On February 3, 2007, a 24-year-old Chad Dawson (22-0, 15 KOs) got a shot at the WBC light-heavyweight title held by 30-year-old Polish boxer Tomasz Adamek (31-0, 21 KOs).
Dawson came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 1 day. Adamek was on a 31-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 27 days.
Chad Dawson defeated Tomasz Adamek via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Dawson improves his record to 23-0, while Adamek adds a loss to his record at 31-1.
On May 9, 2009, Chad Dawson and Antonio Tarver met again in an immediate rematch.
Dawson came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 28 days. Tarver was on a -1-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 28 days.
Chad Dawson defeated Antonio Tarver via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his IBF light-heavyweight title. Dawson improves his record to 28-0, while Tarver adds a loss to his record at 27-6.
On September 29, 2007, the 25-year-old WBC light-heavyweight world champion, Chad Dawson (24-0, 16 KOs), faced Epifanio Mendoza, in a title defense fight.
Dawson came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days.
Chad Dawson stopped Epifanio Mendoza via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC light-heavyweight title. Dawson improves his record to 25-0 (17 KOs)
On June 9, 2007, the 24-year-old WBC light-heavyweight world champion, Chad Dawson (23-0, 15 KOs), faced Jesus Ruiz, in a title defense fight.
Dawson came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 6 days.
Chad Dawson stopped Jesus Ruiz via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC light-heavyweight title. Dawson improves his record to 24-0 (16 KOs)
On April 12, 2008, the 25-year-old WBC light-heavyweight world champion, Chad Dawson (25-0, 17 KOs), faced a 39-year-old Jamaican boxer Glen Johnson (47-11-2, 32 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Dawson came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 14 days. Johnson was on a 3-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 28 days.
Chad Dawson defeated Glen Johnson via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC light-heavyweight title. Dawson improves his record to 26-0, while Johnson adds a loss to his record at 47-12-2.
On October 11, 2008, a 26-year-old Chad Dawson (26-0, 17 KOs) got a shot at the IBF light-heavyweight title held by 39-year-old Antonio Tarver (27-4, 19 KOs).
Dawson came in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 29 days. Tarver was on a 3-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 29 days.
Chad Dawson defeated Antonio Tarver via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title. Dawson improves his record to 27-0, while Tarver adds a loss to his record at 27-5.
On April 28, 2012, Chad Dawson and Bernard Hopkins met again in an immediate rematch.
Dawson came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 13 days. Hopkins was on a 1-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 13 days.
Chad Dawson defeated Bernard Hopkins via majority decision in the rematch and wins the WBC and The Ring titles. Dawson improves his record to 31-1, while Hopkins adds a loss to his record at 52-6-2.
On November 7, 2009, a 27-year-old Chad Dawson (28-0, 17 KOs) and a 40-year-old Jamaican boxer Glen Johnson (49-12-2, 33 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a light-heavyweight bout.
Dawson came in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 29 days. Johnson was on a 2-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 11 days.
In the rematch, Chad Dawson defeated Glen Johnson via unanimous decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight. Dawson improves his record to 29-0, while Johnson adds a loss to his record at 49-13-2.
On December 10, 2004, a 22-year-old Chad Dawson (15-0, 10 KOs) and a 34-year-old Carl Daniels (49-4-1, 31 KOs) met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Dawson came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 11 days. Daniels was on a 2-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 27 days.
Chad Dawson stopped Carl Daniels via TKO in the 7th round. Dawson improves his record to 16-0 (11 KOs), while Daniels adds a loss to his record at 49-5-1.
On November 18, 2005, a 23-year-old Chad Dawson (18-0, 13 KOs) and Ian Gardner met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Dawson came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 12 days.
Chad Dawson stopped Ian Gardner via TKO in the 11th round. Dawson improves his record to 19-0 (14 KOs)