Steve Cunningham (USS) is a 48-year-old American professional boxer. He is a former cruiserweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. 24 years, 1 month, and 17 days into his career, Cunningham's record stands at 30-9-1, which includes 13 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Steve Cunningham was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on July 15, 1976. He made his professional debut at the age of 24 years on October 28, 2000 against Norman Jones. Cunningham defeated Jones via 4-round split decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Cunningham got his first shot at a world title at the age of 30 after 19 professional fights. On November 25, 2006 Cunningham challenged Krzysztof Włodarczyk's IBF cruiserweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.
In his next fight, he got another shot at the cruiserweight IBF (vacant) title. This time he defeated Włodarczyk via 12-round split decision, winning his first world title.
Cunningham's latest fight was a unanimous decision victory over Frank Mir at age 44, on April 17, 2021.
Some of Steve Cunningham's best fights so far have been against Wayne Braithwaite, Krzysztof Włodarczyk, Antonio Tarver, Guillermo Jones, and Marco Huck. For a complete list of Cunningham's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Steve Cunningham".
Cunningham has 9 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Steve Cunningham Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | Apr 17, 2021 | 44 | Frank Mir | win | UD 6 |
39 | Aug 26, 2017 | 41 | Andrew Tabiti 27 14-0 | loss | UD 10 |
38 | Mar 17, 2017 | 40 | Felipe Romero | win | UD 6 |
37 | Apr 16, 2016 | 39 | Krzysztof Głowacki 29 25-0 | loss | UD 12 |
36 | Aug 14, 2015 | 39 | Antonio Tarver 46 31-6 | draw | SD 12 |
35 | Mar 14, 2015 | 38 | Vyacheslav Glazkov 30 19-0-1 | loss | UD 12 |
34 | Oct 18, 2014 | 38 | Natu Visinia | win | RTD 7 |
33 | Apr 04, 2014 | 37 | Amir Mansour | win | UD 10 |
32 | Dec 14, 2013 | 37 | Manuel Quezada | win | UD 8 |
31 | Apr 20, 2013 | 36 | Tyson Fury 24 20-0 | loss | KO 7 |
30 | Dec 22, 2012 | 36 | Tomasz Adamek 36 47-2 | loss | SD 12 |
29 | Sep 08, 2012 | 36 | Jason Gavern | win | UD 10 |
28 | Feb 04, 2012 | 35 | Yoan Pablo Hernández 27 25-1 | loss | UD 12 |
27 | Oct 01, 2011 | 35 | Yoan Pablo Hernández 26 24-1 | loss | TD 6 |
26 | Feb 12, 2011 | 34 | Enad Licina | win | UD 12 |
25 | Jun 05, 2010 | 33 | Troy Ross | win | TKO 5 |
24 | Jul 11, 2009 | 32 | Wayne Braithwaite 33 23-3 | win | UD 12 |
23 | Dec 11, 2008 | 32 | Tomasz Adamek 32 35-1 | loss | SD 12 |
22 | Dec 29, 2007 | 31 | Marco Huck 23 19-0 | win | TKO 12 |
21 | May 26, 2007 | 30 | Krzysztof Włodarczyk 25 37-1 | win | MD 12 |
20 | Nov 25, 2006 | 30 | Krzysztof Włodarczyk 25 36-1 | loss | SD 12 |
19 | Jan 07, 2006 | 29 | Lloyd Bryan | win | TKO 5 |
18 | Sep 03, 2005 | 29 | Kelvin Davis | win | UD 12 |
17 | Apr 02, 2005 | 28 | Guillermo Jones 32 31-2-2 | win | SD 10 |
16 | Oct 02, 2004 | 28 | Forrest Neal | win | TKO 4 |
15 | May 22, 2004 | 27 | Sebastiaan Rothmann | win | MD 10 |
14 | Sep 20, 2003 | 27 | Terry McGroom | win | UD 8 |
13 | Mar 29, 2003 | 26 | Demetrius Jenkins | win | UD 8 |
12 | Jul 27, 2002 | 26 | Joseph Awinongya | win | UD 8 |
11 | Sep 29, 2001 | 25 | Caseny Truesdale | win | PTS 4 |
10 | Aug 30, 2001 | 25 | Shawn Townsend | win | TKO 3 |
9 | Jul 26, 2001 | 25 | Shawn Townsend | win | TKO 6 |
8 | Jun 28, 2001 | 24 | John Battle | win | KO 1 |
7 | May 24, 2001 | 24 | Mike Williams | win | TKO 6 |
6 | May 12, 2001 | 24 | Richard Perry | win | KO 1 |
5 | Apr 28, 2001 | 24 | Jeff Bowman | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Apr 12, 2001 | 24 | Kanovas Alexander | win | KO 1 |
3 | Mar 10, 2001 | 24 | Nate Frazier | win | KO 1 |
2 | Feb 17, 2001 | 24 | Robert Marsh | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Oct 28, 2000 | 24 | Norman Jones | win | SD 4 |