Doug DeWitt Record

Doug DeWitt

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.

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LEGEND

Boxing Career

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".

Fight Record

# Date Age Opponent Res Via
46
Dec 05, 1992 31 James Toney James Toney 24 32-0-2
loss
RTD
6
45
May 28, 1992 30 generic fighter pic Dan Sherry
win
SD
10
44
Feb 07, 1992 30 generic fighter pic Tyrone Frazier
draw
MD
10
43
Apr 29, 1990 28 Nigel Benn Nigel Benn 26 25-1
loss
TKO
8
42
Jan 15, 1990 28 generic fighter pic Matthew Hilton
win
RTD
11
41
Apr 18, 1989 27 Robbie Sims Robbie Sims 29 29-5-2
win
SD
12
40
Nov 08, 1988 27 Sumbu Kalambay Sumbu Kalambay 32 45-3-1
loss
TKO
7
39
Aug 19, 1988 27 generic fighter pic Alberto Gonzalez
win
KO
6
38
Jan 29, 1988 26 generic fighter pic Ron Essett
draw
MD
10
37
Nov 06, 1987 26 Tony Thornton Tony Thornton 27 17-0-1
win
MD
12
36
Aug 18, 1987 26 generic fighter pic Lenny LaPaglia
win
UD
10
35
Feb 20, 1987 25 generic fighter pic Jose Quinones
loss
TKO
3
34
Oct 17, 1986 25 Thomas Hearns Thomas Hearns 27 42-2
loss
UD
12
33
Jul 13, 1986 24 Milton McCrory Milton McCrory 24 28-1-1
loss
UD
10
32
May 06, 1986 24 generic fighter pic Charles Boston
win
UD
10
31
Jan 18, 1986 24 generic fighter pic Luis Rivera
win
TKO
7
30
Aug 30, 1985 24 Robbie Sims Robbie Sims 25 23-4-1
loss
UD
10
29
Mar 08, 1985 23 generic fighter pic Don Lee
draw
UD
10
28
Oct 04, 1984 23 generic fighter pic Jimmie Sykes
win
TKO
1
27
Apr 19, 1984 22 generic fighter pic Bobby Hoye
win
UD
10
26
Feb 17, 1984 22 generic fighter pic Mike Tinley
win
UD
12
25
Jan 13, 1984 22 generic fighter pic Freddie Boynton
win
RTD
5
24
Sep 09, 1983 22 generic fighter pic Hector Rosario
win
KO
4
23
Aug 10, 1983 21 generic fighter pic King Starling
win
TKO
8
22
Feb 16, 1983 21 generic fighter pic Vernon Reed
win
KO
1
21
Dec 03, 1982 21 generic fighter pic Larry Rayford
win
KO
6
20
Oct 20, 1982 21 generic fighter pic Teddy Mann
win
TKO
6
19
Oct 02, 1982 21 generic fighter pic William Page
win
KO
1
18
Aug 04, 1982 20 generic fighter pic Mike Hyman
win
TKO
6
17
Mar 21, 1982 20 generic fighter pic Ben Serrano
draw
PTS
8
16
Mar 04, 1982 20 generic fighter pic Bill Medei
win
TKO
1
15
Feb 04, 1982 20 generic fighter pic Danny Long
win
MD
8
14
Dec 22, 1981 20 generic fighter pic Charlie Hecker
win
TKO
5
13
Nov 24, 1981 20 generic fighter pic Tony Suero
draw
UD
8
12
Oct 09, 1981 20 generic fighter pic Danny McAloon
win
TKO
3
11
Jun 25, 1981 19 generic fighter pic Lenny Villers
win
TKO
8
10
Apr 24, 1981 19 generic fighter pic Kevin Cheatum
win
KO
1
9
Mar 08, 1981 19 generic fighter pic Ben Serrano
loss
PTS
8
8
Feb 18, 1981 19 generic fighter pic Willard Nance
win
UD
8
7
Jan 21, 1981 19 generic fighter pic Larry Davis
win
PTS
6
6
Dec 17, 1980 19 generic fighter pic Derrick Doughty
win
KO
1
5
Oct 15, 1980 19 generic fighter pic Terry Duncan
win
UD
6
4
Sep 17, 1980 19 generic fighter pic Larry Davis
win
UD
6
3
Jun 11, 1980 18 generic fighter pic Calvin Cook
win
UD
4
2
May 14, 1980 18 generic fighter pic Charlie Hecker
win
KO
3
1
Mar 28, 1980 18 generic fighter pic Peter Pennello
win
PTS
4

Championships

Doug DeWitt won 2 world championships in two world-title fights at the middleweight weight division.

# Date Opponent Weight Class Won Method Round
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
1
Apr 29, 1990 Nigel Benn Middleweight WBO TKO 8
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