the third most knockouts in New York's amateur history. Early on in his career, Stevens was managed by Chris Gotti, before later joining with Lou DiBella.
Professional career Stevens made his professional debut on September 30, 2004, stopping Henry Dukes in the first round. He would remain undefeated over his next twelve fights until a loss to Marcos Primera, who stopped him in the eighth and final round on July 20, 2006. In a rematch against Primera later that year on November 15, Stevens avenged the loss with an eight-round unanimous decision (UD).Kimball, George (November 16, 2006). "Curtis Stevens Exacts Revenge On Marcos Primero". The Sweet Science. Retrieved March 12, 2017. A second loss came against Andre Dirrell on July 16, 2007, via ten-round UD.Songalia, Ryan (August 28, 2007). "Stevens: "Don't Run Like Dirrell, Come To Fight"". BoxingScene. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
On November 2, 2013, Stevens received his first world title opportunity when he faced WBA and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. In what was an anticipated match-up between two formidable knockout artists, Stevens was knocked down in round two, and despite occasionally landing some hard shots on Golovkin thereafter, Stevens retired in his corner by the end of round eight.Rafael, Dan (November 4, 2013). "Golovkin smashes Stevens for TKO". ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
Stevens was matched up against another fellow knockout artist, David Lemieux, on March 11, 2017. As was predicted, their fight immediately broke down into an all-out slugfest, but it was Lemieux who scored a brutal one-punch knockout in round three. Stevens was taken out of the ring in a stretcher and hospitalized overnight."David Lemieux back in title hunt after devastating knockout of Curtis Stevens". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
In his next fight, Stevens fought Carlos Jairo Cruz in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. Stevens stopped his opponent at the end of the fourth round and secured the win. However, his win was overshadowed by the home crowd which charged in the ring right after the announcement, attacking Stevens and his team, who managed to escape to the dressing room.
In his following fight, Stevens fought Wale Omotoso, his first fight after stepping down to 154 pounds. The change in weight didn't seem to help Stevens much, who got dropped three times and stopped by Omotoso. Stevens managed to beat the count of the last knockdown, but did not look steady on his feet, which prompted the referee to end the fight.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes37Loss30–7Wale OmotosoTKO3 (10), Aug 3, 201936Win30–6Carlos Jairo CruzRTD4 (12), Jul 21, 201835Loss29–6David LemieuxKO3 (12), Mar 11, 201734Win29–5James de la RosaUD10Nov 19, 201633Win28–5Patrick TeixeiraTKO2 (10), May 7, 201632Loss27–5Hassan N'Dam N'JikamUD12Oct 1, 201431Win27–4Tureano JohnsonTKO10 (10), Apr 4, 201430Win26–4Patrick MajewskiTKO1 (10), Jan 24, 201429Loss25–4Gennadiy Golovkin8 (12), Nov 2, 201328Win25–3Saúl RománKO1 (10), Aug 3, 201327Win24–3Derrick FindleyUD8Apr 20, 201326Win23–3Elvin AyalaKO1 (10), Jan 19, 201325Win22–3Romaro JohnsonKO1 (6), Mar 24, 201224Loss21–3Jesse BrinkleyUD12Jan 29, 201023Win21–2Piotr WilczewskiTKO3 (8), Jul 11, 200922Win20–2Don MoutonUD8Apr 28, 200921Win19–2Ray SmithTKO1 (8), Nov 7, 200820Win18–2Thomas ReidTKO8 (8)Mar 6, 200819Loss17–2Andre DirrellUD10Jun 16, 200718Win17–1Darnell BooneUD10Mar 22, 200717Win16–1Jonathan CornTKO2 (10), Dec 14, 200616Win15–1Dhafir SmithUD10Dec 1, 200615Win14–1Marcos PrimeraUD8Nov 15, 200614Loss13–1Marcos PrimeraTKO8 (10), Jul 20, 200613Win13–0Eric HowardTKO6 (6), Jun 10, 200612Win12–0Carl DanielsUD8Apr 20, 200611Win11–0Jose SpearmanKO2 (8), Feb 16, 200610Win10–0Kia DanielsKO1 (6), Dec 15, 20059Win9–0Corey BuddTKO1 (6), Nov 4, 20058Win8–0Jason QuickTKO2 (6), Aug 4, 20057Win7–0Shannon Miller6Apr 28, 20056Win6–0Raynard DardenTKO2 (6), Mar 10, 20055Win5–0Darin JohnsonKO1 (6), Feb 24, 20054Win4–0Anthony KonicekTKO1 (4), Dec 11, 20043Win3–0Wayne CooperTKO2 (4), Nov 18, 20042Win2–0Anterio Vines1 (4), Oct 21, 20041Win1–0Henry Dukes1 (4), Sep 30, 2004
Big Knockout Boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes1Draw0–0–1 Gabriel Rosado7Apr 4, 2015
References
External links
Curtis Stevens - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live