Donny Lalonde
Career, Record, Stats
Donny Lalonde (Golden Boy) is a 64-year-old retired Canadian professional boxer. He is a former light-heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 23 years, 2 months, and 11 days, Lalonde amassed a record of 41-5-1, which includes 33 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Donny Lalonde's Boxing Career
Donny Lalonde was born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada on March 12, 1960. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on April 24, 1980 against Ken Nichols. Lalonde defeated Nichols via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Lalonde became a world champion at the age of 27 after 31 professional fights. He challenged Eddie Davis for the vacant WBC light-heavyweight title and stopped Davis in the 2nd of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Lalonde's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Virgil Hill at age 43, on July 5, 2003.
Some of Donny Lalonde's best fights have been against Leslie Stewart and Eddie Davis. For a complete list of Lalonde's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Donny Lalonde".
Lalonde has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Donny Lalonde Losses".
Donny Lalonde's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | Jul 05, 2003 | 43 | 
Virgil Hill 39 48-4  | loss | UD 10 |
46 | Mar 14, 2003 | 43 |  Willard Lewis | win | UD 10 |
45 | Dec 06, 2002 | 42 | Stacy Goodson | win | KO 1 |
44 | Oct 02, 2002 | 42 | Tony Menefee | win | UD 8 |
43 | May 28, 1998 | 38 | Kevin Pompey | draw | PTS 6 |
42 | Apr 09, 1997 | 37 | Joe Stevenson | win | TKO 7 |
41 | Dec 12, 1996 | 36 | George Sponagle | win | KO 3 |
40 | Nov 02, 1996 | 36 | Ed Dalton | win | UD 8 |
39 | May 08, 1992 | 32 | 
Bobby Czyz 30 39-5 | loss | UD 12 |
38 | Dec 17, 1991 | 31 | Dave Fiddler | win | TKO 3 |
37 | Dec 03, 1991 | 31 | David Bates | win | KO 4 |
36 | Sep 20, 1991 | 31 | Bert Gravley | win | TKO 7 |
35 | Sep 05, 1991 | 31 | Darryl Fromm | win | TKO 3 |
34 | Nov 07, 1988 | 28 | 
Sugar Ray Leonard 32 34-1 | loss | TKO 9 |
33 | May 29, 1988 | 28 | 
Leslie Stewart 27 26-2 | win | TKO 5 |
32 | Nov 27, 1987 | 27 | 
Eddie Davis 36 34-5-1 | win | TKO 2 |
31 | May 07, 1987 | 27 | Mustafa Hamsho | win | UD 12 |
30 | Nov 06, 1986 | 26 | Benito Fernandez | win | TKO 9 |
29 | Sep 30, 1986 | 26 | Charles Henderson | win | TKO 8 |
28 | Aug 28, 1986 | 26 | Terrence Walker | win | TKO 6 |
27 | Aug 12, 1986 | 26 | Frank Walters | win | KO 1 |
26 | Apr 30, 1986 | 26 | Lenny Edwards | win | TKO 3 |
25 | Apr 06, 1986 | 26 | Joe Brewer | win | TKO 3 |
24 | Feb 08, 1986 | 25 | Roberto Rodriguez | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Jan 21, 1986 | 25 | Ronnie Crawford | win | TKO 2 |
22 | Aug 28, 1985 | 25 | Jamie Howe | win | PTS 10 |
21 | May 16, 1985 | 25 | Willie Edwards | loss | TKO 9 |
20 | Apr 26, 1985 | 25 | John Jones | win | TKO 3 |
19 | Sep 08, 1984 | 24 | Don Hurtle | win | TKO 6 |
18 | Jun 28, 1984 | 24 | Carlos Tite | win | TKO 2 |
17 | Feb 11, 1984 | 23 | Jimmy Gradson | win | KO 1 |
16 | Nov 25, 1983 | 23 | Nathaniel Akbar | win | KO 3 |
15 | Jul 04, 1983 | 23 | Roddy MacDonald | win | TKO 10 |
14 | Nov 15, 1982 | 22 | Don Hurtle | win | UD 8 |
13 | Oct 07, 1982 | 22 | Frank Lux | win | KO 2 |
12 | Sep 30, 1982 | 22 | Jimmy Baker | win | TKO 8 |
11 | Aug 23, 1982 | 22 | Akbar Abdullah | win | TKO 2 |
10 | Jun 29, 1982 | 22 | Ken Johnson | win | KO 2 |
9 | Feb 12, 1982 | 21 | Randy Jackson | win | KO 2 |
8 | Dec 10, 1981 | 21 | Akbar Abdullah | win | UD 6 |
7 | Nov 03, 1981 | 21 | Jean-Claude LeClair | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Oct 10, 1981 | 21 | Wilbert Johnson | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Mar 06, 1981 | 20 | Wilbert Johnson | loss | UD 6 |
4 | Jan 20, 1981 | 20 | Jimmy Green | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Nov 12, 1980 | 20 | Muhammed Smith | win | KO 1 |
2 | Sep 16, 1980 | 20 | Edmond Esquirol | win | UD 4 |
1 | Apr 24, 1980 | 20 | Ken Nichols | win | TKO 2 |