Clinton Woods was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England on May 1, 1972. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on November 17, 1994 against Dave Proctor. Woods defeated Proctor via 6 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Woods got his first world-title fight at the age of 30 after 33 professional fights. On September 7, 2002 Woods challenged Roy Jones Jr.'s WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles but lost via 6th round TKO.
He became a world champion on March 4, 2005 at the age of 32 years, after by defeating Rico Hoye, the then-reining IBF light-heavyweight champion, via 5th round TKO. This was his 41st fight as a professional.
Woods' last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Tavoris Cloud at age 37, on August 28, 2009, in which he .
Some of Clinton Woods' best fights have been against Julio César González and Glen Johnson. For a top-10 list of Woods' best performances, refer to "Best fights of Clinton Woods".
Woods has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Clinton Woods Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | Aug 28, 2009 | 37 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
47 | Feb 14, 2009 | 36 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
46 | Apr 12, 2008 | 35 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
45 | Sep 29, 2007 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
44 | Sep 02, 2006 | 34 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
43 | May 13, 2006 | 34 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
42 | Sep 09, 2005 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
41 | Mar 04, 2005 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
40 | Oct 24, 2004 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 12 |
39 | Feb 06, 2004 | 31 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
38 | Nov 07, 2003 | 31 | ![]() | draw | SD 12 |
37 | Jun 10, 2003 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
36 | Mar 18, 2003 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
35 | Jan 24, 2003 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
34 | Sep 07, 2002 | 30 | ![]() | loss | TKO 6 |
33 | Mar 16, 2002 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
32 | Sep 13, 2001 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
31 | Jul 27, 2001 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
30 | Mar 24, 2001 | 28 | ![]() | win | RTD 10 |
29 | Jul 15, 2000 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
28 | Apr 29, 2000 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
27 | Feb 12, 2000 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
26 | Dec 10, 1999 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
25 | Sep 11, 1999 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
24 | Jul 10, 1999 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
23 | Mar 13, 1999 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
22 | Nov 30, 1998 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
21 | Jun 18, 1998 | 26 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
20 | Mar 28, 1998 | 25 | ![]() | loss | PTS 12 |
19 | Dec 06, 1997 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
18 | Nov 26, 1997 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
17 | Oct 25, 1997 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
16 | Jun 26, 1997 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
15 | Apr 10, 1997 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
14 | Feb 20, 1997 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Nov 14, 1996 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
12 | Jun 13, 1996 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
11 | Mar 16, 1996 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
10 | Feb 05, 1996 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
9 | Nov 22, 1995 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
8 | Oct 20, 1995 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
7 | Sep 21, 1995 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
6 | Jun 16, 1995 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
5 | May 16, 1995 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Apr 06, 1995 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Feb 23, 1995 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Dec 12, 1994 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
1 | Nov 17, 1994 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |