Steven Nelson (born June 4, 1988) is an American professional boxer who has held the WBO-NABO super middleweight title since January 2020.
Professional career Nelson made his professional debut on March 19, 2016, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Billy Colon at the Arena Theatre in Houston, Texas.
After compiling a record of 15–0 (12 KOs) he fought for his first professional title, facing Cem Kilic for the vacant WBO-NABO super middleweight title on January 11, 2020, at the Hard Rock Live in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Nelson captured the title via eighth-round TKO after Kilic's trainer, Buddy McGirt, climbed onto the ring apron to ask referee David Fields to stop the fight to save Kilic from further punishment. Fields obliged and called a halt to the contest at 1 minute 44 seconds into the round. At the time of the stoppage, Nelson had won every round on the judges' scorecards, leading with 70–63.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes22Loss20–2Raiko SantanaTKO1 (10), Sep 13, 2025 21Loss20–1Diego PachecoUD12Jan 25, 202520Win20–0Marcos VazquezKO5 (10), Aug 3, 202419Win19–0Rowdy Legend MontgomeryUD10Jul 29, 202318Win18–0James BallardKO1 (8), Dec 10, 202217Win17–0DeAndre WareTKO6 (10), Sep 5, 202016Win16–0Cem KilicTKO8 (10), Jan 11, 202015Win15–0Derrick FindleyTKO4 (10), Sep 1, 201914Win14–0Victor DarochaTKO7 (8), May 25, 201913Win13–0Felipe RomeroUD6Feb 15, 201912Win12–0Oscar RiojasTKO4 (6)Oct 13, 201811Win11–0DeShon WebsterTKO6 (6), Jun 9, 201810Win10–0Mike Sawyer2 (6), Mar 31, 20189Win9–0Cesar RuizUD6Aug 19, 20178Win8–0Demetrius WalkerTKO3 (6), Jul 1, 20177Win7–0Gilberto RubioTKO2 (6), May 20, 20176Win6–0Branden ChevrefilsTKO2 (4), Dec 17, 20165Win5–0Chris Harris4Dec 10, 20164Win4–0Reyes DiazTKO2 (4), Nov 4, 20163Win3–0Tim MeekTKO4 (4), Jul 23, 20162Win2–0Ricky ReedTKO1 (4), May 7, 20161Win1–0Billy Colon1 (4), Mar 19, 2016
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