On May 26, 2007, Steve Cunningham and Krzysztof Włodarczyk met again in an immediate rematch.
Cunningham came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 1 day. Włodarczyk was on a 17-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 1 day.
Steve Cunningham defeated Krzysztof Włodarczyk via majority decision in the rematch and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Cunningham improves his record to 20-1, while Włodarczyk adds a loss to his record at 37-2.
On June 5, 2010, 33-year-old Steve Cunningham (22-2, 11 KOs) and Troy Ross fought for the vacant IBF cruiserweight title.
Cunningham came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 25 days.
Steve Cunningham stopped Troy Ross via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Cunningham improves his record to 23-2 (12 KOs)
On December 29, 2007, the 31-year-old IBF cruiserweight world champion, Steve Cunningham (20-1, 10 KOs), faced a 23-year-old German boxer Marco Huck (19-0, 14 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Cunningham came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 3 days. Huck was on a 19-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 3 days.
Steve Cunningham stopped Marco Huck via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF cruiserweight title. Cunningham improves his record to 21-1 (11 KOs), while Huck adds a loss to his record at 19-1.
On February 12, 2011, the 34-year-old IBF cruiserweight world champion, Steve Cunningham (23-2, 12 KOs), faced Enad Licina, in a title defense fight.
Cunningham came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 7 days.
Steve Cunningham defeated Enad Licina via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF cruiserweight title. Cunningham improves his record to 24-2
On July 11, 2009, a 32-year-old Steve Cunningham (21-2, 11 KOs) and a 33-year-old Guyanese boxer Wayne Braithwaite (23-3, 19 KOs) met in the ring.
Cunningham came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months. Braithwaite was on a 1-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 3 months, and 12 days.
Steve Cunningham defeated Wayne Braithwaite via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Cunningham improves his record to 22-2, while Braithwaite adds a loss to his record at 23-4.
On April 16, 2016, a 39-year-old Steve Cunningham (28-7-1, 13 KOs) got a shot at the cruiserweight WBO title held by 29-year-old Polish boxer Krzysztof Głowacki (25-0, 16 KOs).
Cunningham came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 36% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 2 days. Głowacki was on a 25-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 2 days.
Krzysztof Głowacki defeated Steve Cunningham via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO cruiserweight title. Głowacki improves his record to 26-0, while Cunningham adds a loss to his record at 28-8-1.
On August 30, 2001, a 25-year-old Steve Cunningham (9-0, 7 KOs) and Shawn Townsend met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Cunningham came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 4 days.
In the rematch, Steve Cunningham stopped Shawn Townsend via TKO in the 3rd round. Cunningham improves his record to 10-0 (8 KOs)
On April 4, 2014, a 37-year-old Steve Cunningham (26-6, 12 KOs) and Amir Mansour met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Cunningham came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 21 days.
Steve Cunningham defeated Amir Mansour via unanimous decision in the 10-round heavyweight fight. Cunningham improves his record to 27-6
On February 4, 2012, Steve Cunningham and Yoan Pablo Hernández met again in an immediate rematch.
Cunningham came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 44% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 3 days. Hernández was on a 11-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 3 days.
Yoan Pablo Hernández defeated Steve Cunningham via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his IBF cruiserweight title. Hernández improves his record to 26-1, while Cunningham adds a loss to his record at 24-4.
On April 2, 2005, a 28-year-old Steve Cunningham (16-0, 9 KOs) and a 32-year-old Panamanian boxer Guillermo Jones (31-2-2, 24 KOs) met in the ring.
Cunningham came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months. Jones was on a 2-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 30 days.
Steve Cunningham defeated Guillermo Jones via split decision in the 10-round fight. Cunningham improves his record to 17-0, while Jones adds a loss to his record at 31-3-2.