Chad Dawson
Career, Record, Stats
Chad Dawson (Bad) is a 42-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former light-heavyweight world champion with 4 world-title wins. In a career spanning 18 years, 1 month, and 23 days, Dawson amassed a record of 36-5, which includes 19 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Chad Dawson's Boxing Career
Chad Dawson was born in Hartsville, South Carolina, U.S. on July 13, 1982. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on August 18, 2001 against Steve Garrett. Dawson defeated Garrett via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Dawson became a world champion at the age of 24 after 23 professional fights. He challenged Tomasz Adamek for the WBC light-heavyweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the IBF and The Ring light-heavyweight world titles as well.
Dawson's last fight was an unanimous decision victory over Denis Grachev at age 37, on October 11, 2019.
Some of Chad Dawson's best fights have been against Tomasz Adamek, Antonio Tarver, Bernard Hopkins (HOFer), Glen Johnson, Carl Daniels, and George Blades. For a complete list of Dawson's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Chad Dawson".
Dawson has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Chad Dawson Losses".
Chad Dawson's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | Oct 11, 2019 | 37 |  Denis Grachev | win | UD 8 |
42 | Jun 29, 2019 | 36 | Quinton Rankin | win | UD 8 |
41 | Mar 04, 2017 | 34 | 
Andrzej Fonfara 29 28-4  | loss | TKO 10 |
40 | Apr 16, 2016 | 33 | Cornelius White | win | TKO 4 |
39 | Dec 08, 2015 | 33 | Shujaa El Amin | win | UD 10 |
38 | Oct 04, 2014 | 32 | 
Tommy Karpency 28 23-4-1 | loss | SD 10 |
37 | Jun 21, 2014 | 31 | 
George Blades 39 23-5 | win | KO 1 |
36 | Jun 08, 2013 | 30 | 
Adonis Stevenson 35 20-1 | loss | TKO 1 |
35 | Sep 08, 2012 | 30 | 
Andre Ward 28 25-0 | loss | TKO 10 |
34 | Apr 28, 2012 | 29 | 
Bernard Hopkins 47 52-5-2 | win | MD 12 |
33 | Oct 15, 2011 | 29 |
Bernard Hopkins 46 52-5-2 | nc | NA
|
32 | May 21, 2011 | 28 | Adrian Diaconu | win | UD 12 |
31 | Aug 14, 2010 | 28 | 
Jean Pascal 27 25-1 | loss | TD 11 |
30 | Nov 07, 2009 | 27 | 
Glen Johnson 40 49-12-2 | win | UD 12 |
29 | May 09, 2009 | 26 | 
Antonio Tarver 40 27-5 | win | UD 12 |
28 | Oct 11, 2008 | 26 |
Antonio Tarver 39 27-4 | win | UD 12 |
27 | Apr 12, 2008 | 25 |
Glen Johnson 39 47-11-2 | win | UD 12 |
26 | Sep 29, 2007 | 25 | Epifanio Mendoza | win | TKO 4 |
25 | Jun 09, 2007 | 24 | Jesus Ruiz | win | TKO 6 |
24 | Feb 03, 2007 | 24 | 
Tomasz Adamek 30 31-0 | win | UD 12 |
23 | Jun 02, 2006 | 23 | Eric Harding | win | UD 12 |
22 | Mar 04, 2006 | 23 | Jamie Hearn | win | TKO 3 |
21 | Feb 04, 2006 | 23 | Jason Naugler | win | UD 8 |
20 | Nov 18, 2005 | 23 | Ian Gardner | win | TKO 11 |
19 | Aug 06, 2005 | 23 | Ronald Boddie | win | TKO 3 |
18 | Apr 01, 2005 | 22 | Efrain Garcia | win | RTD 4 |
17 | Dec 10, 2004 | 22 | 
Carl Daniels 34 49-4-1 | win | TKO 7 |
16 | Oct 29, 2004 | 22 | Darnell Wilson | win | UD 10 |
15 | Mar 27, 2004 | 21 | Aundalen Sloan | nc | NA
|
14 | Oct 31, 2003 | 21 | Dumont Welliver | win | RTD 8 |
13 | Aug 01, 2003 | 21 | Brett Lally | win | TKO 4 |
12 | May 02, 2003 | 20 | Earl Allen | win | TKO 3 |
11 | Mar 21, 2003 | 20 | Willie Lee | win | KO 3 |
10 | Feb 01, 2003 | 20 | Shannon Miller | win | UD 6 |
9 | Oct 25, 2002 | 20 | John Romans William | win | TKO 4 |
8 | Aug 03, 2002 | 20 | Faustino Gonzalez | win | UD 6 |
7 | May 18, 2002 | 19 | Gary Grant | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Apr 27, 2002 | 19 | Chad Sawyer | win | UD 4 |
5 | Mar 01, 2002 | 19 | Martin Desjardins | win | UD 4 |
4 | Feb 16, 2002 | 19 | Jerald Lowe | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Dec 13, 2001 | 19 | James Orso | win | KO 1 |
2 | Sep 21, 2001 | 19 | Antonio Baker | win | KO 1 |
1 | Aug 18, 2001 | 19 | Steve Garrett | win | TKO 2 |