Doug DeWitt (Cobra) is a 63-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former middleweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 12 years, 8 months, and 7 days, DeWitt amassed a record of 33-8-5, which includes 19 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Doug DeWitt was born in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. on August 13, 1961. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on March 28, 1980 against Peter Pennello. DeWitt defeated Pennello via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
DeWitt became a world champion at the age of 27 after 40 professional fights. He challenged Robbie Sims for the WBO middleweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round split decision, winning his first world title.
DeWitt's last fight was a 6th-round RTD loss to James Toney at age 31, on December 5, 1992.
Some of Doug DeWitt's best fights have been against Tony Thornton and Robbie Sims. For a complete list of DeWitt's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Doug DeWitt".
DeWitt has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Doug DeWitt Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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46 | Dec 05, 1992 | 31 | James Toney 24 32-0-2 | loss | RTD 6 |
45 | May 28, 1992 | 30 | Dan Sherry | win | SD 10 |
44 | Feb 07, 1992 | 30 | Tyrone Frazier | draw | MD 10 |
43 | Apr 29, 1990 | 28 | Nigel Benn 26 25-1 | loss | TKO 8 |
42 | Jan 15, 1990 | 28 | Matthew Hilton | win | RTD 11 |
41 | Apr 18, 1989 | 27 | Robbie Sims 29 29-5-2 | win | SD 12 |
40 | Nov 08, 1988 | 27 | Sumbu Kalambay 32 45-3-1 | loss | TKO 7 |
39 | Aug 19, 1988 | 27 | Alberto Gonzalez | win | KO 6 |
38 | Jan 29, 1988 | 26 | Ron Essett | draw | MD 10 |
37 | Nov 06, 1987 | 26 | Tony Thornton 27 17-0-1 | win | MD 12 |
36 | Aug 18, 1987 | 26 | Lenny LaPaglia | win | UD 10 |
35 | Feb 20, 1987 | 25 | Jose Quinones | loss | TKO 3 |
34 | Oct 17, 1986 | 25 | Thomas Hearns 27 42-2 | loss | UD 12 |
33 | Jul 13, 1986 | 24 | Milton McCrory 24 28-1-1 | loss | UD 10 |
32 | May 06, 1986 | 24 | Charles Boston | win | UD 10 |
31 | Jan 18, 1986 | 24 | Luis Rivera | win | TKO 7 |
30 | Aug 30, 1985 | 24 | Robbie Sims 25 23-4-1 | loss | UD 10 |
29 | Mar 08, 1985 | 23 | Don Lee | draw | UD 10 |
28 | Oct 04, 1984 | 23 | Jimmie Sykes | win | TKO 1 |
27 | Apr 19, 1984 | 22 | Bobby Hoye | win | UD 10 |
26 | Feb 17, 1984 | 22 | Mike Tinley | win | UD 12 |
25 | Jan 13, 1984 | 22 | Freddie Boynton | win | RTD 5 |
24 | Sep 09, 1983 | 22 | Hector Rosario | win | KO 4 |
23 | Aug 10, 1983 | 21 | King Starling | win | TKO 8 |
22 | Feb 16, 1983 | 21 | Vernon Reed | win | KO 1 |
21 | Dec 03, 1982 | 21 | Larry Rayford | win | KO 6 |
20 | Oct 20, 1982 | 21 | Teddy Mann | win | TKO 6 |
19 | Oct 02, 1982 | 21 | William Page | win | KO 1 |
18 | Aug 04, 1982 | 20 | Mike Hyman | win | TKO 6 |
17 | Mar 21, 1982 | 20 | Ben Serrano | draw | PTS 8 |
16 | Mar 04, 1982 | 20 | Bill Medei | win | TKO 1 |
15 | Feb 04, 1982 | 20 | Danny Long | win | MD 8 |
14 | Dec 22, 1981 | 20 | Charlie Hecker | win | TKO 5 |
13 | Nov 24, 1981 | 20 | Tony Suero | draw | UD 8 |
12 | Oct 09, 1981 | 20 | Danny McAloon | win | TKO 3 |
11 | Jun 25, 1981 | 19 | Lenny Villers | win | TKO 8 |
10 | Apr 24, 1981 | 19 | Kevin Cheatum | win | KO 1 |
9 | Mar 08, 1981 | 19 | Ben Serrano | loss | PTS 8 |
8 | Feb 18, 1981 | 19 | Willard Nance | win | UD 8 |
7 | Jan 21, 1981 | 19 | Larry Davis | win | PTS 6 |
6 | Dec 17, 1980 | 19 | Derrick Doughty | win | KO 1 |
5 | Oct 15, 1980 | 19 | Terry Duncan | win | UD 6 |
4 | Sep 17, 1980 | 19 | Larry Davis | win | UD 6 |
3 | Jun 11, 1980 | 18 | Calvin Cook | win | UD 4 |
2 | May 14, 1980 | 18 | Charlie Hecker | win | KO 3 |
1 | Mar 28, 1980 | 18 | Peter Pennello | win | PTS 4 |
Doug DeWitt won 2 world championships in two world-title fights at the middleweight weight division.
# | Date | Opponent | Weight Class | Won | Method | Round |
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1 |
Jan 15, 1990 | Matthew Hilton | Middleweight | WBO | RTD | 11 |
2 |
Apr 18, 1989 | Robbie Sims | Middleweight | WBO | SD | 12 |
DeWitt has lost 1 world championship in 1 title-defense fight.
# | Date | Opponent | Weight Class | Lost | Method | Round |
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1 |
Apr 29, 1990 | Nigel Benn | Middleweight | WBO | TKO | 8 |